Wednesday morning EA Sports announced they have released a special Chris Bourque card in NHL 17 Hockey Ultimate Team in honor of his performance at the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic.
Bourque, who was captain of the AHL All-Star team’s Eastern Conference squad, posted one goal and four assists in the game. The Atlantic Divison lost to the Central Divison in a shootout after not losing a game in their first three games.
Every year, in conjunction with the Hershey Bears, Arooga’s Grille House and Sports Bar coordinates a fundraising night at their locations where Hershey Bears players make an on-site appearance to meet guests, sign autographs, guest bartend, etc. to benefit “Running for Rachel,” a yearly 5K which supports Duodenal cancer research.
Rachel Guss, for which the charity was named after, was a local to the Harrisburg area and was known by many Arooga’s employees. She lost her battle with the aggressive illness in 2011. Last year this event raised over $8,000 in just two hours to benefit the charity’s annual 5K.
Their names are synonymous with the great tradition of Hershey Bears hockey. Now their names are forever enshrined with the legends of the American Hockey League. Monday morning in Allentown, Doug Yingst and Bryan Helmer became the newest members of the American Hockey League Hall of Fame. Yingst’s career with the Bears began as a sales and promotions director. It ended when he retired last season after 34 years, completing his run as President and General Manager. His four Calder Cup championships as General Manager equals the most in league history.
Sunday night the Hershey Bears held a Star Wars night, with the team sporting specialty jerseys with a Star Wars theme. The jerseys have been hyped up for weeks by jersey collectors and after the game against Binghamton, they raised $42,100 for charity.
The following is a list of prices for each jersey that was sold:
In one of the most well-deserved recalls in the past few years, Liam O’Brien is heading back to the NHL for the first time since 2014.
O’Brien played 13 games for Washington at the beginning of the 2014-15 season before being assigned to Hershey. Since that stint, O’Brien has played 132 games for the Bears, scoring 16 goals and 42 points, 18 of those points coming this season alone.
You know a hockey team is feeling good about themselves when they’re having fun. That’s exactly what happened Wednesday morning at Giant Center when the Bears held a team shootout at the end of practice. A very good sign for Hershey as they prepare for one of the most important months of the season.
The American Hockey League announced today Travis Boyd will be joining Chris Bourque at the AHL All-Star Classic in Lehigh Valley.
Christian Pulisic is one of the biggest up-and-coming soccer stars in the entire world, and he’s a Hershey, PA native. At only 18-years-old, Pulisic has accomplished a lot in his short career so far. He is the youngest foreigner player to score a goal in the Bundesliga, the youngest USMNT player to score a goal in World Cup Qualifying history, and joined Borussia Dortmund’s first team over winter break of last year. His father, Mark, was a star for the Harrisburg Heat indoor soccer team from 1991 to 1999.
Tonight, Pulisic came to Giant Center to take in a Bears game. Prior to the game, he played some two-touch with the Bears, a set of skills we put to the test in a soccer challenge a few weeks ago with some of the Bears.
The Hershey Bears announced today that defenseman Madison Bowey will be out indefinitely after a “slight laceration of the tendon on his ankle” in Wednesday night’s game in Syracuse. The 21-year-old underwent surgery in Syracuse Wednesday and will be expected to make a full recovery.
Chris Bourque has now become the seventh player in Hershey Bears history to score 500 points as a Hershey Bear, joining Mike Nykoluk, Tim Tookey, Arnie Kullman, Gil Gilbert, Willie Marshall, and Dunc Fisher as the only players to accomplish the feat. In honor of this major accomplishment, we take a look back at some of Bourque’s earliest points as a Bear in GIF form.
