Chay Genoway, seen here earlier in the season, had Hershey’s first goal of Friday night (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)
After losing to Syracuse Friday night, the Bears look to win the weekend by putting together back to back victories over the next two days at Giant Center. It starts tonight against a team with one of the worst records in the AHL, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
The Hershey Bears annual Team Autograph Night has become one of the best nights of the season for many Bears fans. Sunday night, following the Bears victory over Manchester, hundreds of fans lined up to get autographs and pictures with their favorite Bears players. Not only did the fans get to go on the ice and get autographs, the experience gives them a chance to interact with the players as well.
Thanks to our friends at abc27, we have a very special video to share with you this Thursday. A group of award winning photographers at abc27 followed the final game at Hersheypark Arena from when the doors opened to the last fan leaving for the last time. This is a rare view of the Arena which many have seen, but not many have captured in this form. The video only lasts 202 seconds, but the memories from that night will last a life time.
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through GC Not a creature was stirring, not even a Beak; The banners were hung in the rafters with care, In hopes another Calder soon would be there; The sticks were nestled all…
Photo via Official Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Facebook Page
Back-to-back wins. Those are words you’ve only seen once here this season and once again, it didn’t happen for the Bears on Friday. Coming off an impressive come from behind victory in Binghamton on Wednesday, the Bears failed to follow up with another victory and lost to Wilkes-Barre Scranton on Friday night 5-3.
The Hershey Bears are back on tv this season. abc27 will televise seven Bears games this season. The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon. The first telecast will be next week, Wednesday December 11th at 7:00pm from Binghamton. The second announced telecast will be Friday January 24th at 7:00pm from Syracuse. It will be the first telecast of a game from Syracuse in the long history of Bears broadcasts on abc27. Five more telecasts will be announced in the coming weeks.
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During the whole month of December, SHOE will be holding our first ever contest. Before each home Bears game, we will post a status asking for guesses who will have the first Bears goal that night. In the comments, you will guess who will score the goal and at what time to win a prize.
HERSHEY, PA – Dane Byers (left) celebrates David Kolamatis’ GWOTG against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)
There was a different sense of urgency when the Bears began their game against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday night. After losing at home Wednesday to St. John’s, the Hershey players and coaches realized that their team was in trouble. Too many home losses brought a tough Friday practice and team meeting. The result was a 3-2 overtime win against the Penguins, the first of the year against their arch rivals.
HERSHEY, PA – Former Bear Andrew Gordon celebrates a goal during St. John’s win over Hershey (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)
When the appearance of one of the opposing players is the highlight of the evening, you know it was a long night for the Hershey Bears. Andrew Gordon returned to Hershey, this time as a member of the St. John’s IceCaps. Gordon got two ovations while doing his pre-game ritual on the bench and another when introduced as a part of the IceCaps starting lineup. His team then handed the Bears their 7th home loss in ten games 4-2.
HERSHEY, PA – Julien Brouilette celebrates his goal with Peter LeBlanc and Brandon Segal during Hershey’s 5-2 win over Binghamton (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)
There’s no place like home for the holidays. That old song might turn into the theme over the next week for the Hershey Bears. The Bears head into this afternoon’s game against Binghamton on a solid points streak that is slowly moving them out of last place in the AHL East.