Former Bears Captain Steve Oleksy Makes Return to Giant Center

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HERSHEY, PA – Steve Oleksy looks at the play during his return to Giant Center Sunday night against Hershey (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

One year ago, Steve Oleksy scored a goal for the Hershey Bears, setting off the flight of thousands of teddy bears onto the ice at Giant Center. A year later, the 29-year-old blueliner found himself on the other side of the goal.

“Being part of [the teddy bear toss] before you kind of expect it,” Oleksy said after the game. “That shows the support Hershey gives to the Bears here. It’s a little different being on the other bench as the teddy bears rain.”

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Too Many Mistakes; Baby Pens Down Bears

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Wilkes-Barre, PA – Philipp Grubauer is scored on in the third period of Hershey’s 5-3 loss to the Penguins on Wednesday night (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

We hate to bring up bad memories, especially since the correct mentality in hockey is to continuously move forward. However it’s worth it to briefly reflect back on how our playoff hopes and dreams, as well as the Mike Haviland era ended a year ago. Back-to-back road games in Norfolk, in mid-April; Both must win games, and both dropped by the Bears in regulation.

Now currently, we’re thankfully nowhere near as dire and concerning of a situation. Even after dropping a 5-3 decision to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the first of two meetings this week.

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PHOTOS: Hershey with Huge Comeback Over WBS in OT

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HERSHEY, PA – The Hershey Bears celebrate their OT win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Saturday night in Hershey (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

It was a meeting of the rivals in Hershey for one last time this regular season. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins made their last stop in Chocolate Town, USA for the 2014-15 season. The Bears, who came into the game going 10-1-0-1 in 2015 was looking to expand their lead for first place in the East Division. With a packed Giant Center, this game did not disappoint.

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PHOTOS: Pheonix Copley’s Shutdown Performance Gives Hershey Shootout Win

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HERSHEY, PA – Pheonix Copley goes to hugs Chris Brown after making his final save in the shootout against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday night (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

After Philipp Grubauer was injured in the Bears last game on New Year’s Eve, back-up goalie Pheonix Copley was set up to start against the Penguins where he hoped to get his second win against Hershey’s archrival. Sitting six points back behind the Baby Pens, the Bears hoped to get a quality start out of the young goalie and gain some ground on the first place team.

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PHOTOS: Bears Take Extra Point in Shootout Against Penguins

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HERSHEY, PA – Stan Galiev celebrates his third period goal during Hershey’s 2-1 shootout win against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Wednesday night (Kyle Mace – Chocolate Hockey)

As the turkey heats up in the oven for Thanksgiving tomorrow, the Hershey Bears – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins rivalry is heating up with each meeting this season. Coming into this evening’s game, the Bears have won seven straight against the Penguins at Giant Center. Hershey was looking to make that eight straight with the traditional Thanksgiving eve game.

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PHOTOS: Hershey Scores Three in Second Period to Beat Wilkes-Barre

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HERSHEY, PA – Hershey Bears players join Connor Carrick and celebrate his game tying goal in the second period (Kyle Mace – Chocolate Hockey)

After a tough loss Friday night in Syracuse, the Hershey Bears looked to bounce back against archrival Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The Baby Pens came out with an early 2-0 lead with two goals from Jayson Megna. Hershey would not go down without a fight though, scoring three unanswered from Philippe Cornet, Connor Carrick, and a penalty shot from Chandler Stephenson to give Hershey the 3-0 win over WBS.

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PHOTOS: Hershey Bears Top Wilkes-Barre on Opening Night

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HERSHEY, PA – Tomas Kundratek celebrates Casey Wellman’s goal with teammates during Hershey’s 4-1 win over the Penguins Saturday night (Kyle Mace – Chocolate Hockey)

The Bears kicked off their home season Saturday night against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Hershey topped the baby Penguins of a score 4-1 with goals coming from Tim Kennedy, Dane Byers, Casey Wellman, and a penalty shot goal from Dustin Gazley. Hershey will take on Lehigh Valley Saturday night against the Phantoms.

Below the jump, check out photos from Saturday night’s game.

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PHOTOS: Bears Take Two Preseason Games From Phantoms and Penguins

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HERSHEY, PA – Tomas Kundratek celebrates with his teammates after Garrett Mitchell’s goal during Hershey’s preseason win at home against Lehigh Valley last Friday. (Kyle Mace – Chocolate Hockey)

The Bears played two eventful preseason games at Giant Center as they prepared for the 2014-15 regular season. The first, Friday night October 3rd, featured the return of former Bears star Andrew Gordon, now playing in the Flyers organization with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms

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