The Washington Capitals have traded Martin Erat and Bears forward John Mitchell to the Phoenix Coyotes for forward Chris Brown and defenseman Rostislav Klesla. The trade came Tuesday night after a long day of trades in the NHL.
HERSHEY, PA – Jack Hillen sports a Hershey Bears jersey during warm-ups before the Bears game Sunday night against Charlotte. Hillen is on a conditioning assignment from Washington to Hershey (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)
October 3rd, 2013, Washington Capitals defenseman Jack Hillen fractures his right tibial against the Calgary Flames during Washington’s home opener. The 28-year-old Hillen has now completed two games in a Chocolate and White sweater after sitting out almost five months.
Sunday night during Hershey’s 6-3 loss to Charlotte, the d-man played alongside Tyson Strachan, finishing the night with three shots and two points. Below the jump, watch Hillen talk about his first games back since the injury and how he is feeling now.
Four more Hershey Bears games will be televised this season on abc27.2 RTV in Harrisburg. The games will all be road telecasts and key games in the Bears playoff drive. The announcement of the remaining telecasts was made this afternoon.
Washington, D.C. – Bears center Michael Latta takes the opening face off of the 2014 AHL Showcase in Washington, D.C (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)
Sunday night, the Bears faced off against the Syracuse Crunch in the 2014 AHL Showcase. Despite the outcome not being what the Chocolate and White wanted, the game was still a site to see with Hershey sporting special Capitals jerseys. Below the jump, check out 25 photos from the game and warm-ups.
Tonight the Bears will take on the Syracuse Crunch from Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., and you can watch the game for free online!
Photo via Hershey Bears PeeWee Quebec Team Facebook page
The Hershey Jr. Bears Quebec team is off to a hot start, winning their first game of the Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament. The mini-Chocolate and White players beat Slovakia K&B Stars by the score of 5-1 Sunday morning.
Saturday night Hershey Bears fans will get a chance to support an important cause, close to the heart of Tyson Strachan. The Bears defenseman and his girlfriend Kate Ankoviak, have formed “Strachan Strays,” to help raise awareness of the pet overpopulation and dog homelessness.
HERSHEY, PA – Ryan Potulny sports the Hershey Bears’ Groundhog’s Day jerseys Sunday night (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)
Every February 2nd in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, a groundhog named Phil pops out of a hole to determine the weather for the next six weeks. If it’s sunny, then Phil is “scared” back into his hole for 6 more weeks of winter. If it’s cloudy, an early arrival of spring will arrive upon our country. The tradition is as crazy as the jerseys that trainer Dan “Beaker” Stuck designed.
Baltimore, MD – Casey Wellman talks to Troy Brouwer during warm-ups before the Baltimore Hockey Classic (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth, 2013)
The Washington Capitals have announced that they have recalled Casey Wellman. The 26-year-old Wellman has only played one game in Washington this season, getting 9:13 of ice time against the Flyers.
The American Hockey League has announced that forward Ryan Stoa has been suspended for one game. In Saturday night’s game against Bridgeport, a “slew-footing incident” occurred which Stoa was involved in. The 26-year-old scored a goal and one assist in Hershey’s win over the Sound Tigers.