President`s Thoughts Trip Report:

Volume 17 Number 5 The official newsletter of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Booster Club December, 2015
the service. Hopefully, everyone who
attended had a good time. The players
luncheon was also recently held. There
was plenty of food and the guys seemed
to enjoy it. I even got my picture taken
By Kathy Thomas
with Mark Recchi!! We were glad to see
As I write this Thanksgiving is only a Tom Kuhnackl only had a finger injury
week away. The year is really going by
and not any broken bones in his hand.
fast. This will be the final newsletter of
We will be heading out to Pittsburgh to
2015. The team is off to a really hot start! see the Pens play the San Jose Sharks.
What a weekend we just had…. 7-0 over
Hopefully, they play a good game for us!
Hershey, 3-1 over Rochester and coming Our next trip is a day trip to Hartford right
back from a 5-1 deficit to win in OT 7-6
after the new year and there is still room
over Hartford!!! These boys just don’t
on the bus! I want to thank everyone
give up!!! 17 goals in 3 games. It’s still
again for your participation in the Daily
hard to believe it. Let’s hope they stay
Number Lottery for November! The next
healthy along with Pittsburgh. With Olli
tickets are available for the month of
Maatta’s injury I am sure that we will lose February. You can pick them up at the
someone. Let’s hope it isn’t serious. We BC table behind Section 101 at every
had the Meet the Players Mixer this past
home game. It’s beginning to look a lot
month. I thought it went well. It was held like Christmas...toys in every store… one
at the Best Western Genetti’s for the first
of my favorite Christmas songs. I am
time and the food was good along with
looking forward to the Christmas music,
all the lights, baking cookies, wrapping
gifts...this definitely is my favorite time of
year (except for the snow & ice)! I would
like to wish my hockey family a very
Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy
New Year! May the next four “hockey”
months be as successful as the first ones
were!!!!
Trip Report:
season opening trip to Providence and
trip will be available for sign ups at the
Bridgeport to talk about. We do have a
next month’s meeting. I know I asked for
scheduled trip to Pittsburgh to see the
those interested to let Stew know at the
Penguins take on the San Jose Sharks.
November meeting and so far we are into
President’s
Thoughts
By Chip Hanuscik
Hard to believe we're into December
Let’s Go Pens!!!
Hallelujah!!!
Kathy
Merry Christmas!!!
already. It just seemed like weeks ago I
We have a nice group for that trip but it is a second bus, but still need a few more.
was writing about the release of the
a bit less than we’ve had in the past. I
This trip should be fun as we will check
schedule. I am writing this report a bit in
know it’s expensive with the cost of a Big
into the Sheraton Centre hotel in center
advance because our deadline is right
Pens Ticket at $165, but we’ve always and city Toronto prior to the game on Friday
around the time of our trip to Pittsburgh.
will continue to offer a trip to see the big
That means I’ll forget the deadline and be Pens as long as we can cover the bus
late. I also have time today to write it so, cost. The Portland/Providence trip is
night. We will have the entire day free
on Saturday to explore Toronto. The
hotel is connected to Toronto’s
this one’s for you Ray (our newsletter
currently on sale and seems to be selling
underground PATH system *(see pg 7).
director), I know I won’t be late. That
well, we are into a second bus for that
Here are some interesting facts about the
said, we still haven’t had more than our
trip. This month we are putting another
PATH system. PATH is the largest
nice trip on sale. The Toronto/Rochester
underground
Monday, December 14, 2015
Scheduled guest:
7:30 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre Township Fire Hall—152 Watson St
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(cont. to pg 10)
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Vice President RoseAnn Foy
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Recording Secretary Peggy Johnson
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Treasurer Wendy Koster
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Corresponding Secretary Anne Flasser
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Past Presidents Vicki Silva
Day Williams
Ed Drozdowski
Chip Hanuscik
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Trips Chip Hanuscik
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The tickets have been printed and
are now available for the next Daily
Lottery Number Drawings. You can
pick up your tickets at the BC table
By Peggy Johnson
during all home games. We sold all
The WBSPBC General Meeting was of the tickets for the Nov. Lottery
held on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 at the drawings and we’ve already had a
double winner!
Wilkes-Barre Twp. Fire Company.
President, Kathy Thomas called the
Danielle stated that she is looking
meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. There
for pictures and articles that can be
were 40 members in attendance.
used on the website. Contact her
A motion was made by Sharon Sallitt with any that you may have to share.
Paul and Danielle will be meeting
and seconded by Mary Kay
with Kathy and Ray to work on
Yurkavage to waive the reading of
updating the website.
the Secretary’s report. Kathy stated
Meeting Minutes:
that there were a few corrections that
had to be made first. On the road trip
we took home 2 points not 1. A
motion was made by Michelle
Meredith and seconded by Tom
Thakara that we accept the report
with all the corrections. All were in
favor and the motion was passed.
Wendy Koster gave the Treasurer’s
report. A motion was made by Debby
Charnichko and seconded by
RoseAnn Foy to accept the report. All
were in favor and the motion was
passed.
RoseAnn reported that our speaker
for the evening would be Nick Hart,
the new media relations manager for
the WBS Penguins. She asked Brian
about getting Scott Wilson as the
speaker for next month, as he was
chosen as Player of the month for
October.
Kathy is really excited about the
way our season has started out this
year. We are 9-1!!! The team is now
playing great hockey. However, she
said it will be heartbreaking to see
Zach Sill on Friday in a Hershey
uniform.
Some of the committees could still
use some help. If you are interested
in helping with the Volunteer
Committee during games, see Geri at
the East Gate. She needs volunteers
to go down on the ice during the Tire
Tosses. You can get a free ticket to
an upcoming game. She is also in
need of help handing out books and
giveaways. We have some members
that didn’t return this year due to
health reasons .
The Meet the Players Mixer went
well. The food at Genetti’s was great.
Reid McNeil went back for thirds!!
This is a great way for members to
get pictures and autographs without
waiting in long lines at the Arena or
Season Ticket Holder events. The
new players received a duffle bag
embroidered with their name and
number, a sweatshirt blanket, and a
contour pillow. Returning players
received a bag plus a recharging
pack
Since donations were down from
previous years donors, next year we
will do things a little differently. We
talked about doing some fundraisers
to help purchase some of the items
for the players bags.
New merchandise is available to
order on the form that is available in
the Newsletter, at the table at the BC
meetings, or at any home game.
Money must accompany the order.
We are checking with the
embroiderer about the colors and the
logo for the road warrior items.
DOOR PRIZES
Mark Letestu Autographed Poster:
Anne Flasser
WBS Penguins License Plate:
Peggy Johnson
Autographed 2014-15 Team Photo:
Patty Sinex
Child’s Hockey Water Bottle:
Doreen Keeler
Solar Penguin Decor:
Mary Ann Wassell
Ale House Koozie: Linda Hivish
Home Depot T-Shirt: Michelle Kotchick
Coors Lite Backpack: Donna Casterline
Miller Lite Beer Glass: Bernie Gurka
Dennis Bonvie Hall of Fame Statue:
Louisa Sinex
Molson Canadien Key Ring:
Dena Casterline
Military Jersey Raffle
The winner of the Military Jersey that
was donated by the WBS Penguins
for the raffle at the meeting was won
by Wendy Koster. (Pictured
below is Wendy receiving her
jersey from Nick Hart)
PLAYER OF THE MONTH
The presenter for the player of the
month award for November will be
Tom O’Malley.
RAFFLE WINNER
The winner of the 50/50 jackpot of
$48 was Sharon Sallitt.
(Cont’d to pg 4)
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Just a reminder to bring your
cookies or treats for the
players, coaches and staff’s
Christmas Cookie Tins to the
next Booster Club meeting
on Dec. 14th. If you cannot
make the meeting, you may
drop them off at the rink on
Coal Street, December 14, 15
or 16. If you have any
questions see me at the
games or email me at
qtkoala@epix.net. Thank
you in advance,
SPEAKER: Nick Hart
Our speaker for the evening was Nick Hart,
the Media Relations Manager and Color
Commentator for the Wilkes-Barre Scranton
Penguins. Nick comes to us from the Ohio
University Bobcats, a club hockey team. He
spent 4 years at Ohio University majoring in
journalism. Nick has known Paul Defazio
since he was 6-7 years old. He used to work
with him in Pittsburgh. He did play hockey
but admits he was not very good at it.
Anne Flasser
Cookie Tin Chairman
Nick is only 22 years of age!! He has only
been here for 2 months, has his own
apartment, and just got his furniture
delivered! His job is to compile news
clippings and print them out for Coach
Sullivan to read or toss. Nick gathers the
reporters and will grab a player for them to
speak too after practice or a game. He writes
for the Breakaway and the website. He will
type up a recap of the game played that day.
Nick stated that he comes for the Pittsburgh
area and moved to Athens, OH for school. He
saw playoff games between WB and
Hartford where he saw us lose. He has no
pets and no girlfriend. He has 2 younger
sisters. He likes to watch Netflix, Breaking
Bad and the Office. There is a children’s
cartoon called “Adventure Time” that is an
all time favorite of his. His favorite hobby is
Hockey and the music of AC/DC.
Nick asked for questions from the members
and got quite a few. They ranged from the
new goal song (who picked it out?), to any
pranking on the team. He feels the team has
a lot of depth, skill and can be great if they
stay together.
Pictured above is Nicole Havrilla the
winner of the Eric Hartzell jersey that was
chanced off in October. Remember to stop
by the BC table behind section 101 to pick
up your tickets for a chance to win a game
issued Penguins Jersey.
We want to thank Nick for coming and giving
the members an inside view of what his job
entails. We want to wish him the best in his
new position.
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Enclosed in this months newsletter is a copy of
the order form (Pg.6) for the WBS Penguins
Booster Club merchandise that is available for
purchase. When placing your order please fill
out the form completely and ensure that you
specify for the items being embroidered which
image you would like (i.e. Road Warrior Or BC
Logo). Please keep in mind that in order to
purchase the Road Warrior image you are
required to go on at least one Booster Club
trip within the time frame of your membership.
Also all money is due upon ordering. There
are several items I am waiting on pricing for so
they are not listed on the order form. Once I
receive those prices I will update the order
form to include all merchandise. My contact
information is listed on the top of the form so if
you have any questions regarding color or
items not listed that you would like more
information on, please do not hesitate to
contact me. Email is the best method of
reaching me as I can check them while I am at
work.
Pictured above is Peggy Johnson,
on the left, presenting to Scott
Wilson, on the right, the player of
the Month Award for October.
Thanks!!!
Michelle Alters
Merry Christmas
to all and to all a
good night!!!!
1 for $1.00
WBS Penguins Booster Club
Jersey Raffle
December, 2015
3 for $2.00
9 for $5.00
Do Not Have to Be Present to Win
Winner will be Drawn at the
December 31, 2015 Game
Buy a
Ticket
or two!!!
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Welcome Committee Thank You
On Monday, November 9, 2015 the Booster Club
hosted the annual Welcome Mixer at Genetti’s
Best Western in Wilkes-Barre, PA. We did things
a little different this year regarding the gift bags
presented to the players, coaches and staff
members. Those returning players and staff
members did not receive the usual contour pillow
and sweatshirt blanket in their bags. After all,
how many blankets and pillows could one need.
This year we got them charger packs for on the
road. The new players, coaches and staff
members received the usual contour pillow,
sweatshirt blanket and bag.
Attention all Booster Club members! In this
months edition of the Newsletter you will
find a Renewal Form for information. Since
it has been a few years since the member
database has been updated. Please take
some time to fill out one of the forms to
update your information as to name,
address, birthdate, etc. Once you have
completed the form or forms you may
return it to the Membership Director at any
monthly meeting or at any home game at
the BC table in Section 101. You can also
mail the form too. Thank you for your
assistance in this matter.
The following businesses and members helped
contribute to the bags this year:
Jack Williams Tire and Auto
Valor Federal Credit Union
Luzerne County Paintball and Laser Tag
City of Scranton
Mayor Bill Courtright
Lackawanna Heritage Valley
Kathy Thomas
Wendy Koster
Pepsi Bottling
Hilton Garden Inn
Independent Graphics
Geisinger Health
Blue Cross of NEPA
PNC Bank
Scranton Police Department
AJ Lupas Insurance
FNCB Bank
Sam’s Club in Wilkes-Barre
Lou Ann Alters
Michelle Alters
Vicki and Alex Silva
Peggy Johnson
Chacko’s Bowling
Pictured is a copy of the new
Booster Club Pin for 2015-16.
The new pin will go on sale
once they have arrived. You
may purchase one at the BC
table in Sect. 101 at the arena
during all home games or at
the general BC meetings. Cost
is $6. Get one before they are
gone. They do make great
stocking stuffers.
I would like to thank everyone who helped with
gathering donations and contributing to the bags.
Thank you,
Michelle Alters
Chairperson Welcome Committee
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2015-2016 Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins Team Photo
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Photos from the team Meet and Greet held on Nov. 9, 2015 At Genetti’s Best Western
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Mailbox
(Trip report cont’d. from pg 1)
shopping complex with 19 miles of
shopping arcades. It has 4 million
square feet of retail space. More
than 50 buildings/office towers are
connected through PATH. Six
subway stations, two major
department stores, eight major
hotels, are all accessible through
PATH. It also provides links to some
of Toronto’s major tourist and
entertainment attractions, such as:
the Hockey Hall of Fame, the Air
Canada Centre, Rogers Center and
the CN Tower. So even if the
INCOMING MAIL INCLUDED:
weather is terrible, you’ll be able to
walk around town in climate
 Newsletters
controlled comfort. We will leave
 Renewals
on Sunday morning after a quick
 New Memberships
stop at duty free then head to the
OUTGOING INCLUDED :
game in Rochester. So let’s hope for
decent weather, as long as we don’t
 Sympathy Card to Tom
have snow I’ll be happy, and we will
Harrison on the death of his
get home at a decent hour.
sister.
Remember, you will need a
 Get Well Cards to Cathy
PASSPORT to come on this trip.
Sadowski and Ron Foy.
We will check passports before
 As you know, due to the size
boarding the bus. If you do not
of the Booster Club, greetings have a valid passport you will not
are not sent for members’
be allowed on the bus and a
Birthdays, but are noted in the refund will not be issued. Here
newsletter each month.
are the trip details:
All members are asked to contact
me or any member of the board with
any special or sad occasions within
our membership, such as:
Penguins vs Toronto/
Rochester (2 Games)
We will board the bus at 6:45 AM
and depart Friday, Feb. 19th at 7:00
 Weddings
AM from the Park and Ride in
 Births
Pittston. We will arrive in Toronto
by 3:00 PM. We will check into the
 Illness or injury
Sheraton Centre in downtown
 Death of a member or their
Toronto. We will bus to the Ricoh
immediate family member
Coliseum game time is 7:00 PM on
(mother, father, grandparent,
Friday. Saturday will be a free day
son, daughter, spouse or
to explore the town on your own, no
siblings, etc.). I can be
bus transportation will be provided.
reached by phone at 639-5193 There will be discount coupons for
or at Email:
the hotel breakfast buffet available
qtkoala@epix.net
for $27 CDN as opposed to the
standard $36. You will pay for
breakfast on your own.
Corresponding Secretary,
BREAKFAST cost is not included
Anne Flasser
with the price of the trip. We will
check out Sunday morning 9 AM
and depart for Rochester. With
stops at duty free and the US
Border, arriving in Rochester by 2
PM. We will stop to eat before the
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December Birthdays
01 Victor Natt
03 Cindy Bartels, Dylan
Harrison
04 Karen Burke
05 Connor Nankivell
06 Judy Lucchino
07 Leah Natt, Evelyn Sipper,
Sue Chalker
08 Diane Spegar
09 Tom Harrison
12 Sandy Connell
14 Peggy Johnson, Don
Nealon
16 Brittney Elliott
17 Maria Capitano
18 Camron Ceppa, Robert
Gan
19 John Lutz, Jonah Yurkanin
21 Reilly Charnick
23 Marcie Riebe
26 Russ Keeler, Sue Matuella,
Nick,Wasilko
31 Margaret Wilk
game at Sticky Lips BBQ. Game
time in Rochester is 5PM.
Departing for home after the game
and should be home by midnight
(WEATHER Permitting
Remember it is FEBRUARY)
* Cost per person: Sing.-$413, Dbl$280, Trp.-$233, Quad- $210
* Cost includes tickets to 2 games,
2 nights hotel, Bus and Tips
* $30 deposit due at sign-up,
balance due by Feb. 6th game.
Pens vs Hartford Wolf Pack

Depart Sunday, January 3rd, 2016 at 9 AM from the Park & Ride in Pittston. Game time in Hartford is
3:00 PM. We will arrive in Hartford with time to eat at the City Steam Brewery before the game. We
will depart right after the game and should be home by 9:30 PM.

Cost: $63 Per Person with a $5 discount if paid by cash or by check, includes bus ticket and driver tip
(pre-game meal not included in the cost). Only acceptable payments will be Cash, Check,
Mastercard or Visa.

A $15 deposit due at sign-up, balance due at the December 14th game.
Penguins vs Portland and Providence (3 games)
We will board the bus at 6:15 a m and depart Friday, Jan. 22nd at 6:30 a m from the Park and Ride in Pittston.
We will arrive in Portland by 2:00 p m. We will check into the Holiday Inn by the Bay (almost directly
across from the arena) with free time to allow everyone a chance to enjoy a good meal before the game.
(Meal cost is not included in the trip price). Game time in Portland is 7:00 P M on both Friday
and Saturday. Saturday morning will provide some free time for a trip to Freeport, ME, home of LL Bean.
We will stay in Portland on Saturday night and check out Sunday morning and depart for Providence at 9AM
and arrive in Providence by around 12:30 PM. This will allow time to eat before the game. Game time is
3 PM and we will depart for home right after the game and should arrive by 11:00 PM.
(WEATHER PERMITTING REMEMBER IT IS JANUARY !!!!)
* Cost per person: Sing.- $371, Dbl.- $270, Trp.- $245, Quad.- $235 Only acceptable payments will be
Cash, Check, Mastercard or Visa. Remember there is a $5 discount for paying by cash or
check.
* Cost includes tickets to 3 games, 2 nights hotel , 2 Breakfast Buffets, Bus and Tips
* $30 Deposit due at sign-up, balance due at the January 9th game.
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Next Meeting
Wilkes-Barre Twp Fire Hall
Monday
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Penguins Booster Club
PO Box 419
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703-0419
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Permit No. 168
December 14, 2015
7:30 p.m.
Scheduled Guest (s):
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Subject to change
Members:
Adults: 258
Youth: 62
Meeting date
Dates of interest:
: 12/14/2015
Jan. 3, 2016
Jan 22-24, 2016
Feb. 19-21, 2016
March 13, 2016
April 15, 2016
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Hartford
Portland, Portland, and
Providence
Toronto and Rochester
Bridgeport
Lehigh Valley (Kids Trip)