The Hershey Bears held their annual Teddy Bear Toss game on Sunday, and Caps Outsider was present to take plenty of photos! Louie Belpedio early in the game, which triggered the fans to toss stuffed animals onto the ice. The Bears won, 5-2.
(Photos by Esther Frances and Rob Raymer)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th:Stuffed animals rain down on the ice at the 2026 Teddy Bear Toss during the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)HERSHEY, PA – January 4th: the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
(Esther Frances)
(Esther Frances)
(Esther Frances)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th: Goaltender Mitch Gibson (35) of the Hershey Bears poses with a Stuffed dragon during the 2026 Teddy Bear Toss during the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
(Esther Frances)
(Esther Frances)
(Esther Frances)
(Esther Frances)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th: Hershey Bears mascot Coco takes a lap before the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th: Left Wing Andrew Cristall (20) of the Hershey Bears poses with stuffed animals during the 2026 Teddy Bear Toss at the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
(Esther Frances)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th: Hershey Bears players celebrate as stuffed animals rain down on the ice during the 2026 Teddy Bear Toss at the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
(Esther Frances)
(Esther Frances)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th: Hershey Bears players celebrate as stuffed animals rain down on the ice during the 2026 Teddy Bear Toss at the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
(Esther Frances)
(Esther Frances)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th: Teddy bears line the glass during the 2026 Teddy Bear Toss at the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
(Esther Frances)
(Esther Frances)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th: Right Wing Graeme Clark (92) of the Hershey Bears celebrates Hershey’s first goal that triggers stuffed animals flying for the 2026 Teddy Bear Toss at the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
(Esther Frances)
(Esther Frances)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th: Left Wing Andrew Cristall (20) of the Hershey Bears relaxes on a teddy bear tossed during the 2026 Teddy Bear Toss at the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th: Hershey Bears players celebrate as stuffed animals rain down on the ice during the 2026 Teddy Bear Toss at the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
(Esther Frances)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th:Stuffed animals rain down on the ice at the 2026 Teddy Bear Toss during the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
(Esther Frances)
(Esther Frances)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th: Hershey Bears mascot Coco poses with a. Teddy bear during the 2026 Teddy Bear Toss at the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
(Esther Frances)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th: Hershey Bears players celebrate as stuffed animals rain down on the ice during the 2026 Teddy Bear Toss at the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th: Hershey Bears mascot coco during the 2026 Teddy Bear Toss at the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
(Esther Frances)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th: Defenseman Ryan Chesley (5) of the Hershey Bears poses with a stuffed hedgehog as workers clear the ice at the 2026 Teddy Bear Toss the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
(Esther Frances)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th: Right Wing Bogdan Trineyev (44) of the Hershey Bears posed with a. Stuffed toy with his name on it during the 2026 Teddy Bear Toss the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
(Esther Frances)
(Esther Frances)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th: Hershey Bears players pose with stuffed animals during the 2026 Teddy Bear Toss at the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th: Hershey Bears players celebrate as stuffed animals rain down on the ice during the 2026 Teddy Bear Toss at the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
(Esther Frances)
(Esther Frances)
HERSHEY, PA – January 4th: Hershey Bears players Henrik Rybinski (12) and Andrew Cristall (20) laugh in a pile of stuffed animals during the 2026 Teddy Bear Toss at the AHL hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and the Hershey Bears on January 4, 2026 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo: Robert Raymer)
(Esther Frances)
(Esther Frances)
(Esther Frances)
(Esther Frances)
(Esther Frances)
(Esther Frances)
Sweet. Cuddly. Mayhem.
There’s nothing like the @GiantFoodStores #TeddyBearTossHershey 🧸🤩 pic.twitter.com/qY0ULOnN5T
— Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) January 4, 2026
Fans Throw 81,796 Stuffed Animals on Ice at Hershey’s Teddy Bear Toss Game
