Aliaksei Protas scored his first AHL goal in the Hershey’s home win against the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins on Sunday.
The Capitals’ 2019 third-round pick, wearing number 40, took a backpass from Joe Snively in the high slot and ripped a shot, beating Baby Pens’ goalie Max Lagace.
Washington Capitals 2019 first-round pick, Connor McMichael, scored his first AHL goal Thursday at Mohegan Sun Arena.
The Caps’ top prospect scored 8:56 into the third period on a power play.
The goal gave the Hershey Bears a 3-2 lead over their biggest rival, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, which they would not surrender, meaning McMichael’s first professional goal was a game-winner.
It took 20 games, but Capitals’ second-round pick Brett Leason finally scored his first AHL goal of this career. And it came in one of the biggest games of the Hershey Bears season: Teddy Bear Toss Night.
Leason scored the overtime game-winning goal and tallied the first three-point game of his professional career against the Hartford Wolf Pack.
Martin Fehervary scored his first professional goal for the Hershey Bears Sunday night.
Using his blazing speed, the Slovak defenseman scored shorthanded on a two-on-one break with Axel Jonsson-Fjallby.
By Ian Oland 2 years ago
On the same night that Alex Ovechkin scored his 50th and 51st goal, Joe Snively, a college UFA signed two weeks ago by the Capitals, marked his own milestone.
Playing in his first professional hockey game with the Hershey Bears, Snively scored his first goal, which happened to be the game-winning goal for the Bears.
Snively, who went to Yale, grew up in Herndon, Virginia, and was a member of the Washington Little Capitals, a youth hockey team that practices at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.
By Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago
The 6-3 win for the Hershey Bears over the Hartford Wolf Pack Saturday night was full of firsts. Two recent Capitals draft picks scored their first AHL goals: Maximillian Kammerer and Garrett Pilon.
Liam O’Brien and Mike Sgarbossa both scored twice and Ilya Samsonov made 28 saves to get his first win in nearly a month.
By Brennin Weiswerda 2 years ago
Sunday afternoon, the Hershey Bears picked up their second straight win, a 4-3 victory over the Hartford Wolf Pack. The game was Hershey’s annual Pink the Rink game to support the fight against breast cancer.
While it was a special night for Riley Barber, whose mom Stacy participated in the ceremonial puck drop, it may have been an even more emotional night for defenseman Lucas Johansen.
Johansen scored his first professional goal in the second period of the game, dedicating it to his late grandmother.
By Brendan Doyle 3 years ago
Connor Hobbs has only been playing in Hershey for a few weeks, but that short amount of time has been quite eventful. In a preseason game against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Hobbs landed a big hit that he later called “pretty dirty.” A week ago, the defenseman got into his first AHL fight, knocking out his opponent. And Saturday, Hobbs scored his first professional goal.
That goal could not have come at a better time. Tied up in the third period against the Providence Bruins, Hobbs scored a power play goal that boosted Hershey to a 3-2 victory.
By Brendan Doyle 3 years ago
The night after Lucas Johansen scored his first career AHL point, Jonas Siegenthaler had a milestone of his own.
The Swiss defense prospect scored his first career AHL goal Sunday against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
On a night where a franchise record 20,662 stuffed animals were donated to charity, the Hershey Bears organization also saw a milestone achieved by one of its newest players.
22-year-old rookie Zach Sanford scored his first professional goal during Hershey’s 4-2 victory over Syracuse, Sunday night. After Nathan Walker forced a turnover, the Australian hit Sanford with a pass in front of the crease. Sanford then beat Crunch goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis with a pinpoint perfect shot over the blocker 23 seconds into the third period. The goal made it 2-0 Hershey.
