Friday Mailbag: Why Don’t We See Dark Helmets with the Third Jerseys?

Our Friday Mailbag is back! This week we look at who might replace Liam O’Brien in a “tough guy” role, how you can help Chocolate Hockey grow, and how come in NHL 17 the third jerseys are matched with dark helmets, but in real life they wear the white ones?

Hershey really hasn’t had a “tough guy” role all year. That’s just not the style they play anymore. Tyler Lewington currently leads the team in fighting majors at four, but remember, once you reach 10 fights, you’re suspended a game.

Yes, as a matter of fact, Troy Mann said on Wednesday after practice Barber and Dustin Gazley are on track for February returns. Barber was working out in the stands with strength coach Mike Wagner during practice. Those will be two key additions in the final stretch of the season.

I’m never there early enough to see who is first on, but I can tell you that a guy I always see on the ice after practice is Jakub Vrana. Always working on something at the end of practice.

Honestly, I think everything is working pretty well for the team. If Hershey is going to make a cup run, they’re going to have to beat teams in their division. I’m going to guess whoever wins the Atlantic Divison Finals will probably have the best shot at making the Calder Cup Finals from the Eastern Conference, as long as the rest of the division doesn’t beat up on them on their way to the conference finals.

It’s just easier that way. When teams travel, they have limited amount of room to bring along their equipment. For example, if Syracuse were to come to Hershey on a Sunday after playing in Wilkes-Barre on a Saturday, they would need to bring their blue jerseys, blue helmets, and white helmets. That’s an extra 18-20 helmets you have to pack in an already cramped amount of space. It could happen if a team like Wilkes-Barre or Lehigh Valley were making a short day trip to Chocolate Town, but with the change over to dark sweaters after Christmas now, I don’t think we’ll be seeing them again anytime soon.

In all honesty, every Bear I’ve interacted with in my seven seasons covering the team has been nothing but class. I enjoy doing stories with guys who are closer to my age (example: FIFA 17 with Jakub Vrana, and Vitek Vanecek was a blast) but working with players on everything from blogs to just the typical interview has been great.

I’m glad you asked, Jason! We just opened our new merch store today!! We’re always looking for more ideas, so please tweet me personally (@kyle_mace), or e-mail me (link to my e-mail on our about page) and let me know what you’d want to see as a shirt!

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