Former Bear David Leggio Dances Like Drake, Dabs After Shutout
Former Hershey Bear David Leggio is currently playing for EHC Red Bull München in Germany and is playing fairly well. Though 14 games with the team, Leggio has eight wins and five losses with three shutouts and a .925 save percentage. On Thursday, Leggio celebrated his third shutout with a little dance for the fans.
David Leggio Registers First Win In Giant Center Since Departure From Hershey
HERSHEY, PA – David Leggio celebrates his win over his former team the Hershey Bears on Sunday night (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)
The Bears aren’t going to win every home game. It only seemed like they could. Facing their former teammate, Portland goalie David Leggio, the Bears dropped a 5-1 decision to the Pirates on Sunday night at Giant Center.
Hershey Bears Line Brawl, Pheonix Copley Goalie Fight (Photos and Video)
HERSHEY, PA – Pheonix Copley fights Kevin Poulin of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers Saturday night during the Hershey Bears game against Bridgeport (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)
All heck broke lose Saturday night at Giant Center with 4:20 remaining in the second period against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. It all started with goaltender interference on Pheonix Copley that went uncalled, knocking the stick out of his hands. He made a glove save to put play to a halt, where a scrum quickly escalated.
PHOTOS: Hershey Bears Score Six in Win Over Bridgeport
HERSHEY, PA – Stan Galiev smiles after scoring his fifth goal in four games during Hershey’s 6-3 win over Bridgeport (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)
After struggling to find the back of the net last few weeks, the Bears have relied on only a few players for their scoring. One of those players was Stan Galiev, who came into the game scoring Hershey’s last three goals. He kicked off the scoring Friday night by putting Hershey first on the board early in the first period.
2014 SHOEY Awards: The Final Week
With races in our first ever SHOEY Awards very close, we decided to extend voting another week! We will count up the final votes Saturday, May 10th at midnight and announce all of the winners on Monday, May 12th. We still have two final categories to breakdown and they just happen to be the closest races of them all.
2014 SHOEY Awards: Social Media Awards
We are four days into voting for our first ever SHOEY Awards and all races are still really close, especially the social media awards. There are three categories that fall under the social media awards: Tweet of the Year, Tweeter of the Year, and Social Media Champion. Three, it’s a magic number. Will that magic wear off on some of our nominees?
2014 SHOEY Awards: Game of the Year
On the third day of voting for our first ever SHOEY Awards, we look at Game of the Year. We have three nominees for this category, two of which are rookies in some of their first games.
Hershey Bears Exit Interview and Locker Clean Out Day
Monday morning might be the final time some Bears players ever walk though Giant Center as a Bear. As the 2013-14 season comes to a close, the Bears players took some time to reflect on their season as they cleaned out their lockers. It was a surreal moment for all as Hershey missed the playoffs for the first time in eight seasons.
Hershey Gains Point in OT Loss to Binghamton
Nate Schmidt, seen here earlier in the season, scored his first goal since opening night with Hershey on Friday night against Binghamton during the Bears’ 5-4 loss to the Senators (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)
The Bears face another nearly must win situation tonight, when they face one of the best teams in the league, the Springfield Falcons. Hershey remains in control of the 8th and final playoff spot in the AHL Eastern conference, by just one point, with five games to go.