abc27 and Hershey Bears Announce Two TV Games, Five to Come

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The Hershey Bears are back on tv this season. abc27 will televise seven Bears games this season. The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon. The first telecast will be next week, Wednesday December 11th at 7:00pm from Binghamton. The second announced telecast will be Friday January 24th at 7:00pm from Syracuse. It will be the first telecast of a game from Syracuse in the long history of Bears broadcasts on abc27. Five more telecasts will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Hershey Bears Fans Toss 12,890 Teddy Bears For a Good Cause

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HERSHEY, PA – A Jr. Bear skates off one of the 12,890 teddy bears during clean-up of the bears (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

It’s early December, so you know what that means: teddy bear toss time! This year was a record breaking one for the Chocolate and White faithful, where 9,601 fans threw 12,890 stuffed animals for the Children’s Miracle Network. Thanks to Matt Watkins, who netted his first of the season, which started the raining of the teddy bears! Below the jump, check out 21 photos of the event from ice level!

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Bruins Spoil Teddy Bear Spectacle in Shootout

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HERSHEY, PA – Seth Griffith scores on David Leggio during the shootout Saturday night (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

The Hershey Bears were in search for home wins in consecutive days for the first time this season on Sunday. The Chocolate and White kicked off December with a 3-2 setback in a skills competion on their Hall of Fame Night, along with the annual Teddy Bear Toss spectacle.

National Hockey League legendary broadcaster Mike “Doc” Emrick again hosted the on-ice, pregame ceremony with inductions of Tim Tookey, Gordon ‘Red’ Henry, Arnie Kullman, Kenneth Hatt and J Bruce McKinney.

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Bears Save Point in Chippy Game Against Wilkes-Barre (OT)

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HERSHEY, PA – Dane Byers (left) celebrates David Kolamatis’ GWOTG against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

There was a different sense of urgency when the Bears began their game against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday night. After losing at home Wednesday to St. John’s, the Hershey players and coaches realized that their team was in trouble. Too many home losses brought a tough Friday practice and team meeting. The result was a 3-2 overtime win against the Penguins, the first of the year against their arch rivals.

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Joel Rechlicz Fires Up Bears, Fights Pierre Leblond

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HERSHEY, PA – Joel Rechlicz closes down on Pierre Leblond during their fight Saturday night (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

With the Hershey Bears current struggles, the Chocolate and White need a spark right now, and Joel Rechlicz might have provided that to the team. Less then two minutes into the Bears’ game against Wilkes-Barre, the Penguins enforcer, Pierre Leblond, decided to take on Recker in a bout. As Bears fans know, these two have met before a few times. Below the jump, check out photos and video of the fight.

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Andrew Gordon Still a Fan Favorite Among Bears Fans

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HERSHEY, PA – Andrew Gordon returned to Hershey for the first time since 2011 Wednesday night (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

Wednesday night, he may have worn a different jersey, but Andrew Gordon will always be a Bear to local hockey fans. Everywhere you looked, you saw “Gordon 10,” “Gordon 63,” or maybe even “Gordon 41” jerseys representing his years with the Bears, Washington Capitals, and Anaheim Ducks.

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Hershey Stuffed by St. John’s on Thanksgiving Eve

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HERSHEY, PA – Former Bear Andrew Gordon celebrates a goal during St. John’s win over Hershey (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

When the appearance of one of the opposing players is the highlight of the evening, you know it was a long night for the Hershey Bears. Andrew Gordon returned to Hershey, this time as a member of the St. John’s IceCaps. Gordon got two ovations while doing his pre-game ritual on the bench and another when introduced as a part of the IceCaps starting lineup. His team then handed the Bears their 7th home loss in ten games 4-2.

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Binghamton Blows out Hershey After Third Period Collapse

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HERSHEY, PA – Philipp Grubauer carries off his broken stick after Binghamton’s fifth goal of the night (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

The Hershey Bears were in search of grade “A” efforts in back to back nights against the Binghamton Senators. After snapping the B-Sens’ seven game winning streak, the Senators responded with a convincing 5-1 win at Giant Center.

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Bears Bounce Back Against Bingo, 5-2

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HERSHEY, PA – Julien Brouilette celebrates his goal with Peter LeBlanc and Brandon Segal during Hershey’s 5-2 win over Binghamton (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

There’s no place like home for the holidays. That old song might turn into the theme over the next week for the Hershey Bears. The Bears head into this afternoon’s game against Binghamton on a solid points streak that is slowly moving them out of last place in the AHL East.

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