Category: Hershey Bears
Hershey Bears announce head coach Todd Nelson will be away from team due to family reasons
Patrick WellarThe Hershey Bears announced on Monday that head coach Todd Nelson will be away from the team due to family reasons. In a short release, the Bears said that assistant coaches Nick Bootland and Patrick Wellar will serve as co-head coaches during Nelson’s absence. The Hershey Bears have announced that...
Read moreEthen Frank scores twice, Pierrick Dubé notches game-winning shootout goal in Hershey Bears’ 4-3 win over Charlotte Checkers
Hershey BearsThe Hershey Bears defeated the Charlotte Checkers 4-3 on Sunday, avenging a 4-2 loss to the team a day before. The Saturday defeat was the Bears’ second regulation loss of the season and marked the first time they’d lost consecutive games in regulation since the 2022-23 season (April 11, 2023 vs. Ch...
Read moreMatt Roy and Jakob Chychrun will not play this weekend, could dress against Predators on Wednesday
Spencer CarberyThe Washington Capitals will play back-to-back games against the Columbus Blue Jackets and Carolina Hurricanes this weekend without two of their top defenders. Head coach Spencer Carbery revealed that neither Matt Roy nor Jakob Chychrun would dress for either matchup before the game against Columbus...
Read moreCapitals recall Vincent Iorio from Hershey Bears after placing Jakob Chychrun on injured reserve
HersheyThe Washington Capitals are addressing some depth issues on their blueline created by injuries early in the 2024-25 NHL campaign. Washington recalled defender Vincent Iorio from the AHL’s Hershey Bears on Saturday morning. To free up the roster spot to make that possible, they placed defenseman Jako...
Read moreCapitals send prospect Alex Suzdalev to the ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays
Springfield ThunderbirdsAlex Suzdalev is headed to North Charleston after the Washington Capitals re-assigned the prospect winger to the ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays on Thursday. Suzdalev had been with the AHL’s Hershey Bears since the start of Training Camp, playing his first game with the club last Saturday. Forward A...
Read moreJake Massie scores first goal of season in Hershey Bears’ 2-1 loss to Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Hunter ShepardThe Hershey Bears suffered only their second regulation loss in nine games, Wednesday night, after falling to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2-1 at Giant Center. The loss came after a three-in-three this past weekend and marked Hunter Shepard’s first on the season. The reigning AHL goaltender of the yea...
Read moreEthan Bear on refinding his footing with the Hershey Bears: ‘This is just exactly what I needed’
Dylan McIlrathHERSHEY, PA — The biggest surprise to make the Washington Capitals’ Opening Night roster was Dylan McIlrath, who re-graduated to the NHL at age 32. But with the three-time Calder Cup champion up from Hershey, another player had to be moved out. That player ended up being defenseman Ethan Bear. While...
Read moreIvan Miroshnichenko and Ethen Frank lead Hershey Bears to 2-1 victory over Providence Bruins, completing 3-in-3 sweep
Ethen FrankThe Hershey Bears didn’t play their best hockey this weekend but still managed to win every game of their three-in-three. Hershey completed the sweep on Sunday, defeating the Providence Bruins 2-1 at Amica Mutual Pavilion. The Bears got goals from their top goal-scorers, Ivan Miroshnichenko and Ethe...
Read moreAlex Limoges and Chase Priskie both score twice in Hershey Bears’ 6-2 win over Springfield Thunderbirds
ThunderbirdsAfter playing Friday night, the Hershey Bears looked tired and surrendered the first eight shots of the game to the Springfield Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds scored twice during that sequence, getting tallies from Reece Newkirk and Matthew Peca in the first 6:41 of the first period. But the veteran...
Read moreNothing guaranteed for Capitals prospects Zac Funk and Alex Suzdalev with Hershey Bears this season: ‘You have to earn your spot here’
Ethan BearThe Hershey Bears are six games into their quest to three-peat as Calder Cup champions. Hershey’s 31-player roster is once again stacked from top to bottom, returning the vast majority of the team from last year’s championship run under head coach Todd Nelson. Given their lack of turnover and buoyed...
Read moreEthen Frank scores team-leading sixth goal of season to help push Hershey Bears to 2-1 win over Providence Bruins
Henrik RybinskiThe Hershey Bears defeated the Providence Bruins 2-1 on Friday after scoring two goals, four minutes and 59 seconds apart, in the second period. Henrik Rybinski was credited with the game-winner. The victory improved the Bears’ record to 4-1-1 (9 standings points) — tops in the Atlantic Division. Th...
Read moreAaron Ness named new captain of Hershey Bears
Mike VecchioneThe Hershey Bears have a new captain. Hershey announced that Aaron Ness will succeed Dylan McIlrath as the club’s new, full-time leader after McIlrath graduated to the NHL’s Washington Capitals this fall. Joining Ness in Hershey’s leadership group are full-time alternate captain Mike Vecchione and a...
Read moreAaron Ness named newest captain of Hershey Bears
BearsThe Hershey Bears have a new captain. Hershey announced that Aaron Ness will succeed Dylan McIlrath as the club’s new, full-time leader after McIlrath graduated to the NHL’s Washington Capitals this fall. Joining Ness in Hershey’s leadership group are full-time alternate captain Mike Vecchione and a...
Read moreBig games from Ethen Frank and Ivan Miroshnichenko and shutout by Hunter Shepard lead Hershey Bears over Chicago Wolves 5-0
Hershey BearsNot even 24 hours after falling to the Chicago Wolves 3-2 in overtime, the Hershey Bears took it to their Western Conference rival during a rematch at Giant Center on Sunday afternoon. The Bears won 5-0, riding two goals from Ethen Frank, three points from Ivan Miroshnichenko, and a shutout from Hun...
Read moreIvan Miroshnichenko does ROAR celly after scoring team-leading fifth goal of season for Hershey Bears
Ivan MiroshnichenkoIvan Miroshnichenko continued his hot start for the Hershey Bears, scoring his fifth goal of the season during Sunday’s game against the Chicago Wolves. Miro found pay dirt on the power play late in the first period, sending a low shot from the bumper spot past Wolves goaltender Yanik Perets. Usuall...
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