Sunday January 29, 2006 (Posted Sunday 11:11 P.M. EST)

 

Current Bears Statistical Leaders (through 1-29-06)

 

Sunday January 29, 2006 vs Norfolk (Posted Sunday 11:11 P.M. EST)

 

Admirals hold off Bears, 4-3

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

Playing their fourth game in five days, the Hershey Bears fell to the Norfolk Admirals 4-3 in front of 6,302 Sunday evening at Giant Center. Mark Cullen would give the visitors a 2-0 lead, potting scores 2:20 apart in the 1st period, while goaltender Mike McKenna (3-1-0) would keep the crease clear down the stretch as Norfolk (23-17-2-3, 51 points) held on for the one-goal victory. Graham Mink (power play), Jonas Johansson, and Boyd Kane (short-handed) would collect markers for Hershey, while goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck (8-4-2) turned aside 20 of 24 shots as the Bears dropped to 3-4-0-1 against the Ads this season.

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Norfolk	2	1	1	4
Hershey	1	2	0	3

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, NOR, Cullen 18 (power play) (Corazzini, Wisniewski), 12:35. 2, NOR, Cullen 19 (Lee, Laing), 14:55. 3, HER, Mink 18 (power play) (Kane, Gordon), 16:50. Penalties: Kane, HER (hooking), 12:18; Byfuglien, NOR (interference), 15:51; St. Pierre, NOR (boarding), 18:26; Fraser, NOR (roughing), 19:54; Munn, NOR (fighting major), 19:54; Fehr, HER (roughing), 19:54; Robitaille, HER (fighting major), 19:54.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 4, NOR, Bartovic 9 (Wisniewski, Byfuglien), 1:32. 5, HER, Johansson 4 (Steckel, Robitaille), 7:07. 6, HER, Kane 13 (short-handed) (unassisted), 13:47. Penalties: Mink, HER (hooking), :09; Cullen, NOR (tripping), :17; Brown, NOR (fighting major), 5:18; Engelland, HER (fighting major), 5:18; Munn, NOR (fighting major), 9:23; Fussey, HER (fighting major), 9:23; Lee, NOR (holding), 9:57; Johansson, HER (goaltender interference), 13:15; Byfuglien, NOR (holding), 15:05.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 7, NOR, Keith 10 (game-winner) (Fraser), 5:16. Penalties: Kuiper, NOR (holding), :45; Byfuglien, NOR (interference), 2:33; Green, HER (tripping), 4:10; St. Pierre, NOR (hooking), 4:31; Wilde, HER (interference), 8:52; Laing, NOR (holding), 12:10; Fehr, HER (hooking), 16:38.

 

Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 40, Norfolk: 24 … Hershey finished 1-11 on the power-play, while Norfolk ended at 1-4 … the Bears outshot the Admirals 28-24 … McKenna ended with 25 saves for Norfolk … Kane's short-handed tally came 32 seconds after an apparent Jakub Klepis goal was waived off due to goaltender interference by Johansson … D Lawrence Nycholat saw his 6-game point streak come to an end … The contest featured 3 fights: Louis Robitaille vs Steve Munn (1st period); and Deryk Engelland against Mike Brown and Owen Fussey against Munn in the 2nd stanza. After his one-sided win over Engelland, Brown raised his hands in victory before pointing to the Hershey bench … the Bears finished with a 6-5-0-2 record for the month of January … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Martin Wilde and Mark Wotton on defense, with Owen Fussey, Jonas Johansson, and Dave Steckel at forward … Injury scratches from Hershey included: D Dean Arsene, C Jared Aulin, D Jakub Cutta, LW Tomas Fleischmann, D J.F. Fortin, and C Joey Tenute. RW Cam McCaffrey was a healthy scratch, while C Colin Forbes was recalled by Washington … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Cullen, (2) James Wisniewski, (3) Kane … referee Chris Ciamaga.

 

Coming Up: The Bears kick-off the second half of the season Friday night in South Philadelphia, taking on the arch-rival Phantoms at 7:05 PM. Hershey holds a 3-0-1-1 lead in the season series, including a 5-4 shootout loss in their last meeting on Jan. 20th at the Wachovia Spectrum.

 

Mark Cullen (left) slips his team-leading 18th goal of the season past Bears goalie Kirk Daubenspeck, giving the Admirals a 1-0 lead 12:35 into the 1st period.

 

Former Bear Carl Corazzini (#7) watches as Cullen's blast beats Daubenspeck top-shelf, sending the goalie's water bottle airborne. The even strength tally gave the visitors a 2-0 advantage at 14:55 of the 1st.

 

Graham Mink's power play shot prepares to find its way into the Norfolk goal, beating netminder Mike McKenna and bringing the Bears closer at 2-1 heading into the 1st intermission.

 

Hershey's Louis Robitaille (#24) lands a punch on Norfolk's Steve Munn during their 1st period fight. Each player earned 5-minute major penalties for the tussle.

 

Milan Bartovic (right) watches as his shot crosses the goal line, giving the Admirals a 3-1 lead at the 1:32 mark of the 2nd period.

 

Saturday January 28, 2006 vs Binghamton (Posted Saturday 11:41 P.M. EST)

 

Bears override Senators, 3-1

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

The Hershey Bears made it four wins in their last five games, defeating the Binghamton Senators 3-1 before 8,061 fans Saturday night at the Giant Center. Colin Forbes (power play), Eric Fehr (game-winner), and the newly reassigned Boyd Gordon (short-handed empty-netter) supplied the goal scoring for Hershey (28-11-2-7, 65 points), while Frederic Cassivi (20-10-5) turned aside 29 of 30 shots faced to earn the victory in goal. Only a late-3rd period power play tally by Jan Platil spoiled Cassivi's shutout bid, as Binghamton (17-23-2-2, 38 points) fell to 1-4 against Hershey this season. Billy Thompson (5-12-1) suffered the loss in net for the BSens, finishing with 22 saves.

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Binghamton	0	0	1	1
Hershey	1	0	2	3

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Forbes 15 (power play) (Nycholat, Gordon), 13:52. Penalties: Evans, BIN (fighting major), 11:33; Robitaille, HER (fighting major), 11:33; Platil, BIN (holding, roughing), 13:22; Bourque, HER (roughing), 13:22; Kane, HER (hooking), 15:03; Cullen, BIN (boarding), 17:55; Aulin, HER (hooking), 19:34.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Clouthier, BIN (fighting major), 3:02; McCaffrey, HER (fighting major), 3:02; Steckel, HER (interference), 3:58; Komadoski, BIN (roughing), 7:35; Aulin, HER (tripping), 7:35; HER bench, served by Fehr (too many men), 7:35; Ward, BIN (elbowing), 14:42; Heerema, BIN (high-sticking), 15:04.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 2, HER, Fehr 21 (game-winner) (Steckel, Engelland), :42. 3, HER, Gordon 9 (empty net) (short-handed) (Wotton, Nycholat), 18:44. 4, BIN, Platil 2 (power play) (Johnson, Cullen), 18:59. Penalties: Komadoski, BIN (tripping), 10:39; Forbes, HER (hooking), 18:59.

 

Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 43, Binghamton: 21 … Hershey and Binghamton each finished 1-5 on the power-play … the Senators outshot the Bears 30-25 … D Lawrence Nycholat extended his scoring streak to 6 games, during which he's accumulated 12 points (4 goals, 8 assists) … Fehr's notched his team-leading 21st marker of the 05/06 campaign just 42 seconds into the 3rd stanza, picking up a Dave Steckel rebound and pumping in a shot from in-between the circles past Thompson … Forbes, who on Friday became the 15th different player to bag a game-winner for Hershey this season, rang up his 15th goal of 05/06 on a blast from the left circle at 13:52 of the 1st… D Deryk Engelland registered his 1st career AHL point on Fehr's game-winning score … Gordon was playing his first game for Hershey since New Year's Eve … D Dwayne Zinger missed a golden opportunity to erase the goose egg in the point department this season, firing a shot high over an unoccupied Binghamton net with just over 6 minutes remaining in the 2nd period … LW Louis Robitaille went toe-to-toe for a good 10 seconds with Binghamton's Brennan Evans at the 11:33 mark of the 1st. Robitaille, who has earned 3 fighting majors over the last 2 games, left for the locker room after the donnybrook, but returned to the penalty box moments later … RW Cam McCaffrey earned his 1st fighting major in a Bears jersey, dropping the gloves with the BSens' Brett Clouthier at 3:02 of the 2nd. After tying each other up for the majority of the scrap, Clouthier got a hand free and landed the better shots, earning the win … Hershey currently leads the Eastern Conference with 17 home wins this season … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Zinger and Engelland on defense, with Jared Aulin, Chris Bourque, and Steckel at forward … scratched from Hershey were: D Dean Arsene (back), D Jakub Cutta (groin), LW Tomas Fleischmann (thigh), D J.F. Fortin (groin), LW Owen Fussey (healthy), RW Jonas Johansson (healthy), LW Mike Kompon (healthy), and C Joey Tenute (shoulder) … former Bear Brad Norton (01/02) was scratched for Binghamton … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Cassivi, (2) Forbes , (3) Fehr … referee Jeff Smith.

 

Coming Up: Hershey plays its fourth game in five days with a 5 PM matinee against the Norfolk Admirals Sunday at the Giant Center. The Bears are 3-3-0-1 versus the Admirals this season, including a 7-4 win Friday night at The Scope in Norfolk.

 

Hershey's Louis Robitaille (left) trades punches with Binghamton's Brennan Evans at the 11:33 mark of the 1st period. Linesman Dave Brown (#55) clears a stick from the area.

 

Binghamton's Denis Hamel kicks up some ice as he crashes into Hershey goaltender Frederic Cassivi late in the 1st period. Jared Aulin would earn a tripping penalty for the Bears, giving the Senators a power play advantage that carried over into the 2nd stanza.

 

Binghamton's Brett Clouthier and Hershey's Cam McCaffrey prepare to exchange pleasantries during their fight at the 3:02 mark of the 2nd period.

 

Cassivi makes a breadbasket save on Gregg Johnson's 2nd period power play attempt.

 

Eric Fehr (#11) pots the eventual game-winning goal just 42 seconds into the 3rd period, picking up a Dave Steckel rebound and putting the volcanized rubber past Binghamton goalie Billy Thompson.

 

Friday January 27, 2006 at Norfolk (Posted Friday 10:56 P.M. EST)

 

Hershey drops anchor on the Admirals

Bears win 7-4

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Hershey	1	1	5	7
Norfolk	3	1	0	4

 

Scoring

 

1. HER Kompon, (1) (Green), 3:19

1. NOR Barrett, (16) (Wisniewski, Cullen), 8:10 (PP)

1. NOR Keith, (8) (Fraser, Morgan), 9:31

1. NOR Thornton, (5) (Cullen, Munn), 14:50 (SH)

2. NOR St. Pierre, (14) (Thornton, Byfuglien), 6:26

2. HER Forbes, (13) (Wotton, Cassivi), 9:29

3. HER Mink, (17) (Forbes, Klepis), 3:55

3. HER Green, (5) (Bourque, Robitaille), 4:16

3. HER Forbes, (14) (Bourque, Nycholat), 6:48 (PP)

3. HER Steckel, (9) (Kane, Wotton), 10:43 (PP)

3. HER Nycholat, (10) (Klepis), 16:45 (PP)

 

Penalties

 

1 - NOR Laing, 1:17 - Holding , 2 min (PP)

1 - HER Zinger, 7:17 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

1 - NOR Morgan, 10:59 - Tripping , 2 min (PP)

1 - NOR Barinka, 13:09 - High-sticking , 2 min (PP)

1 - NOR Kuiper, 14:56 - Fighting , 5 min

1 - HER Robitaille, 14:56 - Fighting , 5 min

1 - NOR Morgan, 15:06 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

1 - HER Bourque, 17:47 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

2 - HER Zinger, 2:28 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

2 - NOR Fraser, 8:56 - Roughing , 2 min (PP)

2 - HER Nycholat, 9:29 - Interference , 2 min (PP)

2 - NOR Munn, 12:55 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

2 - NOR Brown, 18:09 - Roughing , 2 min

2 - HER Robitaille, 18:09 - Charging , 2 min

3 - NOR St. Pierre, 4:36 - High-sticking , 5 min (2 PP)

3 - HER Bourque, 8:39 - Closing hand on puck , 2 min (PP)

3 - NOR Cullen, 8:44 - High-sticking , 2 min (PP)

3 - NOR Baines, 12:21 - Holding , 2 min (PP)

3 - NOR Brown, 12:21 - Misconduct , 10 min

3 - NOR Kuiper, 14:46 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

3 - NOR Barinka, 15:06 - Cross-checking , 2 min (PP)

3 - NOR Lee, 17:03 - Fighting , 5 min

3 - HER Robitaille, 17:03 - Fighting , 5 min

 

Coming Up: Hershey will entertain the Binghamton Senators on Saturday at 7:00 PM

 

Wednesday January 25, 2006 at Norfolk (Posted Wednesday 10:46 P.M. EST)

 

Admirals sail to 4th straight over Bears, 5-1

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

Beginning a stretch of four games in five nights, the Hershey Bears fell to the Norfolk Admirals 5-1 Wednesday night at The Scope in Hampton Roads, VA. With 3 points apiece, Mark Cullen (1 goal, 2 assists) and Martin St. Pierre (3 assists) led the way on offense for the Admirals (22-16-2-2, 48 points), while former Bear Carl Corazzini pumped in 2 goals to lead Norfolk to their 4th consecutive victory over Hershey. Goaltender Mike McKenna (2-0-0), in just his 2nd career AHL game, turned aside 28 shots to earn the win for the Ads. Eric Fehr would tally the only score for Hershey (26-11-2-7, 61 points), collecting his team-leading 20th goal of the season, while Frederic Cassivi (18-10-5) took the loss in goal with 19 saves.

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Hershey	0	0	1	1
Norfolk	2	3	0	5

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, NOR, Corazzini 13 (Cullen, Wisniewski), :20. 2, NOR, Corazzini 14 (game-winner) (power play) (Cullen, St. Pierre), 12:30. Penalties: Robitaille, HER (roughing), 2:31; Richmond, NOR (interference), 4:25; Keith, NOR (roughing), 7:22; Aulin, HER (hooking), 12:11; Engelland, HER (fighting major), 16:56; Brown, NOR (fighting major), 16:56; Thornton, NOR (roughing), 17:17; Bourque, HER (cross-checking), 17:38; Fehr, HER (high-sticking major), 19:17.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 3, NOR, Cullen 17 (power play) (Barrett, St. Pierre), 1:12. 4, NOR, Richmond 5 (power play) (Thornton, Meloche), 2:05. 5, NOR, Barrett 15 (St. Pierre, Byfuglien), 13:55. Penalties: Thornton, NOR (elbowing), 4:43; Kompon, HER (hooking), 9:09; Keith, NOR (holding), 14:14; Baines, NOR (tripping), 19:12; Thornton, NOR (unsportsmanlike conduct), 20:00.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 6, HER, Fehr 20 (power play) (Nycholat, Mink), 1:17. Penalties: Barrett, NOR (holding), 10:54; Zinger, HER (hooking), 15:06; Mink, HER (high-sticking), 16:30; Baines, NOR (high-sticking), 19:13.

 

Game Factoids: Hershey finished 1-9 on the power-play, while Norfolk ended at 3-9 … the Bears outshot the Admirals 29-24 … Hershey has dropped 8 of their last 10 road contests … With his team-leading 12th power play goal, Fehr extended his scoring streak to 6 games … D Lawrence Nycholat, the reigning AHL Player of the Week, earned an assist to give him 8 points in the last 4 contests … RW Graham Mink has registered 5 assists over the last 3 games … Cullen has points in 9 straight contests for Norfolk … C Jared Aulin saw his 5-game scoring streak come to an end … LW Mike Kompon, an ECHL All-Star selection this season from the Reading Royals, made his Bears debut, sporting jersey #27 … Earlier in the day, Deryk Engelland was recalled from the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays. The defenseman, in his 3rd stint with the Bears in the last month, fought Norfolk heavyweight Mike Brown in the 1st period … the loss was Hershey's first this season on a Wednesday (5-1-0) … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Mike Green and on Nycholat defense, with Chris Bourque, Kompon, and Mink at forward … scratched from Hershey were: D Dean Arsene (back), D Jakub Cutta (groin), LW Tomas Fleischmann (thigh), D J.F. Fortin (groin), and C Joey Tenute (shoulder). C Colin Forbes, assigned to the Bears on Tuesday, was immediately recalled by Washington Wednesday morning … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Cullen, (2) Corazzini, (3) St. Pierre … referee: Harry Dumas … attendance: 3,257.

 

Coming Up: Hershey again faces Norfolk at The Scope Friday night at 7:15 PM.

 

Sunday January 22, 2006 (Posted Sunday 10:44 P.M. EST)

 

Current Bears Statistical Leaders (through 1-22-06)

 

 

Sunday January 22, 2006 vs Portland (Posted Sunday 10:44 P.M. EST)

 

Hershey puts the "ar" in Bears with 4-3 win over Pirates

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

No matter how you slice it, two points are two points. After allowing the game's first goal for the second consecutive night, the Hershey Bears reeled off four straight goals, only to have the visitors take command in the last 30 minutes to make it interesting until the last possible second. With Dean Arsene in the penalty box for a holding call during the final minute of regulation -- and netminder Mike Wall pulled in favor of an extra attacker -- Portland tried their best to score the equalizer, but couldn't sneak one past Hershey goalie Frederic Cassivi as the final buzzer sounded. Tomas Fleischmann finished with 2 goals and 1 assist for Hershey, while Jared Aulin pocketed his team-leading 4th game-winning goal, as the Bears (26-10-2-7, 61 points) moved within 7 points of Wilkes-Barre for 1st place in the East Division. Cassivi (18-9-5), facing many of his ex-teammates from Cincinnati last season, turned aside a season-high 41 shots for Hershey. For the second straight game, Dustin Penner paced the Pirates scoring, netting two goals to give him four against Hershey this weekend. Wall (4-5-0), who came in relief of starter Nathan Marsters on Saturday, took the loss for Portland (27-11-3-3, 60 points), finishing with 23 saves.

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Portland	1	1	1	3
Hershey	2	2	0	4

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, POR, O'Brien 6 (Peters, Parenteau), 2:06. 2, HER, Fehr 19 (power play) (Kane, Aulin), 8:40. 3, HER, Fleischmann 12 (Tenute, Mink), 14:05. Penalties: Perrault, POR (slashing), 7:14; Pohanka, POR (high-sticking), 10:13; Ferguson, POR (slashing), 12:02; Smid, POR (elbowing), 15:34; Arsene, HER (holding), 18:34.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 4, HER, Fleischmann 13 (Tenute, Mink), 1:37. 5, HER, Aulin 8 (game-winner) (Fleischmann, Nycholat), 5:11. 6, POR, Penner 25 (unassisted), 9:15. Penalties: Zinger, HER (tripping), 9:47.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 7, POR, Penner 26 (short-handed) (Shannon), 9:03. Penalties: Mink, HER (tripping), 1:54; O'Brien, POR (roughing), 7:27; Aulin, HER (holding), 15:08; Arsene, HER (holding), 19:22.

 

Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 32, Portland: 27 … Hershey finished 1-5 on the power-play, while Portland ended at 0-5 … the Pirates outshot the Bears 44-27 … With just over 15 minutes remaining in the 2nd period, C Joey Tenute left the game with an apparent shoulder injury. The 1st-year AHL'er, who earned 2 assists on Sunday, did not return … Hershey's 16 home victories this season rank 1st in the East Division; and rank tied with Portland for tops in the Eastern Conference … while D Mike Green saw his 4-game point streak come to an end, Aulin and Eric Fehr extended their marks to 5 straight contests … D Lawrence Nycholat has accumulated 7 points (3 goals, 4 assists) in the last 3 matches … Sunday marked the first time this season where Hershey has won despite allowing the 1st goal, and being outshot by an opponent … Portland C Ryan Shannon, who's 45 points rank 2nd among AHL freshmen, closed out the weekend with 4 assists against the Bears … A night after setting a season high with 54 shots, Hershey allowed a season-high 44 shots against Portland … the Bears recorded a season-low 2 shots on net during the 3rd period … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Green and Nycholat on defense, with Aulin, Fehr, and Boyd Kane at forward … scratched from Hershey were: D Jakub Cutta (groin), D J.F. Fortin (back), and LW Louis Robitaille (healthy) … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Fleischmann, (2) Penner, (3) Graham Mink … referee: Chris Ciamaga … attendance: 6,819.

 

Coming Up: The Bears hit the road for games in Norfolk on Wednesday and Friday, before returning for a pair of home contests next weekend. Hershey has dropped 3 straight to the Admirals, suffering a 4-2 defeat in their last meeting on January 15th at Giant Center.

 

Dave Steckel (front) stays focused on controlling the puck as Portland goalie Mike Wall keeps a watchful eye during 1st period action.

 

Tomas Fleischmann (top right) prepares to score his 2nd goal of the game, giving the Bears a 3-1 lead at 1:37 of the 2nd period. With 2 goals and 1 assist, Fleischmann was named the game's #1 star.

 

Jared Aulin (left) slips this backhand shot past Wall at 5:11 of the 2nd, providing Hershey with a 4-1 advantage.

 

Chris Bourque (right) has a shot stopped by Wall during 2nd period play.

 

Dustin Penner (left), who had 2 goals on Sunday, watches as Hershey netminder Frederic Cassivi makes his 41st and final save as the buzzer sounds to end the game. Pictured at right is Bears defenseman Mark Wotton.

 

Saturday January 21, 2006 vs Portland (Posted Sunday 12:41 A.M. EST)

 

Pirates walk the plank

Bears offense explodes in 7-3 romp over Portland

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

Nights like this can make fans quickly forget about the previous game. Such was the case on Saturday, when the Hershey Bears erupted for seven goals to down the 1st place Portland Pirates 7-3 before 8,065 at Giant Center. Chris Bourque led the offensive brigade for Hershey, collecting a season-high 5 points, while goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck (8-3-2) bested his former club by turning aside 21 shots. Meanwhile, Dustin Penner (2 goals) and Ryan Shannon (3 assists) paced the scoring for Portland (27-10-3-3, 60 points), who saw their 7-game point streak come to an end. Nathan Marsters (14-6-2) took the loss in goal for the Pirates, stopping 29 shots in 40 minutes before giving way to Mike Wall in the 3rd period. Hershey (25-10-2-7, 59 points), who saw a 3-goal lead evaporate in Friday evening's 5-4 shootout loss in Philadelphia, now trail the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins by 9 points in the East Division standings.

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Portland	1	0	2	3
Hershey	3	3	1	7

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, POR, Penner 23 (Shannon), 5:44. 2, HER, Nycholat 9 (power play) (Klepis, Mink), 7:18. 3, HER, Kane 12 (power play) (Fehr, Bourque), 14:45. 4, HER, Klepis 4 (Bourque, Green), 17:12. Penalties: Peters, POR (holding), 1:57; Gavey, POR (hooking), 6:45; O'Brien, POR (high-sticking), 7:18; Green, HER (interference), 9:03; O'Brien, POR (hooking), 13:04; O'Brien, POR (holding), 19:18; Green, HER (unsportsmanlike conduct), 19:18.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 5, HER, Green 4 (game-winner) (power play) (Bourque, Aulin), 4:17. 6, HER, Fleischmann 11 (Tenute, Mink), 8:45. 7, HER, Bourque 7 (Green, Klepis), 15:39. Penalties: Tenute, HER (slashing), :30; Perrault, POR (hooking), 2:22; Gillies, POR (interference), 10:36; Ferguson, POR (fighting major), 15:40; Fussey, HER (fighting major), 15:40.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 8, HER, Wilde 1 (Bourque, Nycholat), 7:00. 9, POR, Penner 24 (Shannon, Smid), 7:51. 10, POR, Perrault 3 (power play) (Shannon, Pohanka), 10:39. Penalties: Kondratiev, POR (slashing), 1:16; Smith, POR (roughing), 6:01; Johansson, HER (slashing), 6:01; Peters, POR (fighting major), 8:52; Arsene, HER (fighting major), 8:52; Bourque, HER (holding), 9:58; Stepp, POR (tripping), 11:00.

 

Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 37, Portland: 24 … Hershey finished 3-8 on the power-play, while Portland ended at 1-3 … the Bears outshot the Pirates 54-24 … Bourque's 5 points are believed to be the most in one game since Al Conroy posted 5 (3 goals, 2 assists) in a 5-2 Bears victory against the New Haven Senators on 12/18/92 … RW Jakub Klepis, who finished with a goal and two assists, earned his first point since December 17th … D Lawrence Nycholat notched a goal and an assist; and has collected 6 points in the last 2 games (3G, 3A) … D Mike Green picked up a goal and two assists, giving him 7 points in the last 4 contests … RW Eric Fehr, C Jared Aulin, and Green ran their scoring streaks to 4 games … D Martin Wilde tallied his 1st goal of the season … the 54 shots on goal was a season high for Hershey … each Hershey skater in the lineup registered at least 1 shot on goal … the Bears improved to 14-0-0-2 this season when leading after the 1st period … over the last 2 games, Hershey has gone 6-14 on the man advantage … it was Hershey's first home win over Portland since moving into Giant Center four years ago … the Bears debuted an "S" patch on the front of each players' jersey in memory of former locker room assistant Steve Sersch, who passed away last month at age 50 … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Nycholat and Mark Wotton on defense, with Aulin, Fehr, and Boyd Kane at forward … scratched from Hershey were: D Jakub Cutta (groin), D J.F. Fortin (groin), and LW Louis Robitaille (healthy) … faces in the crowd included veteran NHL broadcaster Mike "Doc" Emrick … Portland is coached by former NHL veteran Kevin Dineen … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Bourque, (2) Green, (3) Klepis … referee: Ryan Fraser.

 

Coming Up: Hershey finishes its weekend stand against Portland on Sunday at 5 PM.

 

This Dustin Penner left circle shot eludes Bears goalie Kirk Daubenspeck, giving the Pirates a 1-0 lead 5:44 into the opening period.

 

This Lawrence Nycholat center point shot finds its way past Portland's Joel Stepp (left), Graham Mink, and goaltender Nathan Marsters. The power play goal tied the score, 1-1.

 

From left to right, Shane O'Brien, Graham Mink, and Nathan Marsters each keep a close on the puck during 1st period action.

 

Moments after Chris Bourque's goal propelled the Bears to a 6-1 advantage, Portland's Simon Ferguson and Hershey's Owen Fussey (#22) dropped the gloves.

 

Dean Arsene (left) and Geoff Peters trade punches during their tussle at the 8:52 mark of the 3rd period.

 

Friday January 20, 2006 at Philadelphia (Posted Friday 11:17 P.M. EST)

 

Hershey melts in Philadelphia

Bears surrender 3-goal lead in 5-4 in shootout loss to Phantoms

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

Three quarters through the 1st period, the Hershey Bears were sitting pretty. The power play unit had just converted their third man advantage opportunity in as many chances, and the visitors found themselves with a 3-0 lead. Before the 1st intermission buzzer sounded, the Bears were up 4-1. …And then the 2nd and 3rd periods came along, with the Philadelphia Phantoms erasing Hershey's lead one goal at a time. Josh Gratton, usually known for his work with the gloves off, potted two, 2nd period goals to lead the offensive charge for the Phantoms (16-23-0-3, 35 points); while Jamie Storr (6-7-0), who replaced starter Martin Houle at the onset of the 2nd period, earned the win by stopping all 20 shots he faced in regulation and overtime. He then stonewalled all four Hershey attempts in the shootout as Philadelphia secured the come-from-behind with a 5-4 victory. Hershey (24-10-2-7, 57 points) had impressive individual performances by Lawrence Nycholat (2 goals, 2 assists) and Eric Fehr (2 goals) spoiled with their third defeat in the last four outings. Frederic Cassivi (17-9-5) took the loss for the Bears, ending with 32 saves on 36 shots faced.

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	OT	SO	Total
Hershey	4	0	0	0	0	4
Philadelphia	1	2	1	0	1	5

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Fehr 17 (power play) (Aulin, Nycholat), 4:10. 2, HER, Nycholat 7 (power play) (Green, Tenute), 11:22. 3, HER, Fehr 18 (power play) (Nycholat, Green), 15:37. 4, PHI, Voce 7 (power play) (Ruzicka, Campbell), 18:25. 5, HER, Nycholat 8 (Fleischmann, Tenute), 19:30. Penalties: Mink, HER (tripping), 4:44; Gratton, PHI (tripping), 3:05; Zinger, HER (fighting major), 5:13; Gratton, PHI (fighting major), 5:13; Steckel, HER (goaltender interference), 7:22; Picard, PHI (holding), 10:47; Ellison, PHI (hooking), 13:50; Arsene, HER (interference), 17:03.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 6, PHI, Gratton 5 (Kelly, Slaney), 3:07. 7, PHI, Gratton 6 (power play) (Kavanagh, Picard), 18:41. Penalties: Mink, HER (hooking), 4:16; PHI bench, served by Gratton (too many men), 8:35; Zinger, HER (holding), 10:58; Robitaille, HER (cross-checking, roughing), 14:14; Fussey, HER (tripping), 17:46; Kane, HER (fighting major), 18:41; Kavanagh, PHI (roughing, fighting major), 18:41.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 8, PHI, Ready 2 (Bellefeuille, Picard), 16:24. Penalties: Green, HER (boarding), :13; Steckel, HER (hooking), 4:30; Mink, HER (tripping), 10:12; Eager, PHI (slashing), 12:29; Kane, HER (tripping), 13:17; Fehr, HER (unsportsmanlike conduct), 13:17; Printz, PHI (unsportsmanlike conduct), 13:17; Kane, HER (unsportsmanlike conduct), 16:24.

 

OVERTIME -- Scoring: None. Penalties: None.

 

SHOOTOUT

 

Shooter Name	Team	Result
Jared Aulin	HER	No Goal
Stefan Ruzicka	PHI	Goal
Eric Fehr	HER	No Goal
Jim Campbell	PHI	Goal
Joey Tenute	HER	No Goal
Tony Voce	PHI	No Goal
Graham Mink	HER	No Goal

 

Game Factoids: Hershey finished 3-6 on the power-play, while Philadelphia ended at 2-13 … the Phantoms outshot the Bears 37-32 … the Bears fell to 3-0-1-1 against the Phantoms in 05/06 … Nycholat's 4 points were an individual player high for Hershey this season … It was the fifth time this season that Fehr has recorded 3 points in a game. In total, he has earned multiple points in a team-leading 12 contests this year … Hershey has now gone 3 straight shootouts -- 12 consecutive shooters -- without a score … D Mike Green and C Joey Tenute each notched 2 assists in the contest … Hershey registered just 3 shots in the 2nd period … D Dwayne Zinger rang up a fighting major for the fourth straight game, dropping the gloves with Gratton in the 1st period … Hershey (7) is second to Omaha (8) for the most shootout losses in the AHL this season … entering Friday, Hershey led the AHL in power play goals (63), while Philadelphia sat in last with 28 … Philadelphia leads the AHL in penalty minutes (1,325) … Jim Campbell, acquired from Tampa Bay on Wednesday, made his Phantoms debut, earning an assist. He has now suited up for 10 different AHL clubs in his 13-year pro career … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Green and Nycholat on defense, with Tomas Fleischmann, Graham Mink, and Tenute at forward … Mink returned after missing the last 9 games with an abdomen injury … scratched from Hershey were: D Jakub Cutta (groin), D J.F. Fortin (back/groin), and RW Jonas Johansson (healthy) … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Gratton, (2) Fehr, (3) Nycholat … referee: Dean Morton … attendance: 10,878.

 

Coming Up: The Bears return to Giant Center for a weekend set against the Portland Pirates, starting Saturday night at 7 PM. It will be the first time the two teams have met since Washington moved their affiliation from Portland to Hershey after last season.

 

Sunday January 15, 2006 (Posted Sunday 10:31 P.M. EST)

 

Current Bears Statistical Leaders (through 1-15-06)

 

 

Sunday January 15, 2006 vs Norfolk (Posted Sunday 10:31 P.M. EST)

 

Admirals sail past Bears, 4-2

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

Playing their fourth game in five nights, the Hershey Bears started off on the right foot, but the rested Norfolk Admirals would rally with 3 straight goals en route to a 4-2 victory before 6,544 Sunday night at Giant Center. Former Bear Carl Corazzini (game-winning goal), Mark Cullen, and Matt Keith would each net a goal and an assist, while goalie Corey Crawford (10-10-1) stopped 23 shots for Norfolk (18-14-2-2, 40 points). With a goal and an assist each, Jared Aulin and Eric Fehr would pace the offense for Hershey, with goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck (7-3-2) suffering the loss with 23 saves. With the defeat, Hershey (24-10-2-6, 56 points) fell to 2-2-0-1 versus Norfolk this season.

 

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Norfolk	2	1	1	4
Hershey	1	1	0	2

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, , HER, Fehr 16 (Aulin), 5:21. 2, NOR, Keith 6 (St. Pierre), 7:16. 3, NOR, Cullen 11 (power play) (Corazzini, Byfuglien), 9:30. Penalties: Brown, NOR (fighting major), 2:52; Engelland, HER (fighting major), 2:52; Robitaille, HER (holding), 8:31; Tenute, HER (hooking), 12:55; Wotton, HER (hooking), 13:37; Keith, NOR (hooking), 15:54; Thornton, NOR (roughing), 20:00; Robitaille, HER (roughing), 20:00; Zinger, HER (unsportsmanlike conduct), 20:00.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 4, NOR, Corazzini 10 (game-winner) (power play) (Barrett, Keith), 1:23. 5, HER, Aulin 7 (Fehr, Green), 12:44. Penalties: Morgan, NOR (hooking), 7:30; Byfuglien, NOR (slashing), 18:26; Brown, NOR (fighting major), 18:26; Zinger, HER (slashing, fighting major), 18:26.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 6, NOR, Thornton 4 (Cullen, Barrett), :43. Penalties: Lee, NOR (cross-checking), 1:14; Klepis, HER (slashing), 6:50; Thornton, NOR (hooking), 7:08; Thornton, NOR (cross checking), 19:13.

 

Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 29, Norfolk: 35 … Hershey finished 0-5 on the power-play, while Norfolk ended at 2-5 … the Admirals outshot the Bears 27-25 … it marked the first time this season that Hershey has lost in regulation when scoring the game's 1st goal (16-1-0-4) … Fehr has registered a team-high 11 multi-point games this season … D Dwayne Zinger dropped the gloves with Norfolk's Mike Brown at the 18:26 mark of the 2nd, earning a fighting major for the 3rd consecutive night. Earlier in the game (at 2:52 of the 1st), Brown had a short and uneventful bout against Hershey's Deryk Engelland along the boards in the Bears zone … The Bears are in the midst of a season-high, three-game stretch without a power play goal. In fact, the chocolate and white have gone just 3-46 on the man advantage over their last 6 contests (6.5%) … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Engelland and Zinger on defense, with Tomas Fleischmann, Jonas Johansson, and Joey Tenute at forward … Johansson returned to the lineup after being a healthy scratch in the last two games … RW Jakub Klepis was inserted into the lineup after being a coach's decision in Saturday's contest … scratched from Hershey were: C Colin Forbes (NHL recall), D J.F. Fortin (back/groin), LW Owen Fussey (healthy), RW Graham Mink (abdomen), and D Martin Wilde (healthy) … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Cullen, (2) Keith, (3) Fehr … referee: Ryan Fraser.

 

Coming Up: Before returning to Giant Center for a pair of weekend games against the Portland Pirates, Hershey travels to the Wachovia Spectrum in South Philadelphia on Friday to take on the Phantoms at 7:05 PM. The Bears hold a 3-0-1 lead in the season series, including a 5-1 victory in their last meeting on New Year's Eve.

 

Bears goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck (#30) reacts after allowing Mark Cullen's 1st period power play goal, giving the Admirals a 2-1 lead.

 

Hershey's Mike Green (left) and Norfolk's Matt Keith jockey for position in front of Daubenspeck as Carl Corazzini's power play attempt finds its way into the Bears goal. The tally, which came at 1:23 of the 2nd period, gave the visiting Admirals a 3-1 advantage.

 

Norfolk netminder Corey Crawford makes a diving attempt in the left faceoff circle during 2nd period action. The rookie goalie was trying to clear the puck as Hershey's Joey Tenute raced into the Admirals end. Tenute would come up with the puck, but failed to score on the unoccupied net, hitting the left post.

 

Crawford gets his glove up, but can't get ahold of this Jared Aulin (not pictured) shot that roofed the Norfolk net, cutting the Ads lead to 3-2 at 12:44 of the 2nd period.

 

Admirals goaltender Corey Crawford makes a stick stop -- one of 23 saves in the game -- during 2nd period play.

 

Saturday January 14, 2006 vs Wilkes-Barre (Posted Sunday 12:11 A.M. EST)

 

Bears ice Penguins in OT, 2-1

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

Jared Aulin picked a good time to break out of a slump. The Hershey center, held without a goal since December 9th, snapped a 14-game scoring drought as the Bears defeated the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2-1 in overtime before 9,437 fans Saturday night at Giant Center. Tomas Fleischmann's turn-around, right-circle shot at 3:14 of the 3rd evened the score for Hershey, who missed chances to assume the lead on Eric Fehr's penalty shot attempt (at 14:20 of the 3rd), as well as a man advantage with under 3 ½ minutes left in regulation. Goaltender Frederic Cassivi (17-9-4) snapped a personal 3-game losing streak, turning aside 25 of 26 shots faced as the Bears (24-9-2-6, 56 points) improved to 2-4-0-1 versus Wilkes-Barre this season. Erik Christensen's 5-on-3 power play goal paced the Pens offense, with netminder Dany Sabourin (15-3-1) stopping 36 shots as Wilkes-Barre (29-5-3-1, 62 points) dropped their third straight decision.

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	OT	Total
Wilkes-Barre	0	1	0	0	1
Hershey	0	0	1	1	2

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Bonvie, WBS (holding), 2:31; Tenute, HER (holding stick), 7:12; Zinger, HER (hooking), 9:10; Cutta, HER (slashing), 11:05; Welch, WBS interference), 15:17; Carcillo, WBS (hooking), 16:46; Bourque, HER (cross-checking), 17:20.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 1, WBS, Christensen 10 (power play) (Hussey, Filewich), 14:53. Penalties: Fehr, HER (hooking), :40; Bissonnette, WBS (fighting major), 3:41; Zinger, HER (fighting major), 3:41; Welch, WBS (roughing), 13:05; Robitaille, HER (double roughing minor), 13:05; Cutta, HER (hooking), 13:39; Lannon, WBS (tripping), 17:08; Kelleher, WBS (hooking), 19:14.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 2, HER, Fleischmann 10 (unassisted), 3:14. Penalties: Schneider, WBS (hooking), 16:35.

 

OVERTIME -- Scoring: 3, HER, Aulin 6 (game-winner) (Fehr, Green), 2:03. Penalties: None.

 

Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 37, Wilkes-Barre: 23 … Hershey finished 0-6 on the power-play, while Wilkes-Barre ended at 1-7 … the Bears outshot the Penguins 38-26 … of Aulin's 6 goals this season, 3 have been game-winners … Aulin and Fleischmann share the team lead with 3 game-winning goals this season … Hershey has registered wins in 7 of their last 8 home games … At 3:41 of the 2nd period, Wilkes-Barre's Paul Bissonnette and Hershey's Dwayne Zinger traded punches, with Zinger landing numerous short jabs to score the win. It was the second straight game Zinger has earned a fighting major … Wilkes-Barre mustered only 3 shots in the 3rd period … the Penguins have allowed an AHL-low 68 goals this season … even with the OT loss, Wilkes-Barre has earned points in all 7 contests against Hershey this season … D Mark Wotton returned to the Bears lineup after missing the last 2 games with an ankle injury … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Jakub Cutta and Wotton on defense, with Boyd Kane, Louis Robitaille, and Dave Steckel at forward … scratched from Hershey were: C Colin Forbes (NHL recall), D J.F. Fortin (back/groin), Jonas Johansson (healthy), RW Jakub Klepis, and RW Graham Mink (abdomen) … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Aulin, (2) Cassivi, (3) Sabourin … referee: Gord Dwyer.

 

Coming Up: The Bears conclude their weekend with a 5 PM affair against the Norfolk Admirals Sunday at Giant Center. It will be the fifth of ten meetings this season between the two teams, with each club capturing two games apiece.

 

Wilkes-Barre's Daniel Carcillo (#13) crashes the net as goaltender Frederic Cassivi keeps a close eye on the puck during 1st period action.

 

Guillaume Lefebvre (left) has this 1st period attempt stopped by Cassivi, as teammate Erik Christensen (#16) looks on.

 

Wilkes-Barre's Paul Bissonnette (left) and Hershey's Dwayne Zinger grapple during their 2nd period donnybrook. Both players earned five-minute majors for fighting.

 

Erik Christensen (right) fires this 5-on-3 power play goal past Cassivi at 14:53 of the 2nd period, giving the Penguins a 1-0 advantage.

 

Somewhere in the middle of the pack is Jared Aulin, who is mobbed by his Bears teammates after scoring the game-winning goal 2:03 into overtime.

 

Friday January 13, 2006 at Hartford (Posted Friday 11:42 P.M. EST)

 

Wolf Pack submarine Bears, 4-0

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

Friday the 13th is one of those days where people won't leave the house if they're overly superstitious. Following Friday's 4-0 shutout loss to the Hartford Wolf Pack -- in which a controversial 3rd goal led to the ejection of Bears captain Boyd Kane -- the Hershey Bears shouldn't have left the hotel. After an apparent Hartford shot rang off a Hershey goal post, the goal judge signaled the red light, incensing Kane -- a former Wolf Pack player -- to question referee Bob Langdon, who allowed the goal to stand without conferring with any off-ice officials. Rookie Nigel Dawes paced the Wolf Pack with two power play goals, while former NHL 1st rounder Al Montoya (13-3-0) stopped all 31 shots en route to his first professional shutout. Goaltender Frederic Cassivi (16-9-4) dropped his third straight decision, turning aside 34 of 38 shots faced as Hershey (23-9-2-6, 54 points) was blanked for the second time in 6 days.

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Hershey	0	0	0	0
Hartford	0	1	3	4

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Genoway, HAR (hooking), 2:43; Tenute, HER (spearing double minor), 3:26; Genoway, HAR (tripping), 10:06; Green, HER (tripping), 14:046; Helminen, HAR (interference), 15:05; Bourque, HER (roughing), 20:00; Wiseman, HAR (roughing), 20:00.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HAR, Giroux 15 (game-winner) (power play) (Immonen, Montoya), 1:50. Penalties: Nycholat, HER (cross-checking), :48; Klepis, HER (hooking), 2:24; Green, HER (unsportsmanlike conduct), 2:24; Sparre, HAR (tripping), 4:50; Wilde, HER (cross-checking), 7:39; Kane, HER (roughing), 9:14; Sparre, HAR (roughing), 9:14; Helminen, HAR (holding), 14:34; Pock, HER (unsportsmanlike conduct), 15:49.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 2, HAR, Dawes 16 (power play) (Rullier, Helminen), 1:03. 3, HAR, Helminen 20 (short-handed) (Weller, Montoya), 9:18. 4, HAR, Dawes 17 (power play) (Baranka, Girardi), 15:26. Penalties: Kane, HER (hooking), 1:39; Steckel, HER (hooking), 2:24; Taffe, HAR (high-sticking), 5:23; Rullier, HAR (tripping), 8:20; Kane, HER (misconduct, game misconduct), 9:18; Helminen, HAR (hooking), 12:55; HER bench, served by Klepis (delay of game), 12:55; Robitaille, HER (fighting major), 12:55; Liffiton, HAR (fighting major), 12:55; Nycholat, HER (holding), 13:26; Fussey, HER (holding), 15:13; Zinger, HER (fighting major), 15:31; Weller, HAR (fighting major), 15:31; Genoway, HAR (hooking), 18:30.

 

Game Factoids: Hershey finished 0-9 on the power-play, while Hartford ended at 3-11 … the Wolf Pack outshot the Bears 38-31 … Hartford enjoyed 5-on-3 power plays of 2:00 (2nd period) and 1:20 (3rd period) in the game. Hershey was unable to capitalize on a 5-on-3 man advantage for :45 in the 2nd period … Alexandre Giroux, who tallied the game-winning score in the 1st period, failed on a penalty shot attempt at the 4:47 mark of the 3rd, which would have given Hartford a 3-goal advantage. It was the 2nd penalty shot attempt Cassivi has stopped this season … Bears Head Coach Bruce Boudreau tried to earn his team a 5-on-3 power play at 12:55 of the 3rd. After Hartford's Dwight Helminen was whistled for hooking, Boudreau called for a stick measurement on a Hartford player; but instead of gaining the extra man, Hershey was called for a delay of game penalty when the stick checked out to be legal … Montoya, the 6th overall pick in the 2004 draft, helped his own cause with 2 assists in the contest … Hartford -- who won the season series 2-0 -- has outscored Hershey 16-6 over their last 3 meetings … Boudreau started Mike Green and Lawrence Nycholat on defense, with Eric Fehr, Kane, and Jakub Klepis at forward … scratched from Hershey were: D J.F. Fortin (back/groin), RW Jonas Johansson (healthy), RW Graham Mink (abdomen), and D Mark Wotton (ankle) … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Montoya, (2) Dawes, (3) Craig Weller … attendance: 4,586.

 

Coming Up: Fresh off their four-game road swing, the Bears return to Giant Center for a pair of weekend contests, starting night at 7 PM against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The Pens lead the season series over Hershey 5-0-0-1.

 

Wednesday January 11, 2006 at Springfield (Posted Wednesday 10:03 P.M. EST)

 

Bears blank Falcons, 3-0

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

It took eleven days, but the Hershey Bears finally earned their first victory of 2006, whitewashing the Springfield Falcons 3-0 before 2,380 fans Wednesday night at MassMutual Center. Tomas Fleischmann, Louis Robitaille, and Chris Bourque each lit the lamp, while goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck (7-2-2) earned his 2nd shutout of the season, turning aside all 22 shots faced as the Bears (23-8-2-6, 54 points) snapped a 3-game road skid. With 25 saves, Gerald Coleman (11-11-2) took the loss in net for Springfield (14-18-2-4, 34 points), who are now winless in 11 straight contests (0-9-1-1).

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Hershey	0	2	1	3
Springfield	0	0	0	0

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Rohloff, SPR (hooking), 7:52; O'Brien, SPR (hooking), 10:26; Tenute, HER (unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:08; Tenute, HER (hooking), 17:13.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Fleischmann 9 (game-winner) (power play) (Green, Nycholat), 4:05. 2, HER, Robitaille 6 (Kane, Aulin), 9:19. Penalties: Nycholat, HER (cross-checking), 1:29; Vesce, SPR (hooking), 2:37; Fehr, HER (roughing), 12:18; Robitaille, HER (roughing), 12:18; Rosehill, SPR (roughing), 12:18; Robitaille, HER (unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:30; Steckel, HER (fighting major), 14:30; Tarnasky, SPR (fighting major), 14:30; Campbell, SPR (hooking), 18:06; O'Brien, SPR (tripping, misconduct), 19:19.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 3, HER, Bourque 6 (power play) (Fleischmann, Fehr), 1:18. Penalties: Steckel, HER (roughing), 2:31; Schultz, SPR (boarding), 5:35.

 

Game Factoids: Hershey, who entered Wednesday having converted just one of their last 20 power play chances, finished 2-6 on the man advantage. Springfield ended the game 0-6 on the PP … the Bears outshot the Falcons 28-22 … it was Hershey's first regulation road win since December 9th at Binghamton … Fleischmann leads the Bears with 3 game-winning goals this season … Hershey won both games of the season series with Springfield … Daubenspeck, who was in net for both wins against the Falcons this season, has recorded both shutouts for Hershey in 05/06 … Springfield has allowed 147 goals this season, 2nd only to Cleveland's 148 … the Bears improved to 16-0-0-4 this season when scoring the game's 1st goal … Hershey is 5-0 in Wednesday contests this season … dating back to the 2000/01 campaign, the Bears have won or tied 8 of the last 10 games versus Springfield (7-2-1) … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Jakub Cutta and Martin Wilde on defense, with Eric Fehr, Boyd Kane, and Jakub Klepis at forward … it was Wilde's first start of the season … Kane, who returned to the Bears lineup after playing 3 games with the Capitals last week, earned an assist on Robitaille's 2nd period, even-strength tally … D Deryk Engelland, who was recalled from South Carolina (ECHL) earlier this week -- after dressing for two Bears games two weekends ago -- was back for Hershey … scratched from Hershey were: C Colin Forbes (NHL recall), D J.F. Fortin (back/groin), RW Graham Mink (abdomen), D Mark Wotton (ankle), and D Dwayne Zinger (healthy) … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Fleischmann, (2) Daubenspeck, (3) Bourque … referee Chris Brown.

 

Coming Up: Hershey wraps up their four-game road trip Friday night in Hartford, taking on the Wolf Pack at 7 PM from Hartford's Civic Center. In their only other meeting of the 2005/06 campaign back on October 22nd, Hartford bested the Bears 6-5 at Giant Center.

 

Sunday January 8, 2006 (Posted Sunday 11:39 P.M EST)

 

Current Bears Statistical Leaders (through 1-8-06)

 

 

Saturday January 7, 2006 at Binghamton (Posted Saturday 11:13 P.M. EST)

 

Senators veto Bears, 4-0

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

Even with 11 power play chances -- including two, 5-on-3 opportunities in the 2nd period -- the Hershey Bears were unable to capitalize on the man advantage (or at even strength, for that matter), falling to the Binghamton Senators 4-0 before 3,987 fans Saturday night at the Broome County Arena in New York's Southern Tier. The line of Jeff Heerema (2 goals), Grant Potulny (3 assists), and former Bear Charlie Stephens (1G, 2A) accounted for 8 points, while netminder Kelly Guard (10-7-1) stopped all 44 shots as Binghamton (15-18-2-2, 34 points) earned just their 2nd win against an East Division foe this season. Goaltender Frederic Cassivi (16-8-4) turned aside 26 of 30 shots faced as Hershey (22-8-2-6, 52 points) dropped their third straight road contest, falling 9 points behind Wilkes-Barre for 1st place in the East.

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Hershey	0	0	0	0
Binghamton	1	1	2	4

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, BIN, Stephens 10 (game-winner) (Potulny, Malec), 12:29. Penalties: Robitaille, HER (double roughing minor), 2:35; Norton, BIN (double roughing minor), 2:35; Heerema, BIN (tripping), 3:54; HER bench, served by Klepis (too many men), 5:11; Clouthier, BIN (high-sticking), 16:25; Cullen, BIN (holding), 19:00.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 2, BIN, Heerema 11 (Stephens, Potulny), 17:35. Penalties: Bois, BIN (tripping), :06; Komadoski, BIN (slashing, unsportsmanlike conduct), 3:18; Norton, BIN (interference), 3:46; Robitaille, HER (diving), 6:15; Evans, BIN (slashing), 6:15; Platil, BIN (slashing, misconduct), 12:12; Steckel, HER (roughing), 18:26; Fehr, HER (roughing), 18:26; Bois, BIN (roughing), 18:26; Novak, BIN (double roughing minor), 18:26.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 3, BIN, Heerema 12 (Stephens, Potulny), 5:22. 4, BIN, Cullen 3 (Novak), 16:02. Penalties: Fleischmann, HER (boarding), 1:51; Arsene, HER (unsportsmanlike conduct, fighting major), 5:32; Cassivi, HER (leaving crease), 5:32; Ward, BIN (instigator, fighting major, misconduct), 5:32; Wilde, HER (roughing), 7:27; Bois, BIN (roughing), 7:27; Malec, BIN (hooking), 7:38; Robitaille, HER (misconduct), 13:35; Clouthier, BIN (unsportsmanlike conduct, misconduct), 13:35; Wilde, HER (fighting major), 17:28; Evans, BIN (fighting major), 17:28.

 

Game Factoids: As previously noted, Hershey finished 0-11 on the power-play, while Binghamton ended at 0-3 … the Bears outshot the Senators 44-30 … when allowing the first goal on the road this season, Hershey is 2-5-2-1 … the Bears have converted only 6 of their last 55 power play chances (10.9%), including 1 in their last 20 opportunities … it marked the third time Hershey has been shutout in 05/06 … the Bears still hold a 3-1 lead over Binghamton in the season series … D Lawrence Nycholat registered a season-high 10 shots on goal for Hershey … C Jared Aulin, C Colin Forbes, and RW Jonas Johansson each finished with a plus/minus rating of -3 for Hershey … D Dwayne Zinger returned to the Bears lineup after missing the last 11 games with a shoulder injury … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Jakub Cutta and Mark Wotton on defense, with Eric Fehr, Owen Fussey, and Dave Steckel at forward … scratched from Hershey were: LW Chris Bourque (healthy), D J.F. Fortin (back/groin), and RW Graham Mink (abdomen) … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Guard, (2) Heerema, (3) Stephens … referee Dean Morton.

 

Coming Up: The Bears look to notch their first win of 2006 Wednesday night in Springfield, taking on the Falcons at 7:05 from the Mass Mutual Center. It will be the only visit to Springfield this season for Hershey, who defeated the Falcons 3-2 in a shootout back on November 5th at Giant Center.

 

Friday January 6, 2006 at Bridgeport (Posted Saturday 12:27 A.M. EST)

 

It's the Tigers over the Bears by a whisker, 4-3 in shootout

Last second score dooms Hershey

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

The Hershey Bears have certainly had a flair for the dramatic in the 3rd period this season. The Bridgeport Sound Tigers, though, took a page out of Hershey's book, with Sean Bergenheim finding the back of the net with just 1 second remaining in regulation to force overtime. After neither team could light the lamp in the ensuing 5-minute session, Hershey and Bridgeport went to a shootout, where Robert Nilsson and Jeremy Colliton would seal victory for the home team with back-to-back scores in the 3rd & 4th rounds. After staking a 1-0 lead ten minutes into the 1st period, Hershey found themselves down by a goal with less than eight minutes remaining in the 3rd. That's when the Joey Tenute Show began, with the 1st year-AHL'er bagging goals just over two minutes apart to give the visitors a 3-2 advanatge. After Hershey's Dave Steckel was whistled for hooking at 19:08, though, Bergenheim -- in midst of a scrum in front of the Bears net -- potted the equalizer with one tick left on the clock. Goalie Cody Rudkowsky (1-0-0) -- making his 05/06 AHL debut after compiling a 12-2-1 record this season with the ECHL's Reading Royals -- earned the dramatic win for Bridgeport (17-18-2-1, 37 points), stopping 35 shots in regulation and overtime before making another 4 stops in the shootout en route to 1st Star of the Game honors. Goaltender Frederic Cassivi (16-7-4), making his 25th start of the campaign, turned aside 25 of 28 shots faced as the Bears (22-7-2-6, 52 points) dropped to 2-6 in shootouts this season.

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	OT	SO	Total
Hershey	1	0	2	0	0	3
Bridgeport	1	0	2	0	1	4

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Johansson 3 (Steckel, Fussey), 10:00. 2, BRI, Gervais 13 (Colliton, Bergenheim), 17:08. Penalties: Cutta, HER (tripping), 4:46; Wotton, HER (tripping), 14:57; Klepis, HER (delay of game), 18:49.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Tenute, HER (holding), 1:03; Bouchard, BRI (interference), 5:54; Smith, BRI (tripping), 6:43; Jarrett, BRI (holding), 15:17; Fehr, HER (slashing), 17:30; Rourke, BRI (tripping), 18:37; Tenute, HER (high-sticking), 19:02; Bergenheim, BRI (high-sticking), 19:22.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 3, BRI, Brigley 7 (Gervais, Marjamaki), 12:16. 4, HER, Tenute 12 (power play) (Johansson, Fleischmann), 16:43. 5, HER, Tenute 13 (Fleischmann, Johansson), 18:48. 6, BRI, Bergenheim 11 (Nilsson, Colliton), 19:59. Penalties: Caldwell, BRI (tripping), 1:34; Johansson, HER (roughing), 4:11; Caldwell, BRI (holding), 4:11; Gervais, BRI (roughing), 4:11; Colliton, BRI (holding), 10:10; Steckel, HER (tripping), 12:59; Gervais, BRI (hooking), 16:16; Steckel, HER (hooking), 19:08.

 

OVERTIME -- Scoring: None. Penalties: None.

 

SHOOTOUT

 

Shooter Name	Team	Result
Dave Steckel	HER	No Goal
David Masse	BRI	No Goal
Joey Tenute	HER	No Goal
Rob Collins	BRI	No Goal
Jonas Johansson	HER	No Goal
Robert Nilsson	BRI	Goal
Eric Fehr	HER	No Goal
Jeremy Colliton	BRI	Goal

 

Game Factoids: Hershey finished 1-9 on the power-play, while Bridgeport ended at 1-8 … the Bears outshot the Sound Tigers 38-29 … Hershey's 6 shootout losses are 2nd-highest in the AHL, trailing only Omaha's 7 for the distinction … Colliton, who netted the final goal in the shootout, also collected 2 assists in the contest … Johansson's 3 points were a season-high … with his 2 goals on the night, Tenute moved into 2nd in team scoring with 29 points (13G, 16A) … Bridgeport has a 7-game point streak (6-0-0-1) … Hershey has earned points in all 5 match-ups with B'Port this season (4-0-0-1) … with regular Sound Tigers netminders Wade Dubielewicz and Frederic Cloutier both up with the parent New York Isalnders, Bridgeport inked Rudkowsky and veteran goaler Gregg Naumenko within the last few days … LW Chris Bourque, who's Team USA squad finished a disappointing 4th in the recent 2006 World Junior Championships, returned to the Bears lineup … Steckel, who played his first 2 career NHL games with Washington last weekend, was back in the lineup for Hershey, earning a helper on Johansson's goal … LW Owen Fussey, who returned after missing the last 2 games with a hand injury, also earned an assist on Johansson's 1st period marker … LW Louis Robitaille was the only Bears skater to not register a shot on goal in the contest … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Mike Green and Lawrence Nycholat on defense, with Tomas Fleischmann, Jakub Klepis, and Tenute at forward … Scratched from Hershey were: D J.F. Fortin (back/groin), RW Graham Mink (abdomen), and D Dwayne Zinger (healthy). C Boyd Gordon and LW Boyd Kane, both recalled to Washington on Wednesday, remain with the Capitals … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Rudkowsky, (2) Bergenheim, (3) Tenute … referee: Chris Ciamaga … attendance: 4,247.

 

Coming Up: Hershey continues its 4-game road trip Saturday night in New York's Southern Tier, taking on the Binghamton Senators at 7:05 PM. The Bears are 3-0 against the B-Sens this season, including a 6-4 win in their last meeting on December 9th.

 

Monday January 2, 2006 (Posted Monday 10:26 A.M EST)

 

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