Wilkes Weekly: AHL update heading into 2024

@wbspenguinsThe Wilkes-Barre Penguins dropped a game to Hershey last week and then split a pair of home games against visiting Charlotte.

Via Nick Hart’s roundup on WBSPenguins.com:

Wednesday, Dec. 27 – PENGUINS 1 at Hershey 4

In the first game out of the holiday break, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton was defeated at Giant Center. The Bears built a 3-0 lead in the first two periods. Austin Rueschhoff notched the Penguins’ tally midway through the third, but the comeback bid stopped there.

Friday, Dec. 29 – PENGUINS 4 vs. Charlotte 1

The Penguins soundly defeated the Checkers, executing a physical gameplan that led to offense in all three periods. Will Butcher, Alex Nylander, Colin White and Matt Filipe…