On a night when the home standing Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins celebrated their 10-year anniversary in the American Hockey League, it was Hershey’s Graham Mink’s homecoming hat trick that stole the show.
Hershey coach Bob Woods’ decision to start the forward line combination of Jay Beagle, Steve Pinizzotto and Quintin Laing paid immediate dividends. The tenacious trio established what would become a first period trend, and set up prolonged footholds in the Pens’ defensive zone.
In a move that significantly bolsters an already impressive Hershey Bears lineup, the Washington Capitals assigned forwards Chris Bourque and Quintin Laing, and defenseman Karl Alzner to the AHL club on Monday.
The Hershey Bears finished up a perfect pre-season on Saturday night at Giant Center by pounding the visiting Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 8-2.
Hershey rookie defenseman Josh Godfrey, looking to make his mark on the Hershey Bears’ coaching staff and create a little more distance between himself and the others competing for a highly coveted spot on the opening night roster, attained both goals on the evening by registering his first career hat trick.
The Hershey line combinations for tonight’s affair in Hershey are; Keith Aucoin centering Graham Mink and Alexandre Giroux; Kyle Wilson centering Andrew Gordon and Michael Dubuc; Mathieu Perreault centering Oskar Osala and Francois Bouchard and Andrew Joudrey centering Darren Reid and Grant McNeill. The defensive pairings are; Dean Arsene and Josh Godfrey; Patrick McNeill and … Read more
The Hershey Bears in continuing to prepare for next Wednesday’s season opener, today assigned four players four players to the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. Assigned to the Stingrays were defenseman Sasha Pokulok and Viktor Dovgan, and forwards Travis Morin and Tommy Maxwell.
The Hershey Bears improved to 2-0 in the preseason with a 3-2 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Friday night at Wachovia Arena before an announced crowd of 5,504.
The Washington Capitals, just days away from opening night in the NHL, tweaked their roster on Thursday by assigning four players to the Hershey Bears of the AHL. Assigned to Hershey were defenseman Tyler Sloan, Grant McNeill and Sami Lepisto and goaltender Simeon Varlamov.
In a game that featured plenty of punching power in the early moments, including a pair of fights within the first two minutes of play, the Hershey Bears sailed by the Norfolk Admirals on the strength of four power play goals on Sunday at Giant Center, by a final score of 5-4.
The Hershey Bears kick off the exhibition portion of their season this afternoon at the Giant Center against the Norfolk Admirals. The Bears, bolstered by the addition this week of 25 players from their parent club, the Washington Capitals, enter their 71st season in the American Hockey League. Assigned from Washington were…Greg Amadio, Dean Arsene, … Read more
Late last season, I had a chance to chat with former Washington Capital and Hershey Bear, Gary Rissling. We discussed a number of topics, including what he’s currently doing in his retirement, his thoughts on playing and living in Hershey, and his memories of Frank Mathers, and playing with Mitch Lamoureux.