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The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled defenseman Ben Lovejoy from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Lovejoy, 26, has appeared in 12 games with Pittsburgh this season, compiling three assists and an impressive plus-8 rating. He recorded his first NHL point with an assist Nov. 14 at Boston. Lovejoy, who made his NHL debut last season after seeing action in two games with Pittsburgh, finished with a...Read Full Story

The Puck Stops Here Previous entry: If Only They Had Goaltending by PuckStopsHere on 12/08/08 at 12:28 PM ET Comments (1) There is an interesting situation at the top of the AHL scoring race right now.  The three top scorers so far this season have all been called up to the NHL.  Keith Aucoin leads the league in scoring with 36 points, but he has been called up by the Washington Capitals (who are the parent club of his AHL team - the Hershey Bears).  The next position in the scoring race is...Read Full Story

The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forward Mark Letestu from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Letestu, 25, has made seven appearances for Pittsburgh this year. He made his NHL debut in the Penguins’ 6-5 overtime win against Boston Nov. 14, and recorded his first career NHL goal (and point) in Pittsburgh’s 5-4 victory over Buffalo Feb. 1. Despite playing only 37 games with Wilkes-Barre...Read Full Story

The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forward Chris Conner from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Conner, 26, scored two goals and three points in eight games with Pittsburgh this season. Conner was the hero of Pittsburgh’s 4-2 victory at New York against the Rangers Jan. 25 when he scored two goals, one being the game-winner, just hours after being recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.Read Full Story

The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled four players from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero.  The four players recalled are forwards Ryan Craig, Nick Johnson, Brett Sterling and Joe Vitale. Johnson, 25, leads WBS with 20 goals while placing second (tied) with 39 points in 48 games. He also has a team-high 10 power-play goals.  Sterling, 26, is also tied for second in scoring on WBS with 39 points...Read Full Story