Bears Drop Home-and-Home Stretch Against Wilkes-Barre

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HERSHEY, PA – Zach Sill and Andrew Ebbett celebrate Ebbett’s third period short-handed goal to give Wilkes-Barre the 4-2 win (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

The marathon rivalry between the Hershey Bears and Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Penguins kicked off a fifteenth season on October 12 in Wilkes-Barre. Two games into the season series, the Pens found themselves with an early two victory edge over the Chocolate and White.

Saturday night for the first time this season, both clubs squared off on Giant Center ice with the Bears determined for their first win against W-B/S in 2013-14. In T.J. Syner’s season debut, he involved himself in a spirited first period altercation before falling to the Penguins, 4-2.

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Hershey Bears Hold Pink the Rink Night

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HERSHEY, PA – A photo of Hershey Bears players standing around a pink limousine waits to be auctioned off at the Bears’ Pink the Rink night (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

On any given night at Giant Center, it is not unusual to see Hershey Bears wives and girlfriends behind section 120, helping to raise money for a good cause. This past Sunday, the first of what promises to be a number of fund raising efforts took place in behalf of breast cancer awareness.

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Nathan Walker Becomes First Aussie in AHL History to Score a Goal

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HERSHEY, PA – Nathan Walker celebrates his first AHL goal. Walker became the first Australian hockey player to score a goal in American Hockey League history Sunday night. (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

Nathan Walker might look like the normal American Hockey League player: 5’10”, plays forward, and shoots left. Yet there is something that sets him apart from the rest: he’s from Australia. Born in Cardiff, Wales, Walker’s family moved down under when he was very young.

In an interview with NHL.com, Walker said “Hockey isn’t the most popular thing in Australia; it’s certainly not the number one thing to do on a Saturday night.” But those Saturday nights at the rink have helped him accomplished what no other person has before.

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Garrett Mitchell and Michael Latta Knock Out Pane of Glass on Hit

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HERSHEY, PA – Michael Latta and Max Friberg are stuck in between the boards and a pane of glass after Latta and Garrett Mitchell laid a big hit on Friberg (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

During the first period of the Bears game against the Norfolk Admirals Sunday night, Michael Latta and Garrett Mitchell laid a huge hit on Norfolk’s Max Friberg, which caused a pane of glass in the far right corner of the ice to fall out into the stands.

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Bears Blast Admirals for First Home Win, 4-2

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HERSHEY, PA – Peter LeBlanc is joined by Connor Carrick and Chay Genoaway after LeBlanc’s goal in Hershey’s 4-2 win over Norfolk (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

After a highlight reel goal by Michael Latta in the dying minutes of the second period on Saturday, Hershey looked to be well on their way to their first win of the season at Giant Center. However a third period power surge by the visiting Hartford Wolf Pack held the Bears win-less for another night at home.

Sunday, Head Coach Mike Haviland looked for the 60 minute effort his club has been lacking the last four weeks. Against the opposing Norfolk Admirals, speed and intensity was a style of hockey Hershey played with for 60 minutes, leading to a 4-2 win over the Admirals.

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Bears’ Lethargic Third Period Lifts Wolf Pack

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HERSHEY, PA – Dmitry Orlov (right) goes for the puck against Brodie Dupont during Hershey’s 4-3 loss to the Wolf Pack (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

Striding towards their first win on Giant Center ice since last Spring, the Hershey Bears reunited with the Hartford Wolf Pack. After dropping the team title “Connecticut Whale”, the Hartford based franchise restored the name “Wolf Pack” after a two year absence.

On a Penn State University football game day, 8,001 fans packed Giant Center to witness a Hershey third period collapse, which handed the Wolf Pack their sixth win of the campaign.

Two third period goals for the Pack opposed to none for Hershey led to a 4-3 defeat in front of the hometown crowd. The Bears’ record drops to 1-3-1-0 going into the weekend finale Sunday against Norfolk.

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Hershey Splits Series in St. John’s, get First Win of the Season

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Connor Carrick looks on at a shot during Friday night’s game in which Hershey would lose to St. John’s, 5-1 (Photo via St. John’s IceCaps flickr page)

It took the Hershey Bears four games and 1,828 miles to find themselves and find their first win of the season. After a third straight loss on Friday night, Hershey looked like the team Bears fans were expecting to see on Saturday. The Bears scored four unanswered goals and Philipp Grubauer made 30 saves in route to a 4-0 win over the St. John’s IceCaps.

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Late Turnover in Wilkes-Barre Capsizes Hershey, 3-1

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Wilkes-Barre, PA – Dominik Uher (left) and Connor Carrick skate towards the puck during Hershey’s loss to the Penguins (Steve Rusyn / Inside Hockey)

If you could ever imagine such an intense, playoff-like game in just the second contest of the regular season, it’s easy to picture the I-81 rivalry. To kickoff the 15th anniversary of the rivalry, the Bears visited Wilkes Barre Township for their first away meet of the campaign.

A late third period tactical mistake by Hershey’s only goal scorer, Tomas Kundratek handed the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 2-1 lead. An insurance marker seconds later by Zach Sill capped a 3-1 decision.

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