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Chocolate Fix 1/25/2012

Photo credit: Mitchell Layton (and hijacked from our sister blog RMNB)

I’d rather not talk about this past weekend, but there were 3 games. Here are recaps from Friday, Saturday and Sunday all resulting in no points. The only good things to come out of this past week was an announcement that the All-Star Classic would be on TV and the Bears continued their tradition of reading in schools.

Keith Aucoin voted a starter at this year’s All-Star Game. [The AHL]

This isn’t the kind of season Zach Miskovic hoped he would have, but he is still making the best of it. [PennLive]

The Old Barn hockey show had Jim Jones, John Walton and Doug Yingst join them this week. [OBHS]

Tomas Kundratek has been a nomad this season. [CSNWash]

Speaking of Kundratek, he’s back in Hershey. [Caps]

And playing in the NHL was a dream come true. [PennLive]

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Memories of the “Old Barn”


In this second part of the two part series on the Old Barn, I present to you a collection of memories from former players, staff and fans.  To begin, I will share my fond memories.  One of the biggest things that I missed when the Giant Center opened was the live organ music.  To me, that was something very nostalgic about the Old Barn.  It really enhanced the feel of the building.  Many people talk about ‘old school hockey’. I don’t think you can get much more old school than an organ playing repeated bars of “Charge!” to get the crowed going. If you ever had the chance to sit there, you will also remember how steep it was.  Your feet were just about on the shoulders of the person in front of you.  On the other hand, it gave you a fantastic view of the game.  

I was at the very last regular season Bears game played in the building, and I still have my tickets.  When the Giant center opened, I was at the first game there.  On that night, they handed out posters depicting the Old Barn and Giant Center.  I now have that poster framed with my tickets from the last Old Barn game and the first Giant Center game: memories that will last a lifetime.

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Video: John Walton Shares His Thoughts on Being Named the New Voice of the Capitals

During the offseason, the Hershey Bears had a lot of turnover. Gone are fan-favorites like Andrew Gordon, Steve Pinizzotto, and Andrew Joudrey. Now, Bears fans must say goodbye to long-time radio play-by-play man John Walton.

Early Tuesday, the veteran AHL broadcaster was named the new voice of the Washington Capitals, replacing Steve Kolbe who called his 1,000th career regular season game for the team on November 11, 2010. Walton will be the Caps Director of Broadcasting, with additional responsibilities for the radio network and Caps social media.

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Chocolate Fix 8/10/2011


Photo by Kyle M

The Bears Radio Network has lost its voice. [Dump N Chase]

Bear great Ralph Keller battles his demons. [PennLive]

Alumni updates brought to you by Dinger Family Zoo. [DFZ]

DFZ also took a look at new Bear Danny Richmond. [DFZ]

Braden Holtby talks about the ups and downs of his post season. [RMNB]

Holtby is also ranked 3rd in the top 150 goalie prospects. [Goalie Guild]

And while we’re talking about goalies, Derek Meluzio dishes on some current and former Hershey net minders. [PennLive]

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