Capitals Trades Affecting the Bears

The Capitals made a couple trades last night that will affect the way the Bears' lineup looks for the rest of the season. The first trade was a minor one for the Caps, but it affected the Bears the most. Washington traded Chris Brown to the New York Rangers for Ryan Bourque (Chris Bourque's brother). This season, Brown played 1 game for the Caps and 20 games for the Bears. In those 20 games, he had 9 points (3 goals, 6 assists). Brown played in 96 regular season and 9 playoff games for the Bears since the 2013-14 season. Ryan Bourque has played in 56 games for the Hartford Wolf Pack this season, with 24 points (10 goals, 14 assists) to his credit. He has played in 325 regular season AHL games and 1 NHL game (with the Rangers).

The second trade was a bigger one for the Caps, but still affected the Bears' lineup. Washington traded Brooks Laich, Connor Carrick, and a second-round pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Daniel Winnik and a fifth-round pick. Brooks Laich had been the Caps' longest tenured player before this trade. Laich played 10 regular season and 21 playoff games for the Bears in the 2005-06 season. Carrick had played 47 games for the Bears this season, with 26 points (10 goals, 16 assists) to his credit. In total, he had played in 133 regular season and 10 playoff games for the Bears, with 37 regular season games in the NHL (all with the Capitals).

Regular Season Game 57: Hershey Bears 5, Utica Comets 1 (2/28/16)

Box Score

Hershey (31-15-3-7) vs. Utica (27-18-5-3)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Ellis (19-7-4, 2.46) vs. Bachman (11-8-4, 2.62)

1st Period
Scoring

18:52- HER Goal: Walker (13), Gomez & Barber

Penalties

5:04- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Tripping (2:00)

16:15- UTI Penalty: Pedan for Hooking (2:00)

16:15- HER Penalty: Vrana for Embellishment (2:00)

2nd Period
Scoring

0:52- HER Goal: Boyd (18), Vrana & Bourque

12:09- UTI Goal (PPG): Grenier (10), Kenins & Fedun

13:00- HER Goal: Barber (19), Walker & Carrick

19:39- HER Goal: Bourque (24), Vrana & Boyd

Penalties

2:23- UTI Penalty: Prust for Fighting (5:00)

2:23- HER Penalty: Lewington for Fighting (5:00)

11:49- HER Penalty: Stanton for Holding (2:00)

13:30- UTI Penalty: Negrin for Holding (2:00)

15:14- UTI Penalty: Zalewski for Tripping (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

10:45- HER Goal (SHG): Sill (4)

Penalties

2:55- UTI Penalty: LaBate for Fighting (5:00)

2:55- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Fighting (5:00)

10:33- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Roughing (2:00)
17:11- UTI Penalty: Pedan for Tripping (2:00)

Shots

HER: 10-13-11=34

UTI: 8-10-15=33

Recap

With the events of today's games, the Bears are in the top spot of the Atlantic Division! Dan Ellis is continuing to prove why he deserves to be the number one goaltender on the team. The 1st period was filled with some interesting calls by the referees, but none of that stopped the Bears from scoring with 1:08 left in the period. Nathan Walker scored his 13th of the season, from Scott Gomez & Riley Barber. After the 1st, the Bears had the 10-8 shot advantage.

In the 2nd, the scoring would increase by a substantial amount for the Bears. It would start off quick, as the Bears would make it 2-0 52 seconds in. Travis Boyd scored his 18th of the season, from Jakub Vrana & Chris Bourque. A fight would occur just a couple minutes after between Utica's Brandon Prust & Hershey's Tyler Lewington. After some interesting calls, the Bears would be on the penalty kill. The Comets would score on that power play to make it 2-1 (12:09 mark). Alexandre Grenier scored his 10th of the season, from Ronalds Kenins & Taylor Fedun. Only 51 seconds later, the Bears would get the two-goal lead back. Riley Barber scored his 19th of the season, from Nathan Walker (2nd point of night) & Connor Carrick. Right before the end of the period, Hershey would make it 4-1. Chris Bourque scored his 24th of the season (2nd point of night), from Jakub Vrana (2nd assist of night) & Travis Boyd (2nd point of night). After the 2nd, the Bears had the 23-18 shot advantage.

In the 3rd, the scoring would slow down as the Bears played more of a possession game to wind down the clock. At the 2:55 mark, a fight would occur between Utica's Joseph LaBate & Hershey's Garrett Mitchell. The scoring would finish at the 10:45 mark, as the Bears would get a shorthanded goal to make it 5-1. Zach Sill scored his 4th of the season. Dan Ellis finished with 32 saves on 33 shots (Hershey finished with 34 shots).

Next Game: Friday at Binghamton, 7:05

Regular Season Game 56: Hershey Bears 5, Toronto Marlies 2 (2/26/16)

Box Score

Hershey (30-15-3-7) at Toronto (41-9-4-0)

Ricoh Coliseum: Toronto, ON

Goalies: Ellis (18-7-4, 2.48) vs. Sparks (13-3-3, 2.25), Bibeau (18-5-0)

1st Period
Scoring
2:09- HER Goal: Bourque (23), Vrana & Bowey

Penalties
7:30- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Slashing (2:00)
14:26- HER Penalty: Moore for Interference (2:00)
14:26- HER Penalty: Moore for Fighting (5:00)
14:26- TOR Penalty: Martin for Roughing (2:00)
14:26- TOR Penalty: Martin for Fighting (5:00)
15:09- HER Penalty: Stanton for Tripping (2:00)

2nd Period
Scoring
3:57- TOR Goal: Soshnikov (18), Gauthier & Kolomatis
5:07- TOR Goal (SHG): Hyman (13), Carrick
8:42- HER Goal: Vrana (8), Bourque
13:40- HER Goal: Gazley (11)

Penalties
4:13- TOR Penalty: Valiev for High-Sticking (2:00)

3rd Period
Scoring
10:31- HER Goal (PPG): Collins (13), Brown & Carrick
17:31- HER Goal (ENSHG): Gazley (12), Moore

Penalties
0:39- TOR Penalty: Kapanen for Slashing (2:00)
4:06- HER Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Vrana) (2:00)
8:32- TOR Penalty: Carrick for High-Sticking (2:00)
16:21- HER Penalty: Bowey for Holding (2:00)

Shots

HER: 3-10-7=20
TOR: 14-13-12=39

Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Utica, 5:00

Regular Season Game 55: Hershey Bears 4, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1 (2/23/16)

Box Score

Hershey (29-15-3-7) at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (32-15-4-1)

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

Goalies: Ellis (17-7-4, 2.53) vs. Jarry (11-3-3, 2.09)

1st Period

Scoring

4:50- HER Goal: Walker (12), Gomez & Lewington

Penalties

9:00- HER Penalty: Lewington for Tripping (2:00)

13;33- WBS Penalty: Mouillierat for Roughing (2:00)

17:50- HER Penalty: Stanton for Boarding (2:00)

20:00- WBS Penalty: O'Neill for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

0:36- HER Goal (PPG): Boyd (17), Barber & Vrana

2:57- HER Goal: Barber (18) (Penalty Shot)

8:45- WBS Goal: Rowney (13), Kostopoulos & Gill

16:32- HER Goal: O'Brien (5), Mitchell & Sill

Penalties

No Penalties

3rd Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

1:12- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Holding (2:00)

15:53- WBS Penalty: McNeill for Holding (2:00)

18:03- WBS Penalty: Kostopoulos for Slashing (2:00)

18:22- HER Penalty: Boyd for Embellishment (2:00)

18:22- WBS Penalty: Mouillierat for Tripping (2:00)

Shots

HER: 11-9-8=28

WBS: 9-9-9=27

Recap

A good bounce-back victory after the struggles of Sunday. The Bears came out with more purpose in this one, and it showed. In the 1st, the Bears would start off quick with one on the board 4:50 in. Nathan Walker scored his 12th of the season, from Scott Gomez & Tyler Lewington. Each team would get chances on the power play, but nothing would come of them. After the 1st, the Bears had the 11-9 shot advantage.

In the 2nd, the scoring would pick up quickly. 36 seconds in, on a power play from a penalty called at the end of the 1st, Hershey made it 2-0. Travis Boyd scored his 17th of the season, from Riley Barber & Jakub Vrana. A little more than two minutes later, the Bears would make it 3-0 on a penalty shot. Riley Barber scored his 18th of the season (2nd point of night). At the 8:45 mark, the Penguins would get on the board. Carter Rowney scored his 13th of the season, from Tom Kostopoulos & Sahir Gill. Later in the period, Hershey would get the three goal lead back. Liam O'Brien scored his 5th of the season, from Garrett Mitchell & Zach Sill. The 3rd period would have power play chances, but just like the 1st period, nothing came from them. Dan Ellis finished with a strong 26-save performance (Bears finished with 28 shots).

Next Game: Friday at Toronto, 7:00

Regular Season Game 54: Providence Bruins 6, Hershey Bears 3 (2/21/16)

Box Score

Hershey (29-14-3-7) vs. Providence (24-17-8-2)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (12-6-6, 3.01) vs. McIntyre (8-6-5, 2.88)

1st Period

Scoring

10:02- PRO Goal (PPG): Griffith (17), Irwin & Czarnik
13:58- HER Goal: O'Brien (4), Mitchell & Moore
16:19- HER Goal: Boyd (16), Gazley & Collins
18:53- PRO Goal: Griffith (18), Acciari

Penalties

1:27- HER Penalty: O'Brien for High-Sticking (2:00)
8:54- HER Penalty: Carrick for Tripping (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

17:49- PRO Goal: Vatrano (22), Acciari & Griffith

Penalties

0:33- HER Penalty: Vrana for Tripping (2:00)
3:45- PRO Penalty: Cross for Cross-Checking (2:00)
13:46- PRO Penalty: Hargrove for Cross-Checking (2:00)
15:36- PRO Penalty: Blidh for Roughing (2:00)
15:36- HER Penalty: Collins for Roughing (2:00)
19:15- HER Penalty: Stanton for Boarding (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

2:21- HER Goal: Stanton (3), Bowey & Barber
5:47- PRO Goal: Hargrove (13)
14:11- PRO Goal (PPG): Vatrano (23), Czarnik & Griffith
18:43- PRO Goal (EN): Cross (3), Griffith & Acciari

Penalties

6:11- PRO Penalty: Irwin for Roughing (2:00)
6:11- PRO Penalty: Irwin for Fighting (5;00)
6:11- HER Penalty: Carrick for Fighting (5:00)
9:20- PRO Penalty: Breen for Roughing (2:00)
12:40- HER Penalty: Walker for Interference (2:00)

Shots

HER: 6-7-9=22
PRO: 19-6-8=33

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

Pregame

Regular Season Game 53: Hershey Bears 3, Providence Bruins 2 (2/20/16)

Box Score

Hershey (28-14-3-7) vs. Providence (24-16-8-2)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Ellis (16-7-4, 2.55) vs. Smith (7-15-3, 2.87)

1st Period

Scoring

12:22- HER Goal: Collins (12), Carrick

Penalties

15:50- PRO Penalty: Blidh for Cross-Checking (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

3:19- HER Goal (PPG): Barber (17), Gomez & Bourque

Penalties

2:37- PRO Penalty: Bellemore for Delay of Game (2:00)
7:40- PRO Penalty: Griffith for Kneeing (2:00)
13:48- PRO Penalty: Cross for Instigating (2:00)
13:48- PRO Penalty: Cross for Fighting (5:00)
13:48- PRO Penalty: Cross Misconduct for Instigating (10:00)
13:48- HER Penalty: Carrick for Fighting (5:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

0:27- PRO Goal: Czarnik (15), Miller & Khokhlachev
4:55- HER Goal: Walker (11), Barber & Stanton
19:03- PRO Goal: DeFazio (11), Czarnik & Griffith

Penalties

6:39- HER Penalty: Bourque for Hooking (2:00)
13:31- HER Penalty: Ness for Hooking (2:00)
13:41- PRO Penalty: Griffith for Hooking (2:00)
16:22- PRO Penalty: Sexton for Hooking (2:00)

Shots

HER: 10-8-8=26

PRO: 8-4-14=26

Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Providence, 5:00

Pregame

Regular Season Game 52: Hershey Bears 4, Springfield Falcons 3 (F/SO) (2/13/16)

Box Score

Hershey (27-14-3-7) at Springfield (18-22-3-3)

MassMutual Center: Springfield, MA

Goalies: Peters (11-6-6, 3.02) vs. Treutle (9-11-4, 2.91)

1st Period
Scoring
8:33- SPR Goal (PPG): Dauphin (6), Potter & Hache
10:01- SPR Goal (PPG): Carey (20), Samuelsson

Penalties
6:39- HER Penalty: Djoos for Hooking (2:00)
9:05- HER Penalty: Walker for Tripping (2:00)
11:58- SPR Penalty: Bunting for Hooking (2:00)
15:27- HER Penalty: Collins for Tripping (2:00)

2nd Period
Scoring
10:40- HER Goal: Barber (16), Bowey & Gomez
12:10- HER Goal: Boyd (15), Burgdoerfer & Bourque
18:28- HER Goal (PPG): Bourque (22), Boyd & Gomez

Penalties
13:31- HER Penalty: Barber for Tripping (2:00)
17:21- SPR Penalty: Potter for High-Sticking (2:00)

3rd Period
Scoring
14:48- SPR Goal: Samuelsson (4), Jeffrey & Cunningham

Penalties
11:18- HER Penalty: Stephenson for Interference (2:00)

Overtime
Scoring
No Goals

Penalties
No Penalties

Shootout
1st Round: HER- Carrick (Goal), SPR- Carey (No Goal)
2nd Round: HER- Djoos (Goal), SPR- Jeffrey (No Goal)
Hershey wins shootout 2-0

Next Game: Saturday vs. Providence, 7:00

Regular Season Game 51: Providence Bruins 5, Hershey Bears 2 (2/12/16)

Box Score

Hershey (27-13-3-7) at Providence (22-15-8-2)
Dunkin' Donuts Center: Providence, RI
Goalies: Ellis (16-6-4, 2.45) vs. Smith (6-14-3, 2.90)

1st Period
Scoring
2:56- HER Goal: Stephenson (5), Bourque & Djoos
6:33- PRO Goal: Cross (2), Griffith
16:38- PRO Goal: Cherniwchan (4), DeFazio & Cross

Penalties
9:46- PRO Penalty: Vatrano for Hooking (2:00)

2nd Period
Scoring
5:10- PRO Goal: Griffith (16), Irwin & Vatrano

Penalties
2:38- PRO Penalty: Ferlin for Tripping (2:00)
7:02- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for High-Sticking (Double Minor) (4:00)
12:49- HER Penalty: Carrick for High-Sticking (2:00)
15:11- PRO Penalty: Youds for Holding (2:00)
19:27- HER Penalty: Bourque for Slashing (2:00)

3rd Period
Scoring
0:36- PRO Goal (PPG): Youds (3), DeFazio & Griffith
6:50- PRO Goal (PPG): Vatrano (20), Khokhlachev & Irwin
18:00- HER Goal (PPG): Gomez (4), Bourque & Barber

Penalties
1:08- HER Penalty: Carrick for Fighting (5:00)
1:08- PRO Penalty: Casto for Roughing (2:00)
1:08- PRO Penalty: Casto for Fighting (5:00)
5:57- HER Penalty: Bourque for Slashing (2:00)
5:57- HER Penalty: Vrana for Roughing (2:00)
5:57- PRO Penalty: Cross for Roughing (2:00)
14:12- HER Penalty: Stanton for Cross-Checking (2:00)
16:57- PRO Penalty: Youds for Closing Hand on Puck (2:00)

Shots
HER: 5-8-13=26
PRO: 11-8-6=25

Next Game: Tonight at Springfield, 7:00

Regular Season Game 50: Bridgeport Sound Tigers 7, Hershey Bears 6 (F/SO) (2/10/16)

Box Score

Hershey (27-13-3-6) vs. Bridgeport (25-19-2-1)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (11-6-5, 2.91) vs. Gibson (13-8-3, 2.37), Milner (1-2-0, 3.05)

1st Period

Scoring

2:33- HER Goal: Carrick (10), Barber & Djoos
8:29- BRI Goal: Czuczman (3), Mayfield & Holmstrom
10:26- BRI Goal: Markison (1) (Penalty Shot)
17:08- HER Goal (PPG): Vrana (6), Boyd & Gomez

Penalties

3:56- BRI Penalty: Cullity for Tripping (2:00)
5:12- BRI Penalty: Kearns for Hooking (2:00)
5:58 -HER Penalty: Barber for Interference (2:00)
10:44- HER Penalty: Bench Minor for Abuse of Officials (Served by Carey) (2:00)
16:20- BRI Penalty: Halmo for Slashing (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

0:10- BRI Goal: Kearns (17), Pulock
1:24- HER Goal (PPG): Boyd (14), Bourque & Gomez
3:58- HER Goal: Sill (3), Mitchell & Walker
5:10- HER Goal: Barber (15), Gomez & Vrana
6:50- BRI Goal (SHG): Kearns (18), Gomes

Penalties

1:10- BRI Penalty: Cullity for Holding (2:00)
6:36- BRI Penalty: Holmstrom for Delay of Game (2:00)
12:16- BRI Penalty: Cullity for Holding (2:00)
14:33- HER Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Carey) (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

1:54- HER Goal: Vrana (7), Gomez & Barber
6:20- BRI Goal: Mayfield (4)
18:23- BRI Goal: Rowe (4), Beck & Quine

Penalties

3:16- BRI Penalty: Milner for Tripping (2:00)

Overtime
Scoring
No Goals

Penalties
1:28- BRI Penalty: Halmo for Holding (2:00)
1:28- HER Penalty: Barber for Hooking (2:00)
3:18- HER Penalty: Peters for Delay of Game (2:00)

Shootout
1st Round: HER- Bourque (No Goal), BRI- Rowe (Goal)
2nd Round: HER- Vrana (No Goal), BRI- Quine (No Goal)
3rd Round: HER- Gomez (No Goal)
Bridgeport wins shootout 1-0

Shots

HER: 12-13-8-2=35
BRI: 8-6-8-1=23

Next Game: Tomorrow at Providence, 7:05

Regular Season Game 49: Hershey Bears 6, Binghamton Senators 1 (2/7/16)

Box Score

Hershey (26-13-3-6) vs. Binghamton (17-25-3-0)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Ellis (15-6-4, 2.51) vs. O'Connor (3-11-2, 3.79)

1st Period
Scoring

3:36- HER Goal: Vrana (5), Leach
8:33- BNG Goal (PPG): Carlisle (3), Kostka & O'Dell
15:21- HER Goal (PPG): Djoos (6), Stephenson & Ness

Penalties

0:02- BNG Penalty: Lepine for Fighting (5:00)
0:02- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Fighting (5:00)
6:39- HER Penalty: Stephenson for Boarding (2:00)
13:22- BNG Penalty: Greening for Slashing (2:00)
15:52- BNG Penalty: Stortini for Tripping (2:00)
18:45- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Holding the Stick (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

8:31- HER Goal (PPG): Barber (13), Bourque & Gomez
17:22- HER Goal (PPG): Barber (14), Bourque & Boyd

Penalties

3:21- BNG Penalty: Dunn for Interference (2:00)
7:25- BNG Penalty: Tuzzolino for Roughing (2:00)
13:32- BNG Penalty: Kostka for Slashing (2:00)
13:32- BNG Penalty: Stortini for High-Sticking (Double Minor) (4:00)
13:32- BNG Penalty: Stortini for Fighting (5:00)
13:32- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Roughing (2:00)
13:32- HER Penalty: Sill for Fighting (5:00)
16:35- BNG Penalty: Fraser for Cross-Checking (2:00)
17:06- BNG Penalty: Kostka for Cross-Checking (2:00)
18:51- BNG Penalty: O'Connor for Slashing (2:00)
18:51- BNG Penalty: O'Connor for Roughing (2:00)
18:51- BNG Penalty: Bench Minor for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Served by O'Dell) (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

1:12- HER Goal (PPG): Gomez (3), Bourque & Vrana
4:16- HER Goal: Walker (10), Gomez & Barber

Penalties

7:22- HER Penalty: Sill for Tripping (2:00)

Shots

HER: 7-14-9=30
BNG: 8-5-5=18

Recap

This was one of the strangest games I've ever blogged. Binghamton has struggled this season, but this was a complete meltdown. The 1st period was an exciting one with penalties and goals galore. It all started very quickly, as two seconds into the game, there was a fight between Hershey's Liam O'Brien & Binghamton's Guillaume Lepine. 3:36 into the period, the Bears got on the board first. Jakub Vrana scored his 5th of the season, from Joey Leach. Towards the middle of the period, the Senators would tie the game up. Chris Carlisle scored his 3rd of the season, from Michael Kostka & Eric O'Dell. At the 15:21 mark, the Bears would take the lead back on the power play. Christian Djoos scored his 6th of the season, from Chandler Stephenson & Aaron Ness. After the 1st, the Senators had the 8-7 shot advantage.

This is where the meltdown happened. In this period, the Senators had 10 penalties (25 minutes), and it led to most of the period being dominated by Bears' power plays. Towards the beginning of all the penalties (8:31 mark), the Bears got a power play goal to make it 3-1. Riley Barber scored his 13th of the season, from Chris Bourque & Scott Gomez. The Senators would fall apart at the 13:32 mark, as their captain (Zach Stortini) would be called for 9 minutes worth of penalties, including a fight against Hershey's Zach Sill. During a 5-on-3 power play a bit later (17:22 mark), the Bears made it 4-1. Riley Barber scored his 2nd of the day (14th of season), from Chris Bourque (2nd assist of day) & Travis Boyd. After the hectic 2nd period, the Bears had the 20-13 shot advantage.

In the 3rd period, the remaining penalties on the Senators would give the Bears another power play goal 1:12 in. Scott Gomez scored his 3rd of the season (2nd point of day), from Chris Bourque (3rd assist of day) & Jakub Vrana (2nd point of day). During what seemed to be the first 5-on-5 play in hours (4:16 mark), Hershey made it 6-1. Nathan Walker scored his 10th of the season, from Scott Gomez (2nd assist/3rd point of day) & Riley Barber (3rd point of day). Hershey finished with the 30-18 shot advantage.

Next Game: Wednesday vs. Bridgeport, 7:00

Regular Season Game 48: Hershey Bears 5, Lehigh Valley Phantoms 1 (2/6/16)

Box Score

Hershey (25-13-3-6) vs. Lehigh Valley (22-22-2-1)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (10-6-5, 2.99) vs. LaBarbera (6-10-0, 2.94), Ouellette (0-2-0, 5.40)

1st Period
Scoring

4:10- HER Goal (PPG): Boyd (11), Bourque & Vrana
11:16- HER Goal: Bourque (21), Stephenson & Leach

Penalties

3:43- LV Penalty: Drewiske for Slashing (2:00)
5:44- LV Penalty: Lamarche for Tripping (2:00)
11:36- HER Penalty: Camper for Tripping (2:00)
15:09- HER Penalty: Barber for Tripping (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

9:18- HER Goal (PPG): Boyd (12), Vrana & Barber
13:16- HER Goal: Vrana (4), Djoos
16:09- LV Goal: Palushaj (9), Goumas & MacDonald
16:48- HER Goal: Boyd (13), Burgdoerfer & Bourque

Penalties

1:39- HER Penalty: Ness for Cross-Checking (2:00)
8:29- LV Penalty: Goumas for Hooking (2:00)
17:46- HER Penalty: Barber for Tripping (2:00)
19:08- HER Penalty: Stanton for Elbowing (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

6:44- HER Penalty: Leach for Tripping (2:00)
14:35- LV Penalty: Goulbourne for Slashing (2:00)

Shots

HER: 12-8-16=36
LV: 10-9-8=27

Next Game: Today vs. Binghamton, 2:00

Regular Season Game 47: Hershey Bears 6, Binghamton Senators 2 (2/5/16)

Box Score

Hershey (24-13-3-6) at Binghamton (17-23-3-0)

Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena: Binghamton, NY

Goalies: Ellis (14-6-4, 2.53) vs. O'Connor (3-10-2, 3.55)

1st Period
Scoring
No Goals

Penalties
No Penalties

2nd Period
Scoring
2:23- HER Goal: Barber (12), Walker & Gomez
4:03- HER Goal: Vrana (3), Camper
10:01- HER Goal: Collins (11), Boyd & Bourque
12:30- HER Goal: Camper (7), Vrana & Gazley
13:58- HER Goal: Gomez (2), Barber & Walker
15:03- HER Goal (SHG): Stephenson (4)

Penalties
4:21- HER Penalty: Stanton for Roughing (2:00)
14:12- HER Penalty: Stanton for Tripping (2:00)

3rd Period
Scoring
9:29- BNG Goal: Paul (6), Allen & Schneider
19:53- BNG Goal: Flanagan (4), McCormick

Penalties
No Penalties

Shots
HER: 8-8-6=22
BNG: 10-8-9=27

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

Bears Statistic Leaders at All-Star Break

Skaters

Points

Chris Bourque 44

Paul Carey 31

Travis Boyd 28

Sean Collins 27

Riley Barber 25

Goals

Chris Bourque 20

Paul Carey 13

Riley Barber 11

Travis Boyd/Sean Collins/Dustin Gazley 10

Connor Carrick/Nathan Walker 9

Assists

Chris Bourque 24

Paul Carey/Travis Boyd/Carter Camper 18

Sean Collins 17

Riley Barber/Madison Bowey 14

Connor Carrick/Aaron Ness 13

Plus/Minus

Connor Carrick +18

Nathan Walker/Aaron Ness +14

Madison Bowey +11

Chris Bourque +10

Zach Sill +9

Power Play Goals

Chris Bourque 7

Travis Boyd/Carter Camper/Connor Carrick 3

Paul Carey/Sean Collins/Riley Barber 2

Madison Bowey/Chandler Stephenson/Christian Djoos/Chris Brown/Jakub Vrana 1

Penalty Minutes

Liam O'Brien 67

Garrett Mitchell 56

Tyler Lewington 53

Mike Moore 48

Erik Burgdoerfer 47

Shots on Goal

Chris Bourque 117

Paul Carey 97

Riley Barber 96

Connor Carrick 93

Sean Collins 83

Goalies

Wins

Dan Ellis 14

Justin Peters 10

Goals Against Average

Dan Ellis 2.53

Justin Peters 2.99

Saves

Justin Peters 602

Dan Ellis 549

Save Percentage

Dan Ellis .903

Justin Peters .900

Shutouts

Dan Ellis 3

Justin Peters 1

2016 AHL All-Star Classic

2016 AHL All-Star Classic
Oncenter War Memorial Arena: Syracuse, NY

Format (from the AHL official website): The 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Challenge will take place on the evening of Feb. 1. Instead of a traditional 60-minute game, the league’s all-stars will be divided into four teams, one representing each of the league’s divisions (Atlantic, North, Central, Pacific). The teams will then play a round-robin tournament featuring six games of nine minutes each; the first half of each game will be played at 4-on-4, and the second half at 3-on-3. The two teams with the best records at the end of the round-robin tournament will face off for the championship, a six-minute game played at 3-on-3.

Game 1
Pacific (0) vs. North (1)
Goalies: Budaj (24-9-3, 1.61) vs. Gudlevskis (8-8-4, 2.86), Danis (17-7-5, 2.39)

Scoring

8:33- NOR Goal: Leivo (1), Ellis

Game 2

Central (2) vs. Atlantic (1)

Goalies: Leighton (23-4-5, 2.04) vs. Stolarz (15-10-3, 2.45), McKenna (21-8-1, 2.29)

Scoring

5:30- CEN Goal: Cannone (1), Ouellet & Hartman
8:59- ATL Goal: Bourque (1), Schremp & Jeffrey

Shootout
1st Round: ATL- Bourque (No Goal), CEN- Gaudreau (No Goal)
2nd Round: ATL- Schremp (No Goal), CEN- Cannone (Goal)
3rd Round: ATL- Griffith (No Goal)
Central wins shootout 1-0

Game 3

Central (1-0) (4) vs. North (1-0) (2)

Goalies: Comrie (9-17-5, 2.98) vs. Danis (17-7-5, 2.39), Gudlevskis (8-8-4, 2.86)

Scoring

1:41- CEN Goal: Cannone (2)
2:17- CEN Goal: Dowell (1), Benoit & Tynan
5:03- CEN Goal: Dowell (2), Tynan & Carrick
5:58- NOR Goal: Leivo (2), Taormina & McCarron
6:29- NOR Goal: McCarron (1), Taormina & Leivo
8:31- CEN Goal (EN): Hartman (1), Dowell

Game 4

Pacific (0-1) (1) vs. Atlantic (0-1) (2)

Goalies: Brossoit (13-8-3, 2.61) vs. McKenna (21-8-1, 2.29), Stolarz (15-10-3, 2.45)

Scoring

0:54- ATL Goal: Quine (1), Cousins & Jeffrey
2:32- ATL Goal: Griffith (1), Gaunce & Khokhlachev
7:30- PAC Goal: Backman (1), Ritchie & Hunt

Game 5

Central (2-0) (4) vs. Pacific (0-2) (6)

Goalies: Comrie (9-17-5, 2.98) vs. Brossoit (13-8-3, 2.61), Budaj (24-9-3, 1.61)

Scoring

0:12- PAC Goal: Grant (1), Hunt & Ranford
1:03- CEN Goal: Ouellet (1), Olofsson & Hoggan
1:28- PAC Goal: Ritchie (1), Carpenter & Backman
3:13- PAC Goal: Rantanen (1), Goodrow & Grant
4:39- CEN Goal: Hoggan (1), Tynan
5:19- PAC Goal: Ritchie (2), Backman
6:32- CEN Goal: Benoit (1), Cannone & Hartman
8:32- CEN Goal: Dowell (3), Tynan
8:56- PAC Goal: Grant (2), Hunt & Ranford
8:59- PAC Goal (EN): Montour (1)

Game 6

Atlantic (1-1) (4) vs. North (1-1) (1)

Goalies: McKenna (21-8-1, 2.29), Stolarz (15-10-3, 2.45) vs. Danis (17-7-5, 2.39), Gudlevskis (8-8-4, 2.86)

Scoring

2:02- ATL Goal: Schremp (1), Carrick & Bourque
4:50- ATL Goal: Bourque (2), O'Neill & Schremp
5:15- NOR Goal: Sislo (1), Angelidis & Taormina
7:40- ATL Goal: Quine (2), Cousins & Gaunce
8:56- ATL Goal (EN): Schremp (2), Bourque

Round Robin Standings

Central: 2-1, 4 points
Atlantic: 2-1, 4 points
Pacific: 1-2, 2 points
North: 1-2, 2 points

Championship Game

Central (2-1) (4) vs. Atlantic (2-1) (0)
Goalies: Leighton (23-4-5, 2.04) vs. McKenna (21-8-1, 2.29), Stolarz (15-10-3, 2.45)

Scoring

0:24- CEN Goal: Hoggan (2), Benoit & Gaudreau

2:14- CEN Goal: Ryan (1), Tynan & Ouellet

2:52- CEN Goal: Cannone (3), Gaudreau

5:44- CEN Goal (EN): Ouellet (2), Gaudreau

Central Division wins the 2016 AHL All-Star Classic

MVP: Pat Cannone (Chicago Wolves)

Hershey Bears' All-Stars' Statistics

Chris Bourque: 2 goals, 2 assists

Connor Carrick: 1 assist

2016 AHL All-Star Rosters

2016 AHL All-Star Rosters

Eastern Conference All-Stars

Atlantic Division

Coach: Jay Leach (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)

Forwards

Chris Bourque (Hershey Bears)

Nick Cousins (Lehigh Valley Phantoms)

Seth Griffith (Providence Bruins)

Dustin Jeffrey (Springfield Falcons)

Alexander Khokhlachev (Providence Bruins)

Rob Schremp (Portland Pirates)

Alan Quine (Bridgeport Sound Tigers)

Defensemen

Connor Carrick (Hershey Bears)

Cameron Gaunce (Portland Pirates)

Ryan Graves (Hartford Wolf Pack)

Will O'Neill (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)

Goalies

Mike McKenna (Portland Pirates)

Anthony Stolarz (Lehigh Valley Phantoms)

North Division

Coach: Sheldon Keefe (Toronto Marlies)

Forwards

Mike Angelidis (Syracuse Crunch)

Josh Leivo (Toronto Marlies)

Michael McCarron (St. John's IceCaps)

William Nylander (Toronto Marlies)

Cal O'Reilly (Rochester Americans)

Hunter Shinkaruk (Utica Comets)

Mike Sislo (Albany Devils)

Defensemen

T.J. Brennan (Toronto Marlies)

Morgan Ellis (St. John's IceCaps)

Michael Kostka (Binghamton Senators)

Matt Taormina (Syracuse Crunch)

Goalies

Yann Danis (Albany Devils)

Kristers Gudlevskis (Syracuse Crunch)

Western Conference All-Stars

Central Division

Coach: Dean Evason (Milwaukee Admirals)

Forwards

Pat Cannone (Chicago Wolves)

Jake Dowell (Rockford IceHogs)

Frederick Gaudreau (Milwaukee Admirals)

Ryan Hartman (Rockford IceHogs)

Jeff Hoggan (Grand Rapids Griffins)

Derek Ryan (Charlotte Checkers)

T.J. Tynan (Lake Erie Monsters)

Defensemen

Andre Benoit (Chicago Wolves)

Trevor Carrick (Charlotte Checkers)

Gustav Olofsson (Iowa Wild)

Xavier Ouellet (Grand Rapids Griffins)

Goalies

Eric Comrie (Manitoba Moose)

Michael Leighton (Rockford IceHogs)

Pacific Division

Coach: Mike Stothers (Ontario Reign)

Forwards

Sean Backman (Ontario Reign)

Ryan Carpenter (San Jose Barracuda)

Barclay Goodrow (San Jose Barracuda)

Derek Grant (Stockton Heat)

Brendan Ranford (Texas Stars)

Mikko Rantanen (San Antonio Rampage)

Nick Ritchie (San Diego Gulls)

Defensemen

Brad Hunt (Bakersfield Condors)

Esa Lindell (Texas Stars)

Vincent LoVerde (Ontario Reign)

Brandon Montour (San Diego Gulls)

Goalies

Laurent Brossoit (Bakersfield Condors)

Peter Budaj (Ontario Reign)