After the Hershey Bears first outdoor practice on Thursday afternoon, the ice was opened up to friends and family to take time to share and enjoy the ice together.
Children and significant others of some of the Bears joined them on the ice at Hersheypark Stadium to shoot some pucks, skate around, and have fun in a unique environment.
Both Pheonix Copley and Vitek Vanecek will be sporting new masks during the week of the Outdoor Classic. The two netminders received fresh masks from David Gunnarsson of DaveArt for the 2018 Outdoor Classic.
Thursday morning the Hershey Bears took part in their first outdoor practice on the rink at Hersheypark Arena. The event provided great images to capture and share with fans, without making them have to brave the cold like members of the Chocolate and White.
The Charlotte Checkers told their fans to stay home from Wednesday night’s game against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers to an unusual snowfall in the North Carolina city. With Charlotte not used to the snow, the Checkers felt the need to close the game to the public for safety reasons.
Rather than deal with the headache of rescheduling — Bridgeport travels for two straight games in Charlotte much like the Bears and other teams do — the show went on before an audience of zero fans.
Colby Williams has been suspended for three games for his hit on Danick Martel Saturday in Lehigh Valley.
Williams received a match penalty for the hit which came with just over seven minutes left in the second period of Saturday’s game.
Just under a month ago, the Hershey Bears released the design for the 2018 Outdoor Classic uniforms. Now, the sweaters have arrived at Giant Center, and Chocolate Hockey got one of the first looks.
With the classic HERSHEY wordmark and skating Bear logo, these jerseys are one of the cleanest in Bears specialty jersey history.
Tuesday evening, the Hershey Bears announced a late addition to their alumni game roster. Father of Chris Bourque and Hockey Hall of Famer Ray Bourque will join 18 former Bears players in a match-up against the Philadelphia Flyers alumni team.…
Sunday night at Giant Center is the Hershey Bears second annual Star Wars night. The Bears will be auctioning off jerseys with a snowy Star Wars theme to them after the game for charity.
In 1998, a 12-year-old Chris Bourque visited Nagano, Japan to cheer on his father in the 1998 Winter Olympic ice hockey tournament. 20 years later, a 5-year-old Kingston Bourque will cheer on his father as Chris will represent the USA in Seoul, South Korea.
Kingston spent some time with his dad before Chris’ media availability on Friday morning, skating together after the Bears first practice coming off of a holiday break.
Hershey High School and Palmyra High School are separated by only four miles, creating a rivalry that is as intense as any in local high school sports. A matchup between the two schools took place Friday night at a rink they both call home: Klick Lewis Arena.
Two large student sections were thoroughly entertained by a back an forth game that saw the Hershey Trojans come out on top, 5-2.
