Regular Season Game 33: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2, Hershey Bears 0 (12/31/14)

Box Score


Hershey (16-11-4-1) at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (18-12-1-2)
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza: Wilkes-Barre, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (11-8-4, 2.11), Copley (5-3-1, 2.08) vs. Zatkoff (10-6-1, 1.85)


1st Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
1:48- HER Penalty: Byers for Roughing (2:00)
8:28- HER Penalty: Conner for Hooking (2:00)
13:33- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Slashing (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
19:31- WBS Goal (PPG): Kostopoulos (6), Dumoulin & Sheary


Penalties
8:10- WBS Penalty: Archibald for Interference (2:00)
14:17- WBS Penalty: Letourneau-Leblond for Roughing (2:00)
19:25- HER Penalty: Schilling for Interference (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
19:12- WBS Goal: Uher (5), Rowney & Kuhnhackl


Penalties
3:45- HER Penalty: Newbury for Roughing (2:00)
5:05- HER Penalty: Byers for Roughing (2:00)
5:05- HER Penalty: Byers for Fighting (5:00)
5:05- WBS Penalty: Kostopoulos for Roughing (2:00)
5:05- WBS Penalty: Kostopoulos for Fighting (5:00)
6:22- WBS Penalty: Zatkoff for Holding (Served by Torquato) (2:00)
9:09- WBS Penalty: Letourneau-Leblond for Holding (2:00)
11:53- HER Penalty: Landry for Tripping (2:00)


Shots
HER: 8-9-6=23
WBS: 9-6-11=26


Recap


A disappointing outcome to this one. Philipp Grubauer continued his great play, and Pheonix Copley played well in relief. The Bears just couldn't buy a goal, as seems to be the pattern for this season thus far. In the 1st period, the Penguins were given all the power play chances. The Bears were able to survive three power plays. After the 1st, the Penguins had the 9-8 shot advantage. The Penguins would get penalties called them in this 2nd (2 of them), but the Bears couldn't get one past Jeff Zatkoff.  The Bears would take a costly penalty with 35 seconds left in the period. 6 seconds later, the Penguins got one past Grubauer. Tom Kostopoulos scored his 6th of the season, from Brian Dumoulin & Conor Sheary. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 17-15 shot advantage.


In the 3rd, right before a 8 minute period where 6 penalties were given out, Philipp Grubauer came up slow after a great save. Pheonix Copley would have to come on in relief. No goals came from the power plays that were given out during that 8 minute window. The Penguins would get the insurance goal off a Bears turnover with 48 seconds left. Dominik Uher scored his 5th of the season, from Carter Rowney & Tom Kunhhackl. Jeff Zatkoff would finish with a 26-save shutout (Penguins got 23 shots on goal).


Next Game: Saturday vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:00

Regular Season Game 32: Hershey Bears 2, Norfolk Admirals 1 (12/30/14)

Box Score


Hershey (15-11-4-1) vs. Norfolk (12-18-0-1)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (10-8-4, 2.16) vs. Gibson (2-1-1, 2.28)


1st Period
Scoring
No Scoring


Penalties
3:55- HER Penalty: Landry for Interference (2:00)
11:07- HER Penalty: Kennedy for High-Sticking (2:00)
13:34- NOR Penalty: Cantin for Cross-Checking (2:00)
16:08- NOR Penalty: Nightingale for Fighting (5:00)
16:08- HER Penalty: Mitchell Misconduct  for Continuing Altercation (10:00)
16:08- HER Penalty: Walker for Fighting (5:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
8:50- HER Goal: Mitchell (1), Newbury
19:46- HER Goal: Wellman (9), Newbury & Kundratek


Penalties
6:33- HER Penalty: Galiev for Elbowing (2:00)
6:43- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Delay of Game (2:00)
14:29- NOR Penalty: O'Brien for Roughing (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
19:27- NOR Goal: Leblanc (11), Bell & Wagner


Penalties
6:08- NOR Penalty: Bell for Tripping (2:00)
7:09- NOR Penalty: Gagne for High-Sticking (2:00)


Shots
HER: 2-16-6=24
NOR: 9-8-4=21


Recap


33 seconds away from a shutout. Philipp Grubauer has been playing well this season, and he was that close to another shutout. The way the 1st period started, it looked like it could be a rough game. Norfolk dominated for most of the period, but didn't come away with anything. After the 1st, the Admirals had the 9-2 shot advantage. In the 2nd, the fortunes turned in the Bears direction. After getting through a 5-on-3 penalty kill, the Bears were able to get on the board first. Garrett Mitchell scored his 1st of the season, from Kris Newbury.


Even though they couldn't capitalize on a power play, they were able to take a 2-0 lead into intermission with 14 seconds left. Casey Wellman scored his 9th of the season, from Kris Newbury (2nd assist of the night) & Tomas Kundratek. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 18-17 shot advantage. Norfolk would do the same as the Bears in the previous period, and survive a 5-on-3 penalty kill. However, their rally would start a little too late, as they would score with 33 seconds left in the game. Louis Leblanc scored his 11th of the season, from Brendan Bell & Chris Wagner. The Bears would finished with the 24-21 shot advantage.


Next Game: Tomorrow at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 3:05

Regular Season Game 31: Binghamton Senators 4, Hershey Bears 3 (F/OT) (12/27/14)

Box Score


Hershey (15-11-3-1) vs. Binghamton (13-13-2-1)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Copley (5-3-0, 1.86) vs. Greenham (5-4-1, 2.36)




1st Period
Scoring
16:02- HER Goal (PPG): Gazley (4), Kundratek & Cajkovsky
17:25- HER Goal: Brown (8), Conner & Carrick


Penalties
3:24- BNG Penalty: Wideman for Interference (2:00)
3:43- HER Penalty: Newbury for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
8:03- BNG Penalty: Sdao for Holding (2:00)
14:05- BNG Penalty: Guptill for Fighting (5:00)
14:05- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Fighting (5:00)
14:21- BNG Penalty: Robinson for Slashing (2:00)
19:01- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Roughing (2:00)




2nd Period
Scoring
1:31- BNG Goal: Claesson (3), Prince & Kramer
9:51- BNG Goal: Schneider (10), Camper & Prince
17:48- HER Goal (PPG): Newbury (11), Galiev & Carrick


Penalties
6:24- HER Penalty: Byers for Hooking (2:00)
7:06- BNG Penalty: Camper for Holding (2:00)
17:11- BNG Penalty: Camper for Slashing (2:00)




3rd Period
Scoring
16:17- BNG Goal (PPG): A. Grant (4), Wideman & Prince


Penalties
8:48- BNG Penalty: Dziurzynski for High-Sticking (4:00) (Double Minor)
15:06- HER Penalty: Stephenson for Hooking (2:00)




Overtime
Scoring
2:45- BNG Goal: Dzingel (8), Claesson


Penalties
No Penalties




Shots
HER: 5-11-8-1=25
BNG: 12-10-6-3=31




Recap


It's good to get 3 points out of a possible 4 on the weekend, but it could have been 4 out of 4 easily. Some timely mistakes gave Binghamton that extra point. Just like the previous game against Binghamton, the penalties were coming left and right. The only fight of the night occurred in the 1st, as it was between Binghamton's Alex Guptill and Hershey's Garrett Mitchell. Close to the end of a power play, at the 16:02 mark, the Bears got on the board. Dustin Gazley scored his 4th of the season, from Tomas Kundratek & Mike Cajkovsky (first AHL point). More than a minute later, the Bears increased their lead to two. Chris Brown scored his 8th of the season, from Chris Conner & Connor Carrick. After the 1st, the Senators had the 12-5 shot advantage.




In the 2nd, the Senators started to get those shots into the back of the net. Their first goal was only 1:31 into the period. Fredrik Claesson got his 3rd of the season, from Shane Prince & Carter Camper. Close to halfway through the period, and shortly after the Senators killed off a penalty, they were able to tie the game. Cole Schneider scored his 10th of the season, from Carter Camper (2nd assist of the night) & Shane Prince (2nd assist of the night). However, on a power play at the 17:48 mark, the Bears were able to retake the lead. Kris Newbury scored his 11th of the season, from Stanislav Galiev & Connor Carrick (2nd assist of the night). After the 2nd, Binghamton had the 22-16 shot advantage.




The 3rd did not have a whole lot going on. Binghamton's David Dziurzynski was charged with a double minor for high-sticking, but the Bears couldn't capitalize. However, when a penalty was charged to the Bears, the Senators were able to capitalize to tie the game at 3. Alex Grant scored his 4th of the season, from Chris Wideman & Shane Prince (3rd assist of the night). In the overtime period, the Senators were able to take advantage of a rush, and won the game 4-3. Ryan Dzingel scored his 8th of the season, from Fredrik Claesson (2nd point of the night). The Senators finished with the 31-25 shot advantage.




Next Game: Tuesday vs. Norfolk, 7:00


Side Note: This is the 100th post on the blog! I'd like to thank everyone for reading this blog and for supporting me with it. Here's to 100 more!

Regular Season Game 30: Hershey Bears 4, Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2 (12/26/14)

Box Score


Hershey (14-11-3-1) vs. Lehigh Valley (13-10-4-1)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (9-8-4, 2.17) vs. Stolarz (5-5-1, 2.29), Ouellette (0-0-0, 1.50)


1st Period
Scoring
5:08- LV Goal: Jones (3), Akeson & Lauridsen


Penalties
6:44- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Boarding (2:00)
7:39- LV Penalty: Alt for Holding (2:00)
12:08- LV Penalty: Manning for Hooking (2:00)
12:57- LV Penalty: Delisle for Fighting (5:00)
12:57- HER Penalty: Brown for Fighting (5:00)
14:52- LV Penalty: Lauridsen for Tripping (2:00)
17:54- LV Penalty: Lauridsen for Fighting (5:00)
17:54- HER Penalty: Byers for Fighting (5:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
13:26- HER Goal: Conner (6), Kennedy & Oleksy
14:55- LV Goal: Rosehill (1)


Penalties
0:22- HER Penalty: Carrick for Hooking (2:00)
3:38- LV Penalty: Rosehill for Boarding (2:00)
6:00- LV Penalty: Mathers for Fighting (5:00)
6:00- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Fighting (5:00)
6:42- HER Penalty: Stephenson for Slashing (2:00)
15:43- HER Penalty: Schilling for Hooking (2:00)
19:27- LV Penalty: Alt for Delay of Game (2:00)
20:00- LV Penalty: Manning for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
1:40- HER Goal (PPG): Galiev (10), Carrick & Wellman
15:58- HER Goal: Schilling (2), Stephenson & Byers
19:13- HER Goal (EN): Wellman (8)


Penalties
2:31- HER Penalty: Newbury for Interference (2:00)
7:12- LV Penalty: Flemming for Fighting (5:00)
7:12- HER Penalty: Carrick for Fighting (5:00)
8:32- LV Penalty: Fyten for Slashing (2:00)
19:40- LV Penalty: Hextall Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
19:40- HER Penalty: Newbury Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
19:40- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Roughing (2:00)
20:00- LV Penalty: Rosehill for Roughing (2:00)
20:00- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Roughing (2:00)


Shots
HER: 11-13-18=42
LV: 6-13-5=24


Recap


Back in the win column! A goalie injury might have been part of the reason for the win, but the Bears put in a strong game and got the victory. The story of the game was penalties. In the 1st, 8 penalties were given out, including 2 fights. The 1st fight was between Lehigh Valley's Steven Delisle & Hershey's Chris Brown. The 2nd fight was between Lehigh Valley's Oliver Lauridsen & Hershey's Dane Byers. The only goal of the period would come at the 5:08 mark from Lehigh Valley. Blair Jones scored his 3rd of the season, from Jason Akeson & Oliver Lauridsen. After the 1st, the Bears had the 11-6 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, the penalties continued. Each team had plenty of chances, but neither could get past the goalies except at even strength. Another fight occurred, this time between Lehigh Valley's Derek Mathers & Hershey's Liam O'Brien. The Bears finally broke through past Anthony Stolarz (posted a shutout in the last game against Hershey) at the 13:26 mark. Chris Conner scored his 6th of the season, from Tim Kennedy and Steve Oleksy. Less than a minute and a half later, a turnover caused Lehigh Valley to take back the lead. Jay Rosehill scored his 1st of the season. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 24-19 shot advantage.


In the 3rd, the Bears started off with a 5-on-3 advantage. With 20 seconds left in the 2nd penalty, the power play master scored once again. Stanislav Galiev scored his 10th of the season, from Connor Carrick & Casey Wellman. A few seconds after this, Lehigh Valley's Anthony Stolarz had to leave the ice with some sort of injury. Martin Ouellette had to go into net out of nowhere. The penalties continued throughout the period, including a fight between Lehigh Valley's Brett Flemming & Hershey's Connor Carrick. After plenty of chances for the Bears, at the 15:58 mark, the Bears took the 3-2 lead. Cameron Schilling scored his 2nd of the season, from Chandler Stephenson & Dane Byers. At the 19:18 mark, the Bears put the game out of reach with an empty net goal. Casey Wellman got his 8th of the season. The game finished out with 5 penalties in the last 20 seconds. The Bears finished with the 42-24 shot advantage.


Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Binghamton, 7:00

Regular Season Game 29: Springfield Falcons 2, Hershey Bears 1 (F/OT) (12/20/14)

Box Score




Hershey (14-11-2-1) vs. Springfield (19-9-1-0)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (9-8-3, 2.19) vs. Forsberg (12-3-0, 1.88)




1st Period
Scoring
7:40- SPR Goal (PPG): Madaisky (9), Tynan & Adam


Penalties
6:51- HER Penalty: Volpatti for Hooking (2:00)
8:01- SPR Penalty: Dano for Cross-Checking (2:00)
10:01- SPR Penalty: Larkin for Tripping (2:00)
20:00- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Tripping (2:00)




2nd Period
Scoring
5:34- HER Goal: Stephenson (3), Byers & Kundratek


Penalties
11:20- SPR Penalty: Madaisky for Slashing (2:00)




3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
8:12: HER Penalty: Burakovsky for Hooking (2:00)
9:53- SPR Penalty: Adam for Delay of Game (2:00)




Overtime
Scoring
6:30- SPR Goal: Tynan (3), Sifers & St. Denis


Penalties
No Penalties




Shots
HER: 6-14-11-4=35
SPR: 10-8-7-3=28




Recap


Another disappointing game, but at least they got a point out of this one. Both goalies played very well, with the opposing goalie playing just a bit better. In the 1st period, on a power play, Springfield was able to get on the board first. Austin Madaisky scored his 9th of the season, from T.J. Tynan & Luke Adam. After the 1st, the Falcons had the 10-6 shot advantage. In the 2nd, the Bears picked up their play and played just like last night's game. However, at the 5:34 mark, they were able to finally get a goal. Chandler Stephenson scored his 3rd of the season, from Dane Byers & Tomas Kundratek. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 20-18 shot advantage.




In the 3rd, the chances for both teams were numerous (including a power play for each), but Philipp Grubauer & Anton Forsberg stopped all the shots in the period. In the overtime period, the new rules with 4-on-4 and 3-on-3 proved that many scoring chances will be had. The Bears had some great chances, but a bounce here and there kept the puck from the back of the net. However, with one mistake, the Falcons were able to get a breakaway and win the game. T.J. Tynan scored his 3rd of the season (2nd point of the night), from Jaime Sifers & Frederic St. Denis. The Bears finished with the 35-28 shot advantage.


Next Game: Friday vs. Lehigh Valley, 7:00

Regular Season Game 28: Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2, Hershey Bears 0 (12/19/14)

Box Score


Hershey (14-10-2-1) at Lehigh Valley (12-10-3-1)
PPL Center: Allentown, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (9-7-3, 2.25) vs. Stolarz (4-5-0, 2.60)


1st Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
7:46- LV Penalty: Manning for Hooking (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
10:50- LV Goal (SHG): Akeson (4), Hextall


Penalties
1:19- HER Penalty: Schilling for Holding (2:00)
8:55- LV Penalty: Goumas for Holding (2:00)
14:04- HER Penalty: Newbury for Roughing (2:00)
14:04- LV Penalty: Hagg for Roughing (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
19:58- LV Goal (EN): Akeson (5), Powe


Penalties
3:36- HER Penalty: Volpatti for Slashing (2:00)
11:50- HER Penalty: Byers for High-Sticking (2:00)


Shots
HER: 16-8-8=32
LV: 1-5-12=18


Recap


This is easily the most disappointing game of the season. The way the Bears played, they should have been up at least 4-0 by the end of this game. The Phantoms didn't show up until the 3rd period, and yet they came away with a win. The 1st period only had one event (a penalty against Lehigh Valley), and Hershey completely dominated. It was easily the best period that the Bears played all season, and they had nothing to show for it. After the 1st, the Bears had the 16-1 (you're reading that right, one) shot advantage.


In the 2nd, the Bears continued their domination, but one bad pass ruined the game for them. The Phantoms were able to get a shorthanded goal on one of the penalties against them. Jason Akeson scored his 4th of the season, from Brett Hextall. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 24-6 shot advantage. In the 3rd, the Phantoms woke up and played well, but the Bears still had the best scoring chances. The Phantoms were able to add insult to injury with an empty-netter with 2 seconds left. Jason Akeson scored his 2nd of the night (5th of the season), from Darroll Powe. Anthony Stolarz, who wouldn't have played if it weren't for an injury on the Flyers (requiring a call-up from the Phantoms), finished with the 32-save shutout (Phantoms finished with 18 shots).


Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Springfield, 7:00


Note: The game tomorrow night will possibly start later than 7:00. There will be a pre-game ceremony for the 3rd class of the Hershey Bears Hockey Hall of Fame, and that could push the game time.

Regular Season Game 27: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 3, Hershey Bears 2 (F/OT) (12/14/14)

Box Score


Hershey (14-10-1-1) at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (15-9-1-2)
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza: Wilkes-Barre, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (9-7-2, 2.21) vs. Zatkoff (8-5-1, 1.89)


1st Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
7:31- HER Penalty: Kundratek for Tripping (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
3:26- HER Goal (PPG): Carrick (4), Kennedy & Galiev
15:46- WBS Goal (PPG): Dea (8), Archibald & Kostopoulos
16:24- WBS Goal: Uher (4), Payerl & McNeill


Penalties
0:40- WBS Penalty: Pouliot for Hooking (2:00)
2:54- WBS Penalty: Uher for Tripping (2:00)
5:34- HER Penalty: Cajkovsky for Hooking (2:00)
5:41- HER Penalty: Broda for Hooking (2:00)
10:03- WBS Penalty: Uher for Slashing (2:00)
11:58- HER Penalty: Byers for Slashing (2:00)
14:07- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Tripping (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
19:57- HER Goal: Brown (7), Byers


Penalties
3:04- HER Penalty: Mitchell for High-Sticking (2:00)
4:43- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Kneeing (2:00)
5:25- WBS Penalty: Dea for Slashing (2:00)


Overtime
Scoring
3:10- WBS Goal: Payerl (1), Sheary & Pouliot


Penalties
No Penalties


Shots
HER: 5-8-9-0=22
WBS: 6-13-8-2=29


Recap


The Bears should be happy with getting a point in this game. It looked as if they would lose in regulation, but they got it to overtime somehow. The first period only had one penalty occur, and no scoring (much different from last night's game). After the 1st, the Penguins had the 6-5 shot advantage. In the 2nd, the scoring and penalties picked up. On their 2nd power play early in the period, the Bears took the 1-0 lead. Connor Carrick scored his 4th of the season, from Tim Kennedy & Stanislav Galiev. Later in the period, on a power play, the Penguins tied it up. Jean-Sebastien Dea scored his 8th of the season, from Josh Archibald & Tom Kostopoulos.


Only 38 seconds later, at the 16:24 mark, the Penguins took the lead. Dominik Uher scored his 4th of the season, from Adam Payerl & Reid McNeill. After the 2nd, the Penguins had the 19-13 shot advantage. In the 3rd, each team survived a few penalties in a matter of a couple minutes. It looked as if the Penguins would win the game...but with 2.7 seconds left, the Bears somehow tied it at 2. Chris Brown scored his 7th of the season, from Dane Byers. Hershey wasn't able to get anything going in overtime, and although Philipp Grubauer made a great save to stop the Penguins' first shot, he couldn't stop the second one. Adam Payerl scored his 1st of the season (2nd point of the night), from Conor Sheary & Derrick Pouliot. The Penguins finished with the 29-22 shot advantage.


Next Game: Friday at Lehigh Valley, 7:05

Regular Season Game 26: Hershey Bears 5, Binghamton Senators 2 (12/13/14)

Box Score


Hershey (13-10-1-1) vs. Binghamton (12-9-2-1)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Copley (4-3-0, 1.84) vs. Hammond (6-8-2, 3.08)


1st Period
Scoring
6:03- HER Goal: Brown (6), Conner & Kennedy
7:28- HER Goal: Cornet (5), Galiev & Carrick


Penalties
2:06- BNG Penalty: Prince for Fighting (5:00)
2:06- HER Penalty: Broda for Fighting (5:00)
3:15- BNG Penalty: Claesson for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
3:15- BNG Penalty: Kramer for Fighting (5:00)
3:15- HER Penalty: Cajkovsky for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
3:15- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
3:15- HER Penalty: Spencer for Fighting (5:00)
10:16- BNG Penalty: A. Grant for Cross-Checking (2:00)
13:09- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Boarding (2:00)
13:09- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
7:51- BNG Goal (PPG): D. Grant (8), Prince & Camper
8:22- HER Goal (PPG): Galiev (9), Conner & Brown
9:58- HER Goal: Kennedy (2), Carrick & Conner


Penalties
0:41- HER Penalty: Kundratek for Holding the Stick (2:00)
0:44- BNG Penalty: D. Grant for Interference (2:00)
5:59- HER Penalty: Byers for Interference (2:00)
8:10- BNG Penalty: Mills for Elbowing (2:00)
9:50- BNG Penalty: Wideman for Roughing (2:00)
9:50- HER Penalty: Byers for Roughing (2:00)
10:02- BNG Penalty: Johnson for Spearing (4:00) (Double Minor)
16:53- BNG Penalty: Kramer Misconduct for Continuing Altercation (10:00)
16:53- BNG Penalty: McCormick for Fighting (5:00)
16:53- BNG Penalty: McCormick Game Misconduct for Secondary Altercation (10:00)
16:53- BNG Penalty: Mills for Fighting (5:00)
16:53- HER Penalty: Cajkovsky for Fighting (5:00)
16:53- HER Penalty: Cajkovsky Game Misconduct for Secondary Altercation (10:00)
16:53- HER Penalty: Carrick Misconduct for Continuing Altercation (10:00)
16:53- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
16:53- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Fighting (5:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
1:06- BNG Goal: D. Grant (9), Robinson & A. Grant
19:00- HER Goal (EN): Conner (5), Brown & Kennedy


Penalties
2:45- BNG Penalty: D. Grant for High-Sticking (2:00)
13:03- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Interference (2:00)


Shots
HER: 13-14-5=32
BNG: 3-8-9=20


Recap


It's been a while since I've seen a game that has had this many penalties in just the first two periods. After 7 penalties had already been given out (including two fights and 3 unsportsmanlike conduct penalties), a 2 goal surge for the Bears occurred in a matter of 1:25 starting at the 6:03 mark. The first goal went to Chris Brown (6th of the season), from Chris Conner & Tim Kennedy. The second goal went to Philippe Cornet (5th of the season), from Stanislav Galiev & Connor Carrick. After the 1st, the Bears had the 13-3 shot advantage, and the penalty minute count was at 32.


The 2nd period would be filled with more scoring and even more penalties. A power play goal would bring the Senators within one. Derek Grant scored his 8th of the season, from Shane Pierce & Carter Camper. Only 12 seconds into a power play, at the 8:22 mark, the Senators met Hershey's power play master. Stanislav Galiev scored his 9th of the season, from Chris Conner (2nd assist of the night) & Chris Brown (2nd point of the night). 1:36 later, the Bears increased their lead to three. Tim Kennedy scored his 2nd of the season (2nd point of the night), from Connor Carrick (2nd assist of the night) & Chris Conner (3rd assist of the night). At the 16:53 mark, chaos erupted. 9 penalties were given out: 4 for fighting, 2 game misconducts, 2 misconducts, and an unsportsmanlike conduct. After the crazy 2nd period, the Bears had the 27-11 shot advantage, and the penalty minute count was at 110.


The penalty count would not increase by a great amount in the 3rd, as it was a much quieter period. However, the Senators would start early (1:06 mark) to get back into the game. Derek Grant scored his 2nd of the night (9th of the season), from Buddy Robinson & Alex Grant. Each team would receive only one penalty in the period (a far cry from the previous periods), but neither could capitalize. At the 19:00 mark, with the empty net for the Senators, the Bears sealed the game. Chris Conner scored his 5th of the season (4th point of the night), from Chris Brown (2nd assist/3rd point of night) & Tim Kennedy (2nd assist/3rd point of night). The final penalty minute count was 114, and the Bears finished with the 32-20 shot advantage.


Next Game: Tomorrow at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 4:05

Regular Season Game 25: Syracuse Crunch 4, Hershey Bears 1 (12/12/14)

Box Score


Hershey (13-9-1-1) at Syracuse (14-7-3-0)
Oncenter War Memorial Arena: Syracuse, NY
Goalies: Grubauer (9-6-2, 2.16) vs. Vasilevskiy (7-3-3, 2.44)


1st Period
Scoring
15:48- HER Goal (PPG): Galiev (8), Carrick & Kennedy


Penalties
1:52- SYR Penalty: Marchessault for Slashing (2:00)
8:14- HER Penalty: Volpatti for Delay of Game (2:00)
14:31- SYR Penalty: Cote for Tripping (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
4:13- SYR Goal: Angelidis (9), Ikonen & Blunden


Penalties
14:40- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Instigating (2:00)
14:40- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Fighting (5:00)
14:40- HER Penalty: Oleksy Misconduct (10:00)
14:40- SYR Penalty: Corrente for Interference (2:00)
14:40- SYR Penalty: Corrente for Roughing (2:00)
14:40- SYR Penalty: Corrente for Fighting (5:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
15:03- SYR Goal (PPG): Vermin (7), Blujus & Koekkoek
16:19- SYR Goal: Smith (7), Namestnikov & Marchessault
19:25- SYR Goal (EN): Ikonen (2)


Penalties
3:03- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Fighting (5:00)
3:03- SYR Penalty: Smith for Fighting (5:00)
13:26- HER Penalty: Kundratek for Hooking (2:00)
17:14- SYR Penalty: Corrente for Delay of Game (2:00)


Shots
HER: 10-8-12=30
SYR: 13-14-4=31


Recap


The Crunch just seems to have the Bears' number. In the season series thus far, Syracuse has outscored Hershey 13-3. Through the first two periods, however, it looked like it would be a low-scoring effort. Each team would get a penalty in the opening 10 minutes, but neither could get an goal. However, Syracuse would get another penalty, and at the 15:48 mark, Hershey's power play master scored once again. Stanislav Galiev got his 8th of the season, from Connor Carrick & Tim Kennedy. After the 1st period, the Crunch would have the 13-10 shot advantage.


A little over four minutes into the 2nd period, the Crunch would tie the game. Mike Angelidis scored his 9th of the season, from Henri Ikonen & Mike Blunden. The only other event of the period would lead to 26 penalty minutes being split between two players. Hershey's Steve Oleksy would get 17 minutes (instigating, fighting, and a misconduct), and Syracuse's Matthew Corrente would get 9 minutes (interference, roughing, and fighting). After the 2nd, the Crunch had the 27-18 shot advantage.


In the 3rd period, the Bears would keep the Crunch to 4 shots on goal. However, the Crunch would be able to get 3 goals on those shots. On the power play at the 15:03 mark, Joel Vermin would score his 7th of the season, from Dylan Blujus & Slater Koekkoek. A little over a minute later, Dalton Smith would scored his 7th of the season, from Vladislav Namestnikov & Jonathan Marchessault. After killing off a Bears power play, the Crunch would get their last goal with the empty net. Henri Ikonen got his 2nd of the season (2nd point of the night). The Crunch finished with the 31-30 shot advantage.


Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Binghamton, 7:00

Regular Season Game 24: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 3, Hershey Bears 2 (12/7/14)

Box Score


Hershey (13-8-1-1) vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (13-9-1-1)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (9-5-2, 2.11) vs. Zatkoff (6-5-1, 1.96)


1st Period
Scoring
0:39- HER Goal: Oleksy (4), Kennedy & Conner
5:01- WBS Goal: Pouliot (4), Kostopoulos & Letourneau-Leblond


Penalties
2:46- WBS Penalty: Letourneau-Leblond for Interference (2:00)
6:56- HER Penalty: Brown for Tripping (2:00)
12:03- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Roughing (2:00)
16:40- WBS Penalty: Letourneau-Leblond for Slashing (2:00)
19:28- WBS Penalty: Harrington Double Minor for High-Sticking (4:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
2:57- HER Goal (PPG): Galiev (7), Conner & Carrick
4:00- WBS Goal: Farnham (1), Boak & Marcantuoni


Penalties
0:50- HER Penalty: Galiev for Holding (2:00)
7:24- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Holding (2:00)
7:24- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Roughing (2:00)
7:59- HER Penalty: Schilling for Delay of Game (2:00)
12:43- HER Penalty: Carrick for Cross-Checking (2:00)
19:44- WBS Penalty: Uher for Roughing (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
6:13- WBS Goal (PPG): Pouliot (5), Kostopoulos


Penalties
5:00- HER Penalty: Brown for Tripping (2:00)
6:13- HER Penalty: Brown for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
8:08- WBS Penalty: Dea for Tripping (2:00)
10:38- WBS Penalty: D'Agostino for Hooking (2:00)


Shots
HER: 6-11-15=32
WBS: 12-8-6=26


Recap


A disappointing game to lose. With how well the penalty kill did for all but one power play, the Bears just weren't able to get enough good chances on their power play. Tonight was the Teddy Bear Toss at the Giant Center, and the fans were able to throw their bears very quickly, as the Bears got on the board only 39 seconds into the game. Steve Oleksy scored his 4th of the season, from Tim Kennedy & Chris Conner. 15 seconds after killing off a penalty, at the 5:01 mark, the Penguins answered with a goal of their own. Derrick Pouliot scored his 4th of the season, from Tom Kostopoluos & Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond. Neither team could capitalize on their power plays in the period. After the 1st, the Penguins had the 12-6 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, the Bears were on the power play after a double minor that was given to Scott Harrington near the end of the 1st. A Hershey penalty took away 2 minutes of that time, but only 7 seconds after the Bears returned to the power play, they made it 2-1. Stanislav Galiev continues his hot play with his 7th of the season, from Chris Conner (2nd assist of the night) & Connor Carrick. At the 4:00 mark, only 1:03 after that goal, the Penguins tied it up. Bobby Farnham, the player that Bears' fans love to hate, scored his 1st of the season, from Alex Boak & Matia Marcantuoni. The Bears' penalty kill was lights out in the period, as they survived a 2 minute 5-on-3 followed by 1:25 of 5-on-4. After the 2nd, the Penguins had the 20-17 shot advantage.


In the 3rd, the Bears would once again start on the power play after a late penalty in the 2nd, but couldn't capitalize. However, on a penalty given to Chris Brown for tripping, the Penguins would get their first power play goal in 7 tries on the night (they would get 8 power plays total). Derrick Pouliot scored his 2nd of the night (5th of the season), from Tom Kostopoulos & Jean-Sebastien Dea. The Bears would get plenty of chances to tie it up throughout the rest of the period, including 2 power plays, but they couldn't capitalize on them. The Bears would finish with the 32-26 shot advantage.


Side Note: A new record was set tonight, as 17,295 teddy bears were thrown onto the ice as part of the annual Teddy Bear Toss.


Next Game: Friday at Syracuse, 7:00

Regular Season Game 23: Hershey Bears 2, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1 (12/6/14)

Box Score


Hershey (12-8-1-1) at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (13-8-1-1)
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Place: Wilkes-Barre, PA
Goalies: Copley (3-3-0, 1.98) vs. Murray (5-3-1, 2.12)


1st Period
Scoring
17:23- HER Goal (PPG): Conner (3), Brown & Kennedy


Penalties
11:21- HER Penalty: Brown for Interference (2:00)
17:05- WBS Penalty: McNeill for Slashing (2:00)
17:53- HER Penalty: Cornet for Slashing (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
7:35- HER Penalty: Brown for Roughing (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
8:36- HER Goal: Conner (4), Kennedy
15:16- WBS Goal: Rust (8), D'Agostino & Seymour


Penalties
2:01- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Roughing (2:00)


Shots
HER: 14-10-5=29
WBS: 11-11-7=29


Recap


Head Coach Troy Mann gave Pheonix Copley a start for the first time since November 23rd, and Copley made the most of it. With the win, the Bears are now 1st place in the East Division. The ref in this game mostly let them play, with only 5 penalties in the game. In the only penalty given to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the game, Hershey capitalized on it. Chris Conner scored his 3rd of the season, from Chris Brown & Tim Kennedy. The penalty kill continued to show why they lead the league right now. At the end of the 1st, the Bears had the 14-11 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, the only event was a penalty against the Bears, which they were able to kill off once again. After the period, the Bears had the 24-22 shot advantage. After killing off another penalty in the 3rd, at the 8:36 mark, the Bears got an insurance goal. Chris Conner scored his 2nd of the game (4th of the season), from Tim Kennedy (2nd assist of the night). That goal would end up being important, as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton would score with under 5 minutes left. Bryan Rust scored his 8th of the season, from Nick D'Agostino & Clark Seymour. Pheonix Copley stopped them for the rest of the period, and finished with 28 saves (shot advantage was tied at 29).


Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 5:00

Regular Season Game 22: Hershey Bears 6, Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3 (12/5/14)

Box Score


Hershey (11-8-1-1) vs. Bridgeport (11-7-2-1)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (8-5-2, 2.05) vs. Leggio (3-4-0, 3.28)


1st Period
Scoring
3:58- HER Goal: Galiev (5), Wellman & Brown
15:29- BRI Goal (PPG): Vaughan (4), Zolnierczyk & Stretch


Penalties
11:32- BRI Penalty: Pelech for Tripping (2:00)
15:17- HER Penalty: Byers for Hooking (2:00)
16:10- HER Penalty: Brown for Cross-Checking (2:00)
19:52- BRI Penalty: Pelech for Kneeing (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
18:25- HER Goal (PPG): Galiev (6), Kennedy & Conner


Penalties
9:13- BRI Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Halmo) (2:00)
17:35- BRI Penalty: Ness for Interference (2:00)
20:00- BRI Penalty: Zolnierczyk for Delay of Game (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
2:46- HER Goal: Broda (3), Mitchell & Gazley
4:12- HER Goal: Brown (4), Conner & Kennedy
5:01- BRI Goal (PPG): Halmo (7), Pelech & Stretch
9:30- BRI Goal: McDonald (6), Mouillierat & Pelech
18:03- HER Goal: Brown (5), Kennedy & Burgdoerfer
18:48- HER Goal (PPG): Conner (2), Galiev & Kennedy


Penalties
4:34- HER Penalty: Gazley for Slashing (2:00)
7:59- BRI Penalty: Halmo for Fighting (5:00)
7:59- BRI Penalty: Zolnierczyk for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
7:59- HER Penalty: Carrick for Fighting (5:00)
7:59- HER Penalty: Kennedy for Roughing (2:00)
10:53- BRI Penalty: Stretch for Holding (2:00)
18:36- BRI Penalty: Ness for Interference (2:00)


Shots
HER: 4-14-6=24
BRI: 8-12-7=27


Recap


A game that was going the low-scoring route like most of the Bears' games have been suddenly turned into the offensive output that we've been waiting for. It had to have been an emotional game for Bridgeport's starting goalie David Leggio, as he was just a Bear a season ago. Starting off the in 1st period, Stanislav Galiev continued his hot streak. He scored his 5th of the season, from Chris Wellman & Chris Brown. Each team received two penalties, and only Bridgeport was able to capitalize on one of them. Scooter Vaughan scored his 4th of the season, from Harry Zolnierczyk & C.J. Stretch. After the 1st, the Sound Tigers had the 8-4 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, the offensive chances started to increase. 26 shots were taken in the period, and that was helped along by the couple penalties in the period. After a Bridgeport penalty close to the end of the period, Hershey's power play master continued his success. Stanislav Galiev scored his 2nd of the game (6th of the season), from Tim Kennedy & Chris Conner. Hershey would start off the 3rd period with a power play. After the 2nd, the Sound Tigers had the 20-18 shot advantage. Each team had at least 12 shots in the period.


In the 3rd, the shots weren't happening as often, but with all the penalties, the chances were stronger. 6 goals were scored in the period. At the 2:46 mark, Hershey got the lead to 3-1. Joel Broda scored his 3rd of the season, from Garrett Mitchell & Dustin Gazley. At the 4:12 mark, the lead was increased to 4-1. Chris Brown scored his 4th of the season (2nd point of the night), from Chris Conner (2nd assist of the night) & Tim Kennedy (2nd assist of the night). 49 seconds later, on the power play, Bridgeport got within 2. Mike Halmo scored his 7th of the season, from Adam Pelech & C.J. Stretch (2nd assist of the night).


At the 9:06 mark, Bridgeport was able to get it within 1. Colin McDonald scored his 6th of the season, from Kael Mouillierat & Adam Pelech (2nd assist of the night). As it got towards the end of the period, the Bears were able to get two insurance goals, with the 2nd one being on the power play. The 1st goal was scored by Chris Brown (5th of the season, 2nd goal/3rd point of the night), from Tim Kennedy (3rd assist of the night) & Erik Burgdoerfer. The 2nd goal was scored by Chris Conner (2nd of the season, 3rd point of the night), from Stanislav Galiev (3rd point of the night) & Tim Kennedy (4th assist of the night). The Sound Tigers finished with the 27-24 shot advantage.


Next Game: Tomorrow at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05

Regular Season Game 21: Hershey Bears 1, St. John's IceCaps 0 (11/30/14)

Box Score


Hershey (10-8-1-1) vs. St. John's (9-9-4-1)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (7-5-2, 2.19) vs. Budaj (0-3-3, 3.58)


1st Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
3:21- STJ Penalty: O'Neill for Fighting (5:00)
3:21- HER Penalty: Newbury for Fighting (5:00)
6:03- STJ Penalty: Melchiori for Roughing (2:00)
12:05- HER Penalty: Gazley for Boarding (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
3:19- HER Penalty: Landry for Interference (2:00)
15:05- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Interference (2:00)
20:00- STJ Penalty: Lipon for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)


3rd Period
Goals
0:37- HER Goal (PPG): Galiev (4), Cornet & Kennedy


Penalties
2:09- HER Penalty: Landry for Holding (2:00)
5:00- HER Penalty: Galiev for Interference (2:00)
11:20- STJ Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by O'Dell) (2:00)
13:00- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Interference (2:00)


Shots
HER: 8-6-7=21
STJ: 10-15-8=33


Recap


After the Bears were shut out by St. John's last Sunday, they returned the favor by shutting them out in this one. Philipp Grubauer continues to have a great few games, as he was lights out in this one. The 1st period gave each team a power play chance, but neither could capitalize. There was also a fight in the period between Hershey's Kris Newbury and the IceCaps' Will O'Neill. After the 1st, the IceCaps had the 10-8 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, due to two power plays, St. John's had the chances to score. Grubauer made sure that it stayed scoreless. After the 2nd, the IceCaps had the 25-14 shot advantage. At the start of the 3rd, the Bears were on the power play due to a penalty at the end of the 2nd. For the 3rd straight game, Stanislav Galiev got a goal on a power play (4th of the season), from Philippe Cornet & Tim Kennedy. Even with St. John's having 3 more power plays, the penalty kill and Philipp Grubauer stood strong. Grubauer finished with the 33-save shutout. Hershey finished with 21 shots on goal.


Next Game: Friday vs. Bridgeport, 7:00

Regular Season Game 20: Syracuse Crunch 4, Hershey Bears 1 (11/29/14)

Box Score


Hershey (10-7-1-1) vs. Syracuse (10-7-3-0)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (7-4-2, 2.13) vs. Vasilevskiy (4-3-3, 3.06)




1st Period
Scoring
6:06- SYR Goal: Paradis (6), Gourde & Mormina




Penalties
0:37- SYR Penalty: Ikonen for Roughing (2:00)
12:25- HER Penalty: Walker for Delay of Game (2:00)
15:38- HER Penalty: Brown for Charging (2:00)
20:00- SYR Penalty: Dotchin for Cross-Checking (2:00)




2nd Period
Scoring
16:41- HER Goal (PPG): Galiev (3), Carrick & Kennedy


Penalties
6:10- SYR Penalty: Mormina for Tripping (2:00)
9:41- SYR Penalty: Cote for Fighting (5:00)
9:41- HER Penalty: Broda for Roughing (2:00)
9:41- HER Penalty: Broda for Fighting (5:00)
12:30- SYR Penalty: Angelidis for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
16:24- SYR Penalty: Richard for Roughing (2:00)
16:24- SYR Penalty: Richard for Fighting (5:00)
16:24- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Fighting (5:00)
17:41- HER Penalty: Carrick for Cross-Checking (2:00)




3rd Period
Scoring
1:58- SYR Goal: Kunyk (3), Vermin
14:51- SYR Goal (PPG): Kunyk (4), Mormina
19:04- SYR Goal (EN): Marchessault (8), Gourde


Penalties
6:35- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Hooking (2:00)
13:03- HER Penalty: Gazley for Hooking (2:00)
19:50- SYR Penalty: Richard for Charging (2:00)
19:50- HER Penalty: Broda for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)


Shots
HER: 10-11-8=29
SYR: 13-8-16=37


Recap


What was a close-fought game between two good teams turned into a mess very quickly. The 1st period continued to show how the Bears' goalies have been outstanding, but can't stop everything. Syracuse took the lead at the 6:06 mark. Philippe Paradis scored his 6th of the season, from Yanni Gourde & Joey Mormina. Each team had a couple power play chances, but they couldn't capitalize. At the end of the period, the Crunch had the 13-10 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, each team had many chances on the power play, and two fights. The 1st fight was between Hershey's Joel Broda and Syracuse's Jean-Philippe Cote. The 2nd fight was between Hershey's Erik Burgdoerfer and Syracuse's Tanner Richard. Syracuse got 2 extra minutes for that fight, and on that power play, the Bears tied it up. Stanislav Galiev scored his 3rd of the season, from Connor Carrick & Tim Kennedy. After the 2nd, the shot advantage was tied at 21.


In the 3rd, the Crunch started off early. Cody Kunyk scored his 3rd of the season, from Joel Vermin. On the 2nd power play that was given to the Crunch in the period, they made it 3-1. Cody Kunyk scored once again (4th of the season), from Joey Mormina (2nd assist of the night). That broke the 25-penalty streak that the Bears penalty kill had of not giving up a goal. Syracuse sealed the game with an empty-net goal with 56 seconds left. Jonathan Marchessault got his 8th of the season, from Yanni Gourde (2nd assist of the night). The Crunch finished with the 37-29 shot advantage.


Next Game: Tomorrow vs. St. John's, 5:00

Regular Season Game 19: Hershey Bears 2, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1 (F/SO) (11/26/14)

Box Score


Hershey (9-7-1-1) vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (11-8-1-0)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (6-4-2, 2.25) vs. Zatkoff (5-5-0, 2.18)




1st Period
Scoring
No Goals




Penalties
13:43- HER Penalty: Herbert for Hooking (2:00)




2nd Period
Scoring
No Goals




Penalties
3:58- HER Penalty: Carrick for Cross-Checking (2:00)
9:09- WBS Penalty: Rust for Interference (2:00)
15:42- HER Penalty: Walker for Fighting (5:00)
15:42- WBS Penalty: Archibald for Fighting (5:00)




3rd Period
Scoring
8:57- HER Goal (PPG): Galiev (2), Carrick & Kennedy
19:09- WBS Goal: Dumoulin (2), Wilson & Ebbett




Penalties
2:31- HER Penalty: Schilling for Hooking (2:00)
8:24- WBS Penalty: Samuelsson for Delay of Game (2:00)
16:04- WBS Penalty: Rowney for Delay of Game (2:00)
19:42- HER Penalty: Newbury for Tripping (2:00)
19:42- WBS Penalty: Farnham for Embellishment (2:00)




Overtime
Scoring
No Goals




Penalties
No Penalties




Shootout
1st Round: HER- Galiev (No Goal), WBS- Wilson (No Goal)
2nd Round: HER- Gazley (Goal), WBS- Dea (Goal)
3rd Round: HER- Carrick (No Goal), WBS- Rust (No Goal)
4th Round: HER- Brown (Goal), WBS- Ebbett (No Goal)
Hershey wins shootout 2-1




Shots
HER: 8-5-10-4=27
WBS: 8-7-8-2=25




Recap


I got to see this game in person, so that's why the blog post is a little later than normal. It truly was a uneventful game for such a heated rivalry. However, that doesn't mean it wasn't important to get the win, and that's what the Bears did. The first period only had one event, and that was Hershey's Caleb Herbert getting charged with hooking. After the 1st, the shots were tied at 8. In the 2nd, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton controlled play for a good amount of the period, but neither team were able to get anything on their power play. A fight did break out in the period between Hershey's Nathan Walker and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Josh Archibald. After the 2nd, the Pens had the 15-13 shot advantage.




In the 3rd, there were a few more penalties, and in that case, more chances to score. The Bears were finally able to get on the board with a power play goal at the 8:53 mark. Stanislav Galiev scored his 2nd of the season, from Connor Carrick & Tim Kennedy. Both teams continued to have chances, but it look like nothing would get past Philipp Grubauer. That would be proven wrong with 51 seconds to go. Brian Dumoulin scored his 2nd of the season, from Scott Wilson & Andrew Ebbett. Going into overtime, the shots were tied at 23. The overtime period has fast-paced action, but not a lot of good shots were able to be taken. The Bears finished with the 27-25 shot advantage. In the shootout, Hershey's Dustin Gazley and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Jean-Sebastien Dea were able to score in the 2nd round. Hershey's Chris Brown in the 4th round, and Philipp Grubauer stopped Andrew Ebbett to win the game for the Bears.


Next Game: Saturday vs. Syracuse, 7:00

Regular Season Game 18: St. John's IceCaps 2, Hershey Bears 0 (11/23/14)

Box Score


Hershey (9-6-1-1) vs. St. John's (7-8-4-1)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Copley (3-2-0, 1.97) vs. Hellebuyck (7-4-2, 2.61)




1st Period
Scoring
17:46- STJ Goal: Klingberg (5), Balisy & Brouillette




Penalties
8:13- HER Penalty: Newbury for Roughing (2:00)
18:19- HER Penalty: Byers for Roughing (2:00)
20:00- STJ Penalty: Klingberg for Roughing (2:00)
20:00- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Roughing (2:00)




2nd Period
Scoring
11:45- STJ Goal: Balisy (6), Albert & Klingberg


Penalties
1:43- STJ Penalty: Lipon for Tripping (2:00)
17:57- STJ Penalty: O'Neill for Slashing (2:00)




3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
4:16- HER Penalty: Newbury for Roughing (2:00)
6:30- STJ Penalty: O'Dell for Hooking (2:00)
18:53- HER Penalty: Kennedy for Holding the Stick (2:00)


Shots
HER: 8-16-9=33
STJ: 6-11-11=28


Recap


After shutting out the Sharks last night, the Bears get shut out by the IceCaps tonight. Hershey had plenty of opportunities to get goals, but Connor Hellebuyck had a performance that rivaled Philipp Grubauer's from last night. The 1st period had some tough playing, as all 4 penalties in the period were for roughing (3 were against the Bears). Before the 2nd of the penalties, St. John's got on the board. Carl Klingberg scored his 5th of the season, from Chase Balisy & Julien Brouillette. After that period, the Bears had the 8-6 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, the Bears had a couple power play chances, but weren't able to capitalize, even with the 16 shots in the period. At the 11:45 mark, the IceCaps made it 2-0. Chase Balisy scored his 6th of the season (2nd point of the night), from John Albert & Carl Klingberg. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 24-17 shot advantage. In the 3rd, even though the Bears were able to kill off their penalties, they still weren't able to get past Hellebuyck. He finished with a 33-save shutout. St. John's finished the game with 28 shots.


Next Game: Wednesday vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:00

Regular Season Game 17: Hershey Bears 1, Worcester Sharks 0 (11/22/14)

Box Score


Hershey (8-6-1-1) vs. Worcester (8-7-1-0)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (5-4-2, 2.45) vs. Dell (0-0-0, 1.56)


1st Period
Scoring
16:38- HER Goal: Brown (3), Kundratek & Stephenson


Penalties
0:55- WOR Penalty: Doherty for Fighting (5:00)
0:55- HER Penalty: Byers for Fighting (5:00)
9:15- HER Penalty: Byers for Hooking (2:00)
19:52- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Holding (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
4:17- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Interference (2:00)
8:26- WOR Penalty: Bonneau for Fighting (5:00)
8:26- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Fighting (5:00)
16:57- WOR Penalty: Abelthauser for Interference (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
4:20- HER Penalty: Broda for Hooking (2:00)
7:13- WOR Penalty: Haley for High-Sticking (2:00)


Shots
HER: 8-6-6=20
WOR: 11-8-19=38


Recap


Another brilliant game for Philipp Grubauer, and this time, it was a win. He made some spectacular saves through the entire game, and Hershey just did enough to help him. The tension in the game started off early with a fight 55 seconds in between Hershey's Dane Byers & Worcester's Taylor Doherty. Hershey would receive two penalties in the period along with the fight, but the penalty kill continued its great success on them. At the 16:38 mark, Hershey got on the board. Chris Brown scored his 3rd of the season, from Tomas Kundratek & Chandler Stephenson. After the 1st, the Sharks had the 11-8 shot advantage.


The 2nd, even though there weren't many penalties to show for it, became a little chippy. Due to that, there wasn't a great number of chances, but when there was, Grubauer made sure to keep his clean sheet. After one of his great saves, a fight broke out between Hershey's Steve Oleksy & Worcester's Jimmy Bonneau. After that period, the Sharks had the 19-14 shot advantage. In the 3rd, with one penalty given out to each team, there was the chance for scoring, especially on the Sharks' end. They doubled their shot total in one period to 38, but Grubauer saved every single one of them. Hershey finished with 20 shots.


Next Game: Tonight vs. St. John's, 5:00

Regular Season Game 16: Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3, Hershey Bears 2 (F/SO) (11/19/14)

Box Score


Hershey (8-6-1-0) at Lehigh Valley (6-6-1-0)
PPL Center: Allentown, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (5-4-1, 2.52) vs. Zepp (6-3-1, 2.56)


1st Period
Scoring
3:21- LV Goal: Gordon (4), Jones & Hagg
6:50- LV Goal: Manning (4), Straka


Penalties
11:46- HER Penalty: Kundratek for Roughing (2:00)
14:56- HER Penalty: Schilling for Interference (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
17:12- HER Goal (PPG): Byers (4), Conner & Newbury


Penalties
9:03- LV Penalty: Delisle for Cross-Checking (2:00)
12:20- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Hooking (2:00)
15:30- LV Penalty: Rosehill for Elbowing (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
3:30- HER Goal: Newbury (10), Carrick & Byers


Penalties
5:43- HER Penalty: Galiev for Holding (2:00)
10:53- LV Penalty: Goumas for Tripping (2:00)


Overtime
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
0:44- HER Penalty: Conner for Tripping (2:00)


Shootout
1st Round: HER- Galiev (No Goal), LV- Gordon (No Goal)
2nd Round: HER- Stephenson (No Goal), LV- Jones (Goal)
3rd Round: HER- Gazley (No Goal)


Shots
HER: 9-10-9-1=29
LV: 20-5-7-7=39


Recap


What an interesting game. After how the 1st period went, the fact that the Bears came back and got a point out of this game is a testament to this team. Starting off early in the 1st, at the 3:21 mark, Lehigh Valley got on the board. Former Bear Andrew Gordon scored his 4th of the season, from Blair Jones & Robert Hagg. 3 and a half minutes later, Lehigh Valley made it 2-0. Brandon Manning scored his 4th of the season, from Petr Straka. Philipp Grubauer was a big part of why this period wasn't any worse, as he made 18 saves in the period. After the 1st, the Phantoms had the 20-9 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, the Bears played with a much better attitude and style. They couldn't score on their first power play chance, but they did on their 2nd chance. At the 17:12 mark, Dane Byers scored his 4th of the season, from Chris Conner & Kris Newbury. After the 2nd, the Phantoms had the 25-19 shot advantage. Early in the 3rd, at the 3:30 mark, the Bears tied it at 2. Kris Newbury scored his 10th of the season, from Connor Carrick & Dane Byers (2nd point of the night). The Phantoms had the 32-28 shot advantage going into overtime. With the new overtime rules, the play was fast-paced and hectic. The Bears penalty kill stepped away and helped the team survive a 4-on-3 power play. The Phantoms finished with the 39-29 shot advantage. In the shootout (now 3 rounds with the new rules), the only person to score was Lehigh Valley's Blair Jones. Philipp Grubauer took the loss in a great 37-save performance.


Next Game: Saturday vs. Worcester, 7:00

Regular Season Game 15: Hershey Bears 3, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2 (11/16/14)

Box Score


Hershey (7-6-1-0) vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-6-1-0)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (4-4-1, 2.58) vs. Zatkoff (3-3-0, 2.47)


1st Period
Scoring
11:14- WBS Goal: Megna (7), McNeill & Wilson


Penalties
12:19- WBS Penalty: Samuelsson for Fighting (5:00)
12:19- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Fighting (5:00)
15:32- HER Penalty: Walker for Holding (2:00)
17:04- WBS Penalty: Dea for Slashing (2:00)
18:58- HER Penalty: Kundratek for Tripping (2:00)
19:24- WBS Penalty: Dea for Tripping (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
0:38- WBS Goal: Megna (8)
4:59- HER Goal (PPG): Cornet (4), Kennedy & Carrick
16:44- HER Goal (PPG): Carrick (3), Kennedy & Galiev
19:36- HER Goal: Stephenson (2) (Penalty Shot)


Penalties
4:47- WBS Penalty: Dea for Delay of Game (2:00)
7:11- WBS Penalty: McNeill for Fighting (5:00)
7:11- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Fighting (5:00)
7:11- HER Penalty: Mitchell Game Misconduct for Second Fight (10:00)
9:44- HER Penalty: Newbury for Slashing (2:00)
15:53- WBS Penalty: Zatkoff for Tripping (2:00)
18:17- WBS Penalty: Farnham for Fighting (5:00)
18:17- WBS Penalty: Letourneau-Leblond for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
18:17- WBS Penalty: Letourneau-Leblond Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
18:17- HER Penalty: Byers for Instigating (2:00)
18:17- HER Penalty: Byers for Fighting (5:00)
18:17- HER Penalty: Byers Misconduct for Instigating (10:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
2:13- WBS Penalty: Dea for Tripping (2:00)
10:05- HER Penalty: Schilling for Tripping (2:00)
12:37- WBS Penalty: Dumoulin for Cross-Checking (2:00)


Shots
HER: 12-14-9=35
WBS: 4-10-4=18


Recap


The Bears needed this win. They had been struggling the past few games, but they got one in the win column tonight. Plenty of chances came to the Bears in the 1st period, but the Pens were able to get the one goal. At the 11:14 mark, Jayson Megna scored his 7th of the season, from Reid McNeill & Scott Wilson. After the 1st, the Bears had the 12-4 shot advantage. Starting off quickly in the 2nd, 38 seconds in, the Pens got the 2-0 lead. Jayson Megna scored his 2nd of the game (8th of the season). After the Pens got their first penalty of the period, the Bears scored on the power play to cut the lead in half. Philippe Cornet scored his 4th of the season, from Tim Kennedy & Connor Carrick.


After a number of penalties for each team (including a missed penalty shot by the Pens), the Bears were able to score once again on the power play. Connor Carrick scored his 3rd of the season (2nd point of the night), from Tim Kennedy (2nd assist of the night) & Stanislav Galiev. After 34 penalty minutes were given out at the same time, the Bears received a penalty shot. Chandler Stephenson scored his 2nd of the season on the penalty shot. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 26-14 shot advantage. In the 3rd, the Bears had numerous chances to score, but almost every shot hit the post. It wouldn't matter, however, as the Pens wouldn't be able to get a shot past Philipp Grubauer in the period. The Bears finished with the 35-18 shot advantage. There were 21 penalties (84 minutes) given out in the game.


Next Game: Wednesday at Lehigh Valley, 7:05

Regular Season Game 14: Syracuse Crunch 5, Hershey Bears 1 (11/14/14)

Box Score


Hershey (7-5-1-0) at Syracuse (6-4-3-0)
War Memorial at Oncenter: Syracuse, NY
Goalies: Grubauer (4-3-1, 2.39) vs. Vasilevskiy (1-2-3, 3.25)




1st Period
Scoring
5:58- HER Goal: Newbury (9), Wellman & Walker
7:58- SYR Goal: Angelidis (3), Gourde
14:11- SYR Goal: Lynch (1), Samson & Smith


Penalties
3:28- HER Penalty: Spencer for Fighting (5:00)
3:28- SYR Penalty: Paradis for Fighting (5:00)
15:12- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Elbowing (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
4:19- SYR Goal: Ikonen (1), Angelidis & Smith


Penalties
9:24- SYR Penalty: Dotchin for Tripping (2:00)
12:29- SYR Penalty: Witkowski for Interference (2:00)
16:59- SYR Penalty: Cote for Boarding (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
9:18- SYR Goal (PPG): Nesterov (2), Marchessault & Samson
17:38- SYR Goal (EN): Marchessault (6)


Penalties
8:38- HER Penalty: Walker for Roughing (2:00)
8:38- HER Penalty: Wellman for Boarding (2:00)
15:23- SYR Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Richard) (2:00)


Shots
HER: 5-11-6=22
SYR: 11-6-9=26


Recap


From some of the games so far, we've seen that this team has some great potential. They just need to find a consistency to their game. The game started off with a fight between Hershey's Tim Spencer and Syracuse's Philippe Paradis. At the 5:58 mark, the Bears would take the lead. Kris Newbury scored his 9th of the season, from Casey Wellman & Nathan Walker. 2 minutes later, Syracuse would tie it. Mike Angelidis scored his 3rd of the season, from Jerome Samson. At the 14:11 mark, Syracuse took the lead. Kevin Lynch scored his 1st of the season, from Jerome Samson (2nd assist of the night) & Dalton Smith. After the 1st, the Crunch had the 11-5 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, the Crunch would take a 3-1 lead at the 4:19 mark. Henri Ikonen scored his 1st of the season, from Mike Angelidis (2nd point of the night) & Dalton Smith (2nd assist of the night). Syracuse would get three penalties called on them in the period, but would kill off each power play with relative ease. After the 2nd, the Crunch had the 17-16 shot advantage. In the 3rd, on a 5-on-3 power play, Syracuse increased their lead to 3. Nikita Nesterov scored his 2nd of the season, from Jonathan Marchessault & Jerome Samson (2nd assist of the night). At the 17:38 mark, Syracuse would get the empty net goal to finish the game at 5-1. Jonathan Marchessault got the goal (his 6th of the season). Syracuse would finish with the 26-22 shot advantage.


Next Game: Sunday vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 5:00

Regular Season Game 13: Hartford Wolf Pack 3, Hershey Bears 2 (11/9/14)

Box Score


Hershey (7-4-1-0) vs. Hartford (7-3-1-0)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Copley (3-1-0, 1.71) vs. Skapski (2-0-0, 0.94)


1st Period
Scoring
2:34- HER Goal: Carrick (2), Stephenson & Oleksy
3:33- HFD Goal (PPG): Lindberg (7), Valve & Fast
8:24- HER Goal: Walker (1), Burgdoerfer & Kennedy


Penalties
1:13- HFD Penalty: McIlrath for Delay of Game (2:00)
1:43- HER Penalty: Newbury for Cross-Checking (2:00)
11:07- HER Penalty: Spencer for Interference (2:00)
15:06- HER Penalty: Carrick for High-Sticking (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
0:55- HFD Goal: C. Bourque (4), Jackson & Miller


Penalties
5:23- HFD Penalty: Jackson for Holding (2:00)
10:57- HFD Penalty: Stamler for Holding (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
2:31- HFD Goal: Lindberg (8), Haggerty & Jackson


Penalties
2:55- HFD Penalty: C. Bourque for Boarding (2:00)
9:13- HFD Penalty: Hughes for Slashing (2:00)
17:50- HER Penalty: Gazley for Delay of Game (2:00)
18:13- HER Penalty: Kristo for Interference (2:00)


Shots
HER: 2-10-12=24
HFD: 13-8-8=29


Recap


For how the shot differential was in the game, it was a surprise that the game was close. Hartford's goalie struggled in the beginning, but got better as the game went on. In the 1st, at the 2:34 mark, Hershey continued their trend of scoring first. Connor Carrick got his 2nd of the season, from Chandler Stephenson & Steve Oleksy. 59 seconds later, Hartford tied it up on the power play. Oscar Lindberg scored his 7th of the season, from Justin Valve & Jesper Fast. 5 minutes later, at the 8:24 mark, the Bears took back the lead. Nathan Walker scored his 1st of the season, from Erik Burgdoerfer & Tim Kennedy. After the 1st, the Wolf Pack had a 13-2 shot advantage (100% shot percentage for the Bears).


In the 2nd, the Wolf Pack tied it up quick. Former Bear Chris Bourque scored his 4th of the season, from Dallas Jackson & J.T. Miller. Hartford was charged with two penalties, but the Bears couldn't capitalize. After the 2nd, Hartford had the 21-12 shot advantage. 2:31 into the 3rd, the Wolf Pack took the lead. Oscar Lindberg scored his 2nd of the night (8th of the season), from Ryan Haggerty & Dallas Jackson (2nd assist of the night). Hartford would receive two penalties in the period, but the Bears couldn't capitalize on those chances. Two later Hershey penalties sealed the fate of the game. Hartford finished with the 29-24 shot advantage.


Next Game: Friday at Syracuse, 7:00

Regular Season Game 12: Hershey Bears 4, Hartford Wolf Pack 2 (11/8/14)

Box Score


Hershey (6-4-1-0) vs. Hartford (7-2-1-0)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (3-3-1, 2.45) vs. Desjardins (4-0-0, 2.21)


1st Period
Scoring
13:40- HFD Goal (PPG): Lindberg (6), Bodie & Fast


Penalties
2:46- HFD Penalty: Bodie for Hooking (2:00)
8:54- HFD Penalty: Hughes for Tripping (2:00)
11:52- HER Penalty: Byers for Roughing (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
8:16- HFD Goal: Miller (4), Fast


Penalties
12:09- HFD Penalty: Stamler for Slashing (2:00)
19:16- HFD Penalty: McIlrath for Boarding (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
10:07- HER Goal (PPG): Brown (2), Kundratek & Kennedy
11:13- HER Goal: Carrick (1), Gazley & Schilling
16:42- HER Goal: Newbury (7), Wellman & Schilling
19:52- HER Goal: Newbury (8), Gazley


Penalties
3:04- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Tripping (2:00)
9:00- HFD Penalty: Jackson for Tripping (2:00)
13:20- HER Penalty: Landry for Tripping (2:00)


Shots
HER: 7-12-14=33
HFD: 11-9-10=30


Recap


What a comeback! For 50 minutes, Hartford's Cedrick Desjardins stopped everything. For those last ten minutes, he gave up 3 goals. What a win to get after last night's heartbreaking loss. Through the 1st period, 3 penalties were given (two to Norfolk). In the one penalty that went against the Bears, Hartford got the 1-0 lead. Oscar Lindberg scored his 6th of the season, from Mat Bodie & Jesper Fast. After the 1st, Hartford had the 11-7 shot advantage. In the 2nd, there were two penalties given out, both against Hartford. Before those penalties, at the 8:16 mark, Hartford increased the lead to 2-0. J.T. Miller scored his 4th of the season, from Jesper Fast (2nd assist of the night). Hartford had the 20-19 shot advantage after the 2nd.


This is where things got interesting. At the 9:00 mark, Hartford's Dallas Jackson was charged with tripping. On that power play, the Bears cut it to within one. Chris Brown scored his 2nd of the season, from Tomas Kundratek & Tim Kennedy. A little more than a minute later, they tied it up at 2. Connor Carrick scored his 1st of the season, from Dustin Gazley & Cameron Schilling. A minute after the Bears got off the penalty kill, at the 16:42 mark, Hershey finished the comeback to take the lead. Kris Newbury scored his 7th of the season, from Casey Wellman & Cameron Schilling (2nd assist of the night). 8 seconds before the final horn, Hershey got the empty-net goal. Kris Newbury scored once again (8th of the season), from Dustin Gazley (2nd assist of the night). Hershey finished with the 33-30 shot advantage.


Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Hartford, 5:00

Regular Season Game 11: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 3, Hershey Bears 2 (F/OT) (11/7/14)

Box Score


Hershey (6-4-0-0) at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (5-5-1-0)
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Place: Wilkes-Barre, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (3-3-0, 2.36) vs. Murray (2-2-1, 2.02)




1st Period
Scoring
No Goals




Penalties
4:26- HER Penalty: Kennedy for Slashing (2:00)
10:22- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Boarding (2:00)




2nd Period
Scoring
1:30- HER Goal: Landry (1), Kundratek & Brown
11:40- HER Goal: Wellman (7), Walker & Newbury


Penalties
12:36- HER Penalty: Kennedy for Goaltender Interference (2:00)
19:05- HER Penalty: Brown for Fighting (5:00)
19:05- WBS Penalty: McNeill for Fighting (5:00)




3rd Period
Scoring
9:33- WBS Goal: Chorney (1), Rowney
18:48- WBS Goal: Megna (3), Chorney & Pouliot


Penalties
5:20- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Embellishment (2:00)
6:20- WBS Penalty: Ebbett for Goaltender Interference (2:00)
8:16- HER Penalty: Carrick for Tripping (2:00)
8:16- WBS Penalty: Rust for Embellishment (2:00)


Overtime
Scoring
1:01- WBS Goal: Megna (4), Pouliot & Bennett


Penalties
No Penalties


Shots
HER: 2-7-6-1=16
WBS: 8-11-13-2=34


Recap


The fact that the Bears had a 2-0 lead going into the 3rd with the shot advantage that the Pens had was very impressive. However, the shot advantage finally got to them, but the Bears were still able to get a point. The 1st did not have many events, as 2 penalties went against the Bears. After the 1st, the Penguins had the 8-2 shot advantage. 1:30 into the 2nd, the Bears got on the board. Jon Landry scored his 1st of the season, from Tomas Kundratek & Chris Brown. At the 11:40 mark, Hershey increased their lead to 2-0. Casey Wellman scored his 7th of the season, from Nathan Walker & Kris Newbury. The period ended with a fight between Hershey's Chris Brown & Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Reid McNeill. After the 2nd, the Pens had the 19-9 shot advantage.


In the 3rd, the penalties were more spread out between the teams than in other periods, as each team had two penalties called against them. During one of the 4-on-4 times, at the 9:33 mark, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton got it to within one. Taylor Chorney scored his 1st of the season, from Carter Rowney. The game stayed at that score going into the final minute of the period, in which with 48 seconds left, the Pens tied it up. Jayson Megna scored his 3rd of the season, from Taylor Chorney (2nd point of the night) & Derrick Pouliot. Going into the overtime period, the Pens had the 32-15 shot advantage. Only 1:01 into overtime, the Pens got the win. Jayson Megna scored his 4th of the season (2nd of the night), from Derrick Pouliot (2nd assist of the night) & Beau Bennett. The Pens finished with the 34-16 shot advantage.


Next Game: Tonight vs. Hartford, 7:00

Regular Season Game 10: Manchester Monarchs 3, Hershey Bears 1 (11/2/14)

Box Score


Hershey (6-3-0-0) at Manchester (4-3-0-0)
Verizon Wireless Arena: Manchester, NH
Goalies: Grubauer (3-2-0, 2.22) vs. Bartosak (1-1-0, 4.48)




1st Period
Scoring
1:48- MCH Goal: Weal (2) (Penalty Shot)
8:03- HER Goal: Newbury (6), Wellman & Byers


Penalties
3:33- HER Penalty: Kundratek for Embellishment (2:00)
3:33- MCH Penalty: Sabourin for Tripping (2:00)
12:45- HER Penalty: Landry for Hooking (2:00)
15:07- HER Penalty: Cornet for Delay of Game (2:00)
19:00- HER Penalty: Byers for Hooking (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
8;39- MCH Goal: Shore (2), Mersch & Forbort


Penalties
5:52- MCH Penalty: Shore for Holding (2:00)
14:12- MCH Penalty: Schultz for Holding (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
10:27- MCH Goal (SHG): Shore (3)


Penalties
1:44- MCH Penalty: Auger for Delay of Game (2:00)
9:19- MCH Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Gratton) (2:00)
16:33- HER Penalty: Byers for Slashing (2:00)


Shots
HER: 7-12-9=28
MCH: 9-10-3=22


Recap


After how the weekend started with the 2nd straight shutout, it looked like it would be another great weekend for the Bears. Instead, it turned into a disappointing one. Right off the bat, Hershey would give up an early goal once again (just like last night). This time, however, it would be on a penalty shot. It was Jordan Weal's 2nd goal of the season. However, Hershey would answer back later in the 1st. Kris Newbury scored his 6th of the season, from Casey Wellman & Dane Byers. Hershey's penalty kill would take center stage in this period, as they did very well to make sure the game would stay tied. At the end of the 1st, the Monarchs would have the 9-7 shot advantage.


The 2nd period would have a couple penalties go against the Monarchs, but the Bears couldn't capitalize on them. However, Manchester would get the lead back in this period. At the 8:39 mark, Nick Shore would score his 2nd of the season, from Michael Mersch & Derek Forbort. After the 2nd, the shots were even at 19. The 3rd period would include a couple more penalties for the Monarchs, but once again, the Bears couldn't capitalize on them. The Monarchs actually would capitalize on one, as they got a shorthanded goal from Nick Shore (3rd goal of the season, 2nd of the game). The Bears would finish with the 28-22 shot advantage.


Next Game: Friday at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05

Regular Season Game 9: Worcester Sharks 5, Hershey Bears 4 (11/1/14)

Box Score


Hershey (6-2-0-0) at Worcester (4-2-1-0)
DCU Center: Worcester, MA
Goalies: Copley (3-0-0) vs. Grosenick (4-2-1)


1st Period
Scoring
1:50- WOR Goal: Tarasov (1), Langlois & Abeltshauser
2:04- HER Goal: Broda (2), Gazley & Kundratek
8:57- WOR Goal: Kennedy (1), Leng & Taormina


Penalties
No Penalties


2nd Period
Scoring
5:15- HER Goal: Schilling (1), Burgdoerfer & Kennedy
6:17- WOR Goal: Hamilton (4), Langlois & Abeltshauser
16:30- WOR Goal: Tarasov (2), Hayes & Karlsson


Penalties
2:57- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Cross-Checking (2:00)
10:35- HER Penalty: Moore for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
10:35- HER Penalty: Moore for Fighting (5:00)
10:35- WOR Penalty: Haley for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
10:35- WOR Penalty: Haley for Fighting (5:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
2:00- WOR Goal (PPG): Haley (5), Fedun & Taormina
4:46- HER Goal: Newbury (5), Kundratek & Byers
18:44- HER Goal: Oleksy (3), Gazley & Newbury


Penalties
0:27- HER Penalty: Stephenson for Boarding (2:00)
8:04- WOR Penalty: Haley for Interference (2:00)
8:04- WOR Penalty: Haley for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
15:24- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Cross-Checking (2:00)


Shots
HER: 11-5-7=23
WOR: 10-11-7=28


Recap


Pheonix Copley's shutout streak was broken very quickly and often in this game. Hershey made a great effort to come back, but it would be too late. Like I said, at 1:50 of the 1st period, the streak was broken quickly. Daniil Tarasov scored his 1st of the season, from Jeremy Langlois & Konrad Abeltshauser. 14 seconds later, Hershey tied it up quickly. Joel Broda scored his 2nd of the season, from Dustin Gazley & Tomas Kundratek. At the 8:57 mark, Worcester took back the lead. Tyler Kennedy scored his 1st of the season, from Bryan Lerg & Matt Taormina. After the 1st, the Bears had the 11-10 shot advantage.


A few minutes after a penalty against the Bears to start off the 2nd, Hershey tied it back up. Cameron Schilling scored his 1st of the season, from Erik Burgdoerfer & Tim Kennedy. More than a minute later, Worcester took back the lead again. Freddie Hamilton scored his 4th of the season, from Jeremy Langlois (2nd assist of the night) & Konrad Abeltshauser (2nd assist of the night). A few minutes later, Hershey's Mike Moore and Worcester's Micheal Haley got 7 minutes each for fighting and unsportsmanlike conduct. At the 16:30 mark, Worcester increased their lead to two. Daniil Tarasov scored his 2nd of the season, from Eriah Hayes & Melker Karlsson. After the 2nd, the Sharks had the 21-16 shot advantage.


27 seconds into the 3rd, the Bears' Chandler Stephenson was charged with boarding. On that power play, the Sharks made it 5-2. Micheal Haley scored his 5th of the season, from Taylor Fedun & Matt Taormina (2nd assist of the night). A little under 3 minutes later, the Bears made it 5-3. Kris Newbury scored his 5th of the season, from Tomas Kundratek (2nd assist of the night) & Dane Byers. After a few penalties for each team, and with the extra attacker on, the Bears got within one. Steve Oleksy scored his 3rd of the season, from Dustin Gazley (2nd assist of the night) & Kris Newbury (2nd point of the night). The Sharks finished with the 28-23 shot advantage.


Next Game: Today at Manchester, 3:00

Regular Season Game 8: Hershey Bears 4, Manchester Monarchs 0 (10/31/14)

Box Score


Hershey (5-2-0-0) at Manchester (3-2-0-0)
Verizon Wireless Arena: Manchester, NH
Goalies: Grubauer (2-2-0, 2.78) vs. Berube (2-1-0, 1.76)


1st Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
14:49- HER Penalty: Walker for Goaltender Interference (2:00)
18:17- HER Penalty: Gazley for Tripping (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
11:37- HER Goal: Byers (3), Newbury & Wellman
15:34- HER Goal (PPG): Wellman (6), Kundratek & Carrick
19:37- HER Goal: Brown (1), Wellman


Penalties
15:10- MCH Penalty: Gratton for Cross-Checking (2:00)
17:16- HER Penalty: Wellman for Slashing (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
19:57- HER Goal (EN): Oleksy (2), Moore


Penalties
7:52- MCH Penalty: LoVerde for Holding (2:00)
8:20- HER Penalty: Carrick for Holding (2:00)
14:49- HER Penalty: Broda for Interference (2:00)
16:54- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Roughing (2:00)


Shots
HER: 6-11-6=23
MCH: 7-9-10=26


Recap


Three in a row and two straight shutouts! This team could really be something special. Most of the action happened in the 2nd period, as the 1st period only had two penalties go against Hershey's way. After that 1st period, the Monarchs had a 7-6 shot advantage. In the 2nd period, the Bears offense came alive. At the 11:37 mark, the Bears got on the board. Dane Byers scored his 3rd of the season, from Kris Newbury & Casey Wellman. 4 minutes later, while on the power play, Hershey made it 2-0. Casey Wellman scored his 6th of the season (2nd point of the night), from Tomas Kundratek & Connor Carrick. 4 minutes after that, and 23 seconds before the end of the period, it became 3-0. Chris Brown scored his 1st of the season, from Casey Wellman (2nd assist of the night, 3rd point of the night). As the game went into the 3rd, the Bears got hit with a few more penalties, but the penalty kill went 6-for-6 on the night. 3 seconds before the end of the game, the Bears finished off the 4-0 victory. Steve Oleksy scored his 2nd of the season, from Mike Moore. The Monarchs finished with the 26-23 shot advantage (Philipp Grubauer got the shutout for the Bears).


Next Game: Tomorrow at Worcester, 7:00


Note: Due to previous scheduled events, the blog post for tomorrow night's game will either be later than normal, or will be posted on Sunday morning. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Regular Season Game 7: Hershey Bears 3, Lehigh Valley Phantoms 0 (10/26/14)

Box Score


Hershey (4-2-0-0) vs. Lehigh Valley (4-1-0-0)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Copley (2-0-0, 0.95) vs. Stolarz (0-1-0, 3.01)


1st Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
2:59- LV Penalty: Mathers for Fighting (5:00)
2:59- HER Penalty: Spencer for Fighting (5:00)
4:10- HER Penalty: Schilling for Cross-Checking (2:00)
7:42- LV Penalty: Manning for Hooking (2:00)
16:19- HER Penalty: Landry for Cross-Checking (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
4:08- HER Goal: Cornet (3), Kennedy & Schilling
11:34- HER Goal (SHG): Stephenson (1), Byers & Moore


Penalties
9:41- HER Penalty: Walker for Goaltender Interference (2:00)
18:45- LV Penalty: Fyten for Hooking (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
19:39- HER Goal (EN): Gazley (3), Newbury & Moore


Penalties
2:48- LV Penalty: Lauridsen for Roughing (2:00)
2:48- HER Penalty: Spencer for Roughing (2:00)
7:18- LV Penalty: Laughton for Cross-Checking (2:00)
10:12- LV Penalty: Pettersson for Tripping (2:00)
17:07- HER Penalty: Broda for Roughing (2:00)


Shots
HER: 9-10-11=30
LV: 7-8-7=22


Recap


144:28. That is the current shutout streak for rookie Pheonix Copley. He had another great game tonight, and the Bears continue to have a strong start to the season. The first period didn't have any goals, and it had a fight that was between Hershey's Tim Spencer & Lehigh Valley's Derek Mathers. After the 1st, the Bears had the 12-7 shot advantage. Going to the 2nd period, around 4 minutes in, the Bears got on the board. Philippe Cornet scored his 3rd of the season, from Tim Kennedy & Cameron Schilling.


After Hershey's Nathan Walker got penalized for goaltender interference, the Bears were able to get a goal shorthanded. Chandler Stephenson scored his 1st of the season, from Dane Byers & Mike Moore. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 19-15 shot advantage. In the 3rd, a few penalties were given out, but Copley continued to excel in anything that came to him. At the 19:39 mark, Hershey got an empty-netter to close out the game. Dustin Gazley scored his 3rd of the season, from Kris Newbury & Mike Moore (2nd assist of the night). The Bears finished with the 30-22 shot advantage, and with that win, they are currently 1st in the division.


Next Game: Friday at Manchester, 7:00

Regular Season Game 6: Hershey Bears 4, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1 (10/25/14)

Box Score


Hershey (3-2-0-0) vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (3-3-0-0)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (1-2-0, 3.39) vs. Murray (1-0-0, 0.74)


1st Period
Scoring
12:15- HER Goal (PPG): Kennedy (1), Newbury & Kundratek
12:55- HER Goal: Byers (2), Landry & Kundratek


Penalties
2:23- WBS Penalty: Drazenovic for Hooking (2:00)
9:20- HER Penalty: Newbury for Hooking (2:00)
11:41- WBS Penalty: Chorney for Interference (2:00)
13:25- WBS Penalty: Kostopoulos for Roughing (2:00)
13:25- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Roughing (2:00)
15:50- WBS Penalty: Megna for Cross-Checking (2:00)
16:37- HER Penalty: Kundratek for Interference (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
0:24- WBS Goal: Megna (2), Kuhnhackl & Ebbett
15:31- HER Goal (PPG): Wellman (5), Kundratek & Newbury
18:26- HER Goal: Gazley (2) (Penalty Shot)


Penalties
0:49- HER Penalty: Landry for Kneeing (2:00)
5:22- WBS Penalty: Wilson for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
5:22- HER Penalty: Kundratek for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
11:27- WBS Penalty: Letourneau-Leblond for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
11:27- HER Penalty: Byers for Roughing (2:00)
11:27- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Delay of Game (2:00)
15:02- WBS Penalty: Uber for Tripping (2:00)
16:17- HER Penalty: Gazley for High-Sticking (2:00)
17:40- WBS Penalty: Pouliot for Tripping (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
3:14- WBS Penalty: Letourneau-Leblond for Roughing (2:00)
9:38- WBS Penalty: Farnham for High-Sticking (2:00)
15:01- WBS Penalty: Farnham for Hooking (2:00)
17:18- WBS Penalty: Dumoulin for Fighting (5:00)
17:18- WBS Penalty: Farnham for Instigating (2:000
17:18- WBS Penalty: Farnham for Fighting (5:00)
17:18- WBS Penalty: Farnham Game Misconduct for Instigating (10:00)
17:18- WBS Penalty: Letourneau-Leblond for Fighting (5:00)
17:18- WBS Penalty: Uher for Fighting (5:00)
17:18- HER Penalty: Broda for Fighting (5:00)
17:18- HER Penalty: Cornet for Fighting (5:00)
17:18- HER Penalty: Landry for Fighting (5:00)
17:18- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Fighting (5:00)


Recap


What a way to start the home season! If you made it past the box score to read the recap, I thank you. There was much going on in this game, especially in those final few minutes. In the 1st period, the penalties started off early, and the goals were in a short window. After one of the Penguins' penalties, the Bears power play struck once again. Tim Kennedy scored his 1st of the season, from Kris Newbury & Tomas Kundratek. 40 seconds later, the Bears doubled the lead. Dane Byers scored his 2nd of the season, from Jon Landry & Tomas Kundratek (2nd assist of the night). After the 1st, the Bears had the 14-10 shot advantage.


24 seconds into the 2nd period, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton cut the lead in half. Jayson Megna scored his 2nd of the season, from Tom Kuhnhackl & Andrew Ebbett. The penalties continued throughout the period, with 9 being handed out. In the middle of two penalties, Hershey once again struck on the power play. Casey Wellman scored his 5th of the season, from Tomas Kundratek (3rd assist of the night) & Kris Newbury (2nd assist of the night). 3 minutes later, a rare penalty shot was given to Hershey. Dustin Gazley took the shot, and capitalized on it for his 2nd goal of the season to make it 4-1. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 23-19 shot advantage.


The 3rd period didn't have any goals, but it's the period that everything got out of control. For most of the period, there were actually less penalties than in the previous periods. However, at the 17:18 mark, everything was insane. 10 penalties were given out, 8 for fighting. For Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, it was Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond, Brian Dumoulin, Bobby Farnham (who got 3 penalties), and Dominik Uher. For Hershey, it was Joel Broda, Philippe Cornet, Jon Landry, and Steve Oleksy. 29 penalties were given out during the entire game. The Bears finished with the 28-27 shot advantage (Philipp Grubauer got the win with 26 saves).


Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Lehigh Valley, 5:00

Regular Season Game 5: Lehigh Valley Phantoms 4, Hershey Bears 2 (10/24/14)

Box Score


Hershey (3-1-0-0) at Lehigh Valley (2-1-0-0)
PPL Center: Allentown, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (1-1-0, 3.04) vs. Zepp (2-0-0, 2.47)


1st Period
Scoring
13:27- HER Goal: Newbury (4), Wellman


Penalties
13:10- HER Penalty: Kennedy for Slashing (2:00)
13:10- HER Penalty: Kennedy for Roughing (2:00)
13:10- LV Penalty: Alt for Slashing (2:00)
13:10- LV Penalty: Alt for Roughing (2:00)
13:51- HER Penalty: Schilling for Holding (2:00)
17:02- LV Penalty: Delisle for Slashing (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
11:11- LV Goal (PPG): Powe (1), Hagg & Manning
14:14- HER Goal (PPG): Wellman (4), Kundratek & Carrick


Penalties
0:23- HER Penalty: Herbert for Embellishment (2:00)
0:23- LV Penalty: Fyten for Cross-Checking (2:00)
3:05- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Roughing (2:00)
3:05- HER Penalty: Spencer for Fighting (5:00)
3:05- LV Penalty: Rosehill for Fighting (5:00)
7:13- HER Penalty: Walker for Roughing (2:00)
7:13- LV Penalty: Powe for Roughing (2:00)
9:49- HER Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Cornet) (2:00)
13:20- LV Penalty: Fyten for High-Sticking (2:00)
16:33- HER Penalty: Carrick for Roughing (2:00)
19:30- LV Penalty: Pettersson for Hooking (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
14:01- LV Goal: Leier (1), Alt & Cousins
14:58- LV Goal: Powe (2), Gordon & Laughton
15:54- LV Goal: Straka (2), Cousins & Stortini


Penalties
5:05- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Fighting (5:00)
5:05- LV Penalty: Delisle for Fighting (5:00)


Shots
HER: 12-7-12=31
LV: 7-13-4=24


Recap


When we look back on the beginning of the season in a few months, this could be a turning point game. Hershey had the lead with a good advantage in shots, and it all went away in a matter of about 2 minutes. The first period started off a little slowly, with not much happening until the 2nd half of the period. After 4 penalties for 2 players, Hershey got the 1st goal in. Kris Newbury scored his 4th of the season, from Casey Wellman. 2 more penalties finished out the period. At the end of the 1st, the Bears had the 12-7 shot advantage.


The 2nd period was filled with penalties. 11 penalties were given out in the period, including a fight between Hershey's Tim Spencer and Lehigh Valley's Jay Rosehill. On one of the power plays they had, at the 11:11 mark, Lehigh Valley tied it up. Darroll Powe scored his 1st of the season, from Robert Hagg & Brandon Manning. Around 3 minutes later, on a power play, the Bears got the lead back. Casey Wellman scored his 4th of the season (2nd point of the night), from Tomas Kundratek & Connor Carrick. After the 2nd, the Phantoms had the 20-19 shot advantage.


The 3rd period had a fight between Hershey's Garrett Mitchell and Lehigh Valley's Steven Delisle, but no other penalties were given out. Even with the Bears having a distinct shot advantage in this period, they couldn't capitalize. Lehigh Valley was able to in their small chances, as they scored 3 goals in a matter of 1:53. The 1st goal was scored by Taylor Leier (1st of the season), from Mark Alt & Nick Cousins. The 2nd goal (and the game-winner) was scored by Darroll Powe (2nd of the night/season), from Andrew Gordon (the former Bear) & Scott Laughton. The 3rd goal was scored by Petr Straka (2nd of the season), from Nick Cousins (2nd assist of the night) & Zack Stortini. Hershey finished with the 31-24 shot advantage.


Next Game: Tomorrow vs Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:00

Regular Season Game 4: Hershey Bears 1, Hartford Wolf Pack 0 (F/OT) (10/19/14)

Box Score


Hershey (2-1-0-0) at Hartford (2-0-0-0)
XL Center: Hartford, CT
Goalies: Copley (1-0-0, 2.00) vs. Missiaen


1st Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
1:48- HFD Penalty: Haggerty for Holding the Stick (2:00)
6:22- HFD Penalty: McIlrath for Tripping (2:00)
11:19- HFD Penalty: Hughes for Slashing (2:00)
13:37- HER Penalty: Galiev for Hooking (2:00)
17:28- HER Penalty: Newbury for Embellishment (2:00)
17:28- HFD Penalty: McIlrath for Cross-Checking (2:00)
18:21- HER Penalty: Landry for Interference (2:00)
18:21- HFD Penalty: Allen for Embellishment (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
1:47- HFD Penalty: Allen for Interference (2:00)
6:33- HER Penalty: Wey for High-Sticking (2:00)
12:17- HER Penalty: Gazley for Roughing (2:00)
12:17- HER Penalty: Kundratek for Roughing (2:00)
12:17- HFD Penalty: R. Bourque for Roughing (2:00)
14:48- HER Penalty: Galiev for Interference (2:00)
16:22- HFD Penalty: R. Bourque for Hooking (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
2:54- HER Penalty: Spencer for Fighting (5:00)
2:54- HFD Penalty: Noreau for Fighting (5:00)
6:32- HER Penalty: Schilling for Cross-Checking (2:00)


Overtime
Scoring
6:58- HER Goal (PPG): Wellman (3), Carrick


Penalties
5:56- HFD Penalty: McIlrath for Tripping (2:00)


Shots
HER: 11-11-8-7=37
HFD: 4-4-6-1=15


Recap


If the Bears didn't win this game, it would have been a disappointment. They dominated just about all of the game, but Jason Missiaen was a brick wall for almost 67 minutes. Somehow, they got that goal in to make it 3 straight wins! The Bears were playing against a few former Bears in this game (Chris Bourque, Ryan Potulny, and Joey Crabb). The 1st and 2nd periods were filled with penalties, and many chances for the Bears. 8 penalties were given out in the 1st, and 7 were given out in the 2nd (8 to Hartford, 7 to Hershey). Neither team could capitalize on their power plays. After those 2 periods, the Bears had the 22-8 shot advantage.


There weren't as many chances for the Bears in the 3rd, but the Wolf Pack had a couple more than in the previous periods. 3 penalties were given out, 2 of them being from a fight between Hershey's Tim Spencer & Hartford's Samuel Noreau. The shot advantage in the 3rd was close (8-6 in favor of Hershey), but it continued the 30-14 advantage for the Bears. Hershey would see the new overtime rules in place for the 1st time this season. The overtime period is now 7 minutes, with the first 3 minutes being 4-on-4. The rest of the overtime period is 3-on-3. The 3-on-3 brought a lot of fastbreaks, and that lead to Hartford's Dylan McIlrath getting a penalty for tripping at the 5:58 mark. On the power play (4-on-3, each team added a player), Hershey would get a few chances, but Missiaen kept saving them...until 2 seconds left in overtime. Casey Wellman got the goal (3rd of the season/weekend), with an assist from Connor Carrick. Hershey finished with the 37-15 shot advantage, with Pheonix Copley getting the shutout.


Next Game: Friday at Lehigh Valley, 7:05