The following is a first in Chocolate Hockey history. Bears captain Garrett Mitchell was kind enough to produce an article for us prior to the beginning of this season. The words you are about to read are his own. Please enjoy this player blog.

My first day in Hershey was a hectic one. I got picked up by one of our locker room guys from the airport and he brought me over to Giant Center. We’re there just in time for the game that night. I haven’t met anybody yet. The only guys I knew were from playing against them in juniors or at rookie camps.

After the game, I came down stairs and met everyone, but I’ll never forget what happened next. Beaker looks at me and says I had to go sell a jersey on the ice. I’m like “What do you mean I have to go sell a jersey on the ice?” I was so embarrassed. I’m sitting on the bench going “I have to go on the ice and sell a jersey?” Nobody knows who I am. Nobody knew I was even coming.