Hershey Bears Archives

Caps Re-sign Goalie Prospect Vitek Vanecek to a Three-year Extension

The Capitals have announced they have re-signed goaltending prospect Vitek Vanecek to a three-year extension worth a total of $2.15 million.
Welcome Back, Shane Gersich and Brian Pinho!

The Caps announced Monday that they re-signed Shane Gersich to a one-year, two-way contract. He'll likely be playing with the Bears for much of next season.
Bears’ Season Ends With Sweep By Checkers

Hershey’s season ends with a 5-2 loss to Charlotte. Megna and Gersich score the only goals for the Bears. Checkers win the series 4-0 and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals....
Bears Fall 3-1, Giving Checkers 3-0 Series Lead

Charlotte scores late in the third period to win the game. Hershey’s power play goes zero for six and continues to struggle. Checkers lead the series 3-0. Follow Cory Lyons...
Bears Trail Series 2-0 to Checkers

The series heads back to Hershey after the Bears fell 7-3 in Charlotte.
Checkers Beat the Bears in Game 1

Charlotte takes an early lead and holds on for a 4-1 win against the Bears.
Sound Tigers Force Game 5, Beat Bears 3-2 in OT

Hershey loses lead in the third period, then the game in overtime. Vanecek makes 37 saves while Jayson Megna scores short handed. Follow Cory Lyons on Twitter @CoryLyonsAHL for live updates...
Hershey Takes A 2-1 Series Lead Over Bridgeport

Samsonov had 26 saves and his first career AHL point. Goals coming from Liam O’Brien and Ryan Sproul while Garrett Pilon and Beck Malenstyn recorded their first career pro points in...
Bears Even Series With 2-0 Victory

Vitek Vanecek had 39 saves and Mike Sgarbossa had 1 goal and 1 assist to lead Hershey to a 2-0 victory over Bridgeport. The best of 5 series is now all...