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Bears Snap Winless Skid, beat Providence Bruins, 4-3

November 23, 2011
Kathryn Hedrick
Game Recap

Tenacity and determination lifted the Bears past Providence. Photo by Kyle Mace.

With each game, the Bears’ losing streak gets more and more disheartening. Tonight was a chance to turn things around and play a full game against the Providence Bruins.

The Bears tend to have strong starts and tonight was no exception. Just 18 seconds after puck drop, the first line combined for the first goal of the night. Chris Bourque scored his tenth goal of the season from the right face-off circle past Anton Khudobin.

The Bruins tied it up halfway through the period. David Warsofsky beat Dany Sabourin, who appeared pretty frustrated with letting that one in. The Bears answered with a goal of their own. Brett Flemming scored with a quick goal off the face-off.

Chocolate Fix 11/23/2011

November 23, 2011
Brian Mills
Chocolate Fix

Photo of the NHL’s float for the 2011 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from Yahoo’s Puck Daddy.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the USA. I hope you all have safe travels if you are venturing out. Hopefully we can start giving thanks tonight with a win in the Giant Center.

Earlier this week Dmitry Orlov was called up to the Caps. Kathryn talks about his first NHL game. [SHoE]

Giant Center is the best place to play in the AHL according to Graham Mink. [LDN]

Joel Rechlicz talks about fighting his friend and mentor. [PennLive]

The Old Barn Hockey Show highlights. [OBHS]

Part 1 – Bears analysis focusing on things that have been going wrong. Gregg Mace joins the team.
Part 2 – NHL and the Capitals. Trade Ovechkin?
Part 3 – Referee Paul Devorski calls in and talks about the life of an NHL ref.

Cody Eakin returns to Winnipeg and is enjoying every second of his time in Washington. [CSN Wash]

The NHL Players Association has a “Meet the Rookies” video on Eakin. [NHLPA]

Dmitry Orlov Plays First Career NHL Game

November 22, 2011
Kathryn Hedrick
News

Dmitry Orlov during warm-ups. Photo by Mitchell Layton/NHLI via Getty Images. Almost three weeks after Cody Eakin made his NHL debut, Dmitry Orlov donned the Washington Capitals jersey for his first career NHL game. Fresh off of

Shootout Struggles Continue as Bears Lose 6-5 (SO)

November 20, 2011
Kyle Mace
Game Recap

Tim Sestito scores on Braden Holtby in the Bears 6-5 loss. (All photos by Kyle Mace)

The Hershey Bears lost their fourth straight game on Saturday night. Sort of. In the hockey world of losses, there are also overtime losses and shootout losses. Those losses aren’t as bad as a regulation loss. Saturday night’s 6-5 shootout loss to the Albany Devils gave Hershey a point in the tight AHL Eastern division. It was Hershey’s fourth straight defeat, but only one of those losses was a regulation loss.

Hershey’s Losing Skid Continues against Syracuse

November 18, 2011
Kathryn Hedrick
Game Recap

Boyd Kane (seen here last season) scored against Syracuse. Photo by Lauren Long / The Post-Standard.

It is the start of a new weekend and a chance for the Bears to begin turning their luck around. After losing three of the last four games, the Bears were looking for a strong game from start to finish. Playing on the road, the Bears got that strong start against the Syracuse Crunch.

It only took 24 seconds to get started. Boyd Kane scored on the first shot of the game against Iiro Tarkki. A few minutes later, the Crunch scored on the power play to tie it up. Then, Jacob Micflikier earned a goal when he and his linemates continued to poke at a loose puck in the goal crease.

Hershey Falls Apart Late and Lose Second Straight

November 13, 2011
Kyle Mace
Game Recap

Chris Bourque looks on as the Bears drop another game. (All photos by Kyle Mace)

There was no media in Mark French’s post game press conference tonight. It was that kind of game. Hershey came out strong, but didn’t finish that way. The Bears and Sound Tigers were tied 2-2 heading into the third, but Braden Holtby let in two goals as Hershey went on to lose, 4-3.

Hershey Fights for a Cure While Defeating Bingo, 3-2

October 30, 2011
Kathryn Hedrick
Game Recap

The Hershey Bears celebrate in their breast cancer awareness jerseys. Photo by Kyle Mace.

The weekend had a rough start for the Bears after they dropped two games on the road. Today was their chance to salvage it with another game against the defending Calder Cup Champs, the Binghamton Senators. They donned special pink and white jerseys that were auctioned off post-game for breast cancer awareness.

Thanks to Graham Mink and the power play unit, the Bears were off to a good start. It was an early penalty against the Senators as Francis Lessard was whistled for hooking. Keith Aucoin dished out a crisp pass right to Mink in his office in front of Mike McKenna.

That was the only goal in the first period but it wasn’t the only excitement. I think we all knew this was coming but old fight buddies, Francis Lessard and Joel Rechlicz, dropped the gloves. As is expected from these guys, the bout was long and a fairly even battle. When the officials finally separated them, Rechlicz ripped off Lessard’s helmet, which had stayed on the entire time. Rechlicz was yelling for more as they were escorted to the penalty boxes. You may remember (as I’m sure Rechlicz does) what Lessard did to Rechlicz’s face last season.

Bears Late Comeback Effort Falls Short in Adirondack

October 29, 2011
Kyle Mace
Game Recap

Dany Sabourin, pictured here duing training camp, allowed 2 goals on 30 shots in Hershey’s 2-0 loss Saturday night

Sometimes the best player on the ice isn’t on the winning team. On Saturday night, Hershey Bears goaltender Dany Sabourin came up with a big effort in a small town. Sabourin made 28 saves in a 2-0 loss to the Adirondack Phantoms in Glens Falls, New York.

Chocolate Fix 10/26/2011

October 26, 2011
Brian Mills
Chocolate Fix

Dmitry Orlov celebrates with Keith Aucoin. Photo by Kyle Mace

If you missed my story on Hockey Fights Cancer, now is your chance to go read it.

Tim Leone on Dmitry Orlov’s first full season with the Bears. [PennLive]

The Old Barn Hockey Show is back with a new show for the week. [OBHS]

Part 1 – They go right to John Walton to talk about the undefeated Caps.
Part 2 – This one’s all about the Bears.
Part 3 – Graham Mink joins to the show and more Bears/AHL talk.

The Bears make news in Fort Wayne, IN. [Journal Gazette]

AHL Hall of Famer and former Bears Willie Marshal is spending his days reading and writing poetry. [LDN]

Patrick McNeill (aka PMac) talks about what he has accomplished so far and some of his favorite things. [LDN]

Bears rebound and down Crunch 7-0

October 23, 2011
Brian Mills
Game Recap

Photo by Kyle Mace.

A night after taking a beating from the Pens, the Bears looked to turn things around. And the looked to do it with Dany Sabourin in the net. Sabourin hasn’t played a game in over a week since he’s been riding the pine in Washington with Michal Neuvirth hurt. Sabourin’s first couple touches looked like he had a little rust. After that there was no doubt that he was fully in the game.

In the first half of the opening period, the Bears had some trouble making it cleanly through the neutral zone. This was causing poor entries into the offensive zone and little time spent there. It looked a little like it was going to be another night like last night. As the period wore on, things started to get better. The crunch still had the shot advantage, however Dmitry Orlov was the one that opened up the scoring. From that point forward the momentum started to turn in the Bears favor. They increased the pressure in the Crunch zone and with 3.1 seconds left to go in the first period Jacob Micflikier upped the lead to 2-0.