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Hershey Bears advance to Eastern Conference Finals after sweeping Hartford Wolf Pack

The Hershey Bears are headed to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Bears completed a three-game sweep of the Hartford Wolf Pack in the Atlantic Division Finals on Wednesday, winning Game Three by the final score of 3-1.

Hershey was led by a sparkling performance from goaltender Hunter Shepard and saw first career AHL playoff goals from defensemen Vincent Iorio and Lucas Johansen. Veteran forward Mike Vecchione also grabbed two primary assists.

The Bears will now play the Rochester Americans to determine who comes out of the East and plays for the Calder Cup.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 weeks ago

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Aliaksei Protas was so excited about Logan Day’s Game One goal he accidentally tackled him: ‘The big man was coming at me too hot’

Despite massively outplaying the Hartford Wolf Pack, the Hershey Bears were facing a 2-0 deficit heading into the third period of Game One of the Atlantic Division Final.

The tenor of the game changed when during his first shift on the ice, Garrett Pilon threw two huge bodychecks in the defensive zone, drawing a roughing penalty on Will Blackwood and giving the Hershey Bears a power play.

“I’d say Pilon’s hit,” Henrik Borgstrom said when I asked what sparked the team. “I think that fired up the boys big time. Those are the plays that you need in the playoffs.”

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By Ian Oland 2 weeks ago

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Henrik Borgstrom went from a healthy scratch and out of the lineup for a month to Hershey’s overtime hero in Game One

HERSHEY, PA — The Washington Capitals signed Finnish center Henrik Borgstrom as an unrestricted free agent over the offseason. With Nicklas Backstrom out due to hip resurfacing surgery, Borgstrom provided the organization with center depth at the NHL level — the six-foot-three, 199-pound forward had played 110 career games with the Florida Panthers and Chicago Blackhawks coming into the year — and the 25-year-old would be a welcome veteran presence with the Hershey Bears if he couldn’t stick in DC.

Fast forward 10 months later, Borgstrom provided his biggest goal to date for the organization, scoring the overtime winner in Game One to give the Bears a 1-0 series lead over a hot Hartford Wolf Pack team.

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By Ian Oland 2 weeks ago

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Hershey Bears extend series lead to 2-0 over Charlotte Checkers as Connor McMichael scores highlight-reel spinning backhand

The Hershey Bears defeated the Charlotte Checkers 5-1 in Game Two of their Division Semifinals matchup on Saturday. The Bears now hold a 2-0 series lead over Charlotte in the best-of-five series. Hershey will host the next three games of the series (if necessary) at Giant Center and need to win just one of them to move on to the Division Finals.

The Bears were led to victory by a sparkling performance from goaltender Hunter Shepard in net and a big three-goal third period kicked off by Caps top prospect Connor McMichael.

Garrett Pilon and Joe Snively both also contributed three-point nights. Snively kicked off the scoring for both teams on a power play early in the second frame.

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By Chris Cerullo 4 weeks ago

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Hershey Bears players answer: ‘Who’s the most famous person in your phone?’

The Washington Capitals are the 12th-worst team in the NHL and could take some figurative TNT to their roster over the next two weeks. So let’s turn our attention to one of the very best teams in the American Hockey League, the Hershey Bears, who may supply some players to the Capitals’ roster in the coming weeks.

The Bears were asked an interesting question from their social media team: Who is the most famous person in your phone, and do they pick up if you call them?

Some answered seriously and others joked around. The video is a good barometer of how many likable characters the team has.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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After more injury woes, Capitals recall Sonny Milano and two others from Hershey

The Washington Capitals have been devastated by injury this season and Wednesday they made several big transactions.

The team placed TJ Oshie (lower body), John Carlson (lower body), and Beck Malenstyn (upper body) all on injured reserve. Connor Brown was also placed on long-term injured reserve as he’s likely done for the season due to ACL surgery.

Those moves allowed the Capitals to recall three players from AHL Hershey. Forwards Sonny Milano and Garrett Pilon as well as defenseman Lucas Johansen are all on their way to Washington for practice on Thursday.

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By Ian Oland 7 months ago

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The Hershey Bears had their Halloween Party on Sunday and their costumes were incredible

After defeating the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 4-1 on Sunday, the Hershey Bears held their annual Halloween Party. The team went all out to celebrate.

Pennywise, Shrek, a priest, and a LEGO man all made appearances at the party. There were several costume tributes to kids’ TV shows. Wayne and Garth from Wayne’s World even attended.

Here’s a closer look at my favorites.

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By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago

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Sonny Milano juggles puck out of midair to earn first point with Hershey Bears on Garrett Pilon goal

Sonny Milano, signed by the Washington Capitals to a one-year deal earlier this week, has his first point with the Hershey Bears and it came in typical Milano fashion.

The 26-year-old winger juggled the puck out of midair and set up a play that ended in Garrett Pilon scoring Hershey’s third goal of the game.

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By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago

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Hendrix Lapierre among eight new cuts from Capitals Training Camp roster

The Washington Capitals announced eight cuts to their Training Camp roster on Sunday. The main group in camp is now down to 32.

Six of the eight players cut by the Caps will need to pass through waivers before they head to Hershey for Bears Training Camp which starts on Monday. That group of six includes goaltender Zach Fucale.

The news was announced by Capitals PR.

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By Chris Cerullo 8 months ago

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Hershey Bears make heroic late comeback but fall in overtime of first-round elimination game

The Hershey Bears squared off with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Monday night in the third and decisive game of their first-round series in this year’s Calder Cup Playoffs. The Bears forced the Game Three with a 2-1 victory on Sunday night.

With just barely over 90 seconds remaining in regulation the Bears found themselves in a two-goal hole. And then something amazing happened.

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By Chris Cerullo 1 year ago

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