The Hershey Bears finished out their week strong with a 4-0 shutout over the Bridgeport Islanders.
Bears’ goalie Clay Stevenson was named the First Star of the Night. Stevenson saved all 25 shots he faced in his third shutout of the season so far.
With the victory, the Bears swept both nights of their back-to-back with the Islanders, outscoring them 9-4.
By Faith Harris 1 week ago
Back-and-forth scoring between the Hershey Bears and the Willkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins ended with the Bears stealing an overtime victory, Wednesday. The Bears are now 2-2 against the baby Pens and post a 10-4-0 record overall, remaining first in the league.
Alex Limoges scored the overtime, game-winning goal powering the Bears to their victory. A two-goal night from Jimmy Huntington helped the Bears get the lead and then retie it when the Pens scored two of their own. Capitals prospect Vincent Iorio also scored his first goal of the season and had a multi-point night. Hunter Shepard returned to the net for the Bears tonight after his time in Washington and secured his fifth consecutive win with the team.
By Faith Harris 2 weeks ago
The Hershey Bears defeated the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2-0 on night one of back-to-back games between the two teams. This was the team’s second win against the Phantoms so far this season. The Bears are now 9-3-0 and remain first in the league.
Clay Stevenson pitched a shutout tonight after Bears starting goaltender Hunter Shepard received a call-up to the Capitals this morning. Stevenson faced 24 shots from the Phantoms while in net tonight.
Other player highlights include Logan Day registering his 100th career AHL point on an assist. Mike Sgarbossa also had an assist tonight, and now has assists in six straight games.
By Faith Harris 2 weeks ago
After a tough last-second loss against the Baby Penguins last night, the Hershey Bears got back to their winning ways on Saturday, defeating the Bridgeport Islanders 3-1 on home ice.
Hershey is now 8-3-0 and remains first in their division. The victory marked their fifth-straight at Giant Center.
The Bears were led by forward Joe Snively, who registered two assists. Goaltender Clay Stevenson made saves on 26 out of 27 shots to secure the victory.
By Faith Harris 3 weeks ago
The Hershey Bears have teamed up with Highmark Blue Shield to give away 2023 Calder Cup Champion trading card sets to the first 10,000 people in attendance for their game against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on November 1.
The set consists of 21 different cards, ranging from the team’s championship photo to the game-winning goal scored by Mike Vecchione.
By Danielle Jacobus 1 month ago
The Hershey Bears are ready for puck drop ahead of their season-opening matchup against the Belleville Senators, Saturday night.
The team announced its 31-player, Opening Night roster that includes 19 forwards, 9 defensemen, and 3 goaltenders.
The Bears feature 16 returning players from the 2023 Calder Cup Championship team, including 2023 AHL Playoff MVP Hunter Shepard and Capitals prospects Hendrix Lapierre and Vincent Iorio. Ivan Miroshnichenko and Alexander Suzdalev have both made the Bears and will play their rookie seasons in the AHL.
The 2023 Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears aren’t done tweaking their roster for next season quite yet.
The Hockey News’ Jacob Stoller is reporting that the Bears have re-signed defenseman Logan Day while forward Matthew Strome is returning to the team per Inside AHL Hockey’s Tony Androckitis.
Both inked one-year AHL contracts.
By Chris Cerullo 5 months ago
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.
Hershey Bears head coach Todd Nelson said during the Calder Cup Finals that defenseman Logan Day has “ice in his veins.” Little did we know that Day also has superior olfactory sensory neurons in his nose. By that, I mean he has an incredible internal tolerance for stankiness.
We know this because Day has not taken off his jersey since suiting up for the Hershey Bears in Game Seven Wednesday night. The Bears proceeded to win the franchise’s twelfth Calder Cup after Mike Vecchione scored in overtime of the longest Game Seven in AHL history.
It is now Friday — nearly two full days later — and Logan’s jersey full of sweat, alcohol, and perhaps other things I can’t imagine remains glued to his body, perhaps never to be taken off again.
By Ian Oland 5 months ago
HERSHEY, PA — Capitals draft pick Garrett Pilon scored one of the biggest goals in Hershey Bears’ history at Giant Center on Saturday, putting the Chocolate and White on the precipice of their twelfth Calder Cup championship.
After both the Bears and Coachella Valley Firebirds could not score a goal in regulation of Game Five, Pilon let a shot fly from just outside the circles in overtime that beat goaltender Joey Daccord, sending Bears’ players and a sold-out Giant Center into jubilation. The goal was Pilon’s fourth of the postseason, marking tenth point in 16 playoff games.
The play, which gave the Bears a three games to two lead in the Calder Cup Finals, was a confluence of several heads up plays by unheralded members of the team. Meanwhile, the celebration afterward was a mess of excited feels that also, according to Dylan McIlrath, got a little physical.
By Ian Oland 5 months ago
