Prior to the WBS Penguins’ lone game of the week Friday night against the Cleveland Monsters, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that forward Sam Poulin was taking a leave of absence from WBS for personal reasons. In 13 games for WBS this season, Poulin had scored four goals and no assists. In his first three NHL games this season for Pittsburgh, Poulin recorded one assist.
Friday, December 9: Cleveland 1 @ WBS 8
Even though Dustin Tokarski remains among the top goaltenders in the AHL in goals against average and save percentage at week’s end, WBS went with Filip Lindberg for its lone game of the week against Cleveland.