This may be the best giveaway the Hershey Bears will ever have. Saturday night will be Chris Bourque Garden Gnome night. Next to the Buck Showalter Garden Gnome, this is the greatest garden gnome we’ve ever seen.
“I mean I didn’t design it that’s for sure,” said Chris Bourque about it. “But it’s alright.”
Saturday night’s Hershey Bears game will be a special one as the team will honor longtime GM Doug Yingst prior to the game, along with a bobblehead to be given out to the first 5,000 fans. And I have to say, this might be one of the best bobbleheads I’ve ever seen.
Travis Boyd smiles as teammates mob him after scoring his first professional hat trick Saturday night. (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)
It was right before the All-Star break that Riley Barber scored the first Bears hat trick in two seasons, netting three goals in a win against Syracuse. But now in back-to-back home games, the Bears have their second hat trick of the season.
Travis Boyd scored three goals for the Chocolate and White Saturday night in a 5-1 win over Lehigh Valley, including a deflection to give him his third goal. “Quite frankly I was just happy to see a few hats go on the ice,” Boyd said with a smile.
Sunday night the Hershey Bears are scheduled to give away a special bobblehead of defenseman Mike Moore. The figurine features Moore in a fireman’s uniform. “It was awesome,” Moore said. “It was really cool. It’s an honor to get a bobblehead. They combined a couple of passions of mine – firefighting and playing hockey. I couldn’t ask for something better. I think they did a great job with it including my hair, so I think it looks good.”
Scott Gomez will play tonight for the Hershey Bears in his first AHL game. Gomez will center a line with Chris Bourque and Sean Collins.
Puck drop at 7pm.
During the 365 days of 2015, I took thousands of photos at numerous Bears games and related events. Unfortunately, being the one-man band I am, it’s extremely tough to go though all of them and publish all the best ones. That’s why we now take a look back at 2015 with the best photos that never were published anywhere.
Earlier this week, in a locker room in historic Hersheypark Arena, we had three Hershey Bears players try their best at a holiday tradition with a hockey twist. Chandler Stephenson, Liam O’Brien, and Nathan Walker made Gingerbread Zambonis – and we want you to vote on the best ones! Watch the video, visit each player’s individual page to get a better look at the creations, and then vote!
