Back-and-forth scoring between the Hershey Bears and the Willkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins ended with the Bears stealing an overtime victory, Wednesday. The Bears are now 2-2 against the baby Pens and post a 10-4-0 record overall, remaining first in the league. Alex Limoges scored the overtime, game-winning goal powering the Bears to their victory. A two-goal night…
The Hershey Bears' final game of a four-game road trip ended with a disappointing 5-1 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The Bears had won four straight since starting their season getting shutout 4-0 by the Belleville Senators on their banner-raising night. Thursday was the Bears' first game since their starting goaltender Hunter Shepard received a…
As we continue to welcome in transfer portal student athletes who will be wearing the Maize & Blue on the ice at Yost this year, today we are going to go into detail about F Josh Eernisse. The sophomore transferred from St. Thomas University, a rather new program to D1 hockey. The 21-year-old Eernisse was 2nd in goal scoring and tied for 2nd in points for the CCHA Tommies with 14 and 21, respectively. Who is Josh Eernisse? And how important is this get for Michigan Hockey? Let’s break it down: Background on Josh Eernisse Before attending St. Thomas, Eernisse played 2 seasons with the Tri-City Storm in the USHL. During his 2 seasons with Tri-City, Eernisse appeared in 85 games and only lit the lamp a total of 10 times while totaling 24 points, with 17 being a season high the year before he went to St. Thomas. Based on that, one could ask, “where did Eernisse's offensive production come from, especially since he didn't even score his first NCAA goal until the fourth