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So my past with it was we enjoyed it and had success. It's always to me is mindboggling that two teams refuse to touch that conference championship trophy and every year one of them fails to win the Stanley Cup because of some people being superstitious.

The 2011-12 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins gathered at the Ice Rink at Coal Street for one last time Monday morning for exit interviews and locker clean-up. Because massive roster turnover is a way of life in the AHL, the team will undoubtedly have a drastically different look come the fall.

The St. John's IceCaps didn't display much of a killer instinct and paid for it Friday night in a 4-2 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at Mile One Centre, a result that will send their AHL Eastern Conference semifinal to a Game 7 Saturday at Mile One.

Simon Despres scored 12:08 into the second overtime to give WBS a 3-2 win over St.

Even though the Pittsburgh Penguins are no longer playing hockey, their AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, are still heavily involved in the AHL playoffs.

The Mohegan Sun Arena has hosted its share of dignitaries in its 13 years of operation, but from a hockey perspective, none can match the legend who paid a visit Sunday afternoon.

With the Eastern Conference semifinals shifting back to Mohegan Sun Arena, I thought tonight might be a good time to give everybody some things to watch for based on what's happened in the first two games so far.