Hershey to DC Hockey

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2010-04-29T22:27:00.000-04:00

Hershey Does It Again.

2010-04-29T22:03:00.002-04:00

Well here we go all over again. The Hershey Bears are going to the Calder Cup conference finals...again. Chris Bourque came out to start this game with only two goals and ten points, he ended with 15 points and four goals. Bourque who scored 8:23 into the first and 0:59 into the second was the #1 star. Albany would start the third period with a lead of 4-2. Alexandre Giroux cut the Rats lead to one with just over three minutes left in the third. Hershey would score again in the third period on a goal by Matthew Perrault to tie the game and go into overtime. Perrault would scored again at 2:23 of the overtime to sweep the Rats and end the Albany River Rats franchise as they move to Charlotte, North Carolina and become the Charlotte Checkers. Hershey will no have a week, maybe two, with out an opponent as they wait on the Worcester-Manchester series to end as they will be going to the East Conference Finals for the fourth time in five years.

The Hershey Bears new AHL record - By:Jarrod

2010-02-24T18:35:00.006-05:00

By guest writer Jarrod:

The Hershey Bears set an AHL record last Sunday with a 5-3 win. The Bears won 20 consecutive home games, thanks to a pair of third period goals from Francois Bouchard The victory marked the 20Th consecutive win on Giant Center ice, eclipsing an AHL record held by the 1996-97 Philadelphia Phantoms. The Bears first goal was scored by Andrew Gordon. The Bears and Rats traded goals in the second period. In the last couple of seconds of an extended Albany 5-on-3, Bryan Rodney put the River Rats on the board, launching a slap shot from the right circle at 3:50. Hershey answered, as Rodney deflected a cross-ice pass from Oskar Osala through the five hole of Peters at 6:15. Jerome Samson responded for the Rats. Samson struck again for the visitors at 13:01, effectively chasing Bears backstop Braden Holtby from the game. Jason Bacashihua relieved Holtby between the pipes and faced two shots in the second period. The score was at a 3-3 deadlock after 40 minutes.
Just as a power play expired, Karl Alzner fired a shot from the point and Bouchard potted the rebound for his 15Th of the season at 11:24 of the third period. Bryan Helmer tallied the secondary helper to notch his 386Th career assist and broke an AHL record for assists by a defenseman. Bouchard added the insurance at 17:53. The Bears had a game they will never forget.

Post Game Video:

(editors note:Bears won today in a shoot out 3-2 )

Pics for YOU

2010-02-08T21:16:00.006-05:00

My Twitter Friends @awsome_anna and @Caps_Girl are getting their wish

For awsome_anna...Perry

And for Caps_Girl...16 year old OVI

A WEEK IN REVIEW 11/27-12/4

2009-12-04T17:41:00.007-05:00

I asked some questions this week on Facebook....and here are the responses....

Q:Last nights game vs. WBS. Comments?

Answers:Kristin-Well, I had a Penguins guy sitting behind me whining the whole night about the calls, the Pens' guys, whatever and all I could do was laugh. 5-0, awesome for Hershey and stinks to be a Penguins fan. Hershey may have been tired from 4 games in 5 days but they definitely showed up for that game.

Jamie-Neuvy had 42 saves. Nuff said.

Q:Comments about the last two games vs. ADIRONDACK?

Answers:Kristin-I watched the first game online and Hershey looked pretty good. I don't think they played bad at all on Sat. They just looked tired. It figures, that's the game that Cash finally get to play at home. I wish we would get to see him more.

Q:Beagle assigned, Ovi gets two-game suspension...comments?

Answers:Kyle-It [stinks] that Ovi is suspended for 2 games.

Kristin-Well, if they aren't going to play Beagle, let me play in Hershey. As for Ovechkin, he is a big name that plays hard all the time. He is always going to get attention, good and bad. I think the suspension is bogus.

Q:Chris Bourque put on wavers by the Pens....anybody think the Caps should claim him?

Answers:Kyle-yes Bourque needs to come back to the caps and bears

Don-yea they should being him back

Kaylyn-ABSOLUTELY!!!!! Bring Chris back!!!!!!!! He was my favorite player and I was sad to see him go to the Pens, the team I DESPISE!!!

Q:How many people think the caps need to get Nylander out of dc?

Answers:Kyle-Send Nylander to Pitt for Chris and call it a deal

Don-they need to get Nylander out of Washington

THANKS FOR THE THOUGHTS EVERYONE!

The Bad News Bears of Hershey

2009-12-04T17:31:00.003-05:00

STORY BY GUEST WRITER JARROD:
The Bad News Bears of Hershey are the guys you love to hate. The Bad Bears are Steve Pinizzotto, Brandon Sugden, Greg Amadio, Patrick Weller, and Grant McNeill. Pinizzotto has 28 penalty minutes, but they all seem to be because of a good fight. Even when he isn't fighting he is stapling people to the boards. Sugden has 33 penalty minutes. He sure can pack a punch. I would definitely not want to be on the other end of his fist. Amadio, who I like to call 'Penalty Boy' or 'Sir Fights Alot', has the most penalty minutes of the team, with a whopping 54 minutes. He is fun to watch on the ice, as he is always causing trouble but in a good way. Weller is also somewhat of a Bad News Bear as he can throw some good punches as well. His time in the sin bin is at 16 minutes. Grant McNeil is a strong defenceman as well with 16 minutes of serving time. He likes to throw down as needed and can pack a good punch. The best team the Hershey Bears and and all them guys you love to hate always make watching a game much more exciting by there antics on the ice. They sure know how to raise Bear Nation in the Barn.
(EDITOR'S NOTE:Chris Bouqure was put on wavers today by the Pens...John Stevens was fired today by the Flyers...)

Disgraceland

2009-11-24T16:41:00.001-05:00

I met some great bears fans last game. These guys call them self Disgraceland. ABC27 will run a story on these guys soon. But before then please check out their Facebook page and their blog. Also remember to send your story ideas to hersheytodchockey@capsred.com

CONTEST UPDATE!!!!!!

2009-11-20T17:42:00.003-05:00

CONTEST UPDATE: THE CONTEST HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS! YOU HAVE UNTIL DEC 3 TO COMMENT ON FACEBOOK, SEND TO US THROUGH TWITTER, OR EMAIL US AT HERSHEYTODCHOCKEY@CAPSRED.COM!!!!

CONTEST!!!!!!

2009-11-19T21:13:00.002-05:00

Contest!!!! I'm going to work on a blog post for Fri Sat and Sun. All with different themes. Send me your ideas for the posts. The best three will win and become posts. All ideas are good, feel-good stories, funny stories ect. Leave your comments on Facebook (search Hershey to DC Hockey)or tweet us at @Hershey2DC on Twitter! If you have any questions or an idea thats too long to tweet or comment email us at: hersheytodchockey@capsred.com

Facebook and Twitter

2009-11-14T16:54:00.003-05:00

We are now on Twitter and Facebook!! You can follow us at Hershey2DC on Twitter. On Facebook we are under Hershey to DC Hockey . I'll put photos, short updates, and fun facts on both! So look out...I'm a social-networking freak!!!

Gone Too Long

2009-10-08T22:48:00.011-04:00

Its been a long summer for me but I'm back and ready to get back to blogging. So in June the Bears caped off the best season ever with a tenth Calder Cup win and some great gains and losses. After losing Chris Bourque to the Pens, and Mr Mayor of Hershey to Edmonton, the Bears gain Boyd Kane and some Caps draft picks to make this team look as good as the one we had last year. The Caps lost their tough guy Donald Brashear, but gained key additions with Mike Knuble and Brendon Morrison, making this team a good contendor for a cup. But hockey has not been the main sport all this summer. It looks like my Baltimore Orioles will make the playoffs this year... Oh wait, never mind. With the season looking to be another good one, with Gordo on the top line and some depth with the goaltenders, we have a very good chance of going back to back. Also, with all the new and old technologies, I've become a big fan of Twitter. If you are not on the service or have an account you should get one. Even though they might get a couple of bad reps with people always having to update their status, it's not really like that. You can update as you want, but just like me, I'm not one of the people who obsess telling people what I had for breakfast. Hope to see everyone at least one or two Bears and one Caps game this season. Sorry about the long wait in blog posts, but to make up for it, here are my best photos from this past year (And if you could comment on the photos, I would appreciate it very much, Thank You.)

CALDER CUP CHAMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-06-13T00:18:00.003-04:00

FINALY I CAN STOP MY PLAYOFF HOLDOUT AS THE BEARS WIN IN 6 GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2009 CALDER CUP CHAMPS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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E:60 AND OVI

2009-04-17T16:28:00.003-04:00

E:60 Alex Ovechkin Preview from ESPN Communications on Vimeo.

OVI WILL BE ON E:60 THIS TUESDAY. CHERRY COMMENTED ON HIM. PROBABLY TO FIX UP HIS IMAGE ON DISSING OVI.

MINKER AND DECEMBER 16

2009-04-10T21:50:00.002-04:00

IS MINKER STILL ALIVE? HE HASN'T HAD A BLOG POST SINCE DECEMBER 16TH. SO SHOULD WE PUT HIS LAST BLOG ON THE DECEMBER 16TH Wikipedia PAGE?!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_16

TWITTER, STANLEY

2009-03-16T19:59:00.004-04:00

I twitter-er now. You can see my updates now on the sidebar. If I'm at a Caps or Bears game I'll post the score. By the way I hope you like the photo, I took it at the Bears game.

YOU TUBE, REDSKINS, OVI

2009-03-13T21:35:00.003-04:00

Make sure you have clean under ware near by cause you'll need it

Please spell WE LOST

2009-01-24T12:21:00.003-05:00

Wow, alot of people can't spell to save their life

Well the Bears lost in a shoot-out again. The last 3 games at the Giant Center were a shoot-out as tonight is Washington Capitals night in Hershey as Ovi is in Canada to defend his breakaway title also. Nobody will know what he will do tonight but I'm guessing he will blow us away.

OVI TWITTERING

2009-01-22T19:21:00.004-05:00

Ovi is a Twitterer. How do you spell Twitterer is it Twitterer or Twittwer-er. Well http://twitter.com/ovi8/ is his site.

ALZNER, HELMER, MACHESNEY ASSIGNED TO HERSHEY

2009-01-21T19:30:00.000-05:00

01/21/2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 21, 2009

Capitals Assign Karl Alzner, Bryan Helmer and Daren Machesney to Hershey

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have assigned defensemen Karl Alzner and Bryan Helmer and goaltender Daren Machesney to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today.

Alzner, 20, has played in 26 NHL games this season, recording one goal and three assists. He recorded his first NHL point Dec. 4 in a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders and recorded his first NHL goal the next game in a 2-1 victory at Toronto on Dec. 6. The 6’2”, 206-pound Burnaby, British Columbia, native is third among NHL rookies in ice time. Alzner has played in 20 games this season with Hershey, recording two goals and seven assists.

Helmer, 36, played in four games during his most recent recall and now has three assists in 12 games on the season. The 6’2”, 208-pound Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, native recorded his first point as a Capital in a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders. Helmer has played in 33 games this season with Hershey, recording 19 assists. He leads all Hershey defenseman in that category.

Machesney, 22, was recalled on Jan. 19. He has now dressed as a backup for the Capitals five times in his career. Machesney is 11-5-1 with a 2.99 GAA and a .879 save percentage for Hershey this season.

GREAT GOAL AND RIPPED OFF

2009-01-12T17:19:00.009-05:00

Now if you cant see it just click it and it will be bigger and you can see we got RIPPED OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It wasn't as bad as the night before as the ref Chris Brown was THE WORSE!!! But iI hope you like the other pic.

Wii blogging

2009-01-04T19:35:00.002-05:00

I'm blogging from my Wii. Yes I can do that. The Bears win as Minker went back to Worcester. I'll have more later. I can't get on to my computer until I get of my Wii internet chanel. Later days, for now.

Jaromir Claus

2009-01-03T16:32:00.003-05:00

Even though he is over sea's he can still play

Yes it's Jaromir Jagr.

3,2,1... 2009

2009-01-01T00:01:00.002-05:00

2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AS PUCKHEAD PUTS IT WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

45

2008-12-31T23:59:00.003-05:00

45 SEC TO 2009

90 TO GO

2008-12-31T23:58:00.000-05:00

90 SECONDS TO GO

DON'T FORGET THE NOG... I MEAN NOTES.

2008-12-31T22:15:00.009-05:00

CAPS:
12/26: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=281226023
12/28: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=281228023
12/30: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=281230002

BEARS:
12/27: http://stats.theahl.com/stats/official-game-report.php?game_id=1005230
12/28: http://stats.theahl.com/stats/official-game-report.php?game_id=1005242
12/31: http://stats.theahl.com/stats/official-game-report.php?game_id=1005267

Also OVI's goal

8 is great...but not on blogs

2008-12-31T21:06:00.005-05:00

It's almost 2009 and I haven't made a post since the 23rd. Sorry about not getting on since Christmas Eve EVE but all the fooling around since then then made me forget. As the Winter Classic is just hours away the Bears are on the road and a nice bus. After practice I got to see it and it has a satellite TV and the guys have to stay on it for 4 games. I fell so bad for them... not for going on a bus up to the New England area for 4 games an won't be back 'till 09, for being on a bus with Kip Brennan and a guitar. As they beat the Falcons (even though they had in goal Oliers Jeff Deslauriers) 2-0 on Teddy Bear Toss night. The Hawks and Wings get reddy for tomorow as they got 1 hour of practice and 1 hour of family skate which was a nice thing.

HAVE A HAPPY, HOCKEY, AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR!

Alexander is GREAT!!!!!

2008-12-23T21:59:00.003-05:00

And the change OVIE brought us for the holiday...Two goals and win against the Rangers. Thanks to him "Flash", and Kozlov the Caps came back from a 4-0 deficit to send the game into OT. Then, a miracle on "Mo's" birthday... he scores the game winning goal and his first of the season. Nice birthday present. Gordon had 7:12 min and 1 shot. Congrats Gordo.
Box score*:http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=281223013
* I got a better one than last time; sorry about the last one.

Caps '04 7th round choice finaly gets his chance

2008-12-23T17:09:00.000-05:00

Neer 10am today Andrew Gordon and Brain Helmer got the call to go to "The City That Never Sleeps" for the Caps game tonight against the Rangers. This is the second sitnt for Helmer and Gordons NHL debute. Helmer, 36, has played 19 years in the majors and minors as he has only played 104 games in his NHL career with 16 points and half as many goals. As for Gordon this is his first NHL game. Washington's 197th overall in 2004 has played for both the Bears and Stingrays in the last two years. The game is at MSG and is on CSN-DC at 7pm.

Bacashihua Bumbles in Shootout as Gordo is hero in Bears Win

2008-12-21T20:12:00.001-05:00

With Varlamov back in goal since being called-up to DC and Hershey coming off a win it looked like everyone was in for a treat. With the game tied up going into OT and Bridgeport winning it secured a one point lead over the Tigers hopping to make that two. With five shots combined over the two teams it headed in to a shootout. Bourque scored first and Lake Erie beating Simeon once that it came down to Gordo. At first it looked like Bacashihua saved it but we were fooled. Varlamov made the final save and the Bears got another win. They will practice the 26Th and have games the 27Th and 28Th as Machesney leaves for Switzerland and the Spengler Cup.

Game Notes

http://stats.theahl.com/stats/official-game-report.php?game_id=1005210

Bears Back On Track.

2008-12-20T21:27:00.000-05:00

Bears win even though Cheese had a lonnely night and by that I mean he only saw 19 shots and saved 17 as the Bears won 4-2. Also congrads to Daren on making Team Canada for the 08 Spengler Cup. Wilson had a 2 goal night and Minker had the first goal 11 seconds in to the game. As John Walton put it: Mink scores even before the croud can get their popcorn out. The Bears take sole possession of first place as Bridgeport loses tonight at home. The Bears take on Lake Erie tomorrow at 5:00 PM in the Frezzer Aisle. The Caps have a couple of days to regroup after a 7-1 lost to Phily. They will head up to New York to take on the Rangers on the 23rd at 7:00 PM.

Here are the game notes.
Bears: http://stats.theahl.com/stats/official-game-report.php?game_id=1005198
Caps: http://www.nhl.com/ice/boxscore.htm?id=2008020475

On a final note in no relations to hockey another congrads to PSU Lady Lions Volleyball team for winning back-2-back NCAA titles and beatting Stanford back-2-back also.

Zamboni go boom

2008-12-20T20:37:00.002-05:00

Look what happen at Wrigley Field yesterday...

Nobody (including the Zamboni) got hurt.Crews said the brakes on the Zamboni failed. Danny Ahern, who works at the United Center, was the driver.

First post

2008-12-20T18:12:00.000-05:00

If you are a hockey fan from Hershey or the Washington area laugh all you want at me. I'm going to the Hershey Bears vs. Lowell Devils game tonight. Bears are 7-0 at home and are looking for a win after a disapointing road trip with two losses breaking their 11 game winning streak and one postpone game. With Simeon Varlamov back from DC and Kip Brennan back to Hershey it sounds like Hershey will be back on track tonight