The Hershey Bears came into play Saturday night, coming off a rough road trip to Charlotte earlier in the week, dropping both games to the Checkers. They looked to take advantage of some home cooking with a Saturday night tilt…
The Chocolate and White looked to get back to their winning ways Sunday afternoon as they took on their other Keystone state rival, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. The first period of play was rather lackluster for the rival Phantoms, but…
The Bears looked to once again continue their dominant play, as they would seek their eighth win in a row on Sunday afternoon. After coming out flat against the Thunderbirds in last night's contest, the Chocolate and White would look…
The Hershey Bears’ number one and two goaltenders returned to the ice earlier this week as Vitek Vanecek and Pheonix Copley were both cleared for full practice with the Chocolate and White.
Both netminders were injured in training camp and have yet to see any regular season action this season. “Certainly I’ve got a month of extra rest,” said Copley after practice Tuesday. “I’m excited to get going. Obviously, you want to be going at the start of the season. I’m just that much more excited.”
To any outsider, Saturday's 7-2 loss to Lehigh Valley could be viewed as a "rocky start" to the season, but when you look between the lines, the loss isn't as bad as it might seem. "I take responsibility for those…
On Wednesday morning, the Washington Capitals announced that they have signed goaltender Pheonix Copley to a two-year extension.
It was evident Pheonix Copley was in a world of pain when he went down in game four of the Atlantic Division finals. What was not known at the time of the injury was how painful it was for him.
At only 21-years-old, Vitek Vanecek had one of the best seasons a goalie could have at his age in the AHL. The young netminder went 18-10-7 in the regular season with five shutouts, despite a very rough month at the end of December through the end of January, where he went 0-5-2.
“I’ve said this to a number of people, you take out four weeks of his season, his numbers are excellent,” said head coach Troy Mann after the Bears game seven loss. “It’s unfortunate we played Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre for that stretch of hockey late-December and early-January.”
When goaltender Pheonix Copley was injured in game four of the Atlantic Divison Finals Friday night in Providence, both Bears players and fans alike held their breath. Copley had been stellar in the first two games on the road in the series, but now the Chocolate and White turn to Vitek Vanecek as Copley will miss game five due to his injury.
Vanecek, who has not allowed a goal in his last 104 minutes played, will get the nod on Sunday. The 21-year-old netminder faced nine shots after replacing Copley with only 42 seconds remaining in the second period.
Bears goaltender Pheonix Copley left game four of the Atlantic Divison Finals Friday night with an apparent leg injury. The 25-year-old netminder was making a cross-crease sliding move and immediately went down in pain at the end of the second period. Providence scored on the play to give them a 2-1 lead with under a minute left in the middle frame.
