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Chocolate Fix 3/21/2012

March 21, 2012
Brian Mills
Chocolate Fix

A little luck never hurt anyone. St. Patrick’s Day jerseys from Saturday. Photo by Kyle Mace.

The Bears have followed up a lackluster weekend with one where they grabbed three wins and all six available points in the standings. It started with a Friday night win at home over Adirondack. Saturday brought Albany to town and another win. Then both teams traveled to Albany for the back end of the home-and-home series where the Bears picked up the final win of the weekend.

Tonight the Bears will be looking to avenge the losses in St. John’s by welcoming the Ice Caps to the Giant Center for the first time. It’s also Hersheypark pass night, so be prepared for a big crowd even though it is a Wednesday game. You can check out the pre-game from Tim Leone.

IceCaps Conquer Bears, 6-1 in First Ever Meeting

March 9, 2012
Kathryn Hedrick
Game Recap

A picture says a thousand words.

Yesterday, the Bears took to the skies and landed in Newfoundland. Tonight they faced the St. John’s IceCaps for the first time ever. It was sure to be a tough game with all the recent injuries to the Hershey squad that came just in time to play one of the top teams in the conference.

The IceCaps took the lead about halfway through the first period when Patrice Cormier scored on a breakaway. Braden Holtby couldn’t stop the puck from sneaking through. The Bears tied it up with a power play goal a few minutes later. Ryan Potulny had a great pass to Kyle Greentree, who scored on a backdoor play.

The team to go the rest of the way…

March 6, 2012
Brian Mills
News

Yesterday’s AHL Clear Day deadline has come and gone. From now til the end of the season, these will be the players in the Bears lineup. Exceptions of course for call-ups and injuries. Take a look at who made the list after the jump.

AHL Clear Day 2012

March 5, 2012
Brian Mills
News

Photo by Kyle Mace

Today is the day we find out who will be on the roster for the remainder of the season. For those of you unfamiliar with AHL Clear Day, here is the explanation directly from the AHL.

Only those players listed on a team’s Clear Day roster are eligible to compete in the remainder of the AHL regular season and in the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs, unless emergency conditions arise as a result of recall, injury or suspension.

Teams may also add signed junior players or players on amateur tryout contracts after Clear Day, but only once their respective junior or college seasons are complete.

Those listed in the 22 available spots are the ones that will be able to play. If there is an injury or one of the players on the roster is called up to Washington, that spot will be filled in by a non-roster player. Those players are traditionally called the “Black Aces”. They stay in Hershey and practice with the team.

So who makes the cut?

Bears Break Losing Streak with Shutout

March 3, 2012
Kyle Mace
Game Recap

Kyle Greentree celebrates his goal tonight with his teammates (All photos by Kyle Mace)

The Bears have gone 1-6 in their last seven games, which is not good. Not good at all. But the Bears got that first win in five games with a big win with a 3-0 shutout over the Binghamton Senators.

Norfolk Leaps Over Hershey with 2-1 Win

February 29, 2012
Kathryn Hedrick
Game Recap

Braden Holtby faced the Norfolk Admirals tonight. Photo by John Wright.

As we get closer to the end of the season, games against big teams like the Norfolk Admirals become even more important.

The Bears owned the first period. They out-shot the Admirals, stopped a Norfolk power play, and maintained the majority of puck possession. They did everything right except they couldn’t find the back of the net.

SOS: Admirals’ Iceberg Sinks Hershey’s Titanic

February 25, 2012
Kyle Mace
Game Recap

Braden Holtby looks back at one of Norfolk four goals from tonight’s game. (All photos by Kyle Mace)

Have you ever played the game Battleship? It felt like the Bears and Admirals were playing it tonight with both teams going back and forth all night long. But Norfolk was the winner of this game, hitting B1, 2, 3, and 4 and sinking S.S. Bears, 4-3.

Rochester Americans send Hershey Packing, 5-2

February 22, 2012
Kathryn Hedrick
Game Recap

In a match-up of the league’s most storied teams, the Bears were looking for a solid win on the road after experience some issues in this stretch.

Sadly, it didn’t turn out like they hoped. It started off just like we wanted it to. A gritty play resulted in Matt Pope chipping at puck at David Leggio. It took a nice bounce and hopped into the goal. But the Amerks scored on the power play and then during the final minute of the period to take the lead.

Sound Tigers defeat Bears in Penalty-Ridden Game

February 19, 2012
Kathryn Hedrick
Game Recap

Braden Holtby did his best to keep the Bears in it. All Photos by Kyle Mace.

Just about halfway through their five-game road stretch, the Bears shipped off to face the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

In a pretty calm first period, neither team found the back of the net. Braden Holtby and Anders Nilsson weren’t called on to make too many saves for their respective teams but there were some good chances. It was a close game from the start.

Potulny’s Two Goals Lead Bears past the Monarchs

February 18, 2012
Kathryn Hedrick
Game Recap

Ryan Potulny acknowledges his #1 Star honors.

Fresh off of being on the wrong side of a shutout, the Bears seemed determined that tonight’s game against the Manchester Monarchs would not suffer the same fate.

Unfortunately, the Monarchs did take the lead just over a minute into the game. Justin Azevedo chipped a shot over Braden Holtby‘s glove hand on the first shot of the game.