Heading West to the desert, some may have had doubt about the Hershey Bears. They were injured. Their head coach said they "got away with one" in reference to the Game 2 win. The doubt creeped further about a Game…
The Hershey Bears have a chance to claim back-to-back Calder Cups after beating Coachella Valley 3-2 (again, yes we know) in Game 5 of the Calder Cup Finals. The win gives Hershey a 3-2 series advantage with a chance to secure the cup on home ice, something that hasn’t been done since 2010.
Well, there may have been doubters, there may have been rough stints, but right now, the only thing that matters is the Hershey Bears are back in the lead in the Calder Cup finals and they've got a chance to…
The Hershey Bears started out strong in a bounce back Game 4 of the Calder Cup Finals to even the series at 2-2 with a 3-2 victory.
The very moment the puck dropped, the Bears were fast and aggressive on both ends stifling the Coachella Valley transition game and holding their offense in check with just four shots on net through 20 minutes.
If it isn’t broke don’t fix it. At this morning’s skate Bears bench boss Todd Nelson said this about his boys being successful on the defensive side of the ice once again.
“It was awesome. Just an opportunity to compete with the team. It was pretty special and I enjoyed it,” is how Nicky Leivermann described his Game 4 Finals experience as we chatted underneath Acrisure Arena after the morning skate.
Take a look at some ice side photos from Game 4 of the Calder Cup Finals
Oh, did we mention this series is tied 2-2! Yeah, it is!
What can you say about Game 4 of the 2024 Calder Cup Finals! It is 11:16 local time in the desert and my feet are still shaking. What a gutsy performance from the entire Bears roster. There are too many guys to shout for how they played. Take a watch at the videos below to hear the immediate reactions from both coaches, Nelson and Bylsma, as well Hershey players, Joe Snively, Ethen Frank, and Hendrix Lapierre.
A critical game 4 of the Calder Cup Finals is on the horizon. We caught up with the Bears at their morning skate.
Quick Hits:
While Coachella Valley got out quick to a 2-0 lead Hershey would work their way back to a tie at 2-2 early in the second. From that point on it was an all out barrage on Hunter Shepard who ended up being called to the bench.
It was a must-win game for the Bears in game two, and the locals were able to do just that by a 5-2 victory over Coachella Valley to split the home set as the series shifts to California. Head coach…
