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Pens Take Down Bears, 4-2 in Penalty-Laden Affair

April 6, 2012
Kathryn Hedrick
Game Recap

Photo by Anthony Fabrikant/AFC Media.

As the season winds down, the Bears take to the ice to try and improve their position in the standings. No better chance to achieve this than to take down the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

The first period left much to be desired from the Bears. Despite three power play chances, the Bears only mustered up four shots on goal. To make matters worse, the Penguins scored late in the period, just eight seconds into a power play.

Chocolate Fix 4/4/2012

April 4, 2012
Brian Mills
Chocolate Fix

Ryan Potulny picture from our Instagram.

Another eventful week in the books for us. Last Wednesday night we had our first ever viewing party. We had quite a few people come out to Fire Alley to watch the game and help us raise some money. It also helped that the Bears won against Binghamton extending the winning streak to seven. Sadly, that streak came to an end on Saturday against St. Johns. Fortunately the Bears got a little help from other losses that night and clinched a playoff spot. Thanks in part to an effort from Ryan Potulny that earned him AHL Player of the week honors, the Bears came back from a deficit on Sunday against Binghamton. That effort proved to fall just a little short when the Bears lost in 13 rounds of shootout. Before you move on to the rest of the links from around the web, check out the pictures from autograph night taken by Kyle.

Comeback Falls Short, Bears Lose 6-5 (SO)

April 1, 2012
Kyle Mace
Game Recap

Dany Sabourin looks back one of Binghamton’s goals (All photos by Kyle Mace)

After a rough night against St. John’s the night before, the Bears looked to bounce back and show they were just playing an April Fools joke a day early. That didn’t seem like the case at the start of the game. With Binghamton scoring within the first minute of each period, the Bears would be down three goals at some points. It sure looked like a loss, but Hershey being Hershey they scored three goals in the third period to get the one point. That would be the only point they would get as Bingo grabbed the other point as they beat Hershey in a shootout, 6-5.

Bears Clinch Playoff Spot but Lose to St. John’s in Process

April 1, 2012
Kyle Mace
Game Recap

Dany Sabourin looks on as St. John’s wins 3-2 (All photos by Kyle Mace)

A big crowd, a winning streak and the first home telecast of a Bears game since the Calder Cup championship game. You would have thought the game had all the elements of an eighth straight win for the Bears. The game turned out to be a struggle for the Bears as they dropped this one, 3-2

Bears Trump Senators to Earn Seventh Straight Win

March 29, 2012
Kathryn Hedrick
Game Recap

While many fans were heading to Fire Alley to watch the game last night, the Bears were up North, preparing to face off against the Binghamton Senators.

The Senators were the first on the board with a tally from Stephane DaCosta just over five minutes into the game. But Mike Carman tied it up by redirecting a feed from Bourque. Tomas Kundratek followed that up with a power play goal to give the Bears the lead going into the second period.

Streaking Six: Mitchell’s Shootout Goal Gives Bears 3-2 Win

March 25, 2012
Kyle Mace
Game Recap

Ryan Potulny and Tomas Kundratek celebrate Potulny’s 26th goal of the season (All photos by Kyle Mace)

After pulling off a third period come back last night, the Bears did it again tonight, but this time needed extra time to do it. Garrett Mitchell was the hero of the game, scoring in the shootout to give Hershey a 3-2 win.

Bears Comeback Extends Winning Streak to Five

March 25, 2012
Kyle Mace
Game Recap

Cody Eakin, Boyd Kane, and Chris Bourque celebrate Eakin’s game-tying goal (All photos by Kyle Mace)

It was a hard hitting comeback in more ways than one. The last time the Charlotte Checkers visited Giant Center, they eliminated the Bears from the playoffs. This time the Bears played the third period, like their playoff lives depended on it, scoring two goals and getting the victory over the Charlotte, 2-1.

Strong Start Pushes Bears Past IceCaps, 3-2

March 21, 2012
Kathryn Hedrick
Game Recap

The Bears celebrate Boyd Kane’s shorthanded goal. All photos by Kyle Mace.

When the Bears played the St. John’s IceCaps for the first time, they left with only one point out of four. Tonight they got a chance to earn some more in front of the Hershey faithful.

The Bears are known for their strong starts and they did not disappoint tonight. Mike Carman scored first off of a Garrett Mitchell feed from behind the goal. With a few minutes left in the first period, Boyd Kane scored a shorthanded breakaway goal to give the Bears a two goal lead at the break.

Bears Drop Their Second Game in a Row, 3-2 (SO)

March 10, 2012
Kathryn Hedrick
Game Recap

After being on the wrong end of a 6-1 thrashing last night, the Bears had a second chance to show their stuff against the St. John’s IceCaps.

The Bears weren’t able to get into a groove in the first period as both teams were in and out of the penalty boxes. But Ryan Potulny gave the Bears their first ever lead against the IceCaps with a power play goal a few minutes into the second period.

IceCaps Conquer Bears, 6-1 in First Ever Meeting

March 9, 2012
Kathryn Hedrick
Game Recap

A picture says a thousand words.

Yesterday, the Bears took to the skies and landed in Newfoundland. Tonight they faced the St. John’s IceCaps for the first time ever. It was sure to be a tough game with all the recent injuries to the Hershey squad that came just in time to play one of the top teams in the conference.

The IceCaps took the lead about halfway through the first period when Patrice Cormier scored on a breakaway. Braden Holtby couldn’t stop the puck from sneaking through. The Bears tied it up with a power play goal a few minutes later. Ryan Potulny had a great pass to Kyle Greentree, who scored on a backdoor play.