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WATCH: A Day In The Life With The Hershey Bears Equipment Team

WATCH: A day in the life with the Hershey Bears equipment team

On December 21, 2018, the Hershey Bears beat the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 victory. But behind the scenes, Chocolate Hockey was following another team.

The Hershey Bears equipment team are the unsung heroes of the Chocolate and White. Josh Carter and Dillon Filepas screw, stitch, and sharpen anything and everything for the Bears. Each gameday they are integral in the success of Hershey’s hockey club.

We take you behind the scenes with the equipment staff in a 21-minute documentary that was shot, edited, and produced by Chocolate Hockey’s Kyle Mace.

Kyle will be in the Premiere chatroom on YouTube to provide more insight to this piece. Join us by logging in before the premiere at 8 pm EST. Visit Chocolate Hockey’s YouTube channel to be involved with the chat. You can also watch the video below.

Special thanks to: Josh Carter, Dillon Filepas, Randy Diem, Zack Fisch, Bryan Helmer, Dan Stuck, Spencer Carbery, and Mike Sgarbossa for making this piece possible.
Graphics: Tyler Galaskas
Footage provided by: Great Save Productions
Music: Bensound

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