Lindberg Steals the Show in Penguins' Opening-Night Win

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins kicked off their 2021-22 season with pulse-pumping, 2-1 victory over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on opening night at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is off to a 1-0-0-0 start to the season thanks in large part to rookie goaltender Filip Lindberg. Making his pro debut after capturing the NCAA Men's Hockey National Championship with the University of Massachusetts, Lindberg turned aside 30 of the 31 shots he faced ... Full Story

Power Play Propels T-Birds to Opening Night Win

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (1-0-0-0) used a pair of power-play goals to elevate the home side to a 2-1 victory over the Hartford Wolf Pack (1-1-0-0) on Saturday night inside a sold-out crowd of 6,793 inside the MassMutual Center. Head coach Drew Bannister's team came out skating with heart and pure intensity before the sellout crowd. With 13:35 left in the 1st period, a tripping penalty on Hunter Skinner gave the T-Birds the game's first power play. It took the T-Birds just eight seconds to strike on their first man-advantage opportunity of the season, as Nikita Al... Full Story

Bears Topple Checkers on Opening Night, 5-2

(Hershey, PA) - The Hershey Bears opened the 2021-22 regular season with a 5-2 victory over the Charlotte Checkers on Saturday night at GIANT Center. Five different goal scorers converted for the Chocolate and White, including two tallies on the power play. The Bears conclude a two-game weekend set on Sunday at 3 PM versus Lehigh Valley. First goal of the season honors went to Hershey blueliner Lucas Johansen only 3:31 into the game. Garrett Pilon feathered a perfect pass across from the right wing, and Johansen raced towards the cage for the finish. Aleksi Heponiemi evened the score with a... Full Story

Memphis' Comeback Victory Positions Club on Brink of History

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis 901 FC (12-9-8, 44 points) soundly defeated Atlanta United 2 (8-13-10, 34 points) 4-2 Sunday evening at AutoZone Park. In its first win after trailing at the half, four unique goalscorers propelled Memphis to the brink of a historic first playoff berth. An OKC Energy FC loss to or draw with Birmingham Legion FC on Sunday would confirm Memphis' spot in the 2021 USL Championship Playoffs. Memphis came out on the front foot, peppering Atlanta's Vicente Reyes with shots early and often. Forward Roland Lamah, midfielder Dre Fortune and forward Kyle Murphy all had their c... Full Story

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See All Today's Images The following minor league and alternative professional sports teams on OurSports Central have been viewed the most over the last seven days:

1. Bowie Baysox - Double-A Northeast League (AA Northeast)
2. Akron RubberDucks - Double-A Northeast League (AA Northeast)
3. Southern Maryland Blue Crabs - Atlantic League (AtL)
4. Toledo Mud Hens - Triple-A East League (AAA East)
5. B.C. Lions - Canadian Football League (CFL)
6. Jersey Shore BlueClaws - High-A East League (High-A East)
7. Kansas City Monarchs - American Association (AA)
8. Pensacola Blue Wahoos - Double-A South League (AA South)
9. Mississippi Braves - Double-A South League (AA South)
10. Myrtle Beach Pelicans - Low-A East League (Low-A East)

The most recent minor league and alternative professional sports teams added to OurSports Central:

• Lexington Pro Soccer - United Soccer League One (USL1)
• Southwest Kansas Storm - Champions Indoor Football (CIF)
• Rapid City Marshals - Champions Indoor Football (CIF)
• Hagerstown - Atlantic League (AtL)
• Rochester New York FC - United Soccer League One (USL1)
• Colorado Springs Snowsox - Pecos League (Pecos)
• Scarborough Shooting Stars - Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL)
• Flathead County - Pioneer League (PL)
• Denver - Champions Indoor Football (CIF)
• Topeka Tropics - Champions Indoor Football (CIF)

OurSports Central provides coverage of select alternative and minor league professional sports leagues in addition to the top junior hockey leagues and college wood bat baseball leagues:

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AA Central, AA Northeast, AA South, AAA East, AAA West, AzFL, AzL, GCL, High-A Central, High-A East, High-A West, Low-A East, Low-A Southeast, Low-A West, ML, MLBDL
College Wood Bat Baseball
ApL, Northwoods
Independent Minor League Baseball
AA, AtL, FL, Mavericks, Pecos, PL

BASKETBALL
Men's Minor League Basketball
BIG3, CEBL, G League, NBL Canada
Women's Basketball
WNBA

FOOTBALL
Indoor/Arena Football
CIF, IFL, NAL
Outdoor Football
CFL, USFL, XFL

HOCKEY
Junior Hockey
NAHL, OHL, QMJHL, USHL, WHL
Minor League Hockey
AHL, ECHL, FPHL, SPHL
Women's Hockey
PHF

LACROSSE
Indoor Lacrosse
NLL
Outdoor Lacrosse
PLL

OTHER
Other Sports
MLR
Other Women's
WTT

SOCCER
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MASL
Outdoor Soccer
CPL, MLS, MLSDL, USL, USL1
Women's Soccer
NWSL, USLSL