At the Hershey Bears game on Sunday, 34,798 stuffed animals were thrown onto the ice after the Bears scored their first goal of the game. This is a new world record, which was previously held by the Calgary Hitmen in 2015 (28,815). The previous personal record for Hershey was 25,017 which happened in 2017.
CommunityAid donated $.50 for every bear collected, up to $15,000 and a club seat member donated $1 for every bear on the behalf of the Sweigart Family Foundation.
Here is a brief history of Hershey’s teddy bear toss:
Here is the full article of last nights game.
The goal that sent fans into a frenzy:
Did someone ask for teddy bears!?! @rileybarber94 wants to see them! Power play goal for @TheHersheyBears! Game tied 1-1#TeddyBearToss #Hershey30KChallenge #HBH #HersheyBears #DefendTheDen @CapsOutsider pic.twitter.com/VW3vgck8eS
— Cory Lyons (@CoryLyonsAHL) December 2, 2018
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