The Richmond Factor

Danny Richmond (Photo by Kyle Mace)

After the meltdown formerly known as the Sunday game against Norfolk, my girlfriend (in a semi-kidding sort of way) said “We would have won if they’d have played Danny Richmond.” She kind of has a thing for him and has declared him to be her favorite. Don’t get me wrong. She’s no puck bunny. She has been studying the game in depth and is a big help when I am tweeting a game. She’s a true hockey lover. As we were on our way home, I started thinking about it more. Could there be something to this? Richmond has seen limited action this year. Including this past weekend, he has seen action in just 12 games. The limited playing time is at least in part due to the AHL’s “veteran rule”.

The rule as described by the AHL:

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Late Game Collapse Lets Admirals Float by Bears, 6-3

Richard Panik celebrates his goal on Braden Holtby in Norfolk’s win (Photo by Kyle Mace)

Sentence fragments. That was what the form of Mark French’s post game answers after the Bears game collapse. After Joel Rechlicz started off the game with a goal an a fight, Braden Holtby let 4 unanswered goals past, along with Norfolk adding on an empty-netter, as Hershey goes on to lose, 6-3.

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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 extend winning streak to 4 with a 5-3 win over the Whale

Photo from Scott Stuccio’s twitter feed.

Tonight’s game actually got off to a little bit of an early start with puck drop at 6:59. The Bears came out strong, but ended up surrendering 3 penalties in the period. Fortunately the penalty kill units were stong as usual. On the one power play that the Bears had they were able to maintain good possession in the offensive zone. Graham Mink and Jacob Micflikier did a good job getting in the way of the Whale goaltender. There were some quality chances in front of the net. In the end, the Bears had more shots on goal an looked like the better team for the period.

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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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Chocolate Fix 11/30/2011

Boudreau during his days as Bears coach. Photo by Michael Fernandez /The Patriot-News.

First, the elephant in the room: Bruce Boudreau was fired from the Washington Capitals. Dale Hunter takes over the head coach duties. [RMNB, DSP, Japer’s Rink]

Some of the Bears react to Bruce’s firing. [PennLive]

As usual, The Old Barn Hockey Show. [OBHS]

  • Part 1 – The guys and John Walton discuss the firing of Bruce Boudreau
  • Part 2 – Tim Leone joins the group to discuss the Bears and more on Boudreau.

Today is last day of November which means you still have time to donate to Hershey’s Movember team! [SHoE]

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Shootout Struggles Continue as Bears Lose 6-5 (SO)

Tim Sestito scores on Braden Holtby in the Bears 6-5 loss. (All photos by Kyle Mace)

The Hershey Bears lost their fourth straight game on Saturday night. Sort of. In the hockey world of losses, there are also overtime losses and shootout losses. Those losses aren’t as bad as a regulation loss. Saturday night’s 6-5 shootout loss to the Albany Devils gave Hershey a point in the tight AHL Eastern division. It was Hershey’s fourth straight defeat, but only one of those losses was a regulation loss.

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Hershey’s Losing Skid Continues against Syracuse

Boyd Kane (seen here last season) scored against Syracuse. Photo by Lauren Long / The Post-Standard.

It is the start of a new weekend and a chance for the Bears to begin turning their luck around. After losing three of the last four games, the Bears were looking for a strong game from start to finish. Playing on the road, the Bears got that strong start against the Syracuse Crunch.

It only took 24 seconds to get started. Boyd Kane scored on the first shot of the game against Iiro Tarkki. A few minutes later, the Crunch scored on the power play to tie it up. Then, Jacob Micflikier earned a goal when he and his linemates continued to poke at a loose puck in the goal crease.

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