Czech forward Robert Kousal (L) vies with Denmark’s forward Mathias Bau during the group A preliminary round game Denmark vs Czech Republic at the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Moscow on May 15, 2016. / AFP / YURI KADOBNOV
The Hershey Bears announced Wednesday morning that forward Mathias Bau has signed a contract for the 2017-18 season with the team.
Forward Chris Bourque will return for his ninth season as a Bear after agreeing to an AHL contract for the 2017-18 season.
There seemed to be some confusion amongst Hershey Bears fans on Sunday morning when the NHL released the available player lists for the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. So we decided to let you send in any questions you might have to clarify any concerns about your favorite player heading to Sin City.
The Washington Capitals announced Thursday afternoon that forward Nathan Walker had been re-signed to a two-year, two-way contract.
The South Carolina Stingrays, ECHL affiliate of the Hershey Bears and Washington Capitals, are moving on to the Kelly Cup Finals after eliminating the Manchester Monarchs in a decisive Game 7 Wednesday night. The Stingrays will play the Colorado Eagles for the ECHL championship.
As members of the Hershey Bears packed their equipment before heading home for the summer, five players prepared for free agency for the first time in their careers.
Travis Boyd, Nathan Walker, Liam O’Brien, Chandler Stephenson, and Christian Djoos are all set to become restricted free agents this summer. While typically restricted free agents are locks to be re-signed, due to the current standing of the Washington Capitals organization, no qualifying offer is promised this offseason.
It was evident Pheonix Copley was in a world of pain when he went down in game four of the Atlantic Division finals. What was not known at the time of the injury was how painful it was for him.
You would never be able to guess Paul Carey has only played twelve playoff games in his professional career. The 28-year-old has had a successful career in both the AHL and NHL, including a career season with Hershey this year, but a recall to Washington as an extra body late in the year found him sitting a lot to finish off the year.
At only 21-years-old, Vitek Vanecek had one of the best seasons a goalie could have at his age in the AHL. The young netminder went 18-10-7 in the regular season with five shutouts, despite a very rough month at the end of December through the end of January, where he went 0-5-2.
“I’ve said this to a number of people, you take out four weeks of his season, his numbers are excellent,” said head coach Troy Mann after the Bears game seven loss. “It’s unfortunate we played Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre for that stretch of hockey late-December and early-January.”
For the first time in his professional career, Stan Galiev played an entire season with one hockey team. No recalls, no assignments, just hockey. But stability in your location does not mean stability in your hockey life.
