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Washington Capitals Recall Hunter Shepard From AHL Hershey; Logan Thompson To “Miss A Little Bit Of Time”

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Photo: Athlon Sports The Washington Capitals have recalled goaltender Hunter Shepard from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), senior vice president and general manager Chris Patrick announced today. Head coach Spencer Carbery announced prior to Friday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks (7 PM ET, Monumental Sports Network locally, NHL Network nationally) that … Read more

Minor BEARings: Hendrix Lapierre, Pierrick Dube and Ivan Miroshnichenko Lead Balanced Hershey Bears Attack In March

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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

Hershey Bears To Sign Ryan Chesley To ATO, Washington Capitals To Sign 2022 Second-Round Pick At Later Time

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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

Washington Capitals Recall Alexander Alexeyev From Conditioning Loan With AHL’s Hershey Bears

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Washington Capitals Recall Alexander Alexeyev From Conditioning Loan With AHL’s Hershey Bears

The Washington Capitals have recalled defenseman Alex Alexeyev from his conditioning loan with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), senior vice president and general manager Chris Patrick announced today. Left-wing Jakub Vrana was placed on waivers on Wednesday, which opened up another roster spot. Washington is reportedly in the market for a … Read more

Minor BEARings: Ethan Bear And Hendrix Lapierre Propel Hershey Bears In February

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Minor BEARings: Ethan Bear And Hendrix Lapierre Propel Hershey Bears In February

Photo: Eric Lord February was the quietest month of the season, game wise, for the Hershey Bears. The Chocolate and White played just six games, going 4-2. The Bears won three of their four home matchups and went 1-1 on the road. Hershey remains in first place of the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Atlantic Division … Read more

The Hershey Bears Quarter-Century Teams

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Photo: Eric Lord Since the calendar flipped to 2025, the National Hockey League (NHL) has been releasing Quarter-Century teams for all of the franchises in the league. During that same timeline, the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) has had their share of high-quality players and enjoyed a great deal of success. The … Read more

Minor BEARings: Alex Limoges and Ethan Bear Driving The First-Place Hershey Bears

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Photo: Eric Lord Coming off a bit of a rough month in December, the Hershey Bears rebounded in January by losing only twice in regulation and earning points in 10 of their 12 games during the month. The Chocolate and White posted a record of 8-2-2-0. Six of those wins came in the first seven … Read more

World-Record Sweet Cuddly Mayhem: Images from Hershey Bears’ 2025 Teddy Bear Toss

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World-Record Sweet Cuddly Mayhem: Images from Hershey Bears’ 2025 Teddy Bear Toss

Photo: Joe Noyes/NoVa Caps The AHL’s Hershey Bears held their annual Teddy Bear Toss game on Sunday, which was one to remember. After center Michael Sgarbossa lit the lamp for Hershey, the teddy bears rained—poured— down onto the ice, and NoVa Caps’ photojournalist Joe Noyes captured all the sweet, cuddly, and historic mayhem from Giant … Read more

Hershey breaks Teddy Bear Toss record…again | TheAHL.com

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Photo: Tori Hartman The Hershey Bears have once again established a new hockey record, collecting 102,343 stuffed toys during Sunday’s annual Teddy Bear Toss. This surpasses the club’s previous hockey world record of 74,599 collected in 2024. Mike Sgarbossa sent the fur flying with his goal 14:45 into the first period of Hershey’s game against the … Read more

Minor BEARings: Mike Sgarbossa, Henrik Rybinski Pace Struggling Hershey Bears’ Offense

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Photo: Eric Lord The final month of 2024 presented the Hershey Bears with some adversity. The roster was decimated by injuries, with eight different players missing at least one game due to injury. The offense struggled and the power play was nonexistent. The Bears went 5-5 in December with four of those losses coming at … Read more