Calder Cup Finals vs. Manitoba Game 4

The Hershey Bears, facing an unfamiliar situation in the playoffs at Giant Center, trailing after one period of play, responded in familiar fashion, scoring the last two goals of the game and emerging with a 2-1 win over the Manitoba Moose on Sunday evening to take a 3-1 series lead in the best of seven … Read more

East Division Finals vs. Pens Game 4

While looking to regain control of the series over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins after their disappointing overtime loss on Wednesday night, the Hershey Bears hit a rough patch of road, yielding three unanswered goals in the first period, eventually falling to their neighbors to the north, 6-3. “You just can’t make mistakes,” commented Hershey’s head coach, … Read more

Stuck Still Going Strong

Head coach, Bob Woods, and his assistant, Mark French, may garner the praise for guiding the Hershey Bears’ fortunes from behind the bench, but the players recognize the vital role that the other bench boss, trainer, Dan Stuck, a.k.a. “Beaker”, plays in the success of the team. “Beaker’s been huge. He’s probably been the most … Read more

Brad7686’s Initial Mock Draft

Brad was the winner of the THN draft guru contest, and this mock draft will kick off the draft season for us. Detroit (0-16) Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia– As much as I’d like to put a defender here to help aid the pathetic Lions defense, the offense is pretty bad too. So when a rare … Read more

Bears Survive Phantoms Scare 02.06.09

The Hershey Bears constructed an early 3-0 first period lead, nearly saw the foundation crumble, but managed to pick up the pieces and escape the Wachovia Spectrum with a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phantoms. Andrew Gordon’s goal 1:20 into the first period gave the visiting Bears an early 1-0 lead. Gordon buzzed a shot … Read more

THN Weekly with Andre Carter: Week 15

Only in the virtual world is there a “re-do” option. The Redskins are wishing that what they are experiencing is just a bad Madden 09 simulation. Unfortunately that is not the case. The Redskins lost their third consecutive game 24-10 on Sunday night. This time it was just up the road against the Baltimore Ravens, … Read more

Bears Score First and Often

The Hershey Bears did not score until four minutes and 30 seconds of the second period in last night’s grueling overtime game against the Albany River Rats in Albany when Alexandre Giroux lit the lamp.  However, Saturday night at Giant Center, Giroux found himself at the forefront of the Bears’ early first period offensive onslaught, … Read more