The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have officially announced their home opener for the 2026-27 AHL season. 

WBS will host the Springfield Thunderbirds on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 6:05 p.m. ET. This will be the first meeting between the two teams since the Penguins eliminated the Thunderbirds in Game 5 of the Atlantic Division Final this spring. 

The Penguins reached the Eastern Conference Final of the Calder Cup Playoffs before being eliminated by the Toronto Marlies in six games. The Marlies then went on to win the Calder Cup, beating the Chicago Wolves in the Calder Cup Final. 

WBS is loading up for another playoff run next season and recently signed Hugh McGing, Ryan Mast, and Rafael Harvey-Pinard to deals.  

The full WBS schedule will be released on Thursday. 

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