Wednesday afternoon, the Capitals made their third round of cuts and reassignments to trim their roster closer to the 23 that will make the opening night roster.
The six players re-assinged to Hershey are Connor Hobbs, Lucas Johansen, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Garrett Pilon, Tyler Lewington, Jusso Ikonen, Michael Sgarbossa, and Colby Williams.
By Julia Karron 9 months ago
Friday was #NationalPuppyDay and the Hershey Bears celebrated the holiday the best way possible.
The Bears posted a video of its players holding, hugging, and kissing tiny puppies from Susquehana Service Dogs.
“We had the BEST DAY EVER with our friends from @SSDOGS,” the Bears wrote on Twitter.
Here are my 11 favorite stills.
Saturday night, Hershey Bears defenseman Colby Williams made headlines with a massive, controversial hit that resulted in an ejection. It was unclear whether Williams would face supplemental discipline from the AHL, but now we have our answer.
The AHL announced Tuesday that Williams has been suspended for three games for his check to the head, which left Phantoms forward Danick Martel with a broken jaw. This suspension means that Williams will not play in Saturday’s Outdoor Classic at Hersheypark Stadium.
By Brendan Doyle 1 year ago
The Hershey Bears took a tough 2-1 loss Saturday night against in-state rival Lehigh Valley. The lasting play of the game was not a goal or a save, but rather a hit that resulted in a ten-minute match penalty and an ejection.
In the second period, with the score tied at one, the Bears’ Colby Williams stepped up in the neutral zone on Lehigh Valley forward Danick Martel. What happened next was, unquestionably, controversial.
By Brendan Doyle 1 year ago
The holiday season is here, which means that many people are watching some of their favorite Christmas movies. For many, this includes Elf, featuring former SNL standout Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf, a man who has been raised as an elf who goes to find his human father in NYC.
In the movie, Buddy struggles to fit into mainstream society, sometimes doing some pretty strange stuff. In one scene, he excitedly eats a heaping plate of spaghetti mixed with candy and sweets.
In a stroke of genius, Chocolate Hockey’s Kyle Mace got four Hershey Bears to try that concoction, resulting in a hilarious video featuring Mason Mitchell, Lucas Johansen, Colby Williams, and Connor Hobbs.
By Madeline Dement 2 years ago
On Sunday, December 3, the Hershey Bears held their annual teddy bear toss game at the Giant Center.
Fans are encouraged to bring teddy bears to the game and throw them on the ice immediately after the home team scores its first goal. The stuffed animals are then donated to hospitals and local charities during the holidays.
Hershey’s teddy bear toss was initiated by a goal from Liam O’Brien in the second period. While there is nothing better than getting plunked in the head with a pink teddy bear during a goal celebration, the photos of Lucas Johansen and Mason Mitchell being swallowed whole by mountain of stuffed animals is a close second.
By Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago
With Hershey Bears training camp underway, the Washington Capitals announced new roster moves as they whittled their training camp roster down to 30 on Tuesday.
The Caps released defenseman Jyrki Jokipakka from his professional try out offer while sending five others down to AHL Hershey – two of which must pass through waivers.
After surrendering a 2-0 series lead to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the Hershey Bears won the fifth and final game of their first-round series Sunday, advancing to the second round for the third-straight year.
Rookie defenseman Colby Williams scored the game-winning goal after Nathan Walker found him wide open in front of the net. Williams one-timed the puck past a sprawling Martin Ouellette for his first career playoff goal.
Thursday afternoon, the Washington Capitals announced two organizational signings. The Caps have signed the 28th overall pick of the 2016 NHL Draft, Lucas Johansen, to a three-year, entry-level contract. Johansen, the 19-year-old younger brother of the Predators’ Ryan Johansen, has 36 points in 60 games with WHL Kelowna and is second among the team’s defensemen in goals, points, and assists.
The team also announced it has signed 2015 sixth-round pick Colby Williams, who is currently playing in Hershey. The 22-year-old defenseman turned pro this season after spending his entire junior career with the Regina Pats. Williams has 13 points in 49 games with Hershey.
Capitals goaltending prospect Vitek Vanecek stopped 29 Albany Devils shots for his first career AHL shutout Saturday. The Bears got off to a quick start, taking a 3-0 lead into the first intermission. The Bears were buoyed by tallies from veterans Christian Thomas, Brad Malone, and Stan Galiev, all in a 3:06 span. Galiev’s goal was his first AHL tally since the 2015-16 season, where he scored 3 goals in five games.
First year pro Colby Williams would score his second goal in as many nights to cap the Bears scoring in the second period. The 2015 sixth round pick’s overtime goal Friday gave the Bears a victory over the Springfield Thunderbirds.
Vanecek needed to stop 14 shots in the third to preserve the shutout and the 4-0 win for the Bears.
By Spenser Smallwood 3 years ago
