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Bears Foil Falcons 12-31-08

May 3, 2025January 1, 2009 by John Sparenberg

The Hershey Bears, after losing their last two road games and being outscored 9 to 1, started a five game road trip in the win column with a 2-0 shutout victory over the Springfield Falcons. After failing to convert on a couple of 5-on-3 power play chances, Hershey struck first at 12:10 of the first … Read more

Caps Recap 12/29/08

April 16, 2009December 29, 2008 by Bobby Johnson

Season’s Greetings and Happy Holidays are two ways to send along good wishes and cover just about everybody’s religious beliefs. For the Christians it’s “Merry Christmas,” for the Jews it’s “Happy Hanukkah,” and for Hockey Fans it’s “Ovechkin Scores!” The Caps won all three of their games this Christmas week, some in more dramatic … Read more

Bears Exterminate Late Rats Rally 12.28.08

May 3, 2025December 29, 2008 by John Sparenberg

After a disappointing loss last night against the Binghamton Senators, the Hershey Bears quickly bounced back into the win column by defeating the Albany River Rats, 5-3, at Giant Center Sunday evening.

Hershey’s Oskar Osala started the scoring, striking first at 12:28 of the first period. Osala’s goal, his 17^th of the season, broke his five game goal-scoring drought.

“I knew there’s always going to be stretches like that and I don’t think I played that good tonight, either, but I had some chances in the earlier games, too: shooting, missing empty nets and all kinds of stuff,” said Osala, who is tied with the Philadelphia Phantoms Claude Giroux for the league lead in rookie goal scoring.

Senators Halt Hershey’s Home Ice Supremacy

May 3, 2025December 28, 2008 by John Sparenberg

The Hershey Bears finally succumbed to the numbers, dropping a 4-1 decision to the Binghamton Senators, their first setback on Giant Center ice since a defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Phantoms on November 1st. Hershey’s loss, the first in 17 games against the Senators at Giant Center, was their first since Binghamton’s victory … Read more

Caps Recap 12/22/08

December 22, 2008 by Bobby Johnson

It must be Monday, time for another Caps Recap. The Washington Capitals played only three games last week and went 2-1-0, giving them a record of 20-11-3 for the season. They are currently leading the Southeast division by six points, and are tied for third in the Eastern Conference. The Caps saw the … Read more

Bears Slay Monsters

May 3, 2025December 22, 2008 by John Sparenberg

The Hershey Bears, who scored just 11 seconds into the game last night, did not score until 37 seconds into the second period, but still managed to find a way to come up with a victory on Sunday evening when they downed the Lake Erie Monsters in a shoot out win, 3-2. Hershey’s win, their … Read more

Bears Down Devils 12.20.08

May 3, 2025December 21, 2008 by John Sparenberg

In order to avoid their first three game losing streak of the season, the Hershey Bears relied on the goal scoring exploits of a trio of college guys to figure out how to stop the slide, as Graham Mink, Kyle Wilson, and Andrew Gordon scored to propel the team to a 4-2 victory over the … Read more

Hershey Humbled by Houston 12/13/08

May 3, 2025December 16, 2008 by John Sparenberg

The Hershey Bears, after being annihilated by the Houston Aeros 6-1 on Saturday night, their second straight setback in the Lone Star State, will probably not be disappointed if they never have to do the Texas two-step again. After falling behind 1-0 into the contest on a goal by Houston’s Krys Kolanos at 5:02, Hershey … Read more

Caps Recap 12/15/08

December 15, 2008 by Bobby Johnson

The Washington Capitals had a great week last week; let’s get to some recapping! First off, they went 3-0 this week against their three Northeastern Division opponents. One of those three was the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins. The Capitals also started to get healthy as they welcomed back four of their starters in Alex … Read more

Rampage Roll Over Bears

May 3, 2025December 13, 2008 by John Sparenberg

The Hershey Bears first regular season venture into Texas was not a successful one, as the Bears fell to the San Antonio Rampage at the AT&T Center, 3-0. With the win, the Rampage, who snapped a 17-game winless streak last week, extended their winning streak to five straight games. Hershey, in defeat, saw their franchise … Read more