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| Sun, Feb 28th, 2010 1:44:00 am |
BY JOHN SPARENBERG jsheynow@comcast.net Perhaps the Bridgeport Sound Tigers should have taken the hint when the initial puck drop was delayed due to a broken chin strap for referee, Chris Cozzan, and boarded the bus before beginning the game at Giant Center on Saturday night. Because they chose to stick it out, the boys from Bridgeport ended up taking one ...Continued |
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Sat, Feb 27th, 2010 10:10:00 pm |
The Bears again proved to be a defense nightmare for the opposition Saturday night, pasting the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 9-2 at Giant Center. Ed chats with Mark French, Caps head coach Bruce Boudreau, Steve Pinizzotto (career high four assists) and Mathieu Perreault (four goals). Note the Bears will play at 1:05 Sunday in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, a time change that just happened ...Continued |
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| Fri, Feb 26th, 2010 12:55:00 am |
Andrew Joudrey and Steve Pinizzotto would each score goals Thursday with family in attendance at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, but Hershey came up one goal short in a 3-2 loss to the Marlies. Kyle Calder scored two goals and was named the game's number one star, leading the top farm club for the Maple Leafs to victory. Much like for ...Continued |
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Wed, Feb 24th, 2010 8:06:00 pm |
Video highlights from Hershey's 3-2 win over the Lake Erie Monsters Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena. The Bears have made it to Toronto, where it will be Hershey against the Toronto Marlies Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. We are two blocks from Wayne Gretzky's restaurant in downtown, where half the province has jammed in to watch Canada and Russia in ...Continued |
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| Wed, Feb 24th, 2010 3:17:00 pm |
In front of nearly 10,000 screaming schoolchildren at Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland, the Bears rallied to defeat Lake Erie 3-2 Wednesday. Down 1-0 less than two minutes in, and down 2-0 after one, Hershey picked up goals from Greg Amadio and Chris Bourque during regulation to tie the game, and earned the win in a shootout. Jason Bacashihua ...Continued |
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Tue, Feb 23rd, 2010 1:42:00 pm |
Greetings from the PA Turnpike, where we're rolling toward Ohio at this hour. I caught up with head coach Mark French and goaltender Jason Bacashihua at practice Tuesday morning before we all made our way out the door for Cleveland. A reminder that Wednesday's game will begin at 10:45 a.m., with the pregame show set to go at 10:25 a.m. ...Continued |
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| Mon, Feb 22nd, 2010 2:07:00 pm |
While it's possible that we haven't seen the last of the snow here in central PA for the season, the warmer temperatures over the last couple of days give us pause here at JWH to look forward to when we'll be swinging the sticks again at Fairview Golf Course in Lebanon. The 'View has been a terrific sponsor for all ...Continued |
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Mon, Feb 22nd, 2010 11:36:00 am |
by: Joe Shetrom The South Carolina Stingrays rebounded from three straight subpar weeks to record a trio of victories – all shutouts on home ice – to up their record to a league-best 35-15-9. Through 59 contests the defending Kelly Cup champions hold a 14-point lead on second-place Florida, who own three games in-hand. Hosting the Gwinnett Gladiators on Friday, ...Continued |
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| Sun, Feb 21st, 2010 8:46:00 pm |
Francois Bouchard was the number one star on Sunday in a 5-3 win over Albany, scoring twice in the third period. Goaltender Jason Bacashihua was flawless in relief of Braden Holtby Sunday, making 11 saves on 11 shots. Both players chatted with our Ed Coffey after the game Sunday, a 5-3 win over Albany at Giant Center. It's a day ...Continued |
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Sun, Feb 21st, 2010 8:43:00 pm |
BY JOHN SPARENBERG jsheynow@comcast.net A week removed from the short visit from Louis Robitaille, the infamous former Bear who was known for goading his opponent into dropping their gloves without dropping his, an unlikely candidate filled the same type of role for the Bears on Sunday night. Francois Bouchard, who ended the game with 28 PIMs on the season, none ...Continued |
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| Sun, Feb 21st, 2010 8:42:00 pm |
Head coach Mark French and defenseman Bryan Helmer talk to Ed Coffey after Hershey's record breaking 5-3 win over the Albany River Rats. For the Bears, the club's 20th consecutive home win set a new AHL record for the longest home winning streak in league history. Perhaps the best part was ousting the Philadelphia Phantoms from the record book. The ...Continued |
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Sun, Feb 21st, 2010 12:31:00 am |
BY JOHN SPARENBERG jsheynow@comcast.net Throughout their 19 home game winning streak, the Hershey Bears have found many combinations to achieve victory, and on Saturday night at Giant Center, it was the J-O-B line that got the job done against the Lake Erie Monsters. Andrew Joudrey, Oskar Osala, and Jay Beagle each contributed a goal to help the Bears mash the ...Continued |
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| Sat, Feb 20th, 2010 11:55:00 pm |
Video highlights of Hershey's 4-1 win over Lake Erie at Giant Center. A big night for Andrew Joudrey, and an even bigger night for former Monster backstop Jason Bacashihua. The Chocolate and White seek 20 straight home wins Sunday at home against Albany. ...Continued |
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Sat, Feb 20th, 2010 10:32:00 pm |
Jay Beagle and Jason Bacashihua talk to our Ed Coffey after a 4-1 win over Lake Erie Saturday night. The Bears will look to set a new franchise record Sunday with a win over Albany at Giant Center that would run the home winning streak to an incredible 20 straight. One home game remains in February after Sunday's home date ...Continued |
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| Sat, Feb 20th, 2010 10:28:00 pm |
19 straight wins at home for Hershey after a 4-1 win over Lake Erie Saturday night at Giant Center, tying an AHL record solely held by the Philadelphia Phantoms prior to gametime in Chocolatetown. Head coach Mark French and defenseman Bryan Helmer discuss the streak, and another impressive win by the Bears on home ice. ...Continued |
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Sat, Feb 20th, 2010 2:23:00 am |
Video highlights from Friday's 5-3 loss in Glens Falls are embedded here. A couple of things to note here. First, the problem is not in your computer, the ice really did look like that Friday night. Four inches of ice thickness has been added in time for an Ice Motocross event in GF on Saturday night. But no one bothered ...Continued |
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| Fri, Feb 19th, 2010 4:07:00 pm |
Thanks to Michael Parks for passing along this clip of Braden Holtby and I at the Penn Hotel and Sports Bar at our live show. The full audio version will air in Harrisburg on 1460 The Ticket this Monday night at 6:00 p.m., and be available online at 1460TheTicket.com anytime starting Monday night. Braden and Zach Miskovic were terrific, and ...Continued |
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Thu, Feb 18th, 2010 4:31:00 pm |
The Bears are in Glens Falls, NY, preparing for Friday's meeting with the Adirondack Phantoms at the Civic Center. While there have been only 12 times this season that Hershey has not emerged victorious, two of those have come against the Phantoms in four games played. The game kicks off a very busy stretch to end the month of February, ...Continued |
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| Wed, Feb 17th, 2010 6:18:00 am |
Head coach Mark French was under the weather on Tuesday with a bug that seems to be making its way up and down the locker room. Assistant coach Troy Mann ran practice on Monday, and chatted with Gregg Mace and myself for ABC-27. The raw video, which you'll see some of on ABC-27 this week leading up to the game in Adirondack ...Continued |
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Mon, Feb 15th, 2010 11:13:00 am |
by: Joe Shetrom The South Carolina Stingrays put together a win against two losses this past week, improving to 32-15-9 on the year. With 16 contests remaining in the regular season SC holds an 11-point lead on second-place Charlotte. Wrapping up an eight-game road trip Wednesday night in the Tar Heel State, the Rays took the ice to face the ...Continued |
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| Sun, Feb 14th, 2010 10:56:00 pm |
BY JOHN SPARENBERG jsheynow@comcast.net With former Hershey Bear and Montreal native, Louis Robitaille, returning to Giant Center for the first time as a visitor after wearing the Chocolate and White for four years, most figured he would factor heavily into the outcome of the game. However, it was a pair of Massachusetts natives returning to the Bears lineup after a ...Continued |
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Sun, Feb 14th, 2010 8:29:00 pm |
The Bears won for the 18th straight time along Hersheypark Drive on Sunday, dispatching the Lowell Devils 5-2. John Carlson was named the game's number one star, scoring a goal and an assist. Postgame video tonight includes Mark French, goaltender Braden Holtby, Grant McNeill (who collected his first goal of the season Sunday) and former Bears penalty minute leader Louis ...Continued |
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| Sun, Feb 14th, 2010 9:48:00 am |
As the Capitals head into the Olympic break until March 3, the Bears reap the benefits on this Sunday morning. Defensemen Karl Alzner and John Carlson, along with goaltender Michal Neuvirth are on the way to Hershey in time for Sunday's game with the Lowell Devils at Giant Center. Chris Bourque, who was assigned yesterday but couldn't get out of ...Continued |
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Sun, Feb 14th, 2010 12:21:00 am |
BY JOHN SPARENBERG jsheynow@comcast.net The Hershey Bears’ road to their second consecutive Calder Cup, which has been a fairly smooth ride through the first 51 games of the season, took an unexpected detour on Route 81 on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza when the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins blanked the visitors, 5-0. Missing a slew of players, including ...Continued |
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| Sat, Feb 13th, 2010 1:30:00 am |
11 straight wins, and a season-high 22-point lead over second place Albany after a 5-2 win over the River Rats at Times Union Center. Without Chris Bourque, without Karl Alzner and without John Carlson, the Bears keep finding ways to win. Andrew Gordon was named the game's number one star, scoring two goals, and Jason Bacashihua made 35 saves to ...Continued |
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Fri, Feb 12th, 2010 6:06:00 pm |
Getting ready for the Bears and Rats here at Times Union Center, and as you might imagine, the talk in the media room, in both locker rooms and with the fans is the move of the team to Charlotte, made official earlier this week. But an even more talked about subject here this evening is the possibility of the Portland ...Continued |
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| Fri, Feb 12th, 2010 8:53:00 am |
BY JOHN SPARENBERG jsheynow@comcast.net With the impending return of former Bear, Louis Robitaille, to Giant Center this weekend, most fans of the Chocolate and White would name him as the person who has spent the most time in the “sin bin” since the team moved into the facility. However, one person has spent more time in the home team’s penalty ...Continued |
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Thu, Feb 11th, 2010 11:47:00 pm |
Bruce Boudreau, not a happy man after the performance he got from Semyon Varlamov and the Washington defensive corps Thursday night in Ottawa. Courtesy of Caps365, check it out for yourself. Ottawa goaltender and former Binghamton Senator Brian Elliott wasn't safe either. A tough loss for the Red, White and Blue, even with five goals scored. 6-5 loss in Ottawa, ...Continued |
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| Thu, Feb 11th, 2010 6:00:00 pm |
The Bears were able to escape the winter grasp that still maintains a tight grip on the midstate and the Susquehanna Valley to head to Albany on Thursday afternoon. They did so without the services of left wing Chris Bourque and defenseman Karl Alzner. Both players have been recalled by Washington in time for Thursday’s game in Ottawa against the ...Continued |
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Thu, Feb 11th, 2010 3:20:00 pm |
We are back on location Monday with "The Old Barn Hockey Show" at the Penn Hotel, on West Chocolate Avenue in Hershey. Frank, Parksy and myself will record a show there from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, with goaltender Braden Holtby and defenseman Zach Miskovic our special guests. We'll be taking questions from the audience for both, hope to ...Continued |
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| Wed, Feb 10th, 2010 11:40:00 am |
What has been long rumored over the last few months has become official this Wednesday. The Albany River Rats are moving to Charlotte, North Carolina for 2010-11, essentially becoming the AHL version of the current Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL. From a travel standpoint, this is a little troubling for Hershey. Already saddled with geographical mismatches with Adirondack and Norfolk, ...Continued |
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Tue, Feb 9th, 2010 1:19:00 pm |
Semyon Varlamov has officially been recalled to Washington, and Karl Alzner is back with the Bears as the new week begins. For the moment, there are three goalies in Washington, but common sense dictates that won't be the case for long. Especially with the Olympic break just over the horizon. We chat today with Mark French about Sunday's win over ...Continued |
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| Mon, Feb 8th, 2010 9:00:00 am |
BY JOHN SPARENBERG jsheynow@comcast.net Surprisingly, considering how many games he has officiated, compounded by the fact that he is out on the ice for the entirety of any encounter he oversees, Fraser has had what he describes as no “serious injuries”, but there was one “minor mishap” in Binghamton. “I took a slapshot in the face and took 16 stitches ...Continued |
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Mon, Feb 8th, 2010 8:28:00 am |
by: Joe Shetrom The South Carolina Stingrays completed the first week of February with a win, a loss, and a shootout defeat, adding three points to their ECHL-high 71 to remain atop of the South Division, 13 points ahead of second-place Charlotte. Making a second stop to the Queen City on their current road swing, the Rays on Thursday looked ...Continued |
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| Sun, Feb 7th, 2010 4:30:00 pm |
There was nothing easy about a 5-4 come-from-behind win Sunday at Giant Center for the Bears. In fact, it looked like Hershey's lengthy win streak at home was about to fly out the door. Down 3-0 early in the second, Mathieu Perreault would pick up a hat trick and Bryan Helmer provided the game-winner with just 64 seconds left in ...Continued |
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Sat, Feb 6th, 2010 8:17:00 pm |
BY JOHN SPARENBERG jsheynow@comcast.net The fans of the Hershey Bears are known throughout the American Hockey League for their fervent support of the guys wearing the uniform of the Chocolate and White, adopting them as their own while watching them mature as pros on their way to realizing their dream of making it to the National Hockey League. However, when ...Continued |
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| Sat, Feb 6th, 2010 10:30:00 am |
It will be the first Saturday without a hockey game for Hershey in 20 weeks today, not that it was planned or anything. Great call to push it back to tomorrow, making us now a lead-up locally to the Super Bowl. These are shots here at home in Lancaster out front and back of the house. You can see the ...Continued |
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Sat, Feb 6th, 2010 9:30:00 am |
Saturday's game is pushed back to Sunday at 1:00 p.m. due to heavy snow in central PA, the official statement from the team is here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 6, 2010 CONTACT: John Walton-HERSHEY BEARS BEARS POSTPONE SATURDAY’S GAME WITH WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON AT GIANT CENTER I-81 RIVALS WILL MEET SUNDAY AT 1:00 P.M. AT GIANT CENTER HERSHEY ...Continued |
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| Fri, Feb 5th, 2010 1:27:00 pm |
The Bears returned to practice Friday morning, with a couple of roster moves off ice with Washington adding some spice. Goaltender Braden Holtby, who backed up Jose Theodore again Thursday night in New York against the Rangers, returned to Giant Center after being assigned by the Capitals. Michal Neuvirth was also recalled to D.C. Friday morning. While on the subject ...Continued |
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Thu, Feb 4th, 2010 4:05:00 pm |
Ok, so here's the latest on the weather as it relates to Hershey playing Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Saturday night. There have been so many people e-mailing me, calling the team, etc, that the Bears have put out a statement regarding tomorrow night's game. While right now, the game is still very much on, read below: "With the threatening weather forecasted for Saturday, ...Continued |
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| Thu, Feb 4th, 2010 2:12:00 am |
Direct to you from Norfolk, VA, here are the video highlights from Hershey's 3-2 shootout victory over the Admirals Wednesday night. It was quite a night for Andrew Joudrey, and a good finish as you can see from Chris Bourque. If the Bears can catch the 1992-93 Binghamton Rangers for the best regular season ever, this might be a game ...Continued |
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Wed, Feb 3rd, 2010 11:20:00 pm |
Pictures and audio from Wednesday's 3-2 shootout win over Norfolk, a game that featured three different heroes for the Chocolate and White. Andrew Joudrey was Hershey's best forward in regulation, scoring two goals. Jason Bacashihua came up huge in overtime to keep the game tied, and Chris Bourque scored the shootout winner. Nine straight wins, and 21 of the last ...Continued |
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| Tue, Feb 2nd, 2010 4:30:00 pm |
Gregg Mace from ABC-27 and I teamed up together at practice Tuesday morning to interview Mark French, Alexandre Giroux and Keith Aucoin just prior to Hershey's departure for Norfolk. ...Continued |
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Tue, Feb 2nd, 2010 2:00:00 pm |
As the NHL prepares to take time off for the 2010 Winter Olympics, the American Hockey League gets ready to take center stage on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio. NHL Home Ice channel 204 on XM and Sirius 208 will carry our feed on Saturday, February 20 when the Lake Erie Monsters come to Giant Center. The game is one of 12 ...Continued |
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| Tue, Feb 2nd, 2010 11:36:00 am |
As the Bears roll south for Norfolk Tuesday, defenseman Karl Alzner heads to D.C. to rejoin the Capitals. Hershey held a team practice Tuesday morning prior to departure, where goaltender Semyon Varlamov returned to the ice with his Chocolate and White teammates. He is not on the trip to Norfolk, but appears to be nearing a return to game action. ...Continued |
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Mon, Feb 1st, 2010 1:51:00 pm |
In swift and decisive fashion, the hockey fans of this region proved that when one of their own is in need, they will come to the rescue. I’m thrilled to be able to tell you on this Monday afternoon, just days after the story came to my attention here at JWH, that Jason Hartle has the money to buy his ...Continued |
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| Mon, Feb 1st, 2010 1:10:00 pm |
BY JOHN SPARENBERG jsheynow@comcast.net Since renewing their affiliation with the Hershey Bears five years ago, the Washington Capitals have earned a well-deserved reputation of giving any worthy player a chance to skate in the NHL. Hershey Bears’ defenseman, Patrick McNeill, who hails from the Ontario town of Strathroy whose motto is “We Advance”, may very well see his time in ...Continued |
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Mon, Feb 1st, 2010 1:01:00 pm |
I don't want to say that Keith Aucoin had a dominating month or anything, but consider this: He had more points in January (35) than nine team's leading scorers for the entire season in the AHL to this point. It was more than enough on this Monday afternoon to earn him American Hockey League Player of the Month honors. For ...Continued |
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| Mon, Feb 1st, 2010 8:51:00 am |
by: Joe Shetrom The South Carolina Stingrays had a forgettable week, dropping all four games – non-divisional matchups – but still managing to pick up two points in the standings. With 22 contests left in the regular season the Stingrays remain entrenched atop the ECHL’s South Division (30-12-8, 68 points), holding a 16-point lead on second-place Florida. Wrapping up their ...Continued |
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