Fresh off a new naming rights agreement with the Mohegan Sun Pocono casino that will keep the Mohegan Sun name on its arena until January 2030, the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza will celebrate the 20th year of its existence with, among many other events, the 20th season of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey. As the new season begins tonight against the Springfield Thunderbirds, here’s what you need to know.
The Penguins will be missing the following from the team that finished 45-22-6-3 in 2017-18, second in the Atlantic Division, fourth in the Eastern Conference, and fifth overall before getting swept out of the playoffs in Round 1 by the Charlotte Checkers.