US Soccer Star and Hershey Native Christian Pulisic Visits the Bears

Christian Pulisic is one of the biggest up-and-coming soccer stars in the entire world, and he’s a Hershey, PA native. At only 18-years-old, Pulisic has accomplished a lot in his short career so far. He is the youngest foreigner player to score a goal in the Bundesliga, the youngest USMNT player to score a goal in World Cup Qualifying history, and joined Borussia Dortmund’s first team over winter break of last year. His father, Mark, was a star for the Harrisburg Heat indoor soccer team from 1991 to 1999.

Tonight, Pulisic came to Giant Center to take in a Bears game. Prior to the game, he played some two-touch with the Bears, a set of skills we put to the test in a soccer challenge a few weeks ago with some of the Bears.

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A Look Back at Some of Chris Bourque’s 500 Points as a Bear (GIFs)

Chris Bourque has now become the seventh player in Hershey Bears history to score 500 points as a Hershey Bear, joining Mike Nykoluk, Tim Tookey, Arnie Kullman, Gil Gilbert, Willie Marshall, and Dunc Fisher as the only players to accomplish the feat. In honor of this major accomplishment, we take a look back at some of Bourque’s earliest points as a Bear in GIF form.

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Frederic Cassivi Out of Retirement, Signs with Reading Royals

At 41-years-old, former Hershey Bear and AHL Hall of Famer Frederic Cassivi has come out of retirement to sign with the Reading Royals. Cassivi signs as an emergency back-up goaltender as the Royals are without Mark Dekanich, who played one game for the Chocolate and White last year and signed with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms this offseason.

Cassivi was the 2006 Calder Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player and spent six seasons with the Bears (1999-2002, 2005-2008) before finishing his career with two seasons in Germany and Austria. In 2015, Cassivi was inducted into the AHL Hall of Fame. Currently, the Sorel, Quebec native is a guest radio color commentator on Hershey Bears home games.

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Hershey Bears Photos of The Year 2016


Dan Ellis lays on the ice after allowing a goal during practice in Toronto during the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs

Every year, I take thousands of photos. Between January and December of this year, I took taken roughly 93-thousand photos of Bears games. So you understand how tough it is for me to publish photos after each game, let alone go through every photo I’ve taken and publish after the game. That leaves a load of photos that never see the light of day. Below are 30 of my best photos from 2016 I never got the chance to publish.

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Promotion to the Second Line Brings Newfound Confidence to Liam O’Brien’s Game

Since his assignment to Hershey in December 2014, Liam O’Brien has become a fan favorite. The Halifax, NS native won over Bears fans with his grit and hard-nosed style of play. But a recent promotion to the second line has O’Brien only two points away from matching his season total from last year. Heading into Christmas Break, O’Brien is riding a four-game point streak, which was extended with a beautiful assist to Paul Carey on Sunday night.

“This is basically our third year with Liam, and his skill set has certainly improved,” head coach Troy Mann said. “One thing I brought up during my interview process three years ago was to involve more skill development with our team prior to practice. We’ve been doing it here for the third season. Liam as a prospect, young player, has been a big part of that, and a lot of the credit goes to Ryan Murphy. One of his strengths as a coach is his ability to break down the skillset. He does a nice job with the forwards.”

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Former Bear Erik Burgdoerfer Gets First NHL Call-Up to Buffalo

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On Monday morning, the Buffalo Sabres announced they had recalled former Hershey Bear Erik Burgdoerfer. Burgdoerfer played 132 games for the Bears over two seasons before signing his first NHL contract with Buffalo this off-season.

After playing five of seven preseason games for the Sabres, the 27-year-old defenseman was assigned to Rochester to start the season. Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma said he was “stunned Burgdoerfer played as long in the ECHL as he did,” according to Joe Yerdon. “Said he’s a good player people fell asleep on.”

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