Three years ago, Elizabethtown native Kennedy Stephenson was looking for a second chance. At only three-years-old, Kennedy needed a liver transplant after being diagnosed with S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase deficiency, also known as AdoHcy.
The last time Travis Boyd was scratched for a game with the Hershey Bears was on April 17, 2015. Since then, the Hopkins, Minnesota native has not seen the press box in 199 consecutive regular and postseason games for the Chocolate and White. Sunday night, Hershey’s Iron Man will reach the 200 mark against Wilkes-Barre.
Saturday night at Giant Center the Hershey Bears wore specialty USA themed flag jerseys. The Bears would pick up a 6-1 victory over Lehigh Valley.
As Chris Bourque goes, so go the Bears. It’s a common thought among Bears fans who have followed Hershey’s top scorer over his nine-year career in Chocolate Town. If the 13 games into the season are any indication, Hershey and Bourque could be in for a very good year.
The Hershey Bears will sport American Flag jerseys on Saturday, November 11 in honor of Veterans Day. The jerseys will be auctioned off postgame to fans with proceeds from the live auction going to Liberty USO at Fort Indiantown Gap and Veteran’s Trust Fund.
Chocolate Hockey is happy to announce a new program to our website: Chocolate Hockey High.
Monday night Chocolate Hockey’s crew will attend our first high school hockey game, a Central Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League matchup between the Lower Dauphin Falcons (1-0) and Palmyra Cougars (2-0).
The Hershey Bears announced Sunday afternoon that rookie defenseman Connor Hobbs will miss six to eight weeks of action with a fractured wrist, sustained Saturday night in Hershey’s loss to Toronto.
Connor Hobbs left Saturday night’s Bears game with an apparent upper-body injury.
Hobbs, 20, has played in nine games for Hershey this season.
Mathias Bau scored his first AHL point with an assist on Anthony Peluso’s first-period goal against the Rochester Americans Friday night.
Netminder Vitek Vanecek was on rehab assignment with the South Carolina Stingrays Friday night in Greenville, South Carolina against the Swamp Rabbits.
Vanecek was playing his first game since the NHL preseason after sustaining a lower-body injury during training camp. The Czech Republic native made 36 saves on 39 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Swamp Rabbits.
