Chocolate Fix 10/5/2011

A preview of the new third jersey from @TheHersheyBears

What do you think of the jersey? Let us know in the comments.

A little over a week ago the Bears started their training camp. At the end of the week Kyle and Brian had a photo wrap up of camp. Check it out here. We also had three preseason games to wrap it up. We were able to cover the home games which you can find here and here.
A big “Welcome Back” to The Old Barn Hockey Show! [OBHS]

• Part 1 – Great opening! Scott Stuccio joins the team and talks about the upcoming season. Gregg Mace then joins in the conversation to talk Bears and Caps.
• Part 2 – In a very Pittsburgh flavored NHL segment the boys talk about Jagr and Crosby with a little bit of NHL discipline in there, too.
• Part 3 – John Walton joins and talks about the difference between the AHL and NHL as a broadcaster. They also talk about rosters between Hershey and the Caps. JW can be heard locally this year calling the Caps games on 1460 AM.

I would expect a new Captain to be named shortly. Until then, tell us who you think it should be in our Facebook poll. [SHoE]

UPDATE: Just after I posted this, a Captain was announced. Congrats to Boyd Kane! Wearing the As will be Keith Aucoin and Graham Mink/Chris Bourque (home/away respectively) [@scottstuccio]

Julien Brouillette was hunted and bagged by Troy Mann. [PennLive]

Former Bear Bryan Helmer still likes Hershey. [Oklahoman]

Mark French likes the new additions to the team. [Intelligencer, LDN]

Hershey Bears Hockey Blog takes a look at the team. [Forwards, Defense, Goalies]

Starting in January, the Giant Center will have another sports tenant. The Hershey Haymakers (NALL) will be sharing the arena. [Sports ‘Burger]

One of the best stories of the week comes from WBS Penguins hometown paper. “The Bears should run roughshod through the league like they did in 2009-10.” [Citizen’s Voice]

Another story of a kid admiring an NHL player and then becoming teammates with him. This time the kid was former Bear Andrew Gordon. [OCR]

And in related news, he cracked the opening night roster. Way to go Gordo! [Metro News]

It looks like the Caps opening night roster is set. Congrats to Mathieu Perreault and Jay Beagle! [Japers Rink]

In the final round of cuts Dmitry Orlov, Cody Eakin and Mattias Sjogren were sent down to Hershey. [Walton]

Graham Mink is glad to be back in Hershey and looks forward to mentoring the ‘kids’. [RoaRR]

Remember David Aebischer? You could see him in the goal at Giant Center this year… as a member of the St. John’s Ice Caps. [Slam!]