Chocolate Fix 12/21/2011
Locker room is set up for this morning's game day skate. Photo from the Hershey Bears facebook page. Another full week here at SHoE. The Bears finished out their third week of three games in three nights. As Meatloaf would…
Bryan Helmer Discusses Career Milestones and Hockey in Oklahoma City
Bryan Helmer during his Hershey Bear days. Photo by Kathryn Hedrick. In the past four seasons, Bryan Helmer won two Calder Cups, became the AHL all-time leading scorer amongst defensemen, and played his 1,000th regular-season AHL game. To top it…
Late Game Collapse Lets Admirals Float by Bears, 6-3
Richard Panik celebrates his goal on Braden Holtby in Norfolk's win (Photo by Kyle Mace) Sentence fragments. That was what the form of Mark French's post game answers after the Bears game collapse. After Joel Rechlicz started off the game…
Sabourin’s Shutout Stops Sound Tigers, Gives Hershey 5-0 win
Matt Ford celebrate's his goal in Hershey's win (All photos by Kyle Mace) The Bridgeport Sound Tigers made their final visit to Hershey for the season tonight, and they Bears were happy to see them. They greeted them with five…
Special Teams Lead Bears to 4-3 Victory Over Admirals
The Bears battled the Admirals in Norfolk tonight. Photo by John Wright. Another weekend, another road game to kick it off. Tonight was the fourth meeting between the Hershey Bears and the Norfolk Admirals. It was also Norfolk's annual "Toy…
Boyd Kane Named Playing Captain for 2012 All-Star Classic
Photo by Kyle Mace The AHL announced today that Boyd Kane will be the playing captain for the 2012 AHL All-Star Classic. He will be representing the Eastern Conference and this will be his first All-Star appearance. Captains for the…
Check Out The Bears Outdoor Classic Jersey
Photo from the Hershey Bears facebook page. Well here it is, folks. This will be the jersey for the AHL Outdoor Classic at Citizen's Bank Park on January 6, 2012. From the Hershey Bears: The Hershey Bears will wear commemorative Outdoor…
AHL Releases Mobile Apps
iOS screen captures The AHL announced yesterday that they have released apps for iOS devices (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) and Android devices. A Blackberry app will be available soon. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ... The American Hockey League announced today that the league’s…
Chocolate Fix 12/14/2011
The entire first line of Bourque, Aucoin and Micflikier (not pictured) were the AHL's First Star of the Night after Sunday's win over Norfolk. Another week in the books. This one wasn't quite as busy at SHoE HQ as the…
Bears Visit Children at Penn State Hershey Hospital
Video from Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital. A little over a week after gathering over 10,000 stuffed animals for charity, a few of the Hershey Bears visited the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital. Chris Bourque, Graham Mink, Joel Rechlicz, and…