The Hershey Bears' road to repeating as Calder Cup champions is officially underway. With the Springfield Thunderbirds' regulation loss to the Providence Bruins on Sunday afternoon, the Bears have clinched their fourth-straight appearance in the AHL playoffs. Hershey clinches despite still having 15 games remaining on their schedule due to their dominant 42-11-4 record that…
The Hershey Bears fell to the Charlotte Checkers 5-3 on the NHL's trade deadline day, suffering their third-straight loss for the first time this season. The team got goals from Dylan McIlrath, Alex Limoges, and Chase Priskie in the defeat. After consistently playing well and becoming the fastest team in Hershey history to 30 wins,…
For the third time this season, Alex Limoges played the overtime hero for the Hershey Bears. The Bears headed into overtime with one minute and 19 seconds of 4-on-3 power play time to their advantage. Working in the offensive zone, Chase Priskie fired the puck toward the net, where Limoges was in front to bury…
Going into Friday night's matchup with division rivals the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the Hershey Bears were missing five important players in their usual starting lineup. The Bears have been without star forward Ethen Frank due to a lower-body injury he suffered against the Providence Bruins on Feb. 9. Bears' captain Dylan McIlrath was out due to…
The Hershey Bears faced off against the Springfield Thunderbirds and former player, Jakub Vrana, for a final time this season on Saturday. While Vrana himself did not score, his team put up six goals in the matchup to defeat the Bears 6-3. The loss broke Hershey's previous clean sweep of Springfield this season, ending the…