Bears 2016-17 Regular Season Schedule

The AHL has released the schedule for the upcoming season! Here's what it looks like for the Bears:

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

Just like the past couple seasons, the Bears do not play any teams from the Western Conference. If you would like to see the full schedule of all the teams, go to http://theahl.com/

Update on the Blog

Hello everyone! I apologize for not having any posts for a good amount of the offseason, as a lot of things have been happening. Starting today, however, I will be back to blogging. The AHL schedule should be released soon, and as usual, I will have a post with the Bears schedule for this season (the post will probably be up either tomorrow or Wednesday). Let's hope for another great season!

Calder Cup Final Game 4: Lake Erie Monsters 1, Hershey Bears 0 (F/OT) (Lake Erie wins 4-0) (6/11/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey vs. (C2) Lake Erie

Quicken Loans Arena: Cleveland, OH
Goalies: Peters (11-6-2, 2.22) vs. Forsberg (8-0-0, 1.55)

1st Period
Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

No Penalties

2nd Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

16:11- HER Penalty: Ness for Slashing (2:00)
18:32- LE Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Milano) (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

4:14- LE Penalty: Tynan for Tripping (2:00)

8:10- HER Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by C. Bourque) (2:00)

Overtime

Scoring

19:58- LE Goal: Bjorkstrand (10), Sedlak & Werenski

Penalties

No Penalties

Shots

HER: 6-6-4-7=23
LE: 9-12-6-6=33

Calder Cup Final Game 3: Lake Erie Monsters 3, Hershey Bears 2 (F/OT) (Lake Erie leads 3-0) (6/6/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey at (C2) Lake Erie

Quicken Loans Arena: Cleveland, OH

Goalies: Peters (11-6-1, 2.18) vs. Forsberg (7-0-0, 1.49)

1st Period

Scoring

2:07- HER Goal: Stanton (3), Camper & Barber
6:44- LE Goal: Bjorkstrand (8), Sedlak & Gallant

Penalties

15:36- LE Penalty: Milano for Holding the Stick (2:00)
18:03- HER Penalty: Stanton for Slashing (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

18:13- LE Goal (PPG): Zaar (7), Kukan & Broadhurst
19:00- HER Goal: Gazley (4), Sill & R. Bourque

Penalties

6:41- HER Penalty: Sill for Tripping (2:00)
17:01- HER Penalty: Bowey for High-Sticking (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

No Penalties

Overtime
Scoring
1:20- LE Goal: Bjorkstrand (9), Werenski & Eminger

Penalties
No Penalties

Shots

HER: 6-7-6-0=19

LE: 11-9-7-1=28

Calder Cup Final Game 2: Lake Erie Monsters 5, Hershey Bears 3 (Lake Erie leads 2-0) (6/3/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey vs. (C2) Lake Erie

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (11-5-1, 2.07) vs. Forsberg (6-0-0, 1.25)

1st Period

Scoring

3:05- LE Goal (PPG): Werenski (5), Craig & Tynan

Penalties

1:24- HER Penalty: C. Bourque for Roughing (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

4:29- LE Goal: Bjorkstrand (6), Hannikainen
8:48- HER Goal (PPG): Sill (6), Camper & Ness
13:51- LE Goal: Sedlak (9), Rychel & Hannikainen

Penalties

4:40- LE Penalty: Craig for Hooking (2:00)
8:08- LE Penalty: Sedlak for Boarding (2:00)
8:33- LE Penalty: Sifers for Delay of Game (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

2:04- LE Goal (PPG): Bjorkstrand (7), Chaput & Zaar
9:57- HER Goal: Lewington (4), C. Bourque & Ness
11:51- HER Goal: O'Brien (4), Boyd & Ness
18:59- LE Goal (EN): Zaar (6), Craig & Chaput

Penalties

0:06- HER Penalty: Stanton for Checking to the Head (2:00)
7:00- HER Penalty: Ness for Slashing (2:00)

Shots

HER: 10-13-7=30

LE: 9-7-13=29

Game 3: Monday at Lake Erie, 7:00

Warmups

Calder Cup Final Game 1: Lake Erie Monsters 4, Hershey Bears 1 (Lake Erie leads 1-0) (6/1/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey vs. (C2) Lake Erie

Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Peters (11-4-1) vs. Forsberg (5-0-0)

1st Period
Scoring
15:42- HER Goal: Vrana (8), C. Bourque & Djoos

Penalties
No Penalties

2nd Period
Scoring
7:48- LE Goal: Zaar (4), Broadhurst & Eminger

Penalties
No Penalties

3rd Period

Scoring

5:39- LE Goal: Vogelhuber (2), Craig & Eminger

13:33- LE Goal: Zaar (5)

15:09- LE Goal: Hannikainen (3), Kukan & Bjorkstrand

Penalties

0:58- LE Penalty: Broadhurst for Hooking (2:00)

10:07- LE Penalty: Anderson for Roughing (2:00)

Shots

HER: 7-12-8=27

LE: 10-8-8=26

Game 2: Tomorrow in Hershey, 7:00

Warmups

Conference Final Results and Calder Cup Final Schedule

Eastern Conference Final
(A1) Hershey Bears defeat (N1) Toronto Marlies 4-1

Western Conference Final
(C2) Lake Erie Monsters defeat (P1) Ontario Reign 4-0

Calder Cup Final Schedule
(A1) Hershey Bears vs. (C2) Lake Erie Monsters
Game 1: Wednesday, June 1st, 7:00
Game 2: Friday, June 3rd, 7:00
Game 3: Monday, June 6th, 7:00
Game 4: Saturday, June 11th, 7:00
Game 5: Sunday, June 12th, 6:00*
Game 6: Tuesday, June 14th, 7:00*
Game 7: Friday, June 17th, 7:00*

*if necessary...all times Eastern

Eastern Conference Final Game 5: Hershey Bears 3, Toronto Marlies 2 (Hershey wins 4-1) (5/29/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey at (N1) Toronto

Ricoh Coliseum: Toronto, ON

Goalies: Peters (10-4-1) vs. Bibeau (6-3-1)

1st Period

Scoring

9:18- HER Goal: O'Brien (3), Gazley & Stephenson

Penalties

6:10- TOR Penalty: Clune for Roughing (2:00)

17:48- HER Penalty: Walker for Holding (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

1:09- HER Goal: Djoos (2), Vrana & Boyd

2:03- HER Goal: Walker (2), Barber & Djoos

8:05- TOR Goal: Nylander (7), C. Carrick & C. Smith

Penalties

15:35- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Cross-Checking (2:00)

15:35- TOR Penalty: Percy for Holding (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

5:11- TOR Goal: Soshnikov (5), Hyman & Holl

Penalties

No Penalties

Shots

HER: 9-7-4=20

TOR: 8-4-11=23

Calder Cup Final Game 1: Wednesday in Hershey, 7:00

Eastern Conference Final Game 4: Toronto Marlies 5, Hershey Bears 0 (Hershey leads 3-1) (5/27/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey at (N1) Toronto

Ricoh Coliseum: Toronto, ON

Goalies: Peters (10-3-1, 1.74) vs. Bibeau (5-3-1, 2.98)

1st Period
Scoring
19:28- TOR Goal: Nylander (4), Brennan

Penalties
9:54- TOR Penalty: Brown for High-Sticking (2:00)
13:58- TOR Penalty: Valiev for High-Sticking (2:00)
16:44- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Roughing (2:00)
16:44- TOR Penalty: Brennan for Roughing (2:00)

2nd Period
Scoring
18:35- TOR Goal: Nylander (5), C. Carrick & Soshnikov

Penalties
10:21- HER Penalty: Stanton for Holding (2:00)

12:12- TOR Penalty: Brennan for Slashing (2:00)

3rd Period
Scoring

6:59- TOR Goal (PPG): Leivo (4), Percy & Brennan
7:24- TOR Goal (PPG): C. Carrick (7), Brennan & Arcobello
15:57- TOR Goal (PPG): Nylander (6), Brennan & C. Smith

Penalties

3:12- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Roughing (2:00)
3:12- TOR Penalty: Soshnikov for Roughing (2:00)
5:25- HER Penalty: Vrana for Holding (2:00)
6:59- HER Penalty: Lewington for Roughing (2:00)
6:59- HER Penalty: Lewington for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
6:59- TOR Penalty: Leivo for Roughing (2:00)
11:39- HER Penalty: Bowey for Elbowing (Major) (5:00)
11:39- HER Penalty: Bowey Game Misconduct for Elbowing (10:00)
15:35- HER Penalty: Stanton for Slashing (2:00)
17:47- TOR Penalty: Percy for High-Sticking (2:00)
20:00- TOR Penalty: Clune for Slashing (2:00)

Shots
HER: 7-7-4=18
TOR: 7-12-14=33

Game 5: Tomorrow in Toronto, 3:00

Eastern Conference Final Game 3: Hershey Bears 8, Toronto Marlies 2 (Hershey leads 3-0) (5/25/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey vs. (N1) Toronto

Ricoh Coliseum: Toronto, ON

Goalies: Peters (9-3-1, 1.72) vs. Bibeau (5-2-1, 2.75), Sparks (2-1-1, 1.39)

1st Period

Scoring

3:02- HER Goal: Gazley (3), Ness & Camper
6:06- TOR Goal: Leivo (3), Arcobello & Percy
8:09- TOR Goal: C. Smith (1), B. Smith

Penalties

8:59- HER Penalty: Stephenson for Roughing (2:00)
13:40- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Interference (2:00)
15:21- HER Penalty: R. Bourque for Slashing (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

6:12- HER Goal: C. Bourque (4), Bowey
19:07- HER Goal: Sill (4), Burgdoerfer & Collins

Penalties

1:14- HER Penalty: C. Bourque for Interference (2:00)
20:00- HER Penalty: Ness for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Helmet Violation) (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

0:18- HER Goal (SHG): Sill (5)
1:42- HER Goal (SHG): R. Bourque (2)
5:13- HER Goal: Vrana (6), Boyd & C. Bourque
6:12- HER Goal (PPG): Djoos (1), Walker & Camper
16:14- HER Goal: Vrana (7)

Penalties

5:13- TOR Penalty: S. Carrick for High-Sticking (2:00)
8:16- HER Penalty: Djoos for Delay of Game (2:00)
11:03- TOR Penalty: S. Carrick for Cross-Checking (2:00)
17:23- HER Penalty: O'Brien Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
17:23- TOR Penalty: Clune for Cross-Checking (2:00)
19:29- HER Penalty: C. Bourque for Interference (2:00)
19:29- HER Penalty: C. Bourque for Roughing (2:00)
19:29- HER Penalty: Sill Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
19:29- TOR Penalty: S. Carrick for Slashing (2:00)
19:29- TOR Penalty: S. Carrick for Roughing (2:00)
19:29- TOR Penalty: Clune Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)

Shots

HER: 6-12-10=28

TOR: 11-10-6=27

Game 4: Friday in Toronto, 7:30

Eastern Conference Final Game 2: Hershey Bears 3, Toronto Marlies 2 (F/OT) (Hershey leads 2-0) (5/21/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey vs. (N1) Toronto

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (8-3-1, 1.72) vs. Sparks (2-1-0, 0.82)

1st Period
Scoring

6:33- TOR Goal: Brown (7), Leivo & C. Carrick

14:06- HER Goal: Stephenson (1), Burgdoerfer & Djoos

Penalties

7:54- HER Penalty: Sill for Boarding (2:00)

19:31- TOR Penalty: Hyman for Delay of Game (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

7:55- HER Goal (PPG): Vrana (5), C. Bourque & Camper

17:42- TOR Goal: Arcobello (2), Leivo & Holl

Penalties

2:03- HER Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by C. Bourque) (2:00)

7:42- TOR Penalty: Brennan for Interference (2:00)

8:59- HER Penalty: Stanton for Delay of Game (2:00)

13:24- TOR Penalty: Brennan for Interference (2:00)

15:17- TOR Penalty: Clune for Holding (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

No Penalties

Overtime

Scoring

9:09- HER Goal: Camper (6), Gazley & Walker

Penalties

No Penalties

Shots

HER: 2-5-8-8=23

TOR: 15-12-7-6=40

Game 3: Wednesday in Toronto, 7:30

Eastern Conference Final Game 1: Hershey Bears 3, Toronto Marlies 1 (Hershey leads 1-0) (5/20/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey vs. (N1) Toronto

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (7-3-1, 1.78) vs. Bibeau (5-1-1, 2.69)

1st Period
Scoring

9:04- TOR Goal: Nylander (3), Kapanen

Penalties

11:18- TOR Penalty: Percy for Holding the Stick (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

3:39- HER Goal: Camper (5), Gazley & Ness

Penalties

6:52- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Holding (2:00)

17:16- TOR Penalty: C. Carrick for Interference (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

2:51- HER Goal: O'Brien (2), Mitchell & Bowey

8:12- HER Goal (PPG): Sill (3), Ness & Camper

Penalties

3:24- TOR Penalty: Loov for Interference (2:00)

7:53- TOR Penalty: Leivo for Tripping (2:00)

Shots

HER: 5-9-9=23

TOR: 7-5-8=20

Game 2: Tonight in Hershey, 7:00

Division Final Results and Conference Final Schedule

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division Final

(A1) Hershey Bears defeat (A3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4-3

North Division Final

(N1) Toronto Marlies defeat (N2) Albany Devils 4-3

Eastern Conference Final Schedule

(N1) Toronto Marlies vs. (A1) Hershey Bears

Game 1: Friday, May 20th, 7:00

Game 2: Saturday, May 21st, 7:00

Game 3: Wednesday, May 25th, 7:30

Game 4: Friday, May 27th, 7:30

Game 5: Sunday, May 29th, 3:00*

Game 6: Tuesday, May 31st, 7:00*

Game 7: Thursday, June 2nd, 7:30*

Western Conference

Central Division Final

(C2) Lake Erie Monsters defeat (C4) Grand Rapids Griffins 4-2

Pacific Division Final

(P1) Ontario Reign defeat (P2) San Diego Gulls 4-1

Western Conference Final Schedule

(P1) Ontario Reign vs. (C2) Lake Erie Monsters

Game 1: Saturday, May 21st, 11:00

Game 2: Sunday, May 22nd, 10:00

Game 3: Tuesday, May 24th, 7:00

Game 4: Thursday, May 26th, 7:00

Game 5: Saturday, May 28th, noon*

Game 6: Tuesday, May 31st, 10:00*

Game 7: Wednesday, June 1st, 10:00*

*if necessary...all times Eastern

Atlantic Division Final Game 7: Hershey Bears 3, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2 (F/OT) (Hershey wins 4-3) (5/15/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey vs. (A3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (6-3-1, 1.79) vs. DeSmith (5-3-0, 2.43)

1st Period

Scoring

1:33- HER Goal: Gazley (2), Burgdoerfer & Djoos
7:15- WBS Goal (PPG): Plachta (1), Jeffrey & Rowney

Penalties

6:47- HER Penalty: Sill for Checking to the Head (2:00)
9:48- WBS Penalty: Sestito for Fighting (5:00)
9:48- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Fighting (5:00)
10:36- WBS Penalty: Dea for Delay of Game (2:00)
13:38- WBS Penalty: Erixon for Tripping (2:00)
15:10- HER Penalty: Collins for Hooking (2:00)
17:53- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Roughing (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

18:43- HER Goal: Camper (4), Stanton & Burgdoerfer

Penalties

No Penalties

3rd Period

Scoring

3:53- WBS Goal: Mouillierat (3), Sprong & Jeffrey

Penalties

9:52- HER Penalty: Stanton Misconduct (10:00)

Overtime
Scoring
10:57- HER Goal: Boyd (2), O'Brien & Bowey

Penalties
No Penalties

Shots

HER: 11-5-4-4=24

WBS: 9-11-11-3=34

Eastern Conference Final Game 1: Friday in Hershey vs. Toronto/Albany

Atlantic Division Final Game 6: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 6, Hershey Bears 2 (Series tied 3-3) (5/13/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey at (A3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza: Wilkes-Barre, PA

Goalies: Peters (6-2-1, 1.44), Ellis (0-1-0, 6.00) vs. DeSmith (4-3-0, 2.49)

1st Period

Scoring

10:52- WBS Goal: Mouillierat (2), Goers & Parent
15:16- WBS Goal: Kostopoulos (5), Goers & Guentzel
18:22- WBS Goal: Rowney (3), Kostopoulos
19:48- WBS Goal (PPG): O'Neill (1), Kostopoulos & Plachta

Penalties

1:09- HER Penalty: Bowey for Roughing (2:00)
1:09- WBS Penalty: Mouillierat for Roughing (2:00)
16:14- WBS Penalty: Oleksy for High-Sticking (2:00)
19:17- HER Penalty: Lewington for Tripping (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

12:51- HER Goal: Lewington (3), Boyd & Mitchell
15:39- WBS Goal: Guentzel (5), Kostopoulos & Rowney

Penalties

5:14- WBS Penalty: Dea for Hooking (2:00)
6:57- HER Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Barber) (2:00)
19:50- HER Penalty: C. Bourque for Slashing (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

3:30- WBS Goal: Rowney (4), Guentzel & Kostopoulos
16:29- HER Goal (PPG): Sill (2), C. Bourque & Camper

Penalties

3:46- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Interference (2:00)
7:51- HER Penalty: Djoos for Slashing (2:00)
7:51- WBS Penalty: Blueger for Slashing (2:00)
8:22- WBS Penalty: Goers for High-Sticking (2:00)
11:40- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Interference (2:00)
11:40- WBS Penalty: Mouillierat for Roughing (2:00)
16:05- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Roughing (Double Minor) (4:00)
16:05- HER Penalty: O'Brien Misconduct for Abuse of Officials (10:00)
16:05- HER Penalty: Walker for Fighting (5:00)
16:05- WBS Penalty: O'Neill for Fighting (5:00)
16:05- WBS Penalty: Sestito for Roughing (Double Minor) (4:00)
16:05- WBS Penalty: Sestito for Slashing (2:00)
18:02- HER Penalty: Stanton for Roughing (2:00)
18:12- WBS Penalty: Erixon for High-Sticking (2:00)
18:36- WBS Penalty: Plachta for Slashing (2:00)
19:16- HER Penalty: Ness for Roughing (2:00)
19:16- HER Penalty: Sill for Roughing (2:00)
19:16- WBS Penalty: Oleksy for Cross-Checking (2:00)
19:16- WBS Penalty: Oleksy for Roughing (2:00)

Shots

HER: 5-12-9=26

WBS: 12-8-11=31

Game 7: Tomorrow at Hershey, 5:00

Atlantic Division Final Game 5: Hershey Bears 5, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 3 (Hershey leads 3-2) (5/11/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey vs. (A3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (5-2-1, 1.26) vs. Jarry (1-0-0, 0.78), DeSmith (4-2-0, 2.52)

1st Period

Scoring

5:45- HER Goal: Camper (3), Vrana & Mitchell
17:40- HER Goal (PPG): Vrana (4), Sill & Camper

Penalties

0:02- WBS Penalty: Sestito for Fighting (5:00)
0:02- WBS Penalty: Sestito Misconduct for Continuing Altercation (10:00)
0:02- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Fighting (5:00)
0:26- HER Penalty: Walker for Goaltender Interference (2:00)
13:30- WBS Penalty: Sprong for Tripping (2:00)
15:45- WBS Penalty: Rowney for Tripping (2:00)
16:51- WBS Penalty: Oleksy for Slashing (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

9:05- HER Goal: Collins (3), Boyd & Ness
9:44- WBS Goal: Kostopoulos (4), Guentzel & Rowney
14:38- WBS Goal: Archibald (1), Jeffrey & Goers

Penalties

16:22- HER Penalty: Boyd for Holding (2:00)
19:02- WBS Penalty: Sestito for Elbowing (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

3:53- WBS Goal: Sestito (1), Blueger & Archibald
5:57- HER Goal (SHG): Sill (1), Stanton
18:59- HER Goal (EN): R. Bourque (1), Sill

Penalties

3:53- WBS Penalty: Sestito Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
3:53- WBS Penalty: Sestito Game Misconduct (10:00)
4:09- HER Penalty: Lewington for Cross-Checking (2:00)
6:16- WBS Penalty: Goers for High-Sticking (2:00)
19:41- WBS Penalty: Kostopoulos for Cross-Checking (2:00)
20:00- WBS Penalty: Oleksy for Fighting (5:00)
20:00- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Fighting (5:00)
20:00- HER Penalty: Sill for High-Sticking (2:00)

Shots

HER: 8-7-10=25
WBS: 13-10-9=32

Recap

What a crazy game. Full of twists and turns, the Bears were able to survive at the end to take the 3-2 series lead! The tension from the previous game showed right away, as a fight occurred two seconds in between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Tom Sestito & Hershey's Liam O'Brien. At the 5:45 mark, the Bears would get on the scoreboard first. Carter Camper scored his 3rd of the playoffs, from Jakub Vrana & Garrett Mitchell. Later in the period, the Bears would get a 5-on-3 power play chance and wouldn't waste it. Jakub Vrana scored his 4th of the playoffs (2nd point of night), from Zach Sill & Carter Camper (2nd point of night). After the 1st, the Penguins had the 13-8 shot advantage.

In the 2nd, the momentum would start to turn in the Penguins' favor. At the 9:05 mark, it seemed the Bears had put the game out of reach with a 3-0 lead. Sean Collins scored his 3rd of the playoffs, from Travis Boyd & Aaron Ness. 39 seconds later, the Penguins started their comeback with their first goal. Tom Kostopoulos scored his 4th of the playoffs, from Jake Guentzel & Carter Rowney. After this goal, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton decided to change things up and change their goalie (Casey DeSmith in for Tristan Jarry). About 5 minutes later, the lead became one. Josh Archibald scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Dustin Jeffrey & Barry Goers. After the 2nd, the Penguins had the 23-15 shot advantage.

In the 3rd, the game would get even crazier. 3:53 into the period, the player that has annoyed the Bears the most got the tying goal for the Penguins. Tom Sestito scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Teddy Blueger & Josh Archibald (2nd point of night). Sestito would be hit with two misconducts, one being a game misconduct, for his celebrations after. Just about two minutes later, the Bears would get what would be the game-winning goal on the penalty kill. Zach Sill scored his 1st of the playoffs (2nd point of night), from Ryan Stanton. With 1:01 left in the period, Hershey would get the empty-net goal to seal the victory. Ryan Bourque scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Zach Sill (2nd assist/3rd point of night). The Penguins finished with the 32-25 shot advantage.

Game 6: Friday at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05

Atlantic Division Final Game 4: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2, Hershey Bears 1 (F/OT) (Series tied 2-2) (5/9/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey at (A3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza: Wilkes-Barre, PA

Goalies: Peters (5-1-1, 1.17) vs. Jarry (0-0-0, 0.00)

1st Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

11:01- HER Penalty: Bowey for Hooking (2:00)
18:25- WBS Penalty: Oleksy for Interference (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

5:53- WBS Goal (PPG): Kostopoulos (3), O'Neill & Jeffrey
9:37- HER Goal (PPG): Camper (2), Walker & C. Bourque

Penalties

2:27- WBS Penalty: Sestito for Interference (2:00)
4:23- HER Penalty: Gazley for Hooking (2:00)
7:13- WBS Penalty: Archibald for High-Sticking (2:00)
7:54- WBS Penalty: Mouillierat for Elbowing (2:00)
10:54- WBS Penalty: Oleksy for Holding the Stick (2:00)
14:46- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Embellishment (2:00)
14:46- WBS Penalty: Sestito for Interference (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

0:41- HER Penalty: Gazley for Tripping (2:00)
2:41- WBS Penalty: Dea for Cross-Checking (2:00)
7:25- HER Penalty: Sill for Interference (2:00)
14:39- HER Penalty: Stanton for Hooking (2:00)
20:00- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Roughing (2:00)
20:00- WBS Penalty: Oleksy for Slashing (2:00)

Overtime
Scoring
2:31- WBS Goal (PPG): Mouillierat (1), Sestito & O'Neill

Penalties
0:33- HER Penalty: Bowey for Holding (2:00)

Shots

HER: 9-12-2-0=23

WBS: 5-8-14-3=30

Atlantic Division Final Game 3: Hershey Bears 5, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2 (Hershey leads 2-1) (5/7/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey at (A3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza: Wilkes-Barre, PA

Goalies: Peters (4-1-1, 1.05) vs. DeSmith (4-1-0, 1.95), Jarry

1st Period

Scoring

18:40- HER Goal: Gazley (1), Ness & R. Bourque

Penalties

3:52- HER Penalty: Bowey for High-Sticking (2:00)
6:47- WBS Penalty: Mouillierat for High-Sticking (2:00)
11:49- HER Penalty: Bowey for Roughing (2:00)
15:42- WBS Penalty: Ruopp for Slashing (2:00)
20:00- WBS Penalty: Biggs for Tripping (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

12:34- HER Goal (PPG): C. Bourque (2), Stephenson
14:08- HER Goal: Vrana (3), Camper & Bowey

Penalties

3:15- HER Penalty: Collins for High-Sticking (2:00)
6:00- WBS Penalty: Archibald for Holding (2:00)
6:36- HER Penalty: Camper for Holding (2:00)
8:24- HER Penalty: Stanton for Elbowing (2:00)
12:32- WBS Penalty: Oleksy for Slashing (2:00)
14:47- WBS Penalty: Kostopoulos for Tripping (2:00)
20:00- HER Penalty: Bowey for Roughing (2:00)
20:00- WBS Penalty: Oleksy for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

0:32- HER Goal: C. Bourque (3), Stephenson & Djoos
1:02- WBS Goal: Andersen (1), Rowney & Guentzel
2:52- HER Goal: O'Brien (1), Mitchell & Stephenson
8:52- WBS Goal (PPG): Guentzel (4), Kostopoulos & Jeffrey

Penalties

3:30- HER Penalty: Barber for Roughing (2:00)
3:30- HER Penalty: C. Bourque for Slashing (2:00)
3:30- HER Penalty: C. Bourque for Roughing (2:00)
3:30- WBS Penalty: Dea for Slashing (2:00)
3:30- WBS Penalty: Dea for Roughing (2:00)
3:30- WBS Penalty: Oleksy for Roughing (Double Minor) (4:00)
5:49- HER Penalty: Lewington for Fighting (5:00)
5:49- WBS Penalty: Plachta for Fighting (5:00)
7:42- HER Penalty: Bowey for Roughing (2:00)
7:42- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Roughing (2:00)
7:42- WBS Penalty: Rowney for Roughing (2:00)
7:54- HER Penalty: Stanton for Slashing (2:00)
11:37- WBS Penalty: Biggs for Tripping (2:00)
14:22- HER Penalty: Djoos for Interference (2:00)
19:08- HER Penalty: Stanton for Slashing (2:00)

Shots

HER: 9-9-9=27

WBS: 9-7-8=24

Game 4: Tomorrow at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05

Atlantic Division Final Game 2: Hershey Bears 2, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 0 (Series tied 1-1) (5/6/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey vs. (A3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (3-1-1, 1.23) vs. DeSmith (4-0-0, 1.93)

1st Period
Scoring
12:43- HER Goal (SHG): Collins (2), Gazley
15:06- HER Goal: Camper (1), Vrana & Bowey

Penalties
7:11- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Hooking (2:00)
11:36- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Hooking (2:00)
17:33- WBS Penalty: Parent for Holding (2:00)

2nd Period
Scoring
No Goals

Penalties
1:15- WBS Penalty: Oleksy for Roughing (2:00)
1:15- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Roughing (2:00)
8:56- HER Penalty: Mitchell for High-Sticking (2:00)
14:02- WBS Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Sprong) (2:00)
14:07- WBS Penalty: Erixon for Hooking (2:00)
19:25- HER Penalty: Sill for Cross-Checking (2:00)

3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals

Penalties
10:04- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Interference (2:00)
13:12- WBS Penalty: Archibald for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
13:12- WBS Penalty: Oleksy for Roughing (2:00)
13:12- HER Penalty: Barber for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
13:12- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Roughing (2:00)

Shots
HER: 10-9-6=25
WBS: 5-8-14=27

Game 3: Tonight at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05

Atlantic Division Final Game 1: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4, Hershey Bears 0 (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton leads 1-0) (5/4/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey vs. (A3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (3-0-1, 0.85) vs. DeSmith (3-0-0, 2.45)

1st Period

Scoring

0:45- WBS Goal: Sprong (4), Jeffrey & Mouillierat

Penalties

6:40- WBS Penalty: Blueger for Holding (2:00)
12:01- HER Penalty: Barber for Slashing (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

0:14- WBS Goal: Rowney (2), Parent & Goers

Penalties

15:30- WBS Penalty: Parent for Holding the Stick (2:00)
17:45- HER Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by C. Bourque) (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

7:04- WBS Goal (PPG): Sprong (5), Erixon & Guentzel
17:07- WBS Goal (ENSHG): Kostopoulos (2)

Penalties

1:49- WBS Penalty: Mouillierat for Interference (2:00)
6:38- HER Penalty: Stanton for Holding (2:00)
7:31- WBS Penalty: Rowney for Tripping (2:00)
16:18- WBS Penalty: Parent for Tripping (2:00)
19:31- WBS Penalty: Plachta Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
19:31- HER Penalty: Barber Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
19:31- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Charging (Major) (5:00)
19:31- HER Penalty: O'Brien Game Misconduct for Charging (10:00)

Shots

HER: 6-12-15=33
WBS: 18-9-4=31

Recap

The Bears played much better as the game went on, but the start of the game came back to haunt them. The play of Casey DeSmith kept the Bears out of it all game as well. It wouldn't take long for the Pens to get on the board, as they scored 45 seconds in. Daniel Sprong scored his 4th of the playoffs, from Dustin Jeffrey & Kael Mouillierat. With less than a minute left, the Pens would get a chance on a penalty shot, but Justin Peters would be able to stop it. After the 1st, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton had a dominating 18-6 shot advantage.

In the 2nd, the Bears would wake up a bit and play to the potential that we know they have. However, the period wouldn't start that way, as the Pens scored 14 seconds into the period. Carter Rowney scored his 2nd of the playoffs, from Ryan Parent & Barry Goers. The rest of the period would be favored to the Bears, but DeSmith would stop everything that came his way. After the 2nd, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton had the 27-18 shot advantage.

The Bears would continue their stronger play in the 3rd period, but once again, it wouldn't lead to anything on the scoreboard. At the 7:04 mark, the Pens made it 3-0. Daniel Sprong scored his 2nd of the night (5th of playoffs), from Tim Erixon & Jake Guentzel. Hershey would get their biggest chance on a penalty shot, but Nathan Walker would be stopped by DeSmith. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton would finish out the game at the 17:07 mark with a shorthanded empty-net goal to make it 4-0. Tom Kostopoulos scored his 2nd of the playoffs. Casey DeSmith finished with the 33-save shutout (Pens had 31 shots).

Game 2: Friday at Hershey, 7:00

Division Semifinal Results and Division Final Schedule

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division Semifinals

(A1) Hershey Bears defeat (A4) Portland Pirates 3-2

(A3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defeat (A2) Providence Bruins 3-0

Final Schedule

(A1) Hershey Bears vs. (A3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Game 1: Wednesday, May 4th, 7:00

Game 2: Friday, May 6th, 7:00

Game 3: Saturday, May 7th, 7:05

Game 4: Monday, May 9th, 7:05

Game 5: Wednesday, May 11th, 7:00*

Game 6: Friday, May 13th, 7:05*

Game 7: Sunday, May 15th, 5:00*

North Division Semifinals

(N1) Toronto Marlies defeat (A5) Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3-0

(N2) Albany Devils defeat (N3) Utica Comets 3-1

Final Schedule

(N1) Toronto Marlies vs. (N2) Albany Devils

Game 1: Wednesday, May 4th, 7:30

Game 2: Friday, May 6th, 7:30

Game 3: Sunday, May 8th, 5:00

Game 4: Tuesday, May 10th, 7:00

Game 5: Thursday, May 12th, 7:00*

Game 6: Saturday, May 14th, 3:00*

Game 7: Monday, May 16th, 7:30*

Western Conference

Central Division Semifinals

(C4) Grand Rapids Griffins defeat (C1) Milwaukee Admirals 3-0

(C2) Lake Erie Monsters defeat (C3) Rockford IceHogs 3-0

Final Schedule

(C2) Lake Erie Monsters vs. (C4) Grand Rapids Griffins

Game 1: Thursday, May 5th, 7:00

Game 2: Saturday, May 7th, 12:00

Game 3: Sunday, May 8th, 4:00

Game 4: Tuesday, May 10th, 7:00

Game 5: Saturday, May 14th, 7:00*

Game 6: Monday, May 16th, 7:00*

Game 7: Tuesday, May 17th, 7:00*

Pacific Division Semifinals

(P1) Ontario Reign defeat (P4) San Jose Barracuda 3-1

(P2) San Diego Gulls defeat (P3) Texas Stars 3-1

Final Schedule

(P1) Ontario Reign vs. (P2) San Diego Gulls

Game 1: Thursday, May 5th, 10:00

Game 2: Saturday, May 7th, 10:05

Game 3: Sunday, May 8th, 10:00

Game 4: Friday, May 13th, 10:05

Game 5: Saturday, May 14th, 10:00*

Game 6: Monday, May 16th, 10:05*

Game 7: Wednesday, May 18th, 10:00*

*if necessary...all times Eastern

Atlantic Division Semifinal Game 5: Hershey Bears 2, Portland Pirates 1 (Hershey wins 3-2) (5/1/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey vs. (A4) Portland

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (2-0-1, 0.81) vs. McKenna (2-2-0, 2.15)

1st Period

Scoring

14:19- HER Goal: Collins (1), O'Brien

Penalties

16:00- POR Penalty: Megan for Goaltender Interference (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

9:29- HER Goal: Stanton (2), Vrana & R. Bourque

Penalties

0:40- POR Penalty: Acolatse for Cross-Checking (2:00)
9:58- HER Penalty: Barber for Tripping (2:00)
10:21- POR Penalty: Rau for Boarding (2:00)
13:19- POR Penalty: Megan for High-Sticking (2:00)
18:30- HER Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Vrana) (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

2:51- POR Goal: Simpson (1), Matheson & Grimaldi

Penalties

No Penalties

Shots

HER: 9-11-
POR: 7-10-

Recap

What a hard-fought series. It took the full number of games, but the Bears are moving on! Justin Peters has gone from a goalie who struggled all season to a goalie who wants to show that he can still play really well. In the 1st, each team would have some good chances, but it would be the Bears who would take advantage of theirs and take the early lead (14:19 mark). Sean Collins scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Liam O'Brien. After the 1st, Hershey had the 9-7 shot advantage.

In the 2nd, there would be a few more penalties that would give the power play units some chances. However, both penalty kill units and goalies would stand strong. However, the goal of the period would come on even strength, and it would give the Bears the insurance they needed. Ryan Stanton scored his 2nd of the playoffs, from Jakub Vrana & Ryan Bourque. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 20-17 shot advantage.

The 3rd period would make the game really tense, as Portland was desperate to get those two goals. They would get one back early in the period to make it 2-1. Wayne Simpson scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Michael Matheson & Rocco Grimaldi. Portland would continue to have chances, but most of the shots would be nowhere near the net. Justin Peters finished with a strong 23-save performance (Portland had the 24-23 shot advantage).

Next Game (Game 1): TBA vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

Note: Either tomorrow or Tuesday, I will be posting the recap of the 1st round, along with the schedule for the 2nd round.

Atlantic Division Semifinal Game 4: Hershey Bears 2, Portland Pirates 0 (Series tied 2-2) (5/1/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey vs. (A4) Portland

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (1-0-1) vs. McKenna (2-1-0)

1st Period

Scoring

12:51- HER Goal: Boyd (1), Vrana & Lewington

16:23- HER Goal (PPG): C. Bourque (1), Camper & Ness

Penalties

15:10- POR Penalty: Racine for Interference (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

7:08- POR Penalty: Flick for Delay of Game (2:00)

16:42- POR Penalty: Flick for Embellishment (2:00)
16:42- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Holding the Stick (2:00)

16:42- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Roughing (2:00)

18:37- HER Penalty: Lewington for Tripping (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

9:56- POR Penalty: Gaunce for Roughing (2:00)
9:56- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Boarding (2:00)
9:56- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Roughing (2:00)

Shots

HER: 13-9-6=28
POR: 4-8-7=19

Game 5: Tonight at Hershey, 5:00

Atlantic Division Semifinal Game 3: Portland Pirates 2, Hershey Bears 1 (F/3OT) (Portland leads 2-1) (4/28/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey vs. (A4) Portland

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (1-0-0, 1.00) vs. McKenna (1-1-0, 3.54)

1st Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

5:38- HER Penalty: Walker for Interference (2:00)
18:03- POR Penalty: Flick for Cross-Checking (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

5:27- HER Goal: Walker (1), Gazley & Bowey

Penalties

0:29- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Boarding (2:00)
6:33- HER Penalty: Boyd for Holding (2:00)
9:00- POR Penalty: McKegg for Hooking (2:00)
9:59- HER Penalty: Ness for Holding (2:00)
12:04- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Slashing (2:00)
13:51- HER Penalty: Ness for Slashing (2:00)
17:02- HER Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Barber) (2:00)
19:48- POR Penalty: Racine for Slashing (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

6:28- POR Goal: McKegg (1), Olson & Regner

Penalties

0:45- POR Penalty: Knight for High-Sticking (2:00)
8:13- POR Penalty: Matheson for Delay of Game (2:00)
13:28- POR Penalty: Megan for Boarding (2:00)

1st Overtime
Scoring
No Goals

Penalties
8:58- POR Penalty: Flick for Hooking (2:00)

2nd Overtime
Scoring
No Goals

Penalties
3:24- HER Penalty: Barber for Tripping (2:00)
13:49- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Boarding (2:00)

3rd Overtime
Scoring

3:10- POR Goal: Flick (1), Schremp & Knight

Penalties
No Penalties

Shots

HER: 12-3-14-8-5-0=42

POR: 5-14-5-7-11-2=44

Game 4: Tomorrow at Hershey, 7:00

Atlantic Division Semifinal Game 2: Hershey Bears 3, Portland Pirates 1 (Series tied 1-1) (4/23/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey at (A4) Portland

Cross Insurance Arena: Portland, ME

Goalies: Peters vs. McKenna (1-0-0, 4.00)

1st Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

14:56- POR Penalty: Olsen for Slashing (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

1:41- HER Goal: Mitchell (1), Ness & Sill
18:02- POR Goal: Acolatse (1), Brickley & Balisy

Penalties

3:37- POR Penalty: Gaunce for Holding (2:00)
6:40- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Holding (2:00)
9:26- HER Penalty: C. Bourque for Slashing (2:00)
19:45- POR Penalty: Flick for Cross-Checking (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

1:31- HER Goal (PPG): Barber (1), Djoos & Boyd
8:07- HER Goal: Vrana (2), Barber & Camper

Penalties

4:23- HER Penalty: Lewington for Holding (2:00)
10:54- HER Penalty: Lewington for Cross-Checking (2:00)
10:54- POR Penalty: Megan for Embellishment (2:00)
16:19- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Interference (2:00)
16:19- POR Penalty: Knight for Elbowing (2:00)
16:27- HER Penalty: Bowey for Roughing (2:00)

Shots

HER: 9-4-8=21
POR: 12-14-6=32

Game 3: Thursday at Hershey, 7:00

Atlantic Division Semifinal Game 1: Portland Pirates 6, Hershey Bears 4 (Portland leads 1-0) (4/22/16)

Box Score

(A1) Hershey at (A4) Portland

Cross Insurance Arena: Portland, ME

Goalies: Ellis (25-12-5, 2.38) vs. McKenna (33-17-5, 2.45)

1st Period
Scoring
6:11- POR Goal: Rau (1), Grimaldi
18:04- POR Goal: Schremp (1), MacKenzie & Knight
19:46- HER Goal: Stanton (1), C. Bourque

Penalties
9:58- POR Penalty: Knight for Boarding (2:00)
13:07- POR Penalty: MacKenzie for Tripping (2:00)
15:39- POR Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Schremp) (2:00)
18:18- POR Penalty: Brickley for Cross-Checking (2:00)
18:45- HER Penalty: Walker for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
19:51- HER Penalty: Barber for High-Sticking (2:00)

2nd Period
Scoring
14:08- POR Goal: Olson (1), Flick & Regner
15:49- HER Goal: Vrana (1), Boyd & Djoos

Penalties
0:46- HER Penalty: Sill for Cross-Checking (2:00)
3:00- HER Penalty: Bowey for Hooking (2:00)

3rd Period
Scoring
3:12- POR Goal: Harper (1), Regner & Grimaldi
3:23- POR Goal: Schremp (2), Knight & Simpson
7:49- HER Goal: Lewington (1), Stephenson & C. Bourque
15:14- HER Goal: Lewington (2), Ness & Boyd
19:50- POR Goal (PPG): Harper (2), Rau & Grimaldi

Penalties
5:37- HER Penalty: Djoos for Slashing (2:00)
10:53- HER Penalty: C. Bourque for Roughing (2:00)
10:53- POR Penalty: Megan for Roughing (2:00)
19:05- HER Penalty: C. Bourque for Slashing (2:00)

Shots
HER: 8-9-15=32
POR: 11-12-9=32

Recap

That was almost an amazing comeback. However, this 2-3 format could become a scary situation depending on what happens in the next game. Portland dominated the 1st period, and even though they took penalties, their penalty kill was very strong. Dan Ellis could only do so much, and 6:11 into the game, the Pirates took the 1-0 lead. Kyle Rau scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Rocco Grimaldi. After a few power play chances that the Bears couldn't take advantage of, the Pirates would increase their lead to two. Rob Schremp scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Matt MacKenzie & Corban Knight. With 14 seconds left in the period, the Bears got one on the board. Ryan Stanton scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Chris Bourque. After the 1st, the Pirates had the 11-8 shot advantage.

The 2nd period was much more even than the 1st was. Hershey's penalty kill was strong in this game, and it showed in the beginning of the period. Later in the period, Portland would get that two-goal lead back. Brett Olson scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Rob Flick & Brent Regner. Less than two minutes later, the lead was back to one. Jakub Vrana scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Travis Boyd & Christian Djoos. After the 2nd, the Pirates had the 23-17 shot advantage.

The 3rd period would continue the trend of turnovers costing the Bears. 3:12 into the period, the Pirates made it a two-goal lead again. Shane Harper scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Brent Regner & Rocco Grimaldi (both 2nd assists of night). 11 seconds later, it was 5-2. Rob Schremp scored his 2nd of the night, from Corban Knight (2nd assist of night) & Wayne Simpson. The Bears would wake up a little bit after this goal, and at the 7:49 mark, they would make it 5-3. Tyler Lewington scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Chandler Stephenson & Chris Bourque (2nd assist of night). Later on in the period, the lead would only be one. Tyler Lewington scored once again, from Aaron Ness & Travis Boyd (2nd assist of night). They would have multiple chances after to tie it, but a penalty with 55 seconds left would lead to a power play goal for the Pirates to seal the win. Shane Harper scored his 2nd of the night, from Kyle Rau (2nd point of night) & Rocco Grimaldi (3rd assist of night). The shots would finish tied at 32.

Game Two: Tomorrow at Portland, 7:00