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| Wed, Dec 31st, 2008 8:23:00 am |
Greetings from Springfield, where we're in the midst of a Winter Storm Warning that threatens to cover the surrounding area with eight to 12 inches of snow. Lovely. Pretty good chance it's going to be a rather quiet Mass Mutual Center this afternoon as the boys take the ice, which I suppose is not a bad thing for the visiting ...Continued |
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Tue, Dec 30th, 2008 3:41:00 pm |
We're on our way to Springfield for tomorrow afternoon's game against the Falcons, and I'm doing the best in the meantime to respond to e-mail. I've gotten roughly a metric ton of requests in my inbox asking about the names and artists of the warm-up songs played at Giant Center before the game. There was a time when I could ...Continued |
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| Mon, Dec 29th, 2008 1:20:00 pm |
Tarik El-Bashir of the Washington Post is reporting that goaltender Simeon Varlamov has been assigned by the Caps to Hershey. He's also reporting that Karl Alzner is a question mark for tomorrow's game in Buffalo and that a defenseman might be needed up top again. Seems like Tyler Sloan's stay in Chocolatetown might be a short one this time. Also, ...Continued |
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Mon, Dec 29th, 2008 10:38:00 am |
The Capitals have recalled left wing Chris Bourque this morning and assigned Alexandre Giroux to Hershey. It should be interesting to see if Bob Woods chooses to reunite the "Big 3" of Giroux, Keith Aucoin and Graham Mink for Wednesday's game in Springfield. No practice today for the Bears, they'll be back on the ice at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday at ...Continued |
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| Sun, Dec 28th, 2008 3:27:00 pm |
The Bears announced just a few minutes ago that defenseman Tyler Sloan has been assigned from Washington. If you count Karl Alzner, the Capitals still have four players up from Hershey on its roster (Alzner, Collins, Giroux, Varlamov.) Sloan had played in 23 games for Washington this season, with a goal in three assists. He'll be paired with Bryan Helmer ...Continued |
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Sat, Dec 27th, 2008 6:52:00 pm |
For those here that posted comments about it, and for those that sent me e-mail asking where it can be heard, our friends at Sportsjuice.com have posted my second period for St. Louis against the Capitals on December 18. The link will carry you to Hershey's archive, that's where it's posted.http://sportsjuice.com/broadcaster2.aspx?bid=MjQz-QPghutLxoFc%3d ...Continued |
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| Sat, Dec 27th, 2008 4:16:00 pm |
The Bears begin a busy stretch of games Saturday night as they chase a bit of history against the Binghamton Senators. Hershey will play two games in two days, three in the next six, six games in the next nine and ten games in the next sixteen days. Adding to the challenge is the fact that seven of those ten ...Continued |
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Sat, Dec 27th, 2008 11:15:00 am |
There are a lot of debates that can be had on a wide variety of topics in this world. But one that in my opinion that is not open to debate is who is the best player in the NHL today. It's Alex Ovechkin. Period. No other argument can be made. Bryan Helmer gets the lone assist on this ...Continued |
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| Sat, Dec 27th, 2008 10:56:00 am |
Courtesy of Caps365, here is Bryan's postgame interview session from Friday's win over Buffalo. ...Continued |
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Fri, Dec 26th, 2008 10:02:00 pm |
In a season already filled with special moments both in Hershey and Washington, you can add another one to the list. Bryan Helmer was named the game's number one star Friday night for the Capitals in a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres at Verizon Center. Helmer racked up two assists to earn the honor as the Caps added to ...Continued |
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| Fri, Dec 26th, 2008 10:54:00 am |
Amidst a flurry of roster moves, goaltender Michal Neuvirth (pronounced NOY-vairt) has been recalled to Hershey from South Carolina. The 20-year old will likely make his first regular season appearance in a Bears uniform at some point this weekend. Bobby Goepfert has also been recalled from South Carolina today. This is because, um, well, we're out of goaltenders here. With ...Continued |
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Tue, Dec 23rd, 2008 3:28:00 pm |
The holidays have come early for Andrew Gordon. Alongside Bryan Helmer, Gordon has been recalled to Washington and will play Tuesday night against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Congratulations to Andrew! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 23, 2008 Capitals Recall Bryan Helmer and Andrew Gordon from Hershey ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have recalled defensemen Bryan Helmer and ...Continued |
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| Mon, Dec 22nd, 2008 10:13:00 am |
Joe Shetrom checks in on this Monday with his South Carolina update for us. Check out below what's going on with the Rays in North Charleston.Quick programming note for "The Old Barn Hockey Show" tonight. We'll have the broadcast of the live show from Fire Alley available today, so if you weren't able to see us last week in person ...Continued |
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Sun, Dec 21st, 2008 9:34:00 pm |
Not even Bruce Boudreau can touch what Bob Woods and the Hershey Bears have done in the first 30 games of the season. With a 3-2 shootout win over the Lake Erie Monsters Sunday, the Bears have 22 wins in 30 games out of the gate in 2008-09. As a matter of comparison, Hershey won 19 games of its first ...Continued |
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| Sun, Dec 21st, 2008 3:51:00 pm |
The Bears head into a five-day holiday break Sunday evening, but up first are the Lake Erie Monsters at Giant Center. It's the first meeting between the two teams since a 5-4 shootout loss in northeast Ohio on Valentine's Day. Here's what's going on as Hershey looks to go into Christmas with the best record in the AHL. -Simeon ...Continued |
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Sat, Dec 20th, 2008 11:06:00 am |
Thursday, December 18, 2008. It started out as a Christmas shopping trip to Washington for a couple of things on my son’s Christmas list. It ended with me in the visiting radio booth at Verizon Center calling my first NHL game and a night I’ll never forget. The journey started out innocently enough. A visit to Verizon Center would certainly ...Continued |
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| Fri, Dec 19th, 2008 1:14:00 pm |
Friday's game between the Bears and Penguins at Wachovia Arena has been postponed due to heavy snowfall in northeast PA. As of 1:00 p.m. eastern, six inches had already fallen with the potential for up to six more in the forecast before the day is over. (And all we have here right now in central PA is rain...) The game ...Continued |
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Thu, Dec 18th, 2008 6:41:00 pm |
Slight change of plans for tonight. No live blog. I'm sitting high above rinkside with Jim Jones here in Washington, but I'm now on special assignment. My old friend Chris Kerber, the play-by-play voice of the St. Louis Blues, invited me to call the play-by-play of the second period tonight on KMOX in St. Louis. That friends, is not an ...Continued |
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| Wed, Dec 17th, 2008 9:48:00 am |
Unlike Chicago politics, it's ok to vote more than once. It's time for AHL All-Star voting online at http://www.theahl.com/balloting/ With Bruce Boudreau already being inducted into the AHL Hall of Fame, and potentially Bob Woods and Mark French coaching in the game if Hershey still has the best record in the league on January 4, it's time to do our ...Continued |
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Tue, Dec 16th, 2008 12:09:00 am |
It became official at 10:45 this morning that Kip Brennan is back in a Hershey Bears uniform. After clearing AHL waivers, Brennan took to the ice at the end of practice at Giant Center and was put through his paces by assistant coach Mark French. Brennan signed with the Bears prior to today, but had to clear waivers coming back ...Continued |
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| Mon, Dec 15th, 2008 1:05:00 pm |
Getting ready to head out to record show number one of "The Old Barn Hockey Show" prior to our live event tonight at 7:00 p.m. at Fire Alley in Hershey. You may want to get there early for a good seat up front, we pretty much filled the place the last time. Andrew Gordon and Greg Amadio are our guests ...Continued |
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Mon, Dec 15th, 2008 11:05:00 am |
Well, I guess that trip could have gone better. We're back in PA and I'm again writing from my underground lair in Elizabethtown after a long day of travel Sunday. We didn't leave Houston until 3:30 central time, and we were in Charlotte long enough to enjoy a sit-down dinner before our flight came to Harrisburg. While no one was ...Continued |
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| Sat, Dec 13th, 2008 5:05:00 pm |
I'm always a big believer in getting out of the hotel on road trips and seeing the sights (usually either historical or sporting in nature), especially when it's a city we don't get to a whole lot. I caught a huge break this morning after our skate around at Toyota Center when my walk to Minute Maid Park, the home ...Continued |
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Fri, Dec 12th, 2008 9:42:00 pm |
Greetings from downtown Houston, where the staff is about to embark on a late dinner run up by Minute Maid Park. Congratulations to the Caps tonight on a 5-1 win against Ottawa, and congratulations also to our friend Brett Leonhardt, Washington's web producer who was a back-up to Brent Johnson tonight for the first seven minutes of the game. "Stretch" ...Continued |
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| Fri, Dec 12th, 2008 10:40:00 am |
Not the best of outcomes Thursday night for the Bears in San Antonio, as the boys suffered a 3-0 setback at the hands of the suddenly surging Rampage. I made the comment last night, but it probably bears repeating here. I can't believe that team lost 17 straight games. Goaltender Josh Tordjman did a great job last night on a ...Continued |
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Thu, Dec 11th, 2008 6:21:00 pm |
Just about game time here in San Antonio, where the Bears will play its first ever regular game in the state of Texas. The weather here was nothing short of senational (a stark contrast to what is going on weatherwise back in central PA from what we understand.) 74 degrees and not a cloud in the sky was what we ...Continued |
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| Wed, Dec 10th, 2008 6:53:00 pm |
As the Bears prepare for its first-ever meeting with the San Antonio Rampage, and for that matter, the first regular season game for the club in the state of Texas, I thought you'd want a little bit of background on the club that calls AT&T Center home. -First off, here are some players that you may remember from other places ...Continued |
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Wed, Dec 10th, 2008 4:36:00 pm |
Given some of the comments that I heard from press row being hurled toward this guy on Sunday (and I wear headphones so they had to be pretty loud all over), I thought this needed to be put up. (And I also was looking for a reason to put up this picture of him, classic pose from his brief days ...Continued |
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| Wed, Dec 10th, 2008 2:35:00 pm |
We've set up our base of operations here in downtown San Antonio, after two pretty flawless flights to get us here. Bear Force One touched down local time just after noon, and we were in the hotel here just before one. All in all, not too bad. We're also heavy a couple of players from Washington, which is nice. Keith ...Continued |
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Tue, Dec 9th, 2008 3:25:00 pm |
Sounds like word on roster changes will happen sometime tomorrow, perhaps around the time we're landing at San Antonio International Airport early afternoon. When I hear more, I'll let you know what is going on. It seems that encouraging news is just around the corner for both Hershey and Washington, but nothing is going to happen before sometime tomorrow. ...Continued |
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| Tue, Dec 9th, 2008 12:00:00 am |
Ah, the riverwalk in San Antonio. We'll be there this time tomorrow, but first the powers that be need to figure out who's going and who isn't. I just got back from practice a little while ago, and it sounds like we'll know more on that front this afternoon. Much to the delight of fans in D.C., there should finally ...Continued |
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Mon, Dec 8th, 2008 11:27:00 am |
Getting ready for today's "The Old Barn Hockey Show" where NHL referee and central PA resident Paul Devorski will join us today. Obviously the 11-game winning streak will be a big topic of conversation as well. The Bears are enjoying an off day today. The team will have a quick skate Tuesday morning at Giant Center at 9:00 a.m. ...Continued |
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| Mon, Dec 8th, 2008 12:13:00 am |
This just in, I just got word that Sami Lepisto has been assigned to Hershey from Washington. The move comes at a very good time for the Bears, who of course are about to embark on the club's longest (in terms of miles) road trip of 2008-09. Lepisto is expected to be at Giant Center Tuesday when the Bears skate ...Continued |
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Sun, Dec 7th, 2008 2:16:00 pm |
With a chance at a franchise record 11 straight wins, the Bears take the ice Sunday against the road weary Norfolk Admirals. Hershey has a four point lead over second place Bridgeport as play starts Sunday. Here is the latest from the Chocolate and White camp. -Of course, the recall of Alexandre Giroux is the big story today. As ...Continued |
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| Sun, Dec 7th, 2008 12:37:00 am |
An injury in Washington means another call-up from Hershey. No, really. Alexandre Giroux becomes the ninth different player to be recalled to the Capitals following an injury to Eric Fehr Saturday night in Toronto. Giroux, who leads the AHL in goals with 18, will play Sunday in Raleigh, North Carolina against the Hurricanes at RBC Center. But wait, there's more. ...Continued |
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Sat, Dec 6th, 2008 4:08:00 pm |
It's the Bears and Hartford Saturday night, with Hershey's patchwork defensive corps ready to go. Here's what's going on. -As has been reported during practice this week, Chris Bourque will indeed play center on the number one line with Alexandre Giroux and Graham Mink. It's a position he's played before, but not during his time here in Hershey. There's ...Continued |
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| Sat, Dec 6th, 2008 10:47:00 am |
The Capitals on Saturday recalled defenseman Sean Collins from Hershey. The Ohio State University product will make his NHL debut in Toronto this evening at Air Canada Centre and wear number 62. In the game preview on HersheyBears.com this morning, I made sure to include the current injury list in D.C. In living color, here's what the Caps are saying ...Continued |
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Thu, Dec 4th, 2008 8:01:00 am |
It's hardly a moment of deep thought, but with the firing of Carolina Hurricanes head coach Peter Laviolette on Wednesday, it occured to me that the guy that coaches in Washington has something on all his divisional counterparts. I'm not sure what it says about the staying power of NHL bench bosses, but Bruce Boudreau is now the longest tenured ...Continued |
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| Thu, Dec 4th, 2008 12:00:00 am |
The Grand Rapids Griffins announced today that defenseman Chris Chelios will play this weekend in GR in a pair of home games as he comes back from injury. He'll become the oldest player to play in the AHL, supplanting a former Bears trainer. Yes, you read that right. Here's the release. CHRIS CHELIOS TO JOIN ...Continued |
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Wed, Dec 3rd, 2008 3:58:00 pm |
If you didn't see this already, some very cool stuff on Hershey's captain at ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3740066&name=lebrun_pierre ...Continued |
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| Tue, Dec 2nd, 2008 1:31:00 pm |
Kudos to Oskar Osala on this Tuesday for being named the Reebok Edge/American Hockey League Rookie of the Month for November. 10 goals in 14 games will put you in the running every single time. Also, congrats are in line today for Graham Mink, who has been recalled to Washington for the second time in less than a week. ...Continued |
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