The back-t0-back Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears have announced their 2024 preseason schedule.
Hershey will play three total preseason games against their fellow Pennsylvanian AHL rivals, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and Lehigh Valley Phantoms. They’ll kick things off on the road against the Penguins on October 3.
Our 2024 preseason schedule features three games, including a contest on home ice versus the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Friday, Oct. 4. Ticket information will be announced at a later date.
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The Bears will return to Giant Center to take on the Penguins on October 4 and finish their preseason preparations on the road against the Phantoms on October 5.
Hershey will enter the 2024-25 season as back-to-back Calder Cup champions. They’ll be attempting to become just the second team to win three-straight AHL titles, following the 1960-62 Springfield Indians. The last time Hershey repeated (2009-10), they were eliminated by the Charlotte Checkers in the first round of the following playoffs.
The Bears released their full schedule for the 2024-25 regular season earlier in the summer. Hershey will open their season on October 12 with a banner-raising ceremony before taking on the Cleveland Monsters.
Here’s the Bears’ full press release:
BEARS ANNOUNCE 2024 PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Hershey to host Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at GIANT Center on Friday, Oct. 4
(Hershey, PA – July 31, 2024) – The 2024 Calder Cup Champion Hershey Bears have announced the club’s 2024 preseason schedule. The Bears will play three preseason games, including a home game at GIANT Center on Friday, Oct. 4 versus the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at 7 p.m.
Ticket information for Hershey’s home preseason game will be announced at a later date via HersheyBears.com.
The Bears will also play a pair of road preseason games. Hershey will start the preseason bright and early with a 10:30 a.m. puck drop at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday, Oct. 3. The club will also visit the Lehigh Valley Phantoms at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5.
