With the start of training camp less than a month away, Washington Capitals are slowly beginning to make their way back onto the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.
Monday, a group of at least five players took the ice, headlined by full-time Bethesda resident John Carlson.
HERSHEY, PA — The Hershey Bears celebrated the franchise’s twelfth Calder Cup championship at Giant Center on Saturday afternoon. The event marked the first public event fans could attend since the Bears lifted the AHL’s championship trophy in Southern California early Thursday morning. Alternate captain and inventor of the ROAR, Mike Vecchione, scored on a rebound to in overtime of Game 7 to eliminate the first-year Coachella Valley Firebirds in thrilling fashion.
The championship ceremony began at 3 pm and was open to the public. There were so many Bears fans in attendance, many of the players, who had barely slept since winning the championship days before, stayed hours after they were scheduled to leave so no one left empty-handed.
Nothing about the celebration or the fan support felt minor league.
Hometown hero Joe Snively could have a future with the big club.
By Peter Hassett 3 months ago
HERSHEY, PA — The Hershey Bears just made it a series and in the most stressful way possible.
After being shutout in consecutive games by Joey Daccord, the Chocolate and White finally pierced the Coachella Valley Firebirds goaltender for five goals, winning Game Three 5-4 in overtime.
Fourth-line center Riley Sutter scored the game-winning goal 13:34 into the first overtime after Hershey surrendered a two-goal lead late in the third period.
The Bears now trail Coachella Valley two games to one in the Calder Cup Finals with Games Four and Five upcoming in Hershey.
By Ian Oland 3 months ago
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.
By Chris Cerullo 5 months ago
The Washington Capitals announced on Friday morning that they have sent forwards Aliaksei Protas, Joe Snively, and Beck Malenstyn to the AHL’s Hershey Bears.
All three players are eligible to suit up for the Bears in the Calder Cup playoffs. They will look to help Hershey secure the franchise’s 12th Calder Cup championship.
By Chris Cerullo 5 months ago
The Washington Capitals announced that they called up Joe Snively from the Hershey Bears ahead of the team’s practice on Monday morning.
Snively’s addition comes as Alex Ovechkin missed Saturday’s game due to an upper-body injury and the Capitals iced only 17 skaters. Ovi was unable to participate in the Capitals’ morning skate on Monday as well.
The Washington Capitals announced on Thursday afternoon that they have sent forward Joe Snively back to the Hershey Bears.
Snively was originally recalled by the Caps on Tuesday as both Alex Ovechkin and Sonny Milano were dealing with individual ailments at the time. Snively played against the Rangers later that day but did not dress against the Sabres on Wednesday.
By Chris Cerullo 6 months ago
The Washington Capitals, who are still gunning for a playoff spot, have two extremely important games in two nights if that’s their goal. The team takes on the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night before flying home to DC to take on the Buffalo Sabres, who they’re competing with for one of the final two playoff spots in the East. The Caps play seven games over the next 12 days.
With two forwards missing practice on Monday, the Capitals called up Joe Snively from the AHL’s Hershey Bears.
The Washington Capitals announced on Sunday that have sent forward Joe Snively back to the Hershey Bears and in his place recalled defenseman Dylan McIlrath.
Snively heads back to the AHL after a successful two-game stint that saw him record two points. McIlrath comes back up to the Caps after being sent down on Saturday so that Tom Wilson could be activated off of injured reserve.
By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago
