Theoretically, it was the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, who were idle last night in Hershey awaiting tonight’s game, that should have came out in the opening period on the attack; however, it was the Hershey Bears who dominated their own den, reeling off three unanswered first period goals on their way to a convincing 7-2 win … Read more
Hershey Bears’ goaltender, Michal Neuvirth, belatedly celebrated his birthday on Friday night in Binghamton, stopping all 47 shots he faced, leading the Bears to a 4-0 win over the Binghamton Senators. Neuvirth, who turned 21 on Monday, also stopped 47 shots in his last road outing, registering a shootout victory over the Manchester Monarchs last Sunday. Playing … Read more
Following the same successful formula they utilized during the latter stages of their recent road trip, the Hershey Bears came from behind once again to defeat the Toronto Marlies on Wednesday night at Giant Center, 4-3. Matthieu Perreault’s double minor penalty for high-sticking Toronto’s Alex Berry at 1:49 gave the Marlies the first crack of … Read more
The Hershey Bears finished up their three game road swing in royal fashion on Sunday, surviving a nine round shootout to outlast the Manchester Monarchs, 3-2, at Verizon Wireless Arena. Hershey net minder, Michal Neuvirth, was outstanding while collecting his 5th win of the season and 1st away from the friendly confines of Giant Center, … Read more
The Hershey Bears, buoyed by three unanswered third period goals, stunned the Portland Pirates with a 5-4 comeback win at the Cumberland County Civic Center on Saturday night. Hershey’s all-rookie line of Oskar Osala, Matthieu Perreault, and Francois Bouchard, which enjoyed considerable success earlier in the season but had recently been broken up, combined for … Read more
For Lowell goaltender, Jeff Frazee, apparently the third time was a charm, as he and his Lowell Devils’ teammates held the high-powered Hershey Bears offense to a single goal, emerging with a 2-1 victory on Friday night at Paul Tsongas Arena. Frazee, who had suffered a pair of regulation losses during the Devils recent 11-game … Read more
There a plenty of great things happening for the Washington Capitals right now. Take last night for instance. The Great Eight Alex Ovechkin scored number 50, making him only the third NHL player in history to score more at least 50 goals in three of his first four NHL seasons. The other two you may … Read more
The night after acing the first part of their playoff pretest when they downed the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the Hershey Bears finished with a perfect score for the weekend on Sunday evening when they caged the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and clawed their way to a 3-2 victory. The Sound Tigers, who had tallied five power goals … Read more
In a game with playoff implications contested in a playoff like atmosphere, the Hershey Bears came out on top, grounding the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Saturday night at Giant Center, 3-2. The fast-paced first period, which featured a combined 13 shots on goal, was the first time in the seven games between the inter-state rivals this season … Read more
Heading into Wednesday night’s game at Giant Center, the match-up between the Hershey Bears and the Springfield Falcons had the potential to be a lopsided tournament. On paper. However, it was the last place Falcons that grounded the Bears, who until recently had been enjoying the view from near the top of the standings. After … Read more