Jakub Vrana Ready for First Full Season with Hershey

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HERSHEY, PA – Jakub Vrana looks on at the end of the second day of Hershey Bears training camp. (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

At the end of the second day of Hershey Bears training camp, Jakub Vrana got into a stretching position and scooted forward to the center ice dot to lead the team in stretches. He got up, took a few shots into a net, then was called over by Bears PR Director, Scott Stuccio. “What, me for an interview? Are you sure, Stucc?” Vrana said with a laugh and smile. “Just getting to know the kid in whole,” Bears head coach Troy Mann said, “I think he’s fun-loving kid. He’s always got a smile on his face, got a great personality.”

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Hershey Bears Breakdown Day – Troy Mann

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In his first year as Head Coach in Hershey, Troy Mann accomplished many feats which had not been since he was an assistant coach with the team during the 2010 Calder Cup run. With new assistant coaches Bryan Helmer and Ryan Murphy, the Bears won their first division title since 2010, closed out a 100 point regular season for the first time since 2011, and finished the season with a 46-22-5-3 record. Mann lead the team to their first second round appearance in the playoffs since 2010.

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Pheonix Copley Almost Scores Goal for Hershey in Playoff Game (Video)

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Pheonix Copley hugs Chris Brown after Hershey’s 6-4 win over Hartford in game two of the Eastern Conference semi-finals. (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

Hershey Bears fans almost got to see history at game two of the AHL Eastern Conference semi-finals between the Bears and Hartford. Pheonix Copley came within less than three seconds of becoming the first Bears goalie ever to score a goal. Trailing 6-4, Hartford took a shot from behind their own blue line that went right on the Bears net. Copley made the save and then attempted a shot at the empty Hartford net. The puck went in, but time just ran out.

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Red Hot Bears Prepare for Another Three-in-Three Stretch

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HERSHEY, PA – Coach Troy Mann instructing players, getting set for Friday in Binghamton (Chocolate Hockey)

The Hershey Bears continue their preparations for yet another three games in three night stretch starting Friday in Binghamton. The Bears will be on the road and then return home for games against Bridgeport on Saturday and a match up against Providence, for the first time this season. The Bears are playing their best hockey of the season. They have just one regulation loss in their last 17 games and find themselves just a win away from having the best record in the league.

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Big Back-to-Back for Hershey, Dany Heatley Assigned to Norfolk

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Philipp Grubauer reaches for a puck during Bears practice Monday at Giant Center (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

The Hershey Bears continue an important stretch of games against division rivals tonight at Giant Center. The Bears play a rare back to back set of Tuesday and Wednesday games, starting with the Norfolk Admirals, followed by a game in Wilkes-Barre less than 24 hours later.

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Tom Wilson Finishes Strong Two Games in Hershey

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Tom Wilson is hoping he’s played his last game in Hershey. The Caps forward played two games with the Bears including Sunday night’s 3-0 win over the Phantoms.

Wilson is trying to get back to game ready following his ankle injury earlier in the year. The 20-year-old may be going back to the Caps this week when Washington returns from their western Canada swing.

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Tom Wilson Joins Hershey Bears for Weekend Series

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It may only be for the weekend, but Bears fans will see the return of Tom Wilson to Hershey. Two seasons ago, Wilson came out of Junior hockey and jumped into the Hershey Bears playoff lineup, scoring a goal in three games.

After a playoff stint with the Caps, Wilson played all 82 games with Washington last year, but didn’t see much playing time during those games.

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Bears Have Foggy Practice at Hersheypark Arena

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HERSHEY, PA – Hershey Bears head coach Troy Mann draws a play out through the fog at Hersheypark Arena Wednesday (Kyle Mace – Chocolate Hockey)

It is always a step back in time to watch the Bears practice at Hersheypark Arena. The arena serves as a practice site for the Bears when Giant Center isn’t available, and that was the case on Wednesday.

Just stepping into the “Old Barn” brings back lots of memories to long time Hershey Bears fans. Walk into the Arena now and you’ll see two big upgrades; a new ceiling and safety nets behind each goal that went up just a few months ago. Yet with all of the improvements, air conditioning has never been installed in the arena. With hot and humid weather outside, there was a throwback to the past as well.

Shortly after practice began, a thick layer of fog engulfed the ice, just like it used to when the building was packed on a warm evening in Chocolate Town. And on a warm day like Wednesday, practice wasn’t what Coach Troy Mann had hoped for.

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