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<p>WILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; The Luzerne County Convention Center Authority and the National Hockey League&#8217;s Pittsburgh Penguins announced Monday that they have agreed in principle on a 10-year contract extension to keep the team&#8217;s American Hockey League franchise in Wilkes-Barre.</p><p>The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL will continue to call Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township home for an additional 10 years.</p><p>&#8220;The agreement in principle is the culmination of months of hard work by the LCCCA and the Penguins,&#8221; said LCCCA Board Chairman Gary Zingaretti. &#8220;We are proud of the result and look forward to working with the Penguins for the next decade.&#8221;</p><p>The understanding calls for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to remain and play its seasons in the Authority&#8217;s arena for an additional 10 years, commencing in July of 2019, subject to terms of the lease. The Authority will seek formal approval of the various lease provisions at its regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday at noon, following which it will hold a press conference.</p><p>&#8220;The iconic and historic Pittsburgh Penguins hockey franchise will continue its long partnership with Luzerne County in delivering high quality AHL hockey to the fans of Northeastern Pennsylvania, said state Sen. John Yudichak, D-Nanticoke. &#8220;I am grateful for the relationships we have been able to forge with the Penguins executive team in Pittsburgh, and here locally, that clearly made these complex, but fair negotiations beneficial to both the Penguins and the taxpayers of Luzerne County.&#8221;</p><p>David Morehouse, President and CEO of the Pittsburgh Penguins, said the Pittsburgh Penguins are excited to extend their long-term partnership with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the many fans and community partners who have made it such a success.</p><p>&#8220;We especially want to thank Sen. John Yudichak and Authority Chairman Gary Zingaretti for their leadership and support,&#8221; Morehouse said. &#8220;As we like to say in Pittsburgh, this is a &#8216;great day for hockey.&#8217;&#8221;</p><p>The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have been the primary tenant of the SMG-managed Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township since the facility opened in 1999.</p><p>Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza is owned by the Luzerne County Convention Center Authority, a government body appointed by Luzerne County.</p><p>The arena is managed by SMG, the world leader in entertainment and sports facilities management with catering and concessions services provided by SAVOR&#8230; at Mohegan Sun Arena. </p><style>
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Penguins, Arena Authority agree on 10-year contract extension