Bears Have Foggy Practice at Hersheypark Arena

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HERSHEY, PA – Hershey Bears head coach Troy Mann draws a play out through the fog at Hersheypark Arena Wednesday (Kyle Mace – Chocolate Hockey)

It is always a step back in time to watch the Bears practice at Hersheypark Arena. The arena serves as a practice site for the Bears when Giant Center isn’t available, and that was the case on Wednesday.

Just stepping into the “Old Barn” brings back lots of memories to long time Hershey Bears fans. Walk into the Arena now and you’ll see two big upgrades; a new ceiling and safety nets behind each goal that went up just a few months ago. Yet with all of the improvements, air conditioning has never been installed in the arena. With hot and humid weather outside, there was a throwback to the past as well.

Shortly after practice began, a thick layer of fog engulfed the ice, just like it used to when the building was packed on a warm evening in Chocolate Town. And on a warm day like Wednesday, practice wasn’t what Coach Troy Mann had hoped for.

“It’s just not good,” said Mann. “You are scared someone is going to get hurt. You can’t see from one end to the other. We had some things we wanted to work on today, but I had to cut practice short because it’s not conducive to getting things done with the fog.”

With cooler temperatures on the way, the Bears will likely not have to deal with the fog, (at least until June when they’d be deep into the playoffs.)

Below, check out the “eery” pictures from Wednesday’s practice.

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