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Sunday, October 19, 2014

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

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Regular Season Game 3: Hershey Bears 4, Springfield Falcons 1 (10/18/14)

Box Score


Hershey (1-1-0-0) at Springfield (1-1-0-0)
MassMutual Center: Springfield, MA
Goalies: Grubauer (0-1-0, 5.11) vs. Forsberg (1-1-0, 2.01)


1st Period
Scoring
3:34- HER Goal (PPG): Wellman (1), Kennedy & Newbury


Penalties
2:02- SPR Penalty: Urban for Cross-Checking (2:00)
12:41- HER Penalty: Carrick for Slashing (2:00)
12:57- SPR Penalty: St. Denis for Interference (2:00)
14:28- HER Penalty: Walker for Hooking (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
9:37- HER Goal: Wellman (2), Newbury


Penalties
5:16- SPR Penalty: Sedlak for Boarding (2:00)
9:03- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Fighting (5:00)
9:03- SPR Penalty: Craig for Fighting (5:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
3:36- SPR Goal (PPG): Monardo (2), Urban & Collins
13:51- HER Goal: Cornet (2), Herbert & Kennedy
19:40- HER Goal (EN): Gazley (1), Herbert & Oleksy


Penalties
2:52- HER Penalty: Schilling for Hooking (2:00)
3:48- SPR Penalty: Tyrell for Boarding (2:00)
7:48- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Holding (2:00)
9:43- SPR Penalty: Anderson for Interference (2:00)
11:03- HER Penalty: Wellman for Tripping (2:00)


Shots
HER: 13-10-7=30
SPR: 8-6-7=21


Recap


The goals just keep on coming! This offense is high-powered, and it will be interesting to see if they can keep this up. This game didn't have as many penalties as the previous two games against Norfolk, but it still had its exciting moments. Around 2 minutes in, Hershey went on the power play, and they made sure they didn't waste the opportunity. Casey Wellman scored his 1st of the season, from Tim Kennedy & Kris Newbury. Later in the period, within a 2 minute window, 3 penalties were given out (2 to Hershey), but nothing came of those penalties. After the 1st, the Bears had the 13-8 shot advantage.


The 2nd period didn't have a whole lot going on, and everything that happened occurred between a window of a few minutes. Hershey couldn't capitalize on a penalty given to Springfield at the 5:16 mark. A little more than 30 seconds after a fight between Hershey's Steve Oleksy and Springfield's Ryan Craig, the lead was increased to two. Casey Wellman scored his 2nd goal of the season (and the night), from Kris Newbury (2nd assist of the night). After the 2nd, the Bears continued to have the shot advantage, now at 23-14.


At the 3:36 mark, during a power play, Springfield cut the lead in half to 2-1. Domenic Monardo scored his 2nd of the season, from Denny Urban & Sean Collins. A penalty was given out to Springfield 12 seconds later, but Hershey couldn't capitalize. Power plays were traded back-and-forth in the middle of the period (2 for Springfield, 1 for Hershey). 48 seconds after the final power play for Springfield, at the 13:51 mark, Hershey got an insurance goal. Philippe Cornet scored his 2nd of the season, from Caleb Herbert & Tim Kennedy (2nd assist of the night). With 20 seconds left in the game, Hershey got an empty netter to make it 4-1. Dustin Gazley got his 1st of the season, from Caleb Herbert (2nd assist of the night) & Steve Oleksy. Hershey finished with the 30-21 shot advantage (Philipp Grubauer got his 1st win of the season with 20 saves).


Next Game: Tomorrow at Hartford, 3:00

Monday, October 13, 2014

Regular Season Game 2: Hershey Bears 5, Norfolk Admirals 2 (10/13/14)

Box Score


Hershey (0-1-0-0) at Norfolk (1-0-0-0)
Norfolk Scope: Norfolk, VA
Goalies: Copley vs. Bobkov


1st Period
Scoring
8:35- HER Goal: Galiev (1), Landry & Kundratek
10:07- HER Goal: Conner (1), Kennedy & Schilling


Penalties
10:11- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Fighting (5:00)
10:11- NOR Penalty: Winchester for Fighting (5:00)
10:34- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Tripping (2:00)
14:03- NOR Penalty: Blacker for Tripping (2:00)
16:34- HER Penalty: Oleksy for High-Sticking (2:00)
19:02- NOR Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Bailey) (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
2:18- HER Goal: Newbury (2)
3:34- NOR Goal: Wagner (4), Winchester
19:27- HER Goal: Broda (1), Oleksy


Penalties
10:06- NOR Penalty: Winchester for Tripping (2:00)
11:16- NOR Penalty: Bailey for Tripping (2:00)
18:36- HER Penalty: Carrick for Interference (2:00)
18:36- HER Penalty: Carrick for Roughing (2:00)
18:36- NOR Penalty: Wagner for Roughing (2:00)
18:36- NOR Penalty: Winchester for Interference (2:00)
18:36- NOR Penalty: Winchester Game Misconduct (Continuing Altercation) (10:00)
19:46- HER Penalty: Moore for High-Sticking (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
2:30- NOR Goal: Bailey (1), Leblanc & O'Brien
13:26- HER Goal: Newbury (3), Gazley & Landry


Penalties
11:19- HER Penalty: Carrick for Roughing (2:00)
11:19- NOR Penalty: Noesen for Roughing (2:00)
13:39- HER Penalty: Moore for Fighting (5:00)
13:39- NOR Penalty: Steckel for Fighting (5:00)
13:39- NOR Penalty: Steckel for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
18:25- NOR Penalty: Kurtz for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
18:44- NOR Penalty: Clark for Roughing (2:00)


Shots
HER: 15-10-12=37
NOR: 11-10-10=31


Recap


This team certainly knows how to score! That's 9 goals in the first two games of the season. If they keep this up, this could be one exciting year. In the 1st period, it started off with two Bears goals. At the 8:35 mark, Stanislav Galiev scored his 1st of the season, from Jon Landry & Tomas Kundratek. The 2nd goal, at the 10:07 mark, was scored by Chris Conner (1st of season), with assists from Tim Kennedy & Cameron Schilling. The rest of the period was penalties. Hershey had 3 (Mitchell for fighting, Oleksy for tripping and high-sticking), and Norfolk had 3 (Winchester for fighting, Blacker for tripping, and a bench minor for too many men on the ice). After the 1st, the Bears had the 15-11 shot advantage.


The 2nd period started off with another Bears goal. Kris Newbury scored his 2nd of the season unassisted. A little more than a minute later, Norfolk got on the board. Chris Wagner scored his 4th goal of the season (4 goals in 2 games), with an assist from Brad Winchester. The penalties continued in this period, as 8 were given out. Norfolk's Brad Winchester would receive 3 penalties in a matter of 8 and a half minutes or so (tripping, interference, and a game misconduct for continuing an altercation). At the 19:27 mark (and between a couple penalties), Hershey would widen its lead to 4-1. Joel Broda scored his 1st of the season, from Steve Oleksy. The Bears had the 25-21 shot advantage after this period.


The 3rd would have a couple goals, but would once again have a good amount of penalties. At the 2:30 mark, Norfolk shrank the lead to 2. Matt Bailey scored his 1st of the season, from Louis Leblanc & Andrew O'Brien. 11 minutes later, and just after a 5-on-3 for the Bears ended, Hershey made it 5-2. Kris Newbury scored his 3rd of the season (2nd goal of the night), from Dustin Gazley & Jon Landry (2nd assist of the night). Norfolk would receive 4 more penalties (2 for unsportsmanlike conduct) before the game was over. The Bears finished with the 37-31 shot advantage. In his 1st AHL game, Pheonix Copley had 29 saves for the Bears.


Next Game: Saturday at Springfield, 7:00

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Regular Season Game 1: Norfolk Admirals 5, Hershey Bears 4 (10/11/14)


Box Score


Hershey (0-0-0-0) at Norfolk (0-0-0-0)
Norfolk Scope: Norfolk, VA
Goalies: Grubauer vs. Labarbera


1st Period
Scoring
3:23- HER Goal: Newbury (1), Kundratek & Byers
4:30- NOR Goal (SHG): Wagner (1)
5:22- HER Goal (PPG): Cornet (1), Schilling & Newbury
9:07- NOR Goal (SHG): Wagner (2), Winchester
9:33- HER Goal (PPG): Byers (1), Cornet & Newbury
16:35- NOR Goal: O'Brien (1), McIver & Leblanc


Penalties
3:50- NOR Penalty: Manson for Cross-Checking (2:00)
8:50- NOR Penalty: Laganiere for Slashing (2:00)
13:59- NOR Penalty: Kerdiles for Tripping (2:00)
18:30- HER Penalty: Moore for Roughing (2:00)
18:30- NOR Penalty: O'Brien for Roughing (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
4:40- NOR Goal (PPG): Leblanc (1), Noesen & Kerdiles
8:53- HER Goal: Oleksy (1), Schilling


Penalties
2:42- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Hooking (2:00)
10:51- HER Penalty: Carrick for Roughing (2:00)
10:51- NOR Penalty: Kerdiles for Roughing (2:00)
17:22- HER Penalty: Walker for Slashing (2:00)
19:01- HER Penalty: Moore for High-Sticking (2:00)
19:01- NOR Penalty: McIver for Hooking (2:00)
19:40- NOR Penalty: Kurtz for Cross-Checking (2:00)
19:51- HER Penalty: Byers for Roughing (2:00)
19:51- HER Penalty: Byers for Interference (2:00)
19:51- NOR Penalty: Winchester for Roughing (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
10:39- NOR Goal: Wagner (3), Clark & Winchester


Penalties
No Penalties


Shots
HER: 17-9-11=37
NOR: 10-8-5=23


Recap


What a crazy way to start off the new season. The first two periods were filled with goals and penalties. Hershey started off early with a goal at the 3:23 mark from Kris Newbury, with assists from Tomas Kundratek and Dane Byers. A few seconds later, a penalty against Norfolk led to two goals. Norfolk tied it up with a shorthanded goal by Chris Wagner. Less than a minute later, Hershey took the lead back with a power play goal. Philippe Cornet scored his 1st goal as a Bear, with assists to Cameron Schilling and Kris Newbury (2nd point of the game). Another penalty against the Admirals at the 8:50 mark led to another two goals. Chris Wagner scored another shorthanded goal, with an assist from Brad Winchester. 26 seconds after that goal, Hershey scored another power play goal. Dane Byers got the goal, with assists from Philippe Cornet (2nd point of the game) and Kris Newbury (2nd assist of the game, 3rd point of the game). At the 16:35 mark, with some penalties around it, Norfolk tied the game at 3. Andrew O'Brien scored the goal, with assists from Nathan McIver and Louis Leblanc. After the 1st, the Bears had the 17-10 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, the goals were less, but the penalties were still going. At the end of a power play, at the 4:40 mark, Norfolk took the 4-3 lead. Louis Leblanc scored the goal, with the assists from Stefan Noesen and Nic Kerdiles. 4 minutes later, Hershey tied the game back up. Steve Oleksy got the goal, with the assist from Cameron Schilling (2nd assist of the game). 9 penalties followed that goal throughout the period, leading to 15 penalties in the game. Hershey had the shot advantage still at 26-18. In the 3rd period, the only event was the game-winning goal for Norfolk at the 10:39 mark. Chris Wagner got a hat trick with the goal, with the assists from Mat Clark and Brad Winchester (2nd assist of the game). Hershey finished with the shot advantage at 37-23.


Next Game: Monday at Norfolk, 6:05

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Bears Announce Team Captains

The Hershey Bears have announced their team captains for the 2014-15 season. Forward Dane Byers, the captain last season, will once again don the "C" for the Bears. Forward Garrett Mitchell, who was an alternate captain up until his injury last season, will once again don the "A" for the Bears. Defenseman Mike Moore, who is one of the new Bears this season, will don the other "A" for the team. More info about each player can be found in the article on the Bears' website: http://www.hersheybears.com/news/detail.php?id=4454

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Bears Preseason

Game 1 (Wednesday): Hershey Bears 3, Lehigh Valley Phantoms 1
HER Goals: Broda (3:22, 2nd), Galiev (11:11, 3rd), Pimm (13:52, 3rd)
LV Goals: Hextall (10:43, 1st)

Game 2 (Friday): Hershey Bears 3, Lehigh Valley Phantoms 1
HER Goals: Gazley (19:22, 2nd), Galiev (0:24, 3rd), Mitchell (18:39, 3rd)
LV Goals: Gordon (12:50, 2nd)

Game 3 (Yesterday): Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4, Hershey Bears 2
HER Goals: Walker (7:39, 1st), Herbert (11:31, 3rd)
WBS Goals: Archibald (1:49, 2nd), Dea (13:48, 2nd), Wilson (6:23, 3rd), Rust (8:53, 3rd)

Game 4 (Today): Hershey Bears 6, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1
HER Goals: Galiev (6:53, 1st), Broda (10:13, 1st), Conner (1:41, 2nd), Broda (11:49, 2nd), Mitchell (0:26, 3rd), Burgdoerfer (6:06, 3rd)
WBS Goals: Rust (9:22, 3rd)
Note about this game: You usually won't see a game with this many penalty minutes. It reached the 220 minute mark.

Note: The normal routine of games (box score and recap) will return when the regular season begins. First game is in 6 days!

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Plan for Preseason Games

Hello everyone! The Bears will start their preseason tonight against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. The preseason games will not be broadcasted anywhere, so I will try my best to somehow get the full info on each game as it happens. If I'm able to do that, my plan will be just to do the box score for each game (no recaps, they will return when the regular season begins). If I can not, I will try my best to find the statistics so that I will make one big post at the end of the preseason (ends on Sunday). If you don't see a post sometime late tonight, you will know to look for one late Sunday night that will talk about the entire preseason and how it went for the Bears. Thank you for your understanding, and GO BEARS!