HERSHEY BEARS

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Hershey wins 8-2 in 24th straight home victory Full story »

Turning a tie game into a rout in the final 35 minutes, the Hershey Bears beat the Albany River Rats 8-2 Friday night at Giant Center to earn a club-record 52nd win. Hershey, which got two goals from Keith Aucoin, also extended its AHL-record home winning streak to 24. Andrew Gordon, Alex Giroux, Michael Dubuc, Chris Bourque, Ashton Rome and... Full story »

AHL: ALBANY AT BEARS.     Where: Giant Center.     When: 7 p.m. Friday.     Radio: WQIC 100.1-FM, sports juice.com.     Records: Albany 38-24-3-5, 84 points. Hershey 51-13-0-3, 105 points.     Overview: Hershey leads the season series 5-2-0-0. … Albany goalie Justin Peters is on recall to the Carolina Hurricanes. … Andrew Gordon has scored seven goals in seven games against... Full story »

Playoff berth clinched — check. East Division championship clinched — check. The Hershey Bears aim to fill two more boxes in the final 13 games of the 2009-10 regular season: best record in the Eastern Conference and No. 1 overall in the AHL to establish home-ice advantage throughout the Calder Cup playoffs. Eclipsing the 1992-93 Binghamton Rangers’ league single-season... Full story »

Newly arrived forwards Anton Gustafsson and Garrett Mitchell participated in a small optional skate held by the Hershey Bears Thursday at Hersheypark Arena. “I think he’s a highly skilled player," Bears head coach Mark French said of Washington Capitals first-rounder Gustafsson. "He’s been off for about a week and a half now. The first part of what we want to... Full story »

Bears are six wins and 19 points shy of AHL season records with 13 games to play Full story »

With the Albany River Rats winning their fourth straight game, the Hershey Bears didn’t get any help in their bid to clinch the East Division championship Wednesday night. The Bears didn’t need it. Getting two goals apiece from Kyle Wilson and Andrew Joudrey, Hershey beat the Binghamton Senators 5-3 at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, N.Y., to... Full story »

Forwards Garrett Mitchell and Anton Gustafsson are scheduled to join the Hershey Bears Thursday, the Washington Capitals announced Wednesday. Mitchell, a sixth-round pick (175th overall) last season, is slated to sign an amateur tryout contract. The winger scored 15 goals in 57 games for Regina (WHL) this season. Centerman Gustafsson started the season with Hershey but returned to his native... Full story »

Grant Lewis said he played in a youth hockey tournament in central Pennsylvania when he was around 10. The Upper St. Clair native doesn’t remember the venue. It wasn’t Hersheypark Arena and Giant Center didn’t yet exist, but it sounds like it could have been Twin Ponds East in Harrisburg. At age 25, Lewis is back for a longer stint.... Full story »

Hershey Bears winger Steve Pinizzotto missed practice Tuesday at Hersheypark Arena due to illness. Winger Boyd Kane, sidelined by illness Sunday at Worcester, also sat out. Defenseman Karl Alzner soldiered through practice despite being under the weather. Defenseman Bryan Helmer got the day off. Defensemen Patrick McNeill and Dylan Yeo, who both have upper-body injuries, practiced in a non-contact basis.... Full story »

shark says, "(The Hershey Bears) have the most fans, highest payroll, most wins. BOO!!!!!! " Full story »

The Bay State wasn’t kind to the Hershey Bears. Full story »

Former Hershey Bears winger Oskar Osala, scoring two goals for the Albany River Rats in Rochester, helped keep the Hershey Bears from clinching the East Division championship Friday night. Two more ex-Bears conspired to again prevent Hershey from clinching Saturday night in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Springfield Falcons at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. Forward Chad Wiseman... Full story »

Bryan Helmer spent 14 minutes in the penalty box in the third period Friday night at Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, N.Y. Thus, the Hershey Bears defenseman had fresh legs for overtime, where he scored at 1:33 to lift his team to a 5-4 victory over the Adirondack Phantoms. For the second straight game against Hershey, Adirondack failed... Full story »

Bears talk - March 11, 2010 Tim Leone and Paul Vigna talk about the Hershey Bears this week. Full story »