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Once you saw him play, you knew it was

only a matter of time. The passing, the

vision and the numerous other skills

were just too good. Beau Bennett was

going to play in the National Hockey

League. The question was when.

The answer to that riddle was

February 13th when the Pittsburgh

Penguins took on the Winnipeg Jets at

MTS Centre in Manitoba. True to his

California-upbringing, Bennett took the

experience in stride even during an

on-air interview moments before his

NHL debut.

“I couldn’t hear any of the questions they

were asking me because the building

was so loud,” Bennett recalled. “I just

gave the most cliché answers and tried

to stay pretty calm.”

Wiser for the ExperienceBennett’s time in NHL an asset to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

Cool and calm may be the best words

to describe Bennett’s demeanor, but

his play on the ice creates the exact

opposite reaction for the fans watching

in the stands. Skating with Wilkes-Barre/

Scranton, the 2010 first-round draft pick

dazzled during the first two months of

the regular season. Bennett opened

up his professional career with 21

points (5g-16a) and quickly became

a quarterback on the on the

Penguins’ power play.

Once the NHL lockout ended, Bennett

headed to Pittsburgh for training camp,

but returned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

before getting a more permanent call-up

in the middle of February. The rookie

right winger left the AHL having

compiled seven goals and 18 assists in

35 games. His 25 points stood as the

fourth-highest total on the team through

the duration of his time in the NHL.

While with Pittsburgh, Bennett was asked

to play a vastly different style than the

one he showed in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

With his slick stickhandling and passing

ability, Bennett was a mainstay on the

top scoring lines in the AHL as well as the

top man-advantage unit. Up top, he was

asked instead to fill a checking line role

and flourished in his new occupation.

“When you see the top guys doing it, it’s

hard not to follow suit,” said Bennett. “It’s

been something I’ve been trying to work

on and I started working on here and it

kind of translated up there.”

What translated was Bennett’s willingness

to throw around his 6-foot-2, 207-pound

frame a bit more, getting in the way of

shooting lanes and being a responsible

two-way forward. Of course, he also

made his presence felt on the power play.

Bennett’s first NHL goal came during a

5-on-4 advantage and turned out to be

the game-winner in a 5-3 victory over the

Tampa Bay Lightning on Feb. 24.

If things had remained status quo,

Bennett probably would have finished up

the rest of the season with Pittsburgh.

The Penguins, however, are a top team in

the Eastern Conference and were very

aggressive in the days leading up

to the NHL trade deadline. The

acquisition of Jerome Iginla and Brendan

Morrow may be the final pieces that

help lead Pittsburgh to a Stanley Cup, but

it created a logjam for Bennett at the

forward position.

As a result, Bennett returned to

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton just over a week

ago and immediately made an impact as

the Penguins gathered three out of a

possible four points over the weekend.

His time spent in the NHL was on full

display, but his effect was most felt on the

special teams where his two power play

assists helped the Penguins extend their

conversion streak to four games.

One sequence in particular stood out.

Controlling the puck at center ice, Bennett

weaved into the Providence Bruins’ zone

and worked down the left wing before

stickhandling his way around the net to

the far corner. After finally giving up the

puck, he headed toward the front of the

net to create traffic that helped a Dylan

Reese slapshot find the back of the net.

It is the kind of play that oozes both talent

and experience and one that not many

others could create.

“He’s a guy who can make something out

of nothing and he’s a dual threat,” said

Head Coach John Hynes. “He has the puck

presence and passing and can also shoot

and score.”

It is for such reasons that Beau Bennett

will be back in the NHL. Again, the only

question is when.

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The 2012-13 hockey season has come to an end in the Ohio Valley, as the Wheeling Nailers have laced up their skates for the final time this season. Unfortunately, that means that this particular campaign concludes without hardware, champagne, and parades around the longest active city in the ECHL. However, when fans look back at the 21st season of professional hockey in Wheeling, they can take comfort in the fact that their team posted a winning record and dominated their home ice (21-8-7), all while continuing to serve as a developing ground for great players to achieve their potential (23 players to the AHL).

While most fans would prefer to look at the 72-game docket as a whole, the easiest way to dissect the 2012-13 Wheeling Nailers is in quarters. The first quarter of the year had some aches and pains. The second quarter was clearly the best, both in terms of talent and results. Quarter three was the conclusion of the NHL lockout, which just so happened to coincide with a heavy stretch of road games. Finally, the last quarter of the season served as a final push to end the year on a positive note.

When the season began, ECHL clubs found themselves in unique positions, as an influx of players made their way in from American Hockey League squads. While that scenario did create some rather interesting roster shuffling, the Nailers were battling another challenge - injuries. At one point in November, Wheeling had nine players on in-jured reserve, including the likes of Chris Barton, Peter Lenes, and Zach Hansen, whose voids were certainly felt. A three-game home sweep at home of Reading and Toledo helped to brighten the 3-7-3 start.

A 4-0 shutout win against Evansville on November 21st turned out to be the turning point from first quarter struggles to second quarter success. Wheeling began a stretch with 17 of 24 games at WesBanco Arena, and made it pay off, going 15-6-3. While home ice certainly helped, the roster was also going through a transition, starting with the emergence of Scott Darling in goal, who completed his first full ECHL season with a 13-12-4 record. In addition, the Nailers welcomed in forwards Luke Pither and Chris Higgins, along with defensemen Andrew Hotham.

The exclamation point of the second quarter came on January 13th when Wheeling blasted league MVP Ryan Zapolski and the South Carolina Stingrays, 5-0. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end and that week marked the final stretch in the Ohio Valley for the three players mentioned above, as well as with Cody Wild, Adam Payerl, and Joe Stejskal, who also found permanent homes in the AHL.

The third quarter of the season began with a week-long trip to Orlando, where the Nailers took a shorthanded lineup in to battle the Solar Bears. After an ugly 7-2 loss in the opener, things started to look better, as the squad bounced back to earn points in five of the next six games. However, that was when February struck and Wheeling faced a stretch of eight straight road games in six different cities, with seven of the games being played against teams that will be playing in the postseason. The Nailers won just two of the eight, leaving more of an uphill climb for the playoff push in March.

Wheeling took the approach of a lion in March, roaring in with a 4-0-2 record in the first six games, including a weekend road sweep of Trenton and Reading. Unfortunately, the next three games didn't exactly go as the Nailers had envisioned as the hopes of a playoff spot were on the verge of fading completely away. Although the playoffs weren't in the cards for this particular group, there was still plenty of time to ruin other aspirations around the league. On March 24th,Wheeling drove 12 hours overnight to dismiss the Kalamazoo Wings from the postseason party. Then, three days later, the Nailers returned home to beat the Elmira Jackals 6-2, which ulti-mately helped to take home ice advantage away from the Jackals in the first round.

When the dust settled, Wheeling concluded its 2012-13 season with a record of 31-29-12, with hopes of returning to the postseason in 2013-14.

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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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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.

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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).

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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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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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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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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

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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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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Penguins Player Profile: Jayson Megna

Position: Center

Number: 12

Height: 5’ 11”

Weight: 200

Shoots: Right

Age: 23

Birthplace: Northbrook, IL

Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Last Amateur Team: University of

Nebraska-Omaha (2011-12)

Favorite team growing up?

Chicago Blackhawks

Favorite player[s]?

Jonathan Toews and Peter Forsberg

What has been your favorite hockey

memory? Winning the Illinois State

Championship [at Glenbrook North

High School in 2008] and winning the

Anderson Cup as regular season

champions when I was with the

Cedar Rapids Roughriders in the USHL

[in 2010-11].

Who has been the biggest influence

on your hockey career besides your

parents? My head coach in the USHL

with Cedar Rapids, Mark Carlson. I think

he really took my game to the next level

and he’s helped me out tremendously

so far in my career. I still keep in touch

with him today.

What was your first car?

Honda Ridgeline truck

What was your first job?

I was a snack bar attendant at a country

club when I was a sophomore in

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What is your favorite meal?

A filet at Ruth’s Chris.

Why do you wear #12? I was 21 growing

up. I always liked that number. Forsberg

wore that number. I couldn’t have it high

school, so I wore 12. It was available when

I came here, so I went back to it.

If you could go anywhere in the world

right now, where would you go? I’ve

never been to Europe and always wanted

to go. Probably go to Italy with the Italian

heritage. My grandparents are both

from there.

If you could be just as good at any

other sport besides hockey, what

would you want to play? Baseball

What would you be doing right now if

you weren’t playing hockey? I like the

game so much. I think that if I wasn’t

playing, I’d try to be coaching or

scouting or just something around the

sport. Maybe being an agent.

If you could skate in on a breakaway

on any goaltender in history, who

would it be? One of the greats. I’d say

either Martin Brodeur or Patrick Roy.

If you could sit down for an interview

any hockey player, who would it be?

Sidney Crosby because of what he can

do on ice and how good he is night in

and night out. It’s pretty unbelievable.

Do you have any siblings who play

sports? My younger sister, Jessica,

plays club softball at Florida State

and my younger brother, Jaycob, just

finished his sophomore season at the

University of Nebraska-Omaha. He

plays hockey as well.

Who would win in a game of one-on-

one in the driveway between you and

your brother? He’s a defenseman and

he’s 6-6. I think if we’re going one-on-

one, he has the upper hand.

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