Riley Barber celebrates his second period goal in Hershey’s 4-3 shootout loss to Bridgeport Saturday night (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)
The Hershey Bears lost to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4-3 in a shootout Saturday night. Jakub Vrana, Riley Barber, and Chandler Stephenson found the back of the net for the Bears, but it wouldn’t be enough as Bridgeport would only need one shootout goal to take the extra point.
Here are photos from the game:
This Sunday at the Allen Theater in Annville, a movie featuring a former Hershey Bear will be shown. “Hockey’s Lost Boy: The Rise and Fall of George Patterson” is the story about the man who scored the first ever goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Patterson would later play for Hershey, helping the team to a Calder Cup Finals appearance. But scandal would end up derailing George’s hockey career.
Former Bear Marek Svatos scores on Marc-Andre Fleury of Wilkes-Barre in 2005. (Photo via 7641 Sports)
Former Hershey Bears player Marek Svatos has died according to the IIHF. The Slovakia native was only 34 years old.
Svatos spent two seasons in Hershey, playing for Mike Foligno in 2002-03 and Paul Fixter in 2004-05. He started his professional career with the Bears in 2002, scoring 13 points in 30 games that season.
Colby Williams has been a very nice surprise for Bears fans early in this young season. The 21-year-old rookie defenseman, who only had one point coming into his fifth game of the season, posted two on Friday night, including his first AHL goal of his career to win the game for the Bears.
Monday afternoon, the Hershey Bears announced that forward Dustin Gazley will need surgery after injuring his left foot Sunday night against Wilkes-Barre. The 28-year-old sustained a fracture in his foot and will be out ten weeks, with an expected return in the new calendar year.
Sunday night’s game was Gazley’s first of the season. This is his four season with the Bears. In 61 games last season, Gazley scored 31 points with 14 goals, including four goals and nine points in 16 playoff games.
Hockey is back in Hershey, and the Bears now have their first win of the season. Below the jump, enjoy photos from the first home game of the season.
The Hershey Bears and Washington Capitals have announced an affiliation extension through the 2019-20 season.
“I think it’s good considering the coaching staff is under contract for a couple more years,” Bears head coach Troy Mann said. “I think it has been a great fit for both organizations. A lot of winning has been done here since 2005-06. It’s important to the community, important to the fan base to know that the NHL team is going to be here long term. I think once Bryan [Helmer] became the VP, one of the things he talked about was doing a longer extension.”
The Hershey Bears are two days into their training camp for the 2016-17 season. Today, we visited Giant Center and captured the events from the ice in both photo and video form.
Chocolate Hockey and the Old Barn Hockey Show are happy to announce a new partnership between the two. Starting on Monday, October 3rd, the ninth season of the Old Barn will kick off with a new co-host: our own Kyle Mace. Kyle joins Frank Schofield, Brock Kerchner, senior executive producer Art Selby, and JD Mathers, the son of the late Bears President and GM, Hockey Hall of Famer Frank Mathers.
Former Bears president and general manager Doug Yingst has been names Lebanon Valley College’s new director of corporate relations and athletic giving.
“There has always been a passion for LVC, not only for myself, but also my family,” Yingst said in a press release. “It truly is a rewarding feeling to have the opportunity to work at such an outstanding College. I can only hope my employment will have a significant and positive impact.”