Christian Djoos assigned to Hershey for conditioning stint
Christian Djoos will be returning to Chocolate Town on a long-term injury rehab stint starting Sunday afternoon. Djoos has been sidelined with compartment syndrome since mid-December. He was cleared for contact at Capitals practice once the team returned from their…
Riley Barber on Player of the Month award: “It’s a great honor”
Hershey Bears forward Riley Barber has been named AHL Player of the Month for January 2019. "It's a great honor," Barber told Chocolate Hockey moments after learning of the award. "This is a really good league and a really hard…
Bears Blueline Episode 5: Who Wants to Be a U.S. Citizen?
This week on the Blueline, the boys book a guest that doesn't show up, we recap the "Red Wedding" from Game of Thrones (skip 11:00 to 20:45 to avoid any spoilers,) discuss how much time the guys spend on their…
Full sitdown interview with Ilya Samsonov
On January 9th, we sat down with Bears rookie goaltender Ilya Samsonov and a translator. That same day he requested a number change. Since then, he's become one of Hershey's most valuable assets. Why did he request that number change,…
Ilya Samsonov finds comfort in new number after rough start to his North American career
He’s been called the Washington “Capitals' goalie of the future,” a future elite NHL netminder, the top goaltending prospect in all of hockey. At the time of our interview, Ilya Samsonov was dead last in save percentage and in the…
Bears react to weekend sweep of Lehigh Valley – Carbery, Hobbs, Pinho, and Barber
Sunday night rounded out a quality weekend for the Hershey Bears, sweeping a two game set against Lehigh Valley. After the game, we caught up with Bears head coach Spencer Carbery, defenseman Connor Hobbs, forwards Brian Pinho and Riley Barber…
Vitek Vanecek excited for All-Star game opportunity
When Vitek Vanecek was informed of his selection to the AHL All-Star game by head coach Spencer Carbery, the Hershey Bears locker room erupted in cheers and applause. "I was so happy when he told me that," Vanecek said about…
Bears Blueline Episode 4: Connor Hobbs Birthday Edition
A new year, a new episode of Bears Blueline. We celebrate Hobbsy's 22nd birthday on this edition of Bears Blueline. The boys talk their DMV issues, close out the hot dog sandwich debate, discuss banning the three-in-three, why Nickelback isn't…
Catching up with former Bear and Calder Cup Champion Dave Steckel
At Sunday's Hershey Bears game, a familiar face returned to Giant Center. Former Bears forward and Calder Cup Champion Dave Steckel was in town visiting his college roommate from Connecticut and decided Chocolate Town was a perfect half-way point from…
New episode of Chocolate Hockey Plays: Vitek Vanecek plays FIFA 19
Chocolate Hockey Plays is back with a new episode. This time around, I had the chance to face off against goalie Vitek Vanecek in a game of FIFA 19, No Rules edition. Vitek and I chat about a number of…