Garrett Mitchell dunked by his daughter Tuesday night in Hummelstown It’s not always about hockey in Chocolate Town, and tonight was another example of how the Hershey Bears help out the surrounding community. Bears Captain Garrett Mitchell was a part of the Fuzzy…
Zach Sill throws a ball to first base as Riley Barber and Travis Boyd look on. (All Photos: Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)
Sometimes it’s nice to get away from the rink and have some fun at another stadium. That’s what the Hershey Bears did on Thursday afternoon as they joined the Harrisburg Senators on City Island to try their hand at some batting practice.
Saturday night Bears netminder Pheonix Copley debuted a new Washington Capitals-themed mask during warm-ups. The recently acquired goalie joined Hershey less than a month ago from the St. Louis Blues.
Three hours after the Bears got off the ice at Giant Center in their first practice after winter storm Stella dropped just over a foot of snow on Chocolate Town, the hopped back on with a very special group of kids. The American Special Hockey Association’s York Polar Bears and Hershey Heros teams joined some of the Hershey players for a skate Wednesday afternoon.
Dan Ellis lays on the ice after allowing a goal during practice in Toronto during the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs
Every year, I take thousands of photos. Between January and December of this year, I took taken roughly 93-thousand photos of Bears games. So you understand how tough it is for me to publish photos after each game, let alone go through every photo I’ve taken and publish after the game. That leaves a load of photos that never see the light of day. Below are 30 of my best photos from 2016 I never got the chance to publish.
Mitch Lamoureux points to the Bears bench after being inducted into the Hershey Bears Hall of Fame. (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)
Sunday night at Giant Center, the Hershey Bears held their annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, where they inducted four Bears greats. Former players Mitch Lamoureux, Mike Mahoney, Bobby Perreault, and coach Chuck Hamilton.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Hershey Bears visited Penn State Hershey’s Children’s Hospital for their annual Christmas craft day. Bears players Riley Barber, Madison Bowey, Liam O’Brien, Zach Sanford, Tyler Lewington, and Aaron Ness helped some patients make some picture frames and sign some autographs for them.
Hershey Bears fans set a new franchise record with 20,662 stuffed plush tossed on the ice Sunday night at Giant Center. That bring the total for the last six year to 91,549 teddy bears. Garrett Mitchell scored the goal for the Bears with just under five minutes left in the first period.
Below the jump, enjoy photos from the event!!
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:
HERSHEY, PA – Garrett Mitchell celebrates his goal with Tyler Lewington and Nathan Walker in Hershey’s 5-3 win over the Rochester Americans Sunday night. (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)
The Hershey Bears are one of the hottest team in the AHL right now, and nothing is stopping them. On Sunday night, they extended their winning streak to five games. With goals from Christian Thomas, Riley Barber, Nathan Walker, Garrett Mitchell, and Aaron Ness, along with a 21-save preformance from Joe Cannata, Hershey took all six possible points avaiable this weekend.
Below the jump, enjoy photos from Sunday night’s game. Also, check out the shots from the postgame autograph session here.
