Bears 2015-16 Regular Season Schedule

The AHL has released the schedule for the 2015-16 regular season! Here's what the Bears schedule looks like this season:

Date	Opponent	Where?	When? (Eastern)
Sat., Oct. 10th	at Springfield	MassMutual Center	7:00
Sat., Oct. 17th	at Portland	Cross Insurance Arena	7:00
Sun., Oct. 18th	at Portland	Cross Insurance Arena	3:00
Fri., Oct. 23rd	at Utica	Utica Memorial Auditorium	7:00
Sat. Oct. 24th	Hartford	Giant Center	7:00
Sun., Oct. 25th	Hartford	Giant Center	5:00
Fri., Oct. 30th	at Syracuse	Oncenter War Memorial Arena	7:00
Sat., Oct. 31st	St. John's	Giant Center	7:00
Sun., Nov. 1st	Lehigh Valley	Giant Center	5:00
Wed., Nov. 4th	at Bridgeport	Webster Bank Arena	11:00 am
Fri., Nov. 6th	at Lehigh Valley	PPL Center	7:05
Sat., Nov. 7th	St. John's	Giant Center	7:00
Fri., Nov. 13th	at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza	7:05
Sat., Nov. 14th	Bridgeport	Giant Center	7:00
Sun., Nov. 15th	Rochester	Giant Center	5:00
Fri., Nov. 20th	Portland	Giant Center	7:00
Sat., Nov. 21st	Portland	Giant Center	7:00
Wed., Nov. 25th	Providence	Giant Center	7:00
Fri., Nov. 27th	at Lehigh Valley	PPL Center	7:05
Sat., Nov. 28th	at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza	7:05
Fri., Dec. 4th	at Hartford	XL Center	7:15
Sat., Dec. 5th	Lehigh Valley	Giant Center	7:00
Sun., Dec. 6th	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	Giant Center	5:00
Wed., Dec. 9th	at Lehigh Valley	PPL Center	7:05
Sat., Dec. 12th	Binghamton	Giant Center	7:00
Sun., Dec. 13th	at Bridgeport	Webster Bank Arena	5:00
Fri., Dec. 18th	at Lehigh Valley	PPL Center	7:05
Sat., Dec. 19th	Toronto	Giant Center	7:00
Sun., Dec. 20th	Syracuse	Giant Center	5:00
Sat., Dec. 26th	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	Giant Center	7:00
Sun., Dec. 27th	Binghamton	Giant Center	5:00
Tues., Dec. 29th	Syracuse	Giant Center	7:00
Thurs., Dec. 31st	Lehigh Valley	Giant Center	5:00
Sat., Jan. 2nd	Binghamton	Giant Center	7:00
Sun., Jan. 3rd	at Bridgeport	Webster Bank Arena	5:00
Fri., Jan. 8th	at Rochester	Blue Cross Arena	7:05
Sat., Jan. 9th	at Syracuse	Oncenter War Memorial Arena	7:00
Sun., Jan. 10th	Utica	Giant Center	5:00
Fri., Jan. 15th	at Lehigh Valley	PPL Center	7:05
Sat., Jan. 16th	Springfield	Giant Center	7:00
Sun., Jan. 17th	Springfield	Giant Center	5:00
Fri., Jan. 22nd	at Binghamton	Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena	7:05
Sat., Jan. 23rd	Lehigh Valley	Giant Center	7:00
Sun., Jan. 24th	Bridgeport	Giant Center	5:00
Wed., Jan. 27th	at Albany	Times Union Center	7:00
Fri., Jan. 29th	at Syracuse	Oncenter War Memorial Arena	7:00
Sat., Jan. 30th	Syracuse	Giant Center	7:00
Fri., Feb. 5th	at Binghamton	Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena	7:05
Sat., Feb. 6th	Lehigh Valley	Giant Center	7:00
Sun., Feb. 7th	Binghamton	Giant Center	2:00
Fri., Feb. 12th	at Providence	Dunkin' Donuts Center	7:05
Sat., Feb. 13th	at Springfield	MassMutual Center	7:00
Sat., Feb. 20th	Providence	Giant Center	7:00
Sun., Feb. 21st	Providence	Giant Center	5:00
Tues., Feb. 23rd	at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza	7:05
Fri., Feb. 26th	at Toronto	Ricoh Coliseum	7:00
Sun., Feb. 28th	Utica	Giant Center	5:00
Fri., Mar. 4th	at Binghamton	Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena	7:05
Sat., Mar. 5th	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	Giant Center	7:00
Sun., Mar. 6th	at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza	4:05
Sat., Mar. 12th	at St. John's	Mile One Centre	9:00
Sun., Mar. 13th	at St. John's	Mile One Centre	5:30
Sat., Mar. 19th	at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza	7:05
Sun., Mar. 20th	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	Giant Center	5:00
Wed., Mar. 23rd	at Lehigh Valley	PPL Center	7:05
Fri., Mar. 25th	at Utica	Utica Memorial Auditorium	7:00
Sat., Mar. 26th	Albany	Giant Center	7:00
Fri., Apr. 1st	at Hartford	XL Center	7:15
Sat., Apr. 2nd	at Providence	Dunkin' Donuts Center	7:05
Sun., Apr. 3rd	at Providence	Dunkin' Donuts Center	3:05
Fri., Apr. 8th	Bridgeport	Giant Center	7:00
Sat., Apr. 9th	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	Giant Center	7:00
Sun., Apr. 10th	at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza	4:05
Fri., Apr. 15th	at Binghamton	Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena	7:05
Sat., Apr. 16th	Lehigh Valley	Giant Center	7:00
Sun., Apr. 17th	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	Giant Center	5:00

Just like last season, the Bears will not play anyone from the Western Conference. If you would like to see the entire schedule for the new season, go to http://theahl.com/

Bears Free Agent Signings

The Bears signed a couple new players to help out the team this season, both to one-year contracts. The first player is defenseman Joey Leach. Last season, Leach split his time between the AHL's Lake Erie Monsters and the ECHL's Fort Wayne Komets. In 10 games for the Monsters, he did not record any points. In 52 games for the Komets, he had 19 points (2 goals, 17 assists) to his credit. In 17 career AHL games, Leach has recorded one assist. In 111 career ECHL games, he has 27 points (2 goals, 25 assists) to his credit.

The second player is defenseman Bobby Shea. Shea split his time between the AHL's Hamilton Bulldogs and the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers last season. In 24 games for the Bulldogs, he had 5 points (1 goal, 4 assists) to his credit. In 36 games with the Nailers, he had 10 points (2 goals, 8 assists). In 53 career AHL games, Shea has 12 points (4 goals, 8 assists). In 59 career ECHL games, he has 15 points (4 goals, 11 assists) to his credit. If you would like to read more about the signings on the Bears' official website, here is the link: http://www.hersheybears.com/news/detail.php?id=4726

Bears Sign Austin Fyten

The Bears announced that they have signed forward Austin Fyten to a one-year deal. Fyten played for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms last season. In 64 games, he had 11 points (2 goals, 9 assists). In 61 career ECHL games, Fyten has 61 points (21 goals, 40 assists). In 122 career AHL games, Fyten has 33 points (9 goals, 24 assists) to his credit. If you like to read the article on the deal on the Bears' official website, here is the link: http://www.hersheybears.com/news/detail.php?id=4724

Bears Update

Signing

The Bears announced recently that they have signed forward Maxime Sauve to a one-year deal. Sauve was overseas last season. In 27 games for the Cologne Sharks of the German Ice Hockey League, he had 9 points (3 goals, 6 assists). Sauve has played in 213 career AHL games, and has 106 points (51 goals, 55 assists) to his credit. He has played in one career NHL game with the Boston Bruins. If you would like to read the article on the Bears' official website about the deal, here is the link: http://www.hersheybears.com/news/detail.php?id=4720

Preseason Schedule

The Bears have a shorter preseason than normal this year, as they will only play two games. They will both be at home, however. The first game will be on Thursday, October 1st against the Albany Devils. The second game will be on Saturday, October 3rd against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Both games will start at 7:00. If you want more information on the games or how to get tickets, here is the link from the Bears' official website: http://www.hersheybears.com/news/detail.php?id=4722