Chris Bourque has career tying five-point Friday night
After a scoring change on one of Hershey’s goals Friday night, forward Chris Bourque has matched his career high for points in a game with another five-point performance against Rochester.
Hershey falls in wild game against Rochester, 7-6
Photo: Rochester Americans
In one of the craziest games in recent memory, the Hershey Bears fall to the Rochester Americans 7-6 in a shootout.
Hershey looked like they had this game in the bag after the first seven minutes. Travis Boyd scored 44 seconds into the match with a one-timer off of a Jeremy Langlois pass to make it 1-0 Bears.
Pheonix Copley to start first game this season Friday night
Friday morning the Hershey Bears announced the rehab assignment of Vitek Vanecek to South Carolina, leaving only two goaltenders on the Bears active roster for Friday night’s game in Rochester.
Of those two, only one has played any regular season games this season in Adam Carlson. That will change Friday night as Pheonix Copley returns to the ice.
Nike unveils new hockey jerseys for the 2018 Olympics
Nike unveiled the latest iteration of international hockey jerseys and recently went in depth with the different methods the company used to change the way we think about a jersey.
The goal of the jerseys was to find new ways to trim weight that a traditional hockey jersey normally would, and Nike has been hard at work figuring out how to shed any kind of weight possible, calling their press release “The Art of Reduction.”
Vitek Vanecek assigned to South Carolina on rehab stint
Friday morning the Hershey Bears assigned goaltender Vitek Vanecek to ECHL South Carolina for a rehab assignment starting that night.
The 21-year-old netminder has been out since September with a lower-body injury. He will in between the pipes for the Stingrays against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits Friday night.
Hershey’s goalie situation becoming clearer with return of Copley, Vanecek
The Hershey Bears’ number one and two goaltenders returned to the ice earlier this week as Vitek Vanecek and Pheonix Copley were both cleared for full practice with the Chocolate and White.
Both netminders were injured in training camp and have yet to see any regular season action this season. “Certainly I’ve got a month of extra rest,” said Copley after practice Tuesday. “I’m excited to get going. Obviously, you want to be going at the start of the season. I’m just that much more excited.”
Hershey Bears hold annual Pink the Rink night
The Hershey Bears held their sixth annual Pink the Rink night Sunday night Giant Center.
The Bears teamed up once again with Mixed Up Productions to sell shirts and other pink-themed items for the American Cancer Society.
Lucas Johansen scores first professional goal with special meaning
Sunday night in Chocolate Town, rookie defenseman Lucas Johansen scored his first American Hockey League goal.
It was Hershey’s annual Pink the Rink event to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Johansen’s grandmother, Lilly, battled breast cancer. He carried her name on his stick tonight.
Hershey Bears win the week, beat Hartford 4-3
On a night honoring Breast Cancer survivors, as well and bringing awareness to the disease, the Bears put on a show for the 10,489 in attendance at Giant Center Sunday night.
The Bears were looking to win their first week of the season, and that’s exactly what they would do. Behind three goals from Wayne Simpson, Chris Bourque, and Lucas Johansen, the Chocolate and White bagged their second win of the weekend, taking down Hartford 4-3.
Riley Barber’s mom, a breast cancer survivor, drops the puck on Pink the Rink right
Prior to Sunday night’s game, forward Riley Barber’s mom dropped the ceremonial puck. Stacy Barber, a breast cancer survivor, was greeted by her son at center ice to take the puck drop in front of a packed Giant Center crowd.
The two exchanged a hug before she dropped the puck. Hartford captain Joe Whitney joined the two of them for the photo opportunity.
