John Sparenberg In the three years that current Worcester Sharks coach, Roy Sommer, led the Kentucky Thoroughblades in their heated rivalry against the Hershey Bears, he and his team faced Christian Matte, Mitch Lamoureux and Serge Aubin, none of whom had trouble finding the back of the net. However, not one of them accomplished what Alexandre Giroux … Read more
On a night when Alexandre Giroux made history by tying sniper Brett Hull’s AHL record of scoring a goal in 14 consecutive games, it was the Hershey Bears recent history that made the headlines today as the team dropped their 3rd consecutive home game, falling to the Philadelphia Phantoms in a shootout, 4-3. Things started … Read more
The Hershey Bears, coming off their first three game losing streak of the season and feeling the heat of Bridgeport Sound Tigers who had roared within five points, responded to the challenge at the Arena at Harbor Yard, taming the Tigers, 5-3. Oskar Osala, in a sign of things to come, gave the Bears an … Read more
The Albany River Rats, who scored four unanswered third period goals at Giant Center on Saturday, picked up right where they left off on Wednesday, scoring four unanswered first period goals on their way to a 7-2 win over the Hershey Bears. Head coach, Bob Woods’ club, while still clinging to first place in the … Read more
Following Saturday’s debacle at Giant Center, in which the Hershey Bears surrendered the last four goals of the game to fall to the Albany River Rats, head coach Bob Woods warned of future disaster if his team failed to put forth a better effort. “I don’t care how good we think we are, or what … Read more
It should have been the Albany River Rats, who arrived in Chocolatetown in the wee hours of the morning, who were in need of a wake-up call. However, it was the Hershey Bears who slept through the first period, woke up in the second, and dozed in the third, giving up the game at Giant … Read more
The last two times Houston Aeros’ goaltender, Barry Brust, faced the Hershey Bears at Giant Center, he entered the game in a relief role for the Manchester Monarchs during the 2006-07 season, but tonight he could have used some relief himself as the Bears rocketed past the Aeros, 5-1. Hershey’s Greg Amadio, who leads the … Read more
Washington Capitals goaltender, Jose Theodore, was yanked after being shelled for three goals in less than twelve minutes in his last start against the New York Rangers on December 23 at Madison Square Garden. However, after returning to the game in the second, and thanks in huge part to the heroic effort of his teammates … Read more
The Hershey Bears, playing in the building that will host the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic later this month, notched their second consecutive road victory, sailing to a 7-2 over the Worcester Sharks on Sunday afternoon at DCU Center. Hershey’s victory, their league-leading 26th of the season, guaranteed that head coach Bob Woods and assistant coach Mark … Read more
Hartford, CT- The Hershey Bears, turning the tables from a night ago, when they surrendered five unanswered goals to the Providence Bruins to start the game, came out howling on Saturday night, scoring the first four goals of the game and waltzing to a 6-2 win over the Hartford Wolfpack at XL Center. Former Wolfpack, … Read more