PHOTOS: Bears Split Weekend Series with Syracuse and St. John’s

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HERSHEY, PA – Stan Galiev celebrates his goal against Syracuse Saturday night. Galiev has had the last three goals for Hershey (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

After a huge win against archrivals Wilkes-Barre Wednesday night, the Hershey Bears looked to take that momentum into a two game weekend series. The Bears took on the Syracuse Crunch Saturday night, losing 4-1. They bounced back the next night against the St. John’s IceCaps and former Bears goalie Peter Budaj, with a 1-0 win.

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PHOTOS: Bears Take Extra Point in Shootout Against Penguins

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HERSHEY, PA – Stan Galiev celebrates his third period goal during Hershey’s 2-1 shootout win against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Wednesday night (Kyle Mace – Chocolate Hockey)

As the turkey heats up in the oven for Thanksgiving tomorrow, the Hershey Bears – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins rivalry is heating up with each meeting this season. Coming into this evening’s game, the Bears have won seven straight against the Penguins at Giant Center. Hershey was looking to make that eight straight with the traditional Thanksgiving eve game.

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PHOTOS: Philipp Grubauer Posts 38-Save Shutout Against Worcester

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HERSHEY, PA – Philipp Grubauer makes his one of his 38 saves on Worcester during Hershey’s win against the Sharks Saturday night (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

There’s not much to say about this game other than Philipp Grubauer was in the zone all night long, making 38 saves and earning his 7th career shutout as Bear. Chris Brown, who was just reassigned to Hershey today, scored the games only goal in the first period, giving Hershey the 1-0 win. Enjoy these photos.

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PHOTOS: Bears Take Two Preseason Games From Phantoms and Penguins

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HERSHEY, PA – Tomas Kundratek celebrates with his teammates after Garrett Mitchell’s goal during Hershey’s preseason win at home against Lehigh Valley last Friday. (Kyle Mace – Chocolate Hockey)

The Bears played two eventful preseason games at Giant Center as they prepared for the 2014-15 regular season. The first, Friday night October 3rd, featured the return of former Bears star Andrew Gordon, now playing in the Flyers organization with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms

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2014 Hershey Bears Awards: The Photos

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HERSHEY, PA – Dane Byers waves to the crowd after accepting his award as Hershey Bears team MVP (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

The award ceremony at the end of each regular season is normally a kick off to the playoffs for the Hershey Bears, but this season it’s a bit different. This year the Bears are out of the 2014 playoff race for time in eight seasons. Despite the disappointing end to the season, the Chocolate and White thanked the Giant Center crowd with a win Saturday night.

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Bears Eliminated from Playoff Contention, Lose 3-1 in Norfolk

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All great things must come to an end. It’s an old, cliche saying, but it is also 100 percent true and fitting of the occasion. In a 3-1 loss to the Norfolk Admirals, the Bears’ eight season playoff streak has come to a crashing end. The Providence Bruins and Norfolk Admirals will grab the seventh and eighth seeds in the Eastern Conference.

The last time the Chocolate and White missed the postseason, it was the final year of the Colorado Avalanche affiliation.

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Hershey Drops Tough One to Norfolk, Faces Uphill Battle Friday

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Michael Latta, seen here earlier in the season, had a goal during Hershey’s 5-3 loss to Norfolk Wednesday night (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

As the Hershey Bears left South Central Pennsylvania Tuesday morning for Hampton Roads Virginia, they knew they were heading down south for arguably the two biggest games of their season against the Norfolk Admirals. The Admirals were tied in points with Hershey coming into Wednesday night’s game, but Hershey had the first tiebreaker, giving them the control of their destiny, but after the game, Norfolk now controls the final spot in the Eastern Conference as they topped Hershey, 5-3.

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Oh Captain My Captain: Dane Byers Scores in OT, Bears Win Classic

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HERSHEY, PA – Dane Byers celebrates his GWOTG against Binghamton Sunday night (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

In minor league hockey, what exactly are the factors needed to create a classic? Obviously good officiating is always appreciated at the American Hockey League level, leading to a fast paced, open, end-to-end hockey game. But in addition, how about a great atmosphere inside arena? Or even a game that may decide a team’s future postseason fate?

All those factors came into play and meshed perfectly on Sunday evening, which built-ed towards a 1-0 overtime win over the Binghamton Senators.

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Bears Fall to Falcons in Skills Competition, 4-3

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Ryan Stoa, seen here earlier in the season, had a goal and shootout goal during Hershey’s 4-3 loss to Springfield (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

While “X” marked the spot in Wilkes-Barre Township with the Penguins celebrating a playoff berth, the Hershey Bears aimed to inch closer in a battle against the Springfield Falcons.

65 minutes was not enough for either side, leading to Hershey’s 12th skills competition of the 2013-14 campaign. Ryan Stoa became the AHL leader in shootout goals, but the Bears dropped a 4-3 decision in five rounds.

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