The Hershey Bears will be rocking some new threads this season. In conjunction with CCM, all on ice Bears sweaters have been converted to the new CCM Quicklite jerseys, first seen at the 2018 AHL All-Star Classic in Utica.

This is a league-wide change for the 2018-19 season. According to the AHL, these new jerseys feature “more breathable fabric and new MixMedia cresting techniques, all designed for increased comfort, enhanced durability, better range of motion.”

With puck drop just hours away from the 2018 Outdoor Classic, we took a sneak peek into the Hershey Bears locker room at Hersheypark Stadium, snapping some shots to share with you.

With the 2018 Outdoor Classic just days away, Thursday night allowed female fans of the Chocolate and White an opportunity to get up close and personal with the Hersheypark Stadium rink and chat with some of their favorite Bears.

The event, which is in its fifth year, was held on the Outdoor Rink for the first time, allowed fans to skate on the ice, as well as learn about the process that goes into building a hockey rink on a football field.

After the Hershey Bears first outdoor practice on Thursday afternoon, the ice was opened up to friends and family to take time to share and enjoy the ice together.

Children and significant others of some of the Bears joined them on the ice at Hersheypark Stadium to shoot some pucks, skate around, and have fun in a unique environment.

Both Pheonix Copley and Vitek Vanecek will be sporting new masks during the week of the Outdoor Classic. The two netminders received fresh masks from David Gunnarsson of DaveArt for the 2018 Outdoor Classic.