Roaring in the Den: Bears tear apart Phantoms in Game 2
Hershey takes a commanding 2-0 lead with a 5-1 victory as the series heads to Lehigh Valley Luke Brown for Chocolate Hockey It’s well known that the first game of the AHL division semifinal series between the Hershey Bears and…
Line Change: Lapierre – Miroshnichenko Return Gives Bears A Face Lift in Game One
Coach Todd Nelson continues to push all the right buttons If you’ve been watching the Hershey Bears over the last two months, you would have become used to some very typical forward lines. The long standing call ups of Mike…
Hear the Bears Reactions from Game 1 Against Lehigh Valley
Hershey uses fast start to down the Phantoms 2-1 to take an early lead in the best of five series. Here the from the players below. Hendrix Lapierre started the scoring for Hershey at 3:29 in game one. Fresh off…
Bears Roar to Game 1 Victory as Puck Drops on Calder Cup Playoffs
Hershey Survives Close Final Minutes, Takes 1-0 Series Lead Over Lehigh Valley Luke Brown for Chocolate Hockey After more than a week of no games for the Hershey Bears, the message from head coach Todd Nelson and AHL Coach of…
Tale of the Tape: Lehigh Valley Phantoms
How the Bears advance to division finals. The moment Bear Nation has waited for is finally here! The Hershey Bears will begin their title defense against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms. The Phantoms, entered the Calder Cup Playoffs as the…
AHL Notebook: Playoff Hockey Begins Wednesday Night in the AHL
Luke Brown for Chocolate Hockey It is officially playoff time for the AHL as many teams look to battle through the postseason for a chance to do what the Bears did last season, and hoist the AHL’s ultimate prize, the…
Development Arc, Roster Depth Proves Key to Success
Bears players exceling at both NHL and AHL Levels In life, we all achieve for stability. It gives us a piece of mind. Hockey players are very routine driven. From various pregame routines to handshakes withteammates, they are extremely detail…
Den Leader Aaron Ness Celebrates, Reflects on 800 Professional Hockey games
Eight hundred games is impressive at any level of hockey. Whether that’s in the ECHL, AHL or even the NHL, 800 professional games is a long time spent playing this beautiful game on ice for any player. This past weekend,…
TODD NELSON WINS LOUIS A.R. PIERI MEMORIAL AWARD AS AHL’S OUTSTANDING COACH
Nelson guided Hershey to a regular-season title and numerous club records in 53-14-0-5 campaign (Hershey, PA – April 22, 2024) –The American Hockey League announced today that Todd Nelson of the Hershey Bears is the winner of the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as…
Shepard and Stevenson Pair to Claim the 2023-24 Harry “Hap” Holmes Award
Luke Brown for ChocolateHockey Harry “Hap” Holmes retired after the 1928 season with the Detroit Cougars, and since 1972, the AHL has awarded the Happy “Hap” Holmes Memorial Award in his name to the goaltenders on the AHL team that…