John Sparenberg The Hershey Bears finished up a perfect pre-season on Saturday night at Giant Center by pounding the visiting Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 8-2.
Hershey rookie defenseman Josh Godfrey, looking to make his mark on the Hershey Bears’ coaching staff and create a little more distance between himself and the others competing for a highly coveted spot on the opening night roster, attained both goals on the evening by registering his first career hat trick.
The Hershey line combinations for tonight’s affair in Hershey are; Keith Aucoin centering Graham Mink and Alexandre Giroux; Kyle Wilson centering Andrew Gordon and Michael Dubuc; Mathieu Perreault centering Oskar Osala and Francois Bouchard and Andrew Joudrey centering Darren Reid and Grant McNeill. The defensive pairings are; Dean Arsene and Josh Godfrey; Patrick McNeill and … Read more
The Hershey Bears in continuing to prepare for next Wednesday’s season opener, today assigned four players four players to the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. Assigned to the Stingrays were defenseman Sasha Pokulok and Viktor Dovgan, and forwards Travis Morin and Tommy Maxwell.
The Hershey Bears improved to 2-0 in the preseason with a 3-2 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Friday night at Wachovia Arena before an announced crowd of 5,504.
The Washington Capitals, just days away from opening night in the NHL, tweaked their roster on Thursday by assigning four players to the Hershey Bears of the AHL. Assigned to Hershey were defenseman Tyler Sloan, Grant McNeill and Sami Lepisto and goaltender Simeon Varlamov.
In a game that featured plenty of punching power in the early moments, including a pair of fights within the first two minutes of play, the Hershey Bears sailed by the Norfolk Admirals on the strength of four power play goals on Sunday at Giant Center, by a final score of 5-4.
The Hershey Bears kick off the exhibition portion of their season this afternoon at the Giant Center against the Norfolk Admirals. The Bears, bolstered by the addition this week of 25 players from their parent club, the Washington Capitals, enter their 71st season in the American Hockey League. Assigned from Washington were…Greg Amadio, Dean Arsene, … Read more
Late last season, I had a chance to chat with former Washington Capital and Hershey Bear, Gary Rissling. We discussed a number of topics, including what he’s currently doing in his retirement, his thoughts on playing and living in Hershey, and his memories of Frank Mathers, and playing with Mitch Lamoureux.
Former Washington Capitals Head Coach Bruce Cassidy has been named Assistant Coach of the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League. Cassidy, 43, will be lending his extensive coaching expertise to former Capital Rob Murray, 41, who is embarking on his first professional head coaching venture.
Former Hershey Bears Assistant Coach Paul Jerrard has been hired as an Assistant Coach by the Anaheim Ducks’ top farm team, the Iowa Chops. The 43-year-old Jerrard, a member of the 1997 Calder Cup Champion Hershey Bears, served as Assistant Coach for the Iowa Stars, the Dallas Stars’ top farm team for the previous three … Read more