The Hershey Bears just announced their training camp roster for the 2020-21 roster.
The biggest news is who it does not include: a veteran goaltender. With the Capitals keeping Pheonix Copley and Zach Fucale on their taxi squad for the time being, the Bears are turning to four goaltenders on professional tryouts.
A full look at the guys set to take the ice for the Chocolate and White 💪 pic.twitter.com/zSdRBEcMEB
— Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) January 22, 2021
The embed is hard to read so I’ll share the whole thing roster here too.
Forwards (15): Kody Clark, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Shane Gersich, Caleb Herbert, Kale Kessy, Brett Leason, Philippe Maillet, Mason Morelli, Matt Moulson, Garrett Pilon, Mike Sgarbossa, Joe Snively, Riley Sutter, Matt Weis, Steve Whitney
Defensemen (8): Macoy Erkamps, Will Graber, Lucas Johansen, Paul LaDue, Rob O’Gara*, Cameron Schilling, Reece Willcox*, Eddie Wittchow
Goaltenders (4): Padraig Carey*, Alex Dubeau*, Joel Eisenhower*, Charles Williams*
*Indicates player on a tryout
The Bears will begin training camp Saturday at Giant Center. Their first game is on February 5. View the team’s full schedule here.
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BEARS ANNOUNCE ROSTER FOR 2021 TRAINING CAMP PRESENTED BY PLANET FITNESS
Team set to open Training Camp on Saturday at GIANT Center(Hershey, PA-January 22, 2021)- The Hershey Bears announced today the club’s roster for its 2021 Training Camp presented by Planet Fitness, which is set to open on Saturday, Jan. 23 at GIANT Center.
Training Camp, and all practices during the 2020-21 season, will be CLOSED to the public. Media will be contacted via email regarding virtual Zoom media availabilities with players and coaches which are set to begin next week.
The roster for the team’s 2021 Training Camp presented by Planet Fitness is as follows:
*Indicates player on a tryoutForwards (15): Kody Clark, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Shane Gersich, Caleb Herbert, Kale Kessy, Brett Leason, Philippe Maillet, Mason Morelli, Matt Moulson, Garrett Pilon, Mike Sgarbossa, Joe Snively, Riley Sutter, Matt Weis, Steve Whitney
Defensemen (8): Macoy Erkamps, Will Graber, Lucas Johansen, Paul LaDue, Rob O’Gara*, Cameron Schilling, Reece Willcox*, Eddie Wittchow
Goaltenders (4): Padraig Carey*, Alex Dubeau*, Joel Eisenhower*, Charles Williams*
Hershey’s roster features four of the club’s top-5 scorers from the 2019-20 season. Forward Philippe Maillet returns after leading Hershey last season with 44 points, while veteran Matt Moulson is back for his second year with the Chocolate and White after collecting a team-best 22 goals last year. A total of 13 of the forwards on Hershey’s Training Camp roster saw time with the Bears last season.
On the backend, returners include 2016 Washington 1st rounder Lucas Johansen, as well as Eddie Wittchow. Veteran Cameron Schilling rejoins the organization after previously playing for the Bears from 2012-15. Newcomer Paul LaDue posted 27 points in 48 games for the Ontario Reign last season, and is a former NCAA champion with 122 games of AHL and 69 games of NHL experience.
In net, Hershey will open camp with four goaltenders on tryout agreements. Alex Dubeau joins the Bears from the club’s ECHL affiliate, the South Carolina Stingrays, where he went 4-0-2 in six appearances. Charles Williams has appeared in six career AHL games with Hartford and Ontario and brings 121 games of ECHL experience to Hershey’s camp. Local products Padraig Carey, who dressed as a backup goaltender for Hershey in 2018, and former Lebanon Valley College goaltender Joel Eisenhower round out the roster.
Head coach Spencer Carbery returns for a third season behind the bench for the Chocolate and White. His club will open the 2020-21 season, presented by Penn State Health, on Friday, Feb. 5 versus Binghamton (at Newark, New Jersey) at 7 p.m.
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