Springfield Thunderbirds' Will Bitten battles Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins' Jonathan Gruden

Strong Push Not Enough as Pens Top T-Birds

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- The Springfield Thunderbirds (1-3-0-0) put forth a strong effort, but could not come away victorious, falling to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (2-2-0-0) by a score of 3-1 at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. Vadim Zherenko got the start between the pipes for Springfield and had a terrific game, stopping 33 shots on 35 Penguin attempts. On the other end, Joel Blomqvist got the start for the Penguins... Full Story