Special Teams Lead Bears to 4-3 Victory Over Admirals

The Bears battled the Admirals in Norfolk tonight. Photo by John Wright.

Another weekend, another road game to kick it off. Tonight was the fourth meeting between the Hershey Bears and the Norfolk Admirals. It was also Norfolk’s annual “Toy Toss.”

The Bears earned the first goal of the game. After killing off a penalty, the Bears got a turn with the man advantage and had a 3-on-1 play. Matt Ford tapped his own rebound past Dustin Tokarski to get the early lead.

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Bears Bounce Back, Sink Admirals 6-3

Chris Bourque joins Keith Aucoin (center) and Graham Mink after Aucoin’s goal (All photos by Kyle Mace)

After losing to their arch rivals on Saturday, the Hershey Bears needed a bounce back win on Sunday. The Bears responded with a 6-3 victory over the Norfolk Admirals to move into a three way tie for first place in the AHL Eastern Division.

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Bears Winning Streak Comes to End against Penguins

We close another chapter in the book of the rivalry. All photos by Kyle Mace.

Tonight was the sixth installment in the Hershey Bears/Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins story. The Bears had a chance to even the series up after going 2-3 before tonight.

The first period saw no goals, only some good chances. But as is typical with all Bears/Penguins games, there was plenty of the rough stuff going around. Patrick McNeill was the victim of a knee-on-knee hit from Nick Petersen. McNeill didn’t finish the first period but thankfully did return for the second.

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Photos: Behind the Scenes of abc27’s Game Broadcast

The production crew holds a meeting before Sunday’s game against the Sound Tigers.

This past Sunday, the Bears aired the first of six road games, thanks to abc27. Many fans were vocal about their excitement to see their team on the road and it all kicked off a great win against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The next game that will be aired is the January 14th showdown against the Binghamton Senators.

After the jump, get a glimpse of what it’s like behind the scenes of one of the television game productions and see how much work goes into one broadcast.

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The Bears Sweep Weekend with 3-2 Win in Bridgeport

Keith Aucoin scores a short-handed goal against Bridgeport. All photos by Kyle Mace.

The Bears had a fantastic start to this weekend but the final game against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers still loomed over them.

The Bears enjoyed their own Teddy Bear Toss last night and tonight it was Bridgeport’s turn. The stuffed animals were unleashed late in the first period when Trevor Frischmon’s wristshot got past Braden Holtby.

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Photos: Hershey’s 2011 Teddy Bear Toss Night

Hershey Bears and Teddy Bears! All photos by Kyle Mace.

Everybody loves Teddy Bear Toss Night! Well, maybe not the Portland Pirates. After scoring only one goal, the Bears trounced the Pirates with seven unanswered goals. The first goal of the night went to Graham Mink, who started the comeback and triggered the shower of stuffed animals from over 10,000 fans watching at Giant Center. After cleaning up and counting all the Bears, a new record of 10,090 stuffed animals will be donated to the Hershey Medical Center. After the jump, see Kyle’s photos that document the occasion.

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