Bears players wearing their “Pink the Rink” shirts in a photo auctioned off at Saturday’s Bears game (All photos by Kyle Mace)
Saturday night, the Hershey Bear Wives joined forces with Mixed Up Productions at Giant Center to help raise money for the American Cancer Society. The players painted their sticks pink, some of which were used in warm-ups before the game against the Marlies, and were then put into a silent auction.
Keith Aucoin playing for Toronto Sunday night in Hershey (Photo by Kyle Mace)
Keith Aucoin may be in a different uniform, but Hershey Bears fans treated him like he still wore the chocolate and white on Sunday night. Aucoin returned to Hershey for the first time since signing with Toronto in the off season. Aucoin got an ovation every time his name was announced and even when he took the ice in warmups.
HERSHEY, PA – Tomas Kundratek skates by as Braden Holtby looks on after Wilkes-Barre scores their fourth goal of the game (Kyle Mace – Sweetest Hockey on Earth)
Adam Oates is gone, but the Hershey Bears slump remains. Following Wednesday night’s 4-0 loss to the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins, the Washington Capitals announced that Caps head coach and Hershey Bears co-coach Adam Oates would no longer be on the Bears bench. Oates had been in Hershey and on the Bears bench for every game this season. Members of the Caps staff will also return to Washington.
Photo credit @SyracuseCrunch
There were seven goals in tonight’s Bears-Crunch game, yet only one would go into Syracuse’s net. The Crunch scored six goals on forty shots in an effort that would force Braden Holtby out of the game and hand Hershey a 6-1 loss.
Just over one year after the Bears released their pump-up/promotional video "NO REST," the Bears have dropped a new video. This commercial video is entitled “We Will ROAR” which includes awesome video from some of the best moments of the…
Earlier this week, Jon DiSalvatore pledged to donate $25 to the Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy relief for every goal scored Saturday and Sunday by Hershey. Unfortunately, the Bears only scored 2, meaning only $50 from DiSalvatore and $50 from the Bears. So in an effort to raise more money, DiSalvatore took to his Twitter.
HERSHEY, PA – Zach Hamill plays the puck in front of St. John’s net during Hershey 2-1 loss to the Ice Caps (Tim Stough – Sweetest Hockey On Earth)
Hershey Bears fans welcomed an old friend back to Giant Center, but his new team wasn’t very friendly. Former Bears defenseman Dean Arsene returned as a member of the St John’s IceCaps and helped beat the Bears 2-1 at Giant Center on Saturday night.
Wilkes-Barre Township, PA – A Panoramic of Mohegan Sun Arena before the Bears faced-off against the Penguins (Tim Stough – Sweetest Hockey on Earth)
Early Friday, EA Sports showed their “AHL Sim of the Week,” featuring Hershey and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the simulation. The simulation showed the Bears coming out on top with a 2-1 victory. The Chocolate and White must have heard because they would take the non-virtual two points with a 3-1 win over the Baby Pens.
Warm-ups in high above Bridgeport. (Photo via @TheSoundTigers)
The power may still be out to parts of the Tri-State area, but the power was working just fine in Bridgeport on Saturday night. The Bridgeport power play that is. The Sound Tigers scored three power plays goals on their way to a 3-2 victory over the Bears.
This season, all the Hershey Bears will be taking apart of “Movember.” Movember is an event during the month of November when people grow mustaches to raise awareness for men’s health issues. The Bears are growing “mo” throughout the month to raise money for this cause. We will be keeping tabs on the guy’s ‘staches all month long with photos and updates.