Alexandre Giroux is back in North America for the first time since 2012. The man who broke multiple American Hockey League and Hershey Bears records on the way to two Calder Cups, and an MVP award has spent the past six seasons in Europe with various teams.
Former Hershey Bears center Zach Sill has agreed to a deal with Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic for the 2018-19 season.
Sill spent the last three seasons with Hershey, playing 206 games for the Chocolate and White since 2015. The Nova Scotia native was instrumental in Hershey’s 2016 playoff run, spearheading the penalty kill with Ryan Bourque on the Bears way to a Calder Cup Finals appearance.
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2010 Calder Cup Champion and long-time Hershey Bears defenseman Patrick Wellar will once again call Chocolate Town, USA home after being named an assistant coach of the Hershey Bears Tuesday morning.
The Bridgeport Sound Tigers announced Monday afternoon former Hershey Bears forward Chris Bourque has agreed to an American Hockey League contract for the 2018-19 season.
Thursday evening Chris Bourque confirmed on Twitter he will not be a Hershey Bear this upcoming season.
“Thank you to all bears fans,” Bourque tweeted. “Was a thrill playing in front of all of you these past 3 Years! Hershey will always be a second home to my family! Till next time”
The 32-year-old leaves Hershey after his fourth stint with the franchise, spending three seasons this time in the Chocolate and White.
At first, Spencer Carbery wasn’t planning on inquiring about the Hershey Bears head coaching job. The 36-year-old was loyal to the Boston Bruins organization, where he was an assistant with their AHL team in Providence, after moving from job to job over the last three seasons. But his relationships in the Washington Capitals and Bears organization lead him to become the 26th coach in the 81-year history of the Chocolate and Whites.
“In a roundabout way things started to materialize,” said Carbery on Wednesday afternoon at his introductory press conference. “Once the process started, it was a long process but partly due to the fact that Washington was doing so well in the playoffs and going on to win a Stanley Cup. But that’s how it got started. And then from there it just evolved.”
The United States will not have the chance to play for a medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. A 3-2 shootout loss to the Czech Republic ended the team’s hope for a gold medal at the games.
Despite a first period goal from Ryan Donato, the Czech Republic grabbed a 2-1 lead, including a goal from former Bear Tomas Kundratek.
The United States men’s national hockey team will be moving on to the 2018 Winter Olympics quarterfinals after a big 5-1 victory against Slovakia.
Ryan Donato picked up two goals for the US as well as James Wisniewski, Mark Arcobello, and Garrett Roe each picking up one for the red, white and blue.
The preliminary round of the 2018 Winter Olympics men’s hockey tournament is coming to a close, as the US men’s national team takes on the Olympic Athletes from Russia on Saturday morning.
The USA is coming off of a 2-1 win over Slovakia, a game that saw Hershey Bears forward Chris Bourque record two assists.
OAR picked up an 8-2 victory against Slovenia on the same day. Currently, the Americans lead the Group B standings with four points.
