Bears Mash Marlies 03.07.09

Returning to the Great White North for the first time since October 29th, when they were white-washed 3-0 by the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Hershey Bears took a huge bite out of the Toronto Marlies on Saturday afternoon, walking away with a 6-1 victory at Ricoh Coliseum. The Bears, after a scoreless first stanza, started quickly … Read more

Bears Bruise Bruins 3.1.09

With some stellar effort from several New England boys, the Hershey Bears finished the weekend on a strong note when they defeated the Providence Bruins, 6-4, at Giant Center on Sunday evening. Providence goaltender, Tuukka Rask, known as one of the premier goaltenders in the AHL, was under siege from the opening faceoff, and stopped … Read more

Bears Barge by Admirals 2.28.09

After toying with the Norfolk Admirals for the first 20 minutes of the game, falling behind 3-2 in the process, the Hershey Bears decided to get down and dirty and work for what they wanted, scraping out a 6-4 win on Saturday night at Giant Center. The Bears, whose only two regulation wins of the … Read more

Binghamton Bites Bears Again 2.27.09

After falling behind by two goals by the middle of the first period, the Binghamton Senators were likely thinking they had the Hershey Bears right where they wanted them, given Hershey’s recent history of surrendering leads, and their striking comeback win in Wednesday night’s game. It turns out, they were right, as they eventually prevailed … Read more

Senators Veto Early Bears Lead, Prevail in Shootout 02.25.09

The visiting Hershey Bears, after running up a pair of three goal first period leads, eventually fell to the Binghamton Senators on Wednesday night in a shootout, 6-5. Hershey, losers in six of their last eight outings, gained a point in the standings, increasing their division lead to four points over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The … Read more

Bears Finish Phantoms in OT 2.21.09

Any time the Philadelphia Phantoms appear in Chocolatetown, ‘boos’ are sure to be heard, but not usually in the frightening quantity that occurred Saturday night at Giant Center. The Hershey Bears drew the wrath of a sellout crowd when they appeared lethargic for much of the first and second periods, before managing to escape their … Read more

Late Amerks Ambush Slays Bears 02.20.09

The Hershey Bears taking to the road to face the Rochester Americans, and desperately trying to hold off the challenge of the streaking Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for first place in the AHL’s Eastern Division, fell to the Amerks on Friday night, 3-2. Hershey head coach Bob Woods’ team, in suffering their 17th defeat of the season, and … Read more

Bears Squeak by Syracuse To End Skid 02.16.09

Avoiding their first five game losing streak in their most recent affiliation with the Washington Capitals, the Hershey Bears emerged from the Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter with a narrow 3-2 road victory over the Syracuse Crunch on Monday night.

The Crunch, coming off a 2-1 home shootout win over the Springfield Falcons on Saturday, took early advantage of the the Bears, who were still trying to find their legs after enduring the four hour game day bus trip from Hershey, getting a goal from former Norfolk Admiral, Michael Blunden, 13 seconds into the game.

Attempting to gain some momentum for his club, Hershey heavyweight, Kip Brennan, challenged Syracuse enforcer, Jon “Nasty” Mirasty, to drop the gloves shortly after the Blunden goal. Brennan, after getting off to a quick start in the tussle, felt the full brunt of three stiff right hands, with the last punch dropping Brennan to the ice, signaling a decisive win for Mirasty.

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Norfolk Nabs Victory 2.14.09

If the Hershey Bears could circle any divisional opponent to snap their recent losing ways, it would most likely be the Norfolk Admirals, a team with a league low of six road wins who they had defeated seven times already this season. However, some things don’t play out in reality as they do on paper, … Read more

Senators Rule Bears 2.13.09

During Hershey’s march to the Calder Cup Finals during the 2006-07 season, a frustrated Binghamton Senators goaltender, Jeff Glass, skated the length of the ice attempting to take out his anger on Bears’ net minder, Maxime Daigneault, but absorbed the brunt of the blows. On Friday night at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Glass turned the tables on the Bears when he frustrated them, stopping 30 shots to send them to their third straight loss, 5-1.

The first period, despite not featuring any goals, saw it’s share of action, including a 5-on-3 Hershey disadvantage for a full two minutes and current net minder, Daren Machesney taking a spill.

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