Bears and Caps Alum Connor Carrick Grateful After Loss
(Former teammates Liam O’Brien and Connor Carrick embrace after the game. via @haaleeeyyyyy)
Sunday evening, the Hershey Bears defeated the Toronto Marlies 3-2 to take the series 4-1 and advance to the Calder Cup Finals. Former Bear, Connor Carrick, who was traded to Toronto near the NHL trade deadline, was emotional after this series.
As seen in the photo above, Carrick and Liam O’Brien, former roommates, embraced in the handshake line.
Roomie love ! @connorcarrick great series brother ! https://t.co/erK10WMjHq
— Liam O'Brien (@OfficialBigTuna) May 29, 2016
You too OB. Best of luck hammer https://t.co/PKmcrwWYas
— Connor Carrick (@connorcarrick) May 29, 2016
Bears defender Erik Burgdoerfer also took to Twitter to complement Carrick after this exchange in the handshake line
Respect. pic.twitter.com/nqWJLqkZhQ
— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) May 29, 2016
@TheAHL you too burgy, great series win, enjoy it
— Connor Carrick (@connorcarrick) May 29, 2016
Finally, Carrick talked about how he was grateful to the Bears organization.
With that said, I am grateful for how well I was treated by: the fans, the coaching staffs, and most importantly, my teammates. Thank you
— Connor Carrick (@connorcarrick) May 29, 2016
Congrats to the Toronto Marlies and Connor Carrick on a great series and a great season. Carrick had 18 points in 15 playoff games for Toronto.
Congrats to @TheHersheyBears. All the best the rest of the way. #MarliesLive pic.twitter.com/vvtQVJo8oT
— Toronto Marlies (@TorontoMarlies) May 29, 2016