Image from hersheybears.com The Caps and Bears announced today that they have extended their affiliation through the 2013-2014 season. Bears GM Doug Yingst was quoted in the Bears press release as saying, “The combined efforts of the Capitals and the…
With the Hershey Bears season coming to a close, most Bears fans will be putting all of their focus on the NHL playoffs. One of those teams left in the NHL playoffs are the Washington Capitals, the Bears affiliate. Monday night the Capitals will face off against the New York Rangers in game two of their series, but you could see some recalls before that. Those recalls are called “Black Aces,” named after holding the “Dead Man’s Hand” (two black aces) in a game of poker. So who could some of those “Black Aces” be?
This past Wednesday night was a special one for Sweetest Hockey as it was our first ever Hershey Bears viewing party! This was all in conjunction with the Hershey Bears Wives, Hershey Bears Booster Club, abc27, The Old Barn Hockey Show, and Fire Alley with the proceeds from a raffle going to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Pennsylvania.
In a stunning April 1st announcement, inside sources say the Hershey Bears are going to announce a major change for their 75th anniversary season. The team will change their name from the Hershey Bears to the Hershey Kats in honor of the Hershey Kit-Kat Bar.
We are just under 24 hours away until our first ever Hershey Bears viewing party! That means we have an update for you.
The Hershey Bears will be playing an outdoor game for a second straight year, but this time they will be hosting the party.
UPDATE: We are less then 24 hours away from the party. Please read our update!!
After months of planing, Sweetest Hockey on Earth is proud to announce the first ever “Hershey Bears Viewing Party” on Wednesday March 28, 2012!!! In conjunction with the Hershey Bears Wives, Hershey Bears Booster Club, abc27, and The Old Barn Hockey Show, we will be holding a viewing party benefiting the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Pennsylvania at Fire Alley starting a 6:30pm that night.
Yesterday’s AHL Clear Day deadline has come and gone. From now til the end of the season, these will be the players in the Bears lineup. Exceptions of course for call-ups and injuries. Take a look at who made the list after the jump.
Photo by Kyle Mace
Today is the day we find out who will be on the roster for the remainder of the season. For those of you unfamiliar with AHL Clear Day, here is the explanation directly from the AHL.
Only those players listed on a team’s Clear Day roster are eligible to compete in the remainder of the AHL regular season and in the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs, unless emergency conditions arise as a result of recall, injury or suspension.
Teams may also add signed junior players or players on amateur tryout contracts after Clear Day, but only once their respective junior or college seasons are complete.
Those listed in the 22 available spots are the ones that will be able to play. If there is an injury or one of the players on the roster is called up to Washington, that spot will be filled in by a non-roster player. Those players are traditionally called the “Black Aces”. They stay in Hershey and practice with the team.
So who makes the cut?
Photo by Kyle Mace
Around 6:30 pm on Thursday night, Ryan Potulny tweeted Keith Aucoin “good luck buddy” and “you deserve it.” There was a bit of speculation on what was going on. Was Aucoin being called up? Or was Potulny just messing with the AHL leading scorer? If you guessed with that Aucoin was getting his first call-up to the big show this season, you guessed correctly.