wilkes-barre/scranton penguins breakaway issue 15
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Chris Collins Return, Salute The Troops, & Getting to know Video Coach Samson LeeTRANSCRIPT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
p.2.............................................Home Sweet Home
p.4...............................................Salute The Troops
p.26..........................Getting To Know: Samson Lee
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It may have seemed in recent weeks that the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins were, for
lack of a better phrase, getting the band back
together.
First, Mr. Penguin himself and all-time every-
thing, Tom Kostopulos rejoined the team on
January 23. That same day, former Pittsburgh
defenseman and Stanley Cup Champion Mark
Eaton also signed with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
The most-recent member of the Penguins’
reunion this year is forward Chris Collins. Like
Kostopoulos and Eaton, the mention of Collins
evokes thoughts of some of the most suc-
cessful times for the Penguins organization.
And like both players, Collins did his best to
navigate the waters during the NHL lockout
until opportunity presented itself.
It included stops in the ECHL with the Las
Vegas Wranglers, the AHL’s Springfield
Falcons and most recently culminated last
week with a call from the Penguins.
“I got a good opportunity to go to Springfield
and get into shape there, but I’ve been hoping
to get back to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton all year,”
Collins said. “I jumped on the chance
right away.”
Who says you can’t come home again?
Penguins are already familiar with Collins’
work from the team’s record setting 2010-11
season. The native of Newport, NY had one of
his best years as a pro as he compiled 13 goals
and 24 assists for 37 points in 77 games and
+17 plus/minus rating. Some of Collins’
favorite memories come from his time in
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
“Two years ago, I had a great season. I think we
all did. It was a fun group to be around.
Home Sweet Home
It was a great place to be playing hockey.
We were really successful and I think that
stuck around with me when I left. I enjoyed it
the most.”
Despite the fond feelings, player and team
parted ways after the season and last year
saw Collins head overseas for his second
stint in the German Elite League. He was the
second leading scorer on the Nuremburg
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers, recording33 points
(11g-22a) in 45 contests. This past summer,
Collins looked to stay in North American and
find a spot in the American Hockey League
once again, but opportunities were hard to
come by in the early months.
“Once the lockout hit, there weren’t many
jobs in the AHL,” commented Collins. “Men-
tally, it was a grind trying to stay in shape
and working out every day, but not knowing
if you were going to playing somewhere the
next day.”
Collins did hook up with the Wranglers for
eight games during the month of Novem-
ber before signing a professional tryout
agreement with Springfield on December 10.
Two months with the Falcons though only
resulted in four appearances with the team
before Collins was released in early February.
Soon thereafter, the Penguins came calling
and signed Collins to a PTO on February
11. For the left-winger, it was as though he
never left.
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“I feel like nothing has changed,” Collins
noticed. “It’s run the same from Teddy and
Josh [Richards] to [John] Hynes and [Alain]
Nasreddine. Everyone is great. It’s just a
good group of guys and everyone is
treated well.”
Collins made his season debut with the team
last Friday against the Norfolk Admirals.
Though offense was a premium for both
Collins and the Penguins over the weekend,
he was still able to make an impression.
Collins saw time on the penalty kill unit that
was perfect over the three games played and
threw some hits that drew the approval of
the fans at Mohegan Sun Arena.
As Collins has eased back into the line-up
and become reacquainted with Wilkes-Barre/
Scranton’s systems, he looks to bring more of
a presence in the weeks to come.
“I want to come in and contribute any way I
can right away,” said Collins. “Hopefully, I can
establish myself into the line-up and play the
way we did two years ago – that high-paced,
high-tempo game that makes us hard to play
against.”
If Collins and the Penguins are able to
rekindle the magic that was the 2010-11
regular season, it will be a reunion show that
fans will be lining up to see.
Tonight, the Penguins are holding their annual SALUTE THE TROOPS Night in conjunction with the Tobyhanna Army Depot and team has been asking for the fans’ support in providing much-needed amenities for our troops overseas.
The Penguins and the Tobyhanna Army Depot held a care package collection at the East Gate prior to tonight’s game against the Connecti-cut Whale and fans were encouraged to put together care packages or donate items which will be sent to currently-deployed military members through Tobyhanna Army Depot's Operation Santa Claus.
The following essential and comfort items are especially needed:
The Penguins are also wearing special military-themed jerseys for tonight’s contest. Fans can bid on these sweaters during the game at the Penguins Jersey Auction stand located above the Zamboni Chute.
Special SALUTE THE TROOPS mystery pucks are also available on the concourse for $10 apiece. Each puck has been signed by a Penguins player and individually wrapped, so fans won’t know whose puck they are walking away with until they are opened. Select pucks will be marked with prize stickers, and fans receiving one of those will take home a game-used stick.
Fans can also purchase Patriotic Penguins T-shirts to benefit the team’s Tickets For Troops program at the East Gate before the game. These short sleeved T-shirts feature the Penguins triangle logo with an Ameri-can Flag motif, and come in red, white or blue. Each shirt costs $20 and with every shirt purchased, a ticket will be donated to the Tickets for Troops program, which provides free tickets to active military members and their families.
For more information on how you can help Tobyhanna Army Depot's Operation Santa Claus, go www.tobyhanna.army.mil/.
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Standard~SpeakerTHE CITIZENS’ VOICE
Northeast Penn\sylvania’s
NEWSTEAM
SCRANTON
WILKES-BARRE
HAZLETON
HOOKING Using the stick or
blade to hook an opponent
WASHOUT Disallowing of a
goal when signaled by a referee. No offside or icing when used by
linesman
ROUGHING Engaging in
fisticuffs or shoving.
MISCONDUCT Called for
various forms of unsportsmanlike
conduct
ELBOWING Using the elbow
to impede an opponent
SLASHING Swinging the stick
at an opponent
HIGH STICKING Carrying the stick
above the shoulder against
an opponent.
UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT
Challenging or disputing the rule of an official and
abusing the line of respect
SPEARING Using the stick like
a spear
ICING Shooting the puck
across the opponent’s goal line from behind the center red line allowingthe opponent to touch
the puck first
CROSS CHECKINGHitting an opponent
with both hands on the sticks on
the ice
TRIPPING Using the stick, arm or leg to cause the opponent to trip
or fall.
INTERFERENCE Having contact withan opponent not in
possession of the puck.
KNEEING Using the knee to
impede an opponent
CHARGING Taking three or
more strides before checking
an opponent.
HOLDINGUsing hands on an
opponent or his equipment
BOARDINGDriving opponent into the boards
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LEGENDS
The American Hockey League is enjoying its 77th season of play in 2012-13, continuing a tradition of excellence that began in 1936 when the Canadian-American Hockey League merged with the International Hockey League to form what is today known as the AHL. Eight teams hit the ice that first season, playing in Buffalo, Cleveland, New Haven, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Springfield and Syracuse.
Frank Calder, the National Hockey League’s president at the time, was instrumental in the forming of the new league, and his name would be given to its championship trophy. The first Calder Cup was won by the Syracuse Stars in 1937; the 76th championship was captured by the Norfolk Admirals last spring.
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STARS
COACHES
Over the past three-quarters of a century, the American Hockey League has been home to some of the greatest players in the history of our sport. In fact, more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame have been affiliated with the AHL during their careers. All-time greats like George Armstrong, Toe Blake, Gump Worsley, Terry Sawchuk, Glenn Hall, Brad Park, Ken Dryden and Brett Hull came through the AHL ranks and now find themselves enshrined in Toronto, and the coveted Calder Cup trophy is inscribed with the names of legendary AHL alumni like Patrick Roy, Larry Robinson, Gerry Cheevers, Andy Bathgate,Tim Horton, Al Arbour, Emile Francis, Doug Harvey and Billy Smith.
The American Hockey League has created its own legends as well, and in 2006 began honoring them with the formation of the AHL Hall of Fame. The seventh class of inductees, recognized in 2012, included Joe Crozier, Jack Gordon, John Stevens and Zellio Toppazzini. They join the likes of Johnny Bower, Fred Glover, Jody Gage, Mitch Lamoureux, Willie Marshall, Frank Mathers, Eddie Shore, Bruce Boudreau, Tim Tookey and others as distinguished members of the American Hockey League Hall of Fame.
The AHL All-Star Classic showcases the league’s top talent each year in an All-Star Skills Competition and All-Star Game. The 2013 Dunkin’ Donuts AHL All-Star Classic will be held in Providence, R.I., on January 27-28, featuring the Eastern Conference All-Stars battling the Western Conference All-Stars in an event to be televised live across the U.S. and Canada.
Of the 597 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since 1995, more than 92 percent have competed in the National Hockey League, including Dan Boyle, Daniel Briere, Ryan Callahan, Brian Campbell, Chris Kunitz, Zach Parise, Bobby Ryan, Martin St. Louis, Eric Staal and Tomas Vokoun.
FANS
PLAYERSHISTORY
In today’s National Hockey League, more than 88 percent of the players are AHL alumni, including 2012 Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators and Selke Trophy recipient Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins. The 2012 Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings were stocked with AHL graduates as well, among them Dustin Brown, Jeff Carter, Mike Richards, Dustin Penner, Jarret Stoll, Willie Mitchell and Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jonathan Quick.
During the 2011-12 season, more than 850 AHL alumni played in the National Hockey League, including 329 who skated in both leagues last year alone. Edmonton’s Jordan Eberle, Ottawa’s Jason Spezza and Philadelphia’s Claude Giroux were among the 11 AHL graduates who led their NHL teams in scoring, and former AHL All-Stars Pekka Rinne, Kari Lehtonen and Ryan Miller were among the 28 AHL goaltending alumni who paced their NHL clubs in victories. More than 200 former first- and second-round draft picks developed their skills in the AHL last season, including 2012 AHL All-Stars Kyle Palmieri, Thomas Hickey, Brandon Pirri, Colby Robak, Alex Plante and Zack Kassian.
Jonathan Quick2012 Conn Smythe Trophy Winner
A Tradition of ExcellenceEst. 1936
The Norfolk Admirals set a franchise single-season attendance record in
2011-12 en route to their firstCalder Cup championship.
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Photo: Los Angeles Kings
Former AHL forward Claude Giroux finished third in the NHL scoring race with 93 points for the Flyers
in 2011-12.
Photo: AHL Archives
Ben Bishop2012 AHL All-Star Game MVP
Billy SmithHonored Member, Hockey Hall of Fame
1971 Calder Cup Champion
At the start of the 2012-13 season, the NHL featured 22 head coaches who were former AHL bench bosses, including recent Stanley Cup champions Claude Julien (Boston, 2011), Joel Quenneville (Chicago, 2010), Dan Bylsma (Pittsburgh, 2009), Mike Babcock (Detroit, 2008), Randy Carlyle (Anaheim, 2007), Peter Laviolette (Carolina, 2006) and John Tortorella (Tampa Bay, 2004).
“The American Hockey League has been essential in developing my potential both as a player and as a coach.Being able to hone my skills and improve at a high level of competition was key to reaching my goals of
playing in the NHL, becoming a head coach and winning the Stanley Cup.”-- Dan Bylsma, Head Coach, Pittsburgh Penguins
2011 Jack Adams Award Winner, 2009 Stanley Cup Champion
Attendance was up nearly 5 percent in 2011-12 as 6.4 million fans attended games; since 2001, AHL games have been played before more than 72 million fans in arenas across North America. The Hershey Bears paced the league for the sixth year in a row, averaging 9,872 fans per game last season, and outdoor showcases in Philadelphia (45,653 - an all-time AHL record) and Hamilton (20,565 - largest ever for AHL in Canada) set league attendance marks.
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HOF
LEGENDS
The American Hockey League is enjoying its 77th season of play in 2012-13, continuing a tradition of excellence that began in 1936 when the Canadian-American Hockey League merged with the International Hockey League to form what is today known as the AHL. Eight teams hit the ice that first season, playing in Buffalo, Cleveland, New Haven, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Springfield and Syracuse.
Frank Calder, the National Hockey League’s president at the time, was instrumental in the forming of the new league, and his name would be given to its championship trophy. The first Calder Cup was won by the Syracuse Stars in 1937; the 76th championship was captured by the Norfolk Admirals last spring.
theahl.com/TheAHL @TheAHL
STARS
COACHES
Over the past three-quarters of a century, the American Hockey League has been home to some of the greatest players in the history of our sport. In fact, more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame have been affiliated with the AHL during their careers. All-time greats like George Armstrong, Toe Blake, Gump Worsley, Terry Sawchuk, Glenn Hall, Brad Park, Ken Dryden and Brett Hull came through the AHL ranks and now find themselves enshrined in Toronto, and the coveted Calder Cup trophy is inscribed with the names of legendary AHL alumni like Patrick Roy, Larry Robinson, Gerry Cheevers, Andy Bathgate,Tim Horton, Al Arbour, Emile Francis, Doug Harvey and Billy Smith.
The American Hockey League has created its own legends as well, and in 2006 began honoring them with the formation of the AHL Hall of Fame. The seventh class of inductees, recognized in 2012, included Joe Crozier, Jack Gordon, John Stevens and Zellio Toppazzini. They join the likes of Johnny Bower, Fred Glover, Jody Gage, Mitch Lamoureux, Willie Marshall, Frank Mathers, Eddie Shore, Bruce Boudreau, Tim Tookey and others as distinguished members of the American Hockey League Hall of Fame.
The AHL All-Star Classic showcases the league’s top talent each year in an All-Star Skills Competition and All-Star Game. The 2013 Dunkin’ Donuts AHL All-Star Classic will be held in Providence, R.I., on January 27-28, featuring the Eastern Conference All-Stars battling the Western Conference All-Stars in an event to be televised live across the U.S. and Canada.
Of the 597 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since 1995, more than 92 percent have competed in the National Hockey League, including Dan Boyle, Daniel Briere, Ryan Callahan, Brian Campbell, Chris Kunitz, Zach Parise, Bobby Ryan, Martin St. Louis, Eric Staal and Tomas Vokoun.
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PLAYERSHISTORY
In today’s National Hockey League, more than 88 percent of the players are AHL alumni, including 2012 Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators and Selke Trophy recipient Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins. The 2012 Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings were stocked with AHL graduates as well, among them Dustin Brown, Jeff Carter, Mike Richards, Dustin Penner, Jarret Stoll, Willie Mitchell and Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jonathan Quick.
During the 2011-12 season, more than 850 AHL alumni played in the National Hockey League, including 329 who skated in both leagues last year alone. Edmonton’s Jordan Eberle, Ottawa’s Jason Spezza and Philadelphia’s Claude Giroux were among the 11 AHL graduates who led their NHL teams in scoring, and former AHL All-Stars Pekka Rinne, Kari Lehtonen and Ryan Miller were among the 28 AHL goaltending alumni who paced their NHL clubs in victories. More than 200 former first- and second-round draft picks developed their skills in the AHL last season, including 2012 AHL All-Stars Kyle Palmieri, Thomas Hickey, Brandon Pirri, Colby Robak, Alex Plante and Zack Kassian.
Jonathan Quick2012 Conn Smythe Trophy Winner
A Tradition of ExcellenceEst. 1936
The Norfolk Admirals set a franchise single-season attendance record in
2011-12 en route to their firstCalder Cup championship.
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Former AHL forward Claude Giroux finished third in the NHL scoring race with 93 points for the Flyers
in 2011-12.
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Ben Bishop2012 AHL All-Star Game MVP
Billy SmithHonored Member, Hockey Hall of Fame
1971 Calder Cup Champion
At the start of the 2012-13 season, the NHL featured 22 head coaches who were former AHL bench bosses, including recent Stanley Cup champions Claude Julien (Boston, 2011), Joel Quenneville (Chicago, 2010), Dan Bylsma (Pittsburgh, 2009), Mike Babcock (Detroit, 2008), Randy Carlyle (Anaheim, 2007), Peter Laviolette (Carolina, 2006) and John Tortorella (Tampa Bay, 2004).
“The American Hockey League has been essential in developing my potential both as a player and as a coach.Being able to hone my skills and improve at a high level of competition was key to reaching my goals of
playing in the NHL, becoming a head coach and winning the Stanley Cup.”-- Dan Bylsma, Head Coach, Pittsburgh Penguins
2011 Jack Adams Award Winner, 2009 Stanley Cup Champion
Attendance was up nearly 5 percent in 2011-12 as 6.4 million fans attended games; since 2001, AHL games have been played before more than 72 million fans in arenas across North America. The Hershey Bears paced the league for the sixth year in a row, averaging 9,872 fans per game last season, and outdoor showcases in Philadelphia (45,653 - an all-time AHL record) and Hamilton (20,565 - largest ever for AHL in Canada) set league attendance marks.
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How long have you been a video coach?
I’ve technically been a video coach for the past five months but I was a video coordinator at Boston College during my four years as an undergrad.
What was your first job?
I did a summer job working for the accounting department at a realty firm in Vancouver when I was 19.
Where were you born and where did you grow up?
I was born and raised in Vancouver and I’ve been there all my life.
What was your first car?
I just got my first car and it is a black 2013 Honda CRV What’s the best vacation you’ve been on?
I go to Taiwan every summer to visit my Grandma who is an excellent cook so the
food is always good and the people are very nice there.
If you had a plane fueled up and ready to go anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?
To be honest, I would probably take it to Vancouver. I haven’t been home in a while.
What’s a must have on your TV list?
It’s not really on TV anymore so I have it on DVD but I am a big Friends fan and other than that just NHL games because I love watching hockey.
What is your favorite sports movie?
I am a big fan of “Any Given Sunday”
If you weren’t working in hockey, what would you be doing right now?
I would probably be doing something new with accounting even though I wasn’t very good at it. It was my major at Boston College.
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From when I was at Boston College and
they won the National Championship in
my senior year. It couldn’t have ended any
better. It’s a team and a year that never
goes away because I’ll look back 50 years
and we will still be 2012 NCAA champions.
Who has had the biggest positive
influence on you and your career?
Coach Jerry York has had a really strong
influence on me but that’s an obvious one
because of how we goes about everyday
and how he approaches life in general.
He taught me a lot over my four years at
Boston College. He taught me not just
about hockey but being a good person.
Assistant Head Coach Greg Brown taught
me a lot about hockey as well as Assistant
Coach Mike Cavanaugh. Those would be
my top three.
What player would you want to face on a breakaway?
I would have to say my old roommate at
Boston College, Chris Kreider, because
I’ve stoned him a couple times before. I
think I have his number.
What was your favorite team
growing up?
Vancouver Canucks
Who was your favorite player
growing up?
I am a big Markus Naslund fan.
If you could go anywhere for a meal
right now where would you go?
Hapa Izakaya in Vancouver for sushi. It
is a good Japanese cuisine place that I
like going to during the summer when I
am home.
What’s number one on the bucket list
right now?
I would like to at some point in my life
go to South Africa. I have heard great
things about visits there.
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