Hershey Bears head coach Todd Nelson does not need to yell. One, it’s not really his style. Two, he know the real pressure points for a player. He can, has, and will publicly indict his top players for any lack of effort or focus. With three-plus decades as a player and coach at the pro … Read more
Photo: Eric Lord The Hershey Bears kick off their quest to become just the second team in American Hockey League (AHL) history to win three straight Calder Cup with a matchup with the Lehigh Phantoms. It is the second consecutive year that the two instate rivals will play in the Atlantic Division Semifinals. The Phantoms … Read more
The Washington Capitals have recalled goaltender Mitchell Gibson from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), senior vice president and general manager Chris Patrick announced today. In addition, the Capitals have loaned goaltender Clay Stevenson to Hershey. Gibson, 25, won his only appearance with Hershey this season, stopping 26 of 28 shots faced … Read more
Photo: Tori Hartman The two-time defending Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears began their 2025 postseason run on Wednesday night with a 3-0 win over Lehigh Valley in Game 1 of their Atlantic Division semifinal series at Giant Center. Game 2 of the best-of-five series is scheduled for Friday evening. Hunter Shepard made 26 saves for … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Spring weather, a team golf outing, and extra time to prepare for the Calder Cup Playoffs sounds like a good deal for a hockey player. The Hershey Bears call it “Hell Week,” however. That’s because head coach Todd Nelson uses the time between the end of the regular season and … Read more
Mike Young spent four seasons behind the bench at WNE (photo: Western New England Athletics). Western New England men’s hockey head coach Mike Young has announced his resignation from the program effective March 15, 2025. Young joined the Golden Bears ahead of the 2021-22 season and led the Western New England team to 21 wins … Read more
Patrick Williams will deliver the FloHockey AHL Power Rankings listing all 32 teams every week throughout the regular season. The Hershey Bears are back after sweeping a 3-in-3 weekend to overtake the Laval Rocket for the number-one spot in the AHL Power Rankings. In the Western Conference, the Abbotsford Canucks’ late-season surge has them breaking … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer After a long winter – and an especially long March – the Hershey Bears made time for some quick hibernation this week. The Bears had both Monday and Tuesday off; on Sunday, they had returned to Giant Center for the first time following a 10-game road stretch, the longest in … Read more
Photo: Eric Lord Of the 14 games the Hershey Bears played in March, 10 of them were away for the Giant Center. The month saw the team venture out on the longest road trip in franchise history. The Chocolate and White went 6-2-1-1 on the trip to earn 14 of a possible 20 points. The … Read more
The Washington Capitals announced on Monday that defenseman Ryan Chesley, the organization’s 37th overall pick from the 2022 NHL Draft, will sign an ATO with the AHL’s Hershey Bears and is expected to sign his three-year NHL entry-level contract at a later time. The 21-year-old posted eight goals, 20 points, and a +17 rating in … Read more