Ryan Bourque Comes Out On Top In The Battle Of The Bourques Sunday Night

Ryan Bourque comes out on top in the Battle of the Bourques Sunday night

For parts of the last three seasons, brothers Chris and Ryan Bourque have been teammates. Whether it was in Hartford, where Ryan made his name in professional hockey, or Hershey, where Chris is viewed as a living legend, the two have enjoyed spending time on the same roster.

Sunday night, the two sat on different benches for the first time since December of 2015 as the younger Bourque returned to Chocolate Town for the first time since signing with Bridgeport in September.

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Travis Boyd’s Late Goal Gets Bears Thrilling Win in Bridgeport (GIFs)

The Hershey Bears visited the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for the last time this season with a lot on the line with the teams separated by only two points in the standings. For the first time in four contests in Bridgeport, Hershey took the game on a clutch power play goal from Travis Boyd and won the game with an empty net goal by a final of 3-1.

Unlike both of the games the Bears played at home this weekend, this game was a defensive showdown as many of the contests between these two clubs have been. The game was scoreless for the entire first period, and it was scoreless until Bridgeport’s Ross Johnston beat Pheonix Copley early in the second period.

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Bears Fall in Shootout to Bridgeport (PHOTOS)

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Riley Barber celebrates his second period goal in Hershey’s 4-3 shootout loss to Bridgeport Saturday night (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

The Hershey Bears lost to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4-3 in a shootout Saturday night. Jakub Vrana, Riley Barber, and Chandler Stephenson found the back of the net for the Bears, but it wouldn’t be enough as Bridgeport would only need one shootout goal to take the extra point.

Here are photos from the game:

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Hershey Bears Line Brawl, Pheonix Copley Goalie Fight (Photos and Video)

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HERSHEY, PA – Pheonix Copley fights Kevin Poulin of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers Saturday night during the Hershey Bears game against Bridgeport (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

All heck broke lose Saturday night at Giant Center with 4:20 remaining in the second period against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. It all started with goaltender interference on Pheonix Copley that went uncalled, knocking the stick out of his hands. He made a glove save to put play to a halt, where a scrum quickly escalated.

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PHOTOS: Hershey Bears Score Six in Win Over Bridgeport

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HERSHEY, PA – Stan Galiev smiles after scoring his fifth goal in four games during Hershey’s 6-3 win over Bridgeport (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

After struggling to find the back of the net last few weeks, the Bears have relied on only a few players for their scoring. One of those players was Stan Galiev, who came into the game scoring Hershey’s last three goals. He kicked off the scoring Friday night by putting Hershey first on the board early in the first period.

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Hershey Silents Sound Tigers, Leap Admirals in Standings

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Bridgeport, CT – David Leggio celebrates Hershey’s 5-4 win with Cameron Schilling Sunday afternoon over the Sound Tigers (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

In all honesty, the intensity of a hockey team on the cusp on clinching the 2014 Calder Cup Playoffs, in the season’s dying weeks is worthy of a documentary. But while the HBO Sports crew is off completing bigger and better projects, it’s now on our shoulders to recap the parade of American Hockey League events on Sunday.

The Hershey Bears entered the weekend finale with a game in hand against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The Tigers were noted as a team of unknown rookies all bidding for future stays in the AHL. The Bears-Sound Tigers matinee was scheduled for a 3pm start time, as well as a game between the seventh seed Albany Devils and Adirondack Phantoms. Hershey entered play only three points back from the Devils with one less game played.

Lastly, also in Connecticut, the Hartford Wolf Pack played host to the Norfolk Admirals. Norfolk entered one point in front of Hershey for the eighth and final playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. It was an absolute perfect standings night for the Bears, as shortly after an entertaining 5-4 win in Bridgeport, both Albany and Norfolk fell to their respective opposition in regulation.

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Dane Byers and Michael Latta Both Drop Gloves Against Bridgeport

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Michael Latta throws a punch at Chris Bruton (Tim Stough / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

Saturday night’s game between Hershey and Bridgeport was a very scrappy one for the two teams. Both Dane Byers and Michael Latta dropped the mitts late in the first period and both had pretty good bouts. Byers also laid a huge hit on Bridgeport’s Aaron Ness, sparking his scrap with Mike Halmo. Latta would have a go with Chris Bruton just a few moments after that. Below the jump, check out video of the fights from the two.

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Hershey Stays Hot at Home, Beat Bridgeport, 5-3

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HERSHEY, PA – Brandon Segal is joined by Nate Schmidt and Dustin Gazley to celebrate goal in the third period against Bridgeport (Tim Stough / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

It may not show in the standings just yet, but at the halfway point of the AHL season, the Hershey Bears have developed some valuable momentum. Saturday night at Giant Center, the Bears pulled out a 5-3 win over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The victory gave the Bears their fifth win in the last seven games.

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