Coming off two straight losses, the Hershey Bears were looking for a new recipe that would lead to victory. Tonight, combining the basic ingredient of hard work, sprinkled with opportunistic offense, proved to be just what they needed to succeed against the Philadelphia Phantoms, 3-2. In the past week or two, several players, including Graham … Read more
*Hershey leads the league in goals for, with 60, but has also given up the third most goals (51), trailing only Rochester (60) and Norfolk (52). *Nearly half of the goals (47.1%) allowed by the Bears have occurred in special teams situations. *The Phantoms are 7-in-22 (31.8%) on the power play in three games against … Read more
In what was billed as a battle for first place on Sunday, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers sent a message to Hershey Bears and the rest of the AHL that they are the early “kings of the jungle”, roaring to a decisive 4-1 win at the Arena at Harbor Yard. Hershey net minder, rookie Simeon Varlamov, … Read more
There was good news and bad news for the Hershey Bears in their 4-3 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Saturday. The good news: the team once again valiantly fought back after being down by three goals, and the power play unit finally snapped a long drought. The bad news: goaltender Daren Machesney’s recent struggles … Read more
Showing that they firmly believe in the concept of “instant offense”, the Hershey Bears jumped out to an early lead on Friday against the Albany River Rats, eventually cruising to a 3-0 win at Times Union Center. Starting the scoring trend early, Andrew Gordon netted the first goal of the game only 1:04 into the … Read more
Bob Woods’ Hershey Bears enter the weekend facing a tough task: facing three quality opponents in three nights, and starting the stretch without three key players. When the Bears departed Chocolatetown on Thursday, they did so without Dean Arsene, Graham Mink and Tyler Sloan. Arsene, expected to miss at least the next couple of weeks … Read more
Unable to solve their special teams problems, and searching for a solution to the Jean-Sebastian Aubin mystery, the veteran-laden Hershey Bears made a sly decision; they relied on a talented trio of rookies to do all the hard labor, but still eventually fell to the Philadelphia Phantoms in a shoot out at the Wachovia Spectrum, … Read more
Hershey scratches are; Dean Arsene, Patrick McNeill, Andrew Joudrey and Grant McNeill. Defensive pairings; Karl Alzner and Bryan Helmer, Tyler Sloan and Sami Lepisto, and Sean Collins and Greg Amadio. Forward lines: Keith Aucoin centering Graham Mink and Alexandre Giroux, Kyle Wilson centering Andrew Gordon and Chris Bourque, Mathieu Perreault centering Oskar Osala and Francois … Read more
Thought to be a distant memory, last night’s disappointing 5-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phantoms at Giant Center served as a painful reminder of the frustration that was commonplace prior to the Bruce Boudreau/Bob Woods era whenever Philly was on the schedule. Turnovers and squandered scoring chances both contributed mightily to the Hershey Bears demise … Read more
Albany, NY- The Hershey Bears, after coughing up a two goal third period lead, and allowing a goal in the waning seconds of regulation, narrowly escaped the Times Union Center with two points, prevailing in a shootout over the Albany River Rats, 4-3. Hershey coach Bob Woods, with his club coming off a disappointing 6-0 … Read more