Chocolate Fix 2/15/2012

Braden Holtby gets his first NHL game of this season. Photo by Mitchell Layton/NHLI via Getty Images.

The Bears came off a 3 games in 3 nights weekend with 5 out of 6 available points. The beat Syracuse on Friday, lost in a shootout on Saturday to The Whale, and firmly beat the baby Pens at home on Sunday. We also have a new feature. Every Monday, Kyle will bring you a photo recap from the previous week. It’s called Snapshots. If you missed it, go take a look.

Braden Holtby and Joel Rechlicz each got a game with the Caps this week. Does Dale Hunter know what he’s doing? [HBHB]

Injuries in the Caps require call-ups from the Bears. Fox Sports take a look at the Caps injuries and how call-ups like Dmitry Orlov and Cody Eakin have performed. [Fox]

Garrett Mitchell and the Bears 4th line have been hot over the last couple weeks. Plus, he also loves being in Central PA. [LDN]

The Old Barn Hockey Show is back on the air. [OBHS]

• Part 1 – Bears segment. Frank and Scott are joined by Gregg Mace from WHTM & Tim leone from Patriot News.
• Part 2 – John Walton, voice of the Capitals, calls in for the second segment with more Bears and Caps news.
• Part 3 – Greg Wyshynski (aka Puck Daddy from Yahoo) is the guest for this segment.

D.J. King is making the most of his time in Hershey. [PennLive]

Bears Talk with Tim Leone and Paul Vinga. [PennLive]

Keith Aucoin, Holtby and Rechlicz are all back in Hershey for the upcoming road trip. [Bears]

And due to suspensions Rechlicz will sit out Friday night while Boyd Kane will sit for three games. [AHL]

What do you think about the suspensions? Let us know in the comments.

Last, but not least, tonight is another “Labatt Blue AHL Bubble Hockey Tournament” night. It’s free to play. You can meet Patrick Wellar & Patrick McNeill if you go. [Bears]