Hershey Wins Game Two Before Division Finals Heads To Hartford

Hershey Wins Game Two Before Division Finals Heads to Hartford

If someone with zero knowledge of hockey were to walk into Giant Center Saturday night during the third period, without even a glimpse of the ice or scoreboard, they would know what was taking place. With just under nine minutes to go between the Bears and Wolf Pack, a jacked crowd of 10,714 chanted “You poked the Bear!”, as Hershey was en route to their second win of the series. At the very least, it serves as a warning to not only Hartford in game three of the series, but to the potential opponents for Hershey later in this playoff run: Don’t poke the Bear.

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Four Goals From Paul Carey Lifts Bears to 6-4 Win Over Hartford


Riley Barber celebrates with Paul Carey after Carey’s fourth goal of the game on Saturday night against Hartford. (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

The Hershey Bears defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack for the second time in as many nights behind four goals from Paul Carey. Hershey gets two more points to stay in fourth with rivals Bridgeport and Providence winning on this evening.

The Bears came out flying and were rewarded for their hard work as Carey picked up the puck and snapped a perfect shot over the glove of Mackenzie Skapski to make it 1-0 for the home team.

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OT Heroics From Djoos Propels Bears to Win Over Hartford


Christian Djoos celebrates his game winning overtime goal against Hartford on Friday night in Hershey. (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

The Hershey Bears hosted the Hartford Wolf Pack looking for 2 points and hopefully advancing into a playoff spot for the first time since January. A back and forth game ended up with an overtime winner from Christian Djoos to give the Bears a 4-3 win.

After a quiet first period, the Bears found themselves behind in the second as Hartford’s Matt Carey tipped in a point shot to give the Wolf Pack the first lead of the game.

Hershey responded under 50 seconds later, as Christian Djoos drove the slot and fed Paul Carey to tie the game at one apiece.

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Chris Bourque Scores Game Winner in Return to Hershey

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HERSHEY, PA – Chris Bourque celebrates his game winning goal in overtime against Hartford on Saturday night.(Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

The last time Chris Bourque wore the Bears sweater in Giant Center was 1,275 days ago, playing in game 4 against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs in 2012. He scored an empty net goal in Hershey’s win that game.

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PHOTOS: Bears Drop First Game at Home, 3-2 Loss to Hartford

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HERSHEY, PA – Former Bear Chris Bourque is joined by teammates after his game tying goal in Hartford’s win in Hershey on Sunday night (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

After a comeback win Saturday night, the Bears faced off against the Hartford Wolf Pack for the second time in as many nights. After two early goals from Connor Carrick and Nathan Walker, Hershey was cruising with a 2-1 lead into the second. Yet Harford would not go down without a fight, as former Bear Chris Bourque would tie the game and Oscar Lindberg scoring to give Hartford the win.

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PHOTOS: Hershey Comes Back Against Hartford, 4-2

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HERSHEY, PA – Bears players celebrate Kris Newbury’s go-ahead goal against the Hartford Wolf Pack Saturday night (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

After a three game losing skid on the road, the Chocolate and White returned to Giant Center to take on the Hartford Wolf Pack. After falling behind 2-0 heading into the third period, the Bears were able to score four unanswered goals against the team formally called the Whale, as Chris Brown, Connor Carrick, and Kris Newbury (twice) all found the back of the net in Hershey’s 4-2 win.

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Hartford Ties Game Late, Blitz Past Bears in Shootout

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David Leggio, seen here earlier in the season, had 34 saves in Hershey’s shootout loss Friday night (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

It was an odd Friday night around the American Hockey League to kickoff a three game weekend, and one that was slightly beneficial to the Hershey Bears Hockey Club despite a 2-1 shootout defeat to the Hartford Wolf Pack.

Peter LeBlanc scored Hershey’s lone goal with 1:04 remaining in an end-to-end second period. David Leggio was superb and earned third star honors from stopping 34 of 35 shots through 65 minutes.

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