Chocolate Fix 4/6/2011

As we enter the last week of the season, the Bears have a lock on where they will be in the playoffs. We are looking forward to the Bears playing hockey well into the warm weather and maybe bringing you a SHoE surprise or two.  Playoff tickets are now on sale, so what are you waiting for?

Frank and Brock anchor the Barn this week. [OBHS]

• Part 1: John Walton joins on the phone to talk about the Bears down the stretch.
• Part 2: Should the Bears enter the ice through a cave? What do you think? Other ‘improvements’ are also discussed.
• Part 3: The guys make predictions on the end of season awards.

Derek Meluzio gives us a Charles Dickens hockey story. [PennLive]

The Dinger Family Zoo has a March wrap-up. [DFZ]

Andrew Carroll has found a place with the Bears. [PennLive]

Kyle Greentree gets to 30 goals for the season. [Bears]

Bears clinch 2nd in playoffs. [PennLive]

Even with limited action Keith Aucoin still made the AHL Second All-Star Team. [AHL]

Former Bear Bryan Helmer earns award “as the AHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey.” [AHL]