Chocolate Fix 8/31/2011
Hello everyone and welcome to another Chocolate Fix. I'm back from vacation and ready for some hockey to start. It seems so close now. This is the last day of August which means training camps are only a short time…
Bryan Helmer Says Hello to Hershey Fans!
Bryan Helmer takes a face-off with the ZooAmerica mascot. Photo by Kathryn Hedrick. Recently, I spoke with Andrew Rodger, writer for The Voice of Sport and friend of the blog. Over the past few years, Andrew has spoken on several…
Eakin Could Be Another Skilled Center for Hershey
Cody Eakin shows off his skills during Capitals Development Camp. Photo by Kyle Mace Cody Eakin achieved great success during his time in the Western Hockey League. This was made very clear when he was traded halfway through to the…
Chocolate Fix 8/24/2011
Photo by Kyle Mace The wait is finally over: the 2011-2012 AHL Schedule is out! We'll have more on the Hershey's schedule coming soon. [AHL.com] The Patriot-News examines a couple key dates in the new season. [PennLive] With Chris Bourque…
Chocolate Fix 8/17/2011
Photo by Kyle Mace I'm sure you heard the news, but just in case you didn't I will repeat it here. John Walton is the new radio voice of the Caps. [SHoE] Japer's Rink Radio also talked to Walton about…
Preparing for Orlov’s First Full North American Season
Dmitry Orlov looks on during this summer's Caps Development Camp. Photo by Kyle Mace With a pretty full defense corps in Washington this season, Dmitry Orlov will likely be spending most of his time in Hershey. But that doesn’t mean…
Video: John Walton Shares His Thoughts on Being Named the New Voice of the Capitals
During the offseason, the Hershey Bears had a lot of turnover. Gone are fan-favorites like Andrew Gordon, Steve Pinizzotto, and Andrew Joudrey. Now, Bears fans must say goodbye to long-time radio play-by-play man John Walton. Early Tuesday, the veteran AHL…
Chocolate Fix 8/10/2011
Photo by Kyle M The Bears Radio Network has lost its voice. [Dump N Chase] Bear great Ralph Keller battles his demons. [PennLive] Alumni updates brought to you by Dinger Family Zoo. [DFZ] DFZ also took a look at new…
Chocolate Fix 8/3/2011
Photo by Kyle Mace OK, kids. We have a little more in the news department this week. Dinger Family Zoo starts her look at the newbies with Danick Paquette. [DFZ] Bears resign Joel Rechlicz. Please don't get your face busted…
Chocolate Fix 7/20/2011
Photo by Chris Knight, Patriot News And now the hockey duldrums continue. Development camp is over. Free-agent deals and trades have slowed down to a crawl. We are left with nothing but a long hot wait until the training camps…