Chocolate Fix 1/11/2012


Photo by Kyle Mace

Well it’s another Wednesday and that means it is Chocolate Fix time. What is there to talk about this week? Hmmmmmm… I’m sure there must be something. Well I guess you can go back and read about that little game that happened on Friday night. You know, the one where we smashed the AHL attendance record playing outside at Citizen’s Bank Park. There’s also the game on Saturday that was a rematch of the Friday night game. Lastly there was the last home game in a couple weeks on Sunday.

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Chocolate Fix 1/4/2012

Photo from theahl.com

Here we go! First Chocolate Fix of the new year! This is a big week for the Bears. Friday they will play in the AHL Outdoor Classic at Citizen’s Bank Park in Philadelphia. I know I’m getting excited for this one and I’m pretty sure you are too. The Bears had mixed results in the last week of the year. They had a tough loss to the Penguins, but then had a nice win to finish the calendar year against the Admirals. Special jerseys were worn for New Year’s Eve and the Bears will wear special ones for the game Friday night, too. You can see them both here. Lastly, we put together a list of our top 11 moments from 2011.

Outdoor happenings…

  • Later today we will be changing the look of our site to celebrate the outdoor game.
  • All of the SHoE writers will be at the game. Follow us on twitter: @hbhbrian @kathrynhockey and @kyle_mace
  • The Bears headed outside to practice this morning at the Milton Hershey School.
  • Of which Keith Aucoin had this to say on twitter… “On way to Milton hershey for outdoor skate…14 degrees outside! #cantfeelmyfacealready”
  • David Banfield and Jamie Koharski will ref the game. (I can hear the groans from all of you now) [AHL]
  • The players are looking forward to it. [PAPuck]
  • So is Coach French. [PAPuck]
  • Graham Mink hopes to creep in the shadows. [PAPuck]
  • Braden Holtby will get the start in goal. [@scottstuccio]

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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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    Bears defeat Pirates 7-1 on Teddy Bear Toss Night

    Coco helps clean up the teddy bears. All Photos by Kyle Mace.

    On a night of 10,000 Bears, the real Hershey Bears put together their own big night of goals, beating the Portland Pirates 7-1 at Giant Center. The annual teddy bear toss set a new record for bears given to kids at Hershey Medical Center.

    Portland got the first goal of the game only two minutes into it from a shot by Ryan Duncan. Then Graham Mink got the teddy bears flying with only three minutes left in the third.

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    Bears’ Effort Rewarded with 4-1 Win against Crunch

    Bodies flew as the Bears beat the Crunch. Photo by Jim Commentucci / The Post-Standard.

    The Bears have had a tough time against the Syracuse Crunch so far this season. They seemed determined that tonight would not see the same fate.

    It’s a strange concept to have Graham Mink on the third line but it paid off. Mink was able to muscle the puck away from the Crunch and pass to Matt Pope, who snapped it past Iiro Tarkki. That beautiful goal was Pope’s first as a Hershey Bear.

    Later in the period, the Crunch managed to tie it up on the power play. Braden Holtby was screened by Patrick Maroon and possibly his own teammate. Maroon tipped the shot. But the Bears wouldn’t let that get them down! Moments afterwards, Chris Bourque had a breakaway. He was stopped by Tarkki but the Bears maintained possession and Tomas Kundratek scored his first goal as a Bear!

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    Connecticut Whale Drown Hershey Bears, 4-2

    Patrick McNeill and the Bears traveled to Hartford, Connecticut. Photo by Chris Rutsch.

    In an unusual Tuesday night game, the Bears traveled up North to face off against the Connecticut Whale. For Francois Bouchard and Tomas Kundratek, it was the first time they would play their former team.

    Bourque Bros. Photo Credit: Chris Rutsch

    The Bears had a 5-on-3 power play during the first period. The Whale killed off one penalty but Chris Bourque scored shortly afterwards. It was widely advertised that this game would pit the Bourque Brothers against each other with their family in attendance. As Graham Mink called it, it was Bourque Bowl 2011.

    Unfortunately, the Whale didn’t take long to tie it up. A 2-on-1 play broke out and Mats Zuccarello beat Braden Holtby. Tie game after twenty minutes.

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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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    Chocolate Fix 11/16/2011

    Tomas Kundratek joins the Bears. Photo from hersheybears.com

    The Old Barn Hockey Show is back with a new edition. [OBHS]

    • Part 1 – As usual this is the Bears segment. Ryan Potulny close to being back. Former Bear Mitch Lamoureux also joins by phone with his take.
    • Part 2 – NHL talk along with goalies getting hit playing the puck outside the crease.
    • Part 3 – Greg Wyshynski aka Puck Daddy joins the team for the last segment.

    The Maryland Sports Blog came up to Hershey and takes a look at the Caps prospects. [TMSB]

    Tomas Kundratek is excited to be here. [PennLive, DSP]

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    Hershey Falls 2-1 to Pens in Second Pre-Season Game


    Wilkes-Barre celebrates one of their 2 goals as they come back to beat Hershey (Kyle Mace)

    It’s getting closer. With the start of the regular season less than a week away, the Hershey Bears play the second of their three pre-season games Saturday night at Giant Center. And although the results don’t count in the standing, the Bears dropped their second straight to Wilkes-Barre Scranton, 2-1.

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