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FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Robitaille, POR (roughing), 6:10; Brent, POR (hooking), 8:19; Fehr, HER (roughing), 11:57; Arsene, HER (roughing), 19:23; Ryan, POR (roughing), 19:23.
SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Beech 7 (Mink, Fleischmann), 2:15. 2, POR, Kondratiev 5 (Shannon, Ryan), 3:06. 3, POR, Ryan 1 (Konopka, O'Brien), 9:55. Penalties: Arsene, HER (tripping), 5:03; St. Jacques, POR (cross-checking), 10:14; Beech, HER (hooking), 11:13; O'Brien, POR (interference), 19:31.
THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 4, POR, Brent 2 (Glencross, Parenteau), 3:15. 5, POR, Brent 3 (game-winner) (Ryan, Shannon), 12:05. 6, HER, Beech 8 (power play) (Green, Mink), 15:26. 7, HER, Mink 7 (power play) (Nycholat, Fleischmann), 19:08. 8, POR, Shannon 11 (empty net) (St. Jacques), 19:47. Penalties: Ferguson, POR (cross-checking), 3:58; Konopka, POR (holding), 13:19; Kondratiev, POR (illegal stick), 13:19; Ryan, POR (tripping), 18:32.
Game Factoids: Hershey finished 2-7 on the power-play, while Portland ended at 0-4 … The Bears outshot the Pirates 37-31 … All 3 of Portland's wins in the series have been of the come-from-behind variety … Beech's second goal of the game came on a Hershey 5-on-3 power play. After Portland's Zenon Konopka was whistled for holding at 13:19 of the 3rd, Hershey coaches immediately demanded a stick check on Kondratiev, who netted Portland's first goal. Referee Steve Kozari ruled that the stick was illegal, and gave Hershey the additional 2-minute man advantage … With 2 assists, LW Tomas Fleischmann extended his scoring streak to 6 games … Shannon finished with a game-high +4 rating … Beech and Fleischmann are the only players on both teams to register points in all 6 games of the series … Ryan was the 2nd overall pick in the 2005 NHL draft, taken immediately following Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby … For the first time in the series, Hershey outshot Portland … Hershey and Portland have combined for 36 goals in the series … Portland has converted just one power play goal in their last 22 chances … For the sixth consecutive game, Hershey failed to score during the 1st period … The Bears have not lost 3 straight contests in regulation during the 2005/06 campaign … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Mike Green and Lawrence Nycholat on defense, with Boyd Gordon, Boyd Kane, and Dave Steckel at forward … RW Eric Fehr and D Tyler Sloan returned to the Hershey lineup after being coach's decisions the last two games … Scratched from Hershey: C Jared Aulin, LW Chris Bourque, LW Doug Doull, D Deryk Engelland, D J.F. Fortin, LW Owen Fussey, RW Jonas Johansson, D Jeff Schultz, D Jeff State, RW Stephen Werner, and D Mark Wotton … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Ryan, (2) Hurme, (3) Brent … attendance: 3,665.
Coming Up: The series shifts back to Chocolatetown for an all-important Game 7 Tuesday evening at Giant Center. Face-off is set for 7 PM, with the victor moving on to face the Milwaukee Admirals in the Calder Cup Finals.
Tuesday May 23, 2006 at Portland (Posted Tuesday 10:37 P.M. EST)Eastern Conference Finals - Game FivePirates rally to down Bears, 3-2By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports
Maybe the Hershey Bears started making Calder Cup finals travel arrangements too soon. Up 2-0 after 40 minutes, the Portland Pirates stormed back to reel off 3 straight goals during the 3rd period to take Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals 3-2 before 3,401 fans Tuesday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Hershey still leads the best-of-seven series 3-2, and will look to advance to the Calder Cup finals with a Game 6 win Wednesday night in Portland. In Game 5, Tomas Fleischmann (3:20) and Mike Green (6:06) would register 2nd period scores to give the visitors a two-goal lead heading into the final stanza. In the 3rd, Bruno St. Jacques, Ryan Shannon, and Tim Brent would collect markers to insure at least one more game for the Pirates. Jani Hurme (9-6) would earn the win in goal for Portland with 20 saves, while Frederic Cassivi (11-1-1) would suffer his first regulation loss of the playoffs for Hershey, turning aside 33 of 36 shots.
FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Konopka, POR (hooking), 3:38; Mink, HER (tripping), 3:55; Peters, POR (hooking), 7:54; Konopka, POR (tripping), 9:08; Parenteau, POR (high-sticking), 12:09; Wilde, HER (elbowing), 15:12.
SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Fleischmann 8 (unassisted), 3:46. 2, HER, Green 1 (Fleischmann, Beech), 6:51. Penalties: Gavey, POR (tripping), 1:06; Cutta, HER (high-sticking), 3:46; Johansson, HER (goaltender interference, roughing), 6:51; St. Jacques, HER (roughing), 6:51; Laich, HER (cross-checking, roughing), 8:59; Rome, POR (roughing), 8:59; Peters, POR (roughing), 8:59; Gavey, POR (cross-checking), 9:25; Wilde, HER (elbowing), 11:56; Beech, HER (holding stick), 16:43
THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 3, POR, St. Jacques 3 (Smid, Brent), 2:36. 4, POR, Shannon 10 (power play) (O'Brien, Konopka), 7:25. 5, POR, Brent 1 (game-winner) (Glencross, Parenteau), 8:22. Penalties: Smid, POR (holding), 4:04; Ferguson, POR (holding stick), 5:05; Green, HER (tripping), 6:17; Smid, POR (hooking), 10:25; Arsene, HER (fighting major), 15:25; Glencross, POR (fighting major), 15:25; Laich, HER (hooking), 17:22; O'Brien, POR (roughing), 20:00.
Game Factoids: Hershey finished 0-9 on the power-play, while Portland ended at 1-8 … The Pirates outshot the Bears 36-22 … It was Hershey's first road loss of the playoffs (6-1) … The Bears have failed to score a 1st period goal during the series … Hershey was unable to capitalize on two different 5-on-3 man advantage opportunities (:46 in 1st period; :59 in 3rd pd) … It was Portland's first regulation win in 9 games versus Hershey this season … C Kris Beech has collected at least one point in 12 of 13 games this postseason (6G, 10A) … Hershey failed to score a power play marker for only the second time this postseason … The Bears have converted just one of their last 19 power play chances … Portland has outshot Hershey in every game of the series … The 22 shots were a playoff low for the Bears … 7 of Hershey's 13 postseason games this year have been decided by one goal (5-1-1) … Pirates Head Coach Kevin Dineen has not used the same starter in goal for consecutive games during the series … D Maxim Kondratiev, who suffered a shoulder injury in Game 1 of the series, returned to the Portland lineup … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Jakub Cutta and Jeff Schultz on defense, with Beech, Fleischmann, and Graham Mink at forward … Scratched from Hershey: C Jared Aulin, LW Chris Bourque, G Maxime Daigneault, LW Doug Doull, D Deryk Engelland, D J.F. Fortin, LW Owen Fussey, D Tyler Sloan, D Jeff State, RW Stephen Werner, and D Mark Wotton … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Brent, (2) Pierre Parenteau, (3) Fleischmann … referee: Justin St. Pierre.
Coming Up: Hershey will take its second crack at eliminating Portland on Wednesday, facing off against the Pirates at 7:05 PM from the Cumberland County Civic Center.
Sunday May 21, 2006 vs Portland (Posted Sunday 11:27 P.M. EST)Eastern Conference Finals - Game FourBears back on trackHershey rebounds with 4-0 shutout over PortlandBy Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports
A day after allowing a playoff-high 6 goals, the Hershey Bears resembled the team that began the 2006 postseason by reeling off 10 straight victories, blanking the Portland Pirates 4-0 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals Sunday night at Giant Center. Even though the Bears couldn't stay out of the penalty box, at times, they were able to keep the Pirates off the scoreboard, denying the visitors on 9 power play chances. Jakub Klepis and Jonas Johansson would bookend the scoring with their first goals of the playoffs, while Kris Beech and Dave Steckel collected insurance markers as the Bears marched to a 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven series with Portland. Frederic Cassivi would improve to 11-0-1 in the playoffs, tossing his second shutout of the series -- and fourth overall in this Spring's postseason -- finishing with an impressive 38 saves. Nathan Marsters (1-1-1), Portland's starter in Game 2, took the loss with 27 saves.
FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Green, HER (slashing), 1:18; Saunders, POR (interference), 4:53; St. Jacques, POR (holding), 9:52; Peters, POR (hooking), 12:20; Green, HER (roughing), 16:18; Kane, HER (roughing), 16:41; Laich, HER (boarding), 19:41.
SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Klepis 1 (game-winner) (Tenute, Robitaille), 10:10. Penalties: Mink, HER (hooking), 2:52; Gordon, HER (roughing), 11:05; Mink, HER (holding), 13:40; Rome, POR (holding stick), 13:59; Huskins, POR (tripping), 14:32; Wilde, HER (tripping), 17:44.
THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 2, HER, Beech 6 (Fleischmann, Mink), 10:35. 3, HER, Steckel 9 (Nycholat, Klepis), 14:48. 4, HER, Johansson 1 (power play) (Wilde, Schultz), 18:47. Penalties: Bembridge, POR (holding), 12:40; Steckel, HER (hooking), 14:58; O'Brien, POR (double roughing minor), 18:08; Rome, POR (cross-checking), 18:26; Konopka, POR (fighting major), 18:49; Robitaille, HER (fighting major), 18:49.
Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 35, Portland: 31 … Hershey finished 1-9 on the power-play, while Portland ended at 0-9 … The Pirates outshot the Bears 38-31 … Cassivi's 4 shutouts have been recorded over the last 7 games … Fleischmann (4 goals, 3 assists) and Graham Mink (1G, 6A) have each recorded 7 points in the series, tops for Hershey … The Bears successfully killed a Portland 5-on-3 power play for 1:37 during the 1st period. Hershey would counter with a pair of 5-on-3 man advantage chances in the 2nd (19 seconds) and 3rd (2:00), with Johansson hitting paydirt at 18:47 of the 3rd … LW Louis Robitaille, who collected his first point of the postseason on Klepis' game-winner, fought Portland's Zenon Konopka on the ensuing face-off following Johansson's goal … Johansson, making his Hershey postseason debut, played his first game since April 14. It was his first goal since Feb 11 … Portland enjoyed a string of 6 consecutive power plays during the contest … Pirates D Shane O'Brien, Game 3's first star of the game, was given a chorus of boos each time he handled the puck on Sunday. He finished with a game-low -3 rating … D Lawrence Nycholat, out since Game 2 of the East Division finals versus Wilkes-Barre, returned to the lineup, earning an assist on Steckel's team-leading 9th playoff goal … During Hershey's first power play advantage of the game, Portland's J.B. Bittner had a near-breakaway attempt stopped by Cassivi … Portland's best scoring chances may have come during a one-minute stretch late in the 2nd. After Cassivi made a last-second cover on a loose puck in the Hershey crease at the 18:00 mark, Portland's Aaron Rome rang a left point shot off the right post with just over a minute remaining … D Mike Green was dumped head-first into the Pirates bench after a hit by Ryan Shannon during the 1st period … Hershey has a netted a power play goal in 11 of 12 playoff contests … Portland has outshot Hershey in each of the first four games of the series … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Jakub Cutta and Jeff Schultz on defense, with Boyd Gordon, Boyd Kane, and Steckel at forward … Scratched from Hershey: C Jared Aulin, LW Chris Bourque, G Maxime Daigneault, LW Doug Doull, D Deryk Engelland, RW Eric Fehr, D J.F. Fortin, LW Owen Fussey, D Tyler Sloan, D Jeff State, RW Stephen Werner, and D Mark Wotton … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Cassivi, (2) Klepis, (3) Mink … referee: Gord Dwyer ... attendance: 7,101.
Coming Up: The Bears will look to close out the series on Tuesday, traveling to Portland for a 7:05 face-off against the Pirates in Game 5 at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Hershey stands one victory away from heading to their first Calder Cup Finals since 1997.
Hershey net-minder Frederic Cassivi makes a pad save on Portland's JB Bittner.
Hershey was able to capitalize when Portland's Nathan Marsters was knocked to the back of the net. The Bears Jakub Klepis (not shown) buried a shot putting Hershey up 1-0 in the second period.
Portland thought they may tie the game in the second however, Frederic Cassivi made this diving glove save to preserve the shutout.
Hershey also had a little help from the right Goal Post.
Portland's Shane O'Brien retaliates against some hecklers while serving time in the Sin Bin.
The Bears Jonas Johansson beats Nathan Marsters late in the third. Johansson's goal put Hershey up 4-0.
Louis Robitaille does the "Louie Louie" after his third period scrap with the Pirates Zenon Konopka.
Saturday May 20, 2006 vs Portland (Posted Sunday 1:57 A.M. EST)Eastern Conference Finals - Game ThreePerfect No MorePirates overcome 2-goal deficit for 6-5 2OT win over BearsBy Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports
With the Hershey Bears leading the Portland Pirates 5-3 with less than 6 minutes remaining in regulation, many of the 6,511 Giant Center fans in attendance felt confident the home team was on its way to a commanding 3-0 advantage in the Eastern Conference finals. Looks can be deceiving, though, as the Pirates, owners of an AHL-record 27 road wins during the regular season, rallied for two goals 22 seconds apart to send the contest into what turned out to be the longest game in Giant Center history. After a scoreless and penalty-free 1st overtime, referee Chris Ciamaga would whistle Hershey's Boyd Kane for hooking at 7:19 of the 2nd OT, where, just 12 ticks later, Portland's Shane O'Brien would assure a return to the Pine Tree State for Game 5 when his shot from the right point found its way past Bears goalie Frederic Cassivi, giving the Pirates a 6-5 victory and drawing the series closer at 2-1. Dave Steckel, who pocketed two markers before leaving with an injury late in the 2nd period, returned in time for the 2nd OT and narrowly missed a scoring chance that would have ended the game early in the 5th period. Instead, Hershey tastes its first defeat of the 2006 postseason; a loss that can be quickly forgotten when the two combatants battle in Game 4 less than 24 hours later.
FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: O'Brien, POR (hooking), 1:52; Shannon, POR (kneeing), 5:14; Cutta, HER (tripping), 8:47; Beech, HER (roughing), 11:44.
SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 1, POR, Konopka 10 (power play) (Ryan, Shannon), 2:22. 2, HER, Fleischmann 6 (power play) (Mink, Schultz), 6:02. 3, HER, Steckel 7 (Gordon, Kane), 6:25. 4, POR, Parenteau 5 (Peters, O'Brien), 14:06. 5, HER, Steckel 8 (Kane, Cutta), 15:59. 6, POR, Shannon 9 (power play) (Parenteau, O'Brien), 18:25. Penalties: Arsene, HER (roughing), :54; Konopka, POR (hooking), 4:05; Huskins, POR (hooking), 10:58; Tenute, HER (slashing), 11:56; Robitaille, HER (boarding), 17:09.
THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 7, HER, Forbes 3 (Schultz, Sloan), 6:55. 8, HER, Fleischmann 7 (power play) (Mink, Beech), 9:48. 9, POR, Konopka 11 (power play) (Parenteau, O'Brien), 14:38. 10, POR, Bembridge 3 (Glencross, St. Jacques), 15:00. Penalties: St. Jacques, POR (hooking), 4:26; O'Brien, POR (roughing), 5:43; Fehr, HER (roughing), 5:43; Peters, POR (hooking), 8:19; Arsene, HER (interference), 13:39; Sloan, HER (interference), 15:23; O'Brien, POR (holding), 15:57.
OVERTIME -- Scoring: None. Penalties: None.
2ND OVERTIME -- Scoring: 11, POR, O'Brien 6 (game-winner) (power play) (Konopka, Parenteau), 7:31. Penalties: Kane, HER (hooking), 7:19.
Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 42, Portland: 54 … Hershey finished 2-7 on the power-play, while Portland ended at 4-8 … The Pirates outshot the Bears 45-44 … Cassivi (10-0-1), who suffered his first loss since April 1, finished with 39 saves … Jani Hurme (8-5-1), back in net for Portland after sitting out Game 2 of the series, also ended with 39 saves … O'Brien and teammate Pierre Parenteau each finished with a game-high four points (1 goal, 3 assists apiece) … Zenon Konopka, the AHL's leading scorer in the playoffs, collected 2 goals and an assist … In addition to Steckel's pair of even strength markers, LW Tomas Fleischmann bagged two power play strikes for the Bears … C Kris Beech has collected points in 10 of 11 playoff games this year … Ryan Shannon, Konopka, O'Brien and Parenteau -- mainstays on the Portland man advantage -- accumulated 13 points in the contest … Parenteau's goal was the first even strength marker allowed by Hershey since Game 1 of the East Division finals versus Wilkes-Barre, a span of 351:13 … Fleischmann and Steckel's first goals of the game were scored 23 seconds apart … The 6 goals allowed by Hershey matched the amount they had surrendered in the previous 6 games … Kane and rookie D Jeff Schultz each picked up 2 assists … Cassivi allowed more than one goal for the first time since Game 1 of the Wilkes-Barre series (a 5-4 Bears win) … Prior to Konopka's first goal of the contest, Hershey had killed off 26 of its last 27 penalties … The 11 combined scores equaled a season high for Hershey … Portland has outshot Hershey in all three games of the series … The four power play goals allowed by Hershey were the most since Bridgeport registered five on Feb 15 … Hershey ended with 5 goals for the seventh time this postseason … Of Hershey's 11 games this postseason, 6 have been decided by one goal (5-0-1) … D Tyler Sloan made his Bears debut, earning an assist on Colin Forbes' diving 3rd period goal … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Jakub Cutta and Mike Green on defense, with Boyd Gordon, Kane, and Steckel at forward … Scratched from Hershey: C Jared Aulin, LW Chris Bourque, G Maxime Daigneault, LW Doug Doull, D Deryk Engelland, D J.F. Fortin, LW Owen Fussey, RW Jonas Johansson, D Lawrence Nycholat, D Jeff State, RW Stephen Werner, and D Mark Wotton … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) O'Brien, (2) Konopka, (3) Steckel.
Coming Up: in Game 4 of their best-of-seven series on Sunday at Giant Center. Face-off is set for 6 PM, one hour later than the normal 5 PM Sunday start time.
Portland's Tim Brent attempts to swat one in during first period action.
Continuing with our theme of 'Big Hits', Hershey's Dean Arsene lays out the Pirates Pierre Parenteau.
Graham Mink literally crashes the net during the 2nd period.
Hershey net-minder Frederic Cassivi makes a critical point blank save on Portland's Tim Brent.
Tomas Fleischmann, Hershey # 14, snaps this wrister past Portland's Jani Hurme to pull the Bears even at 1-1 during the 2nd.
Just 23 seconds later, Hershey's Dave Steckel (not shown), puts the Bears up 2-1.
The Bear's Frederic Cassivi displays a spectacular save on this 2nd period flurry.
Thursday May 18, 2006 at Portland (Posted Thursday 11:17 P.M. EST)Eastern Conference Finals - Game TwoBears torpedo Pirates in OT, 2-1Hershey takes 2-0 lead over Portland; now 10-0 in playoffsBy Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports
After cruising for 38-plus minutes with a lead in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Portland Pirates were riding high on an emotional wave, enjoying power play after power play along the way. Dave Steckel would halt that momentum midway through the 3rd period, though, pocketing an even strength goal to tie the game at 1-1 and breathe new life into the visiting Hershey Bears. Just 1:52 into overtime, Graham Mink would officially take the wind out of the Pirates sail, sinking his former club with the game-winner in Hershey's 2-1 overtime victory before 3,511 at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Goaltender Frederic Cassivi improved to a perfect 10-0 in the postseason, turning aside 31 of 32 shots faced. Nathan Marsters (1-1), making just his third appearance of the postseason, was equally impressive in his end, finishing with 27 saves for Portland. The Bears now head back to Chocolatetown for a pair of weekend contests against the Pirates, holding a 2-0 advantage in their best-of-seven series.
FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, POR, O'Brien 5 (power play) (Konopka, Shannon), 12:17. Penalties: Huskins, POR (hooking), 3:59; Tenute, HER (hooking), 7:38; Cutta, HER (tripping), 7:41; Konopka, POR (unsportsmanlike conduct - diving), 7:41; Beech, HER (hooking), 10:37; Beech, HER (tripping), 13:03; Huskins, POR (holding stick), 15:42; Glencross, POR (hooking), 17:45; Laich, HER (high-sticking), 18:12.
SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Klepis, HER (hooking), 2:55; Schultz, HER (tripping), 5:47; Steckel, HER (slashing), 6:07; Huskins, POR (interference), 12:34.
THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 2, HER, Steckel 6 (Green), 10:32. Penalties: Schultz, HER (hooking), :53; Beech, HER (hooking), 6:34. OVERTIME -- Scoring: 3, HER, Mink 6 (game-winner) (Beech, Fleischmann). Penalties: None.
Game Factoids: Hershey finished 0-4 on the power-play, while Portland ended at 1-9 … The Pirates outshot the Bears 32-29 … Prior to Thursday, Marsters was 9-0 in last 9 starts … In Hershey's only other extra session game of the playoffs this year, Brooks Laich scored the game-winner at -- get this -- 1:52 of overtime in Game 3 of the Norfolk series … Cassivi has allowed only 2 goals over the last 308:44 … Mink and Brooks Laich are tied with 3 game-winning goals in the playoffs, tops in the AHL … Half of Hershey's 10 playoff wins this year have been decided by 1 goal … Hershey failed to score on the man advantage for the first time this postseason … LW Colin Forbes left early in the 2nd period with an unspecified injury, but returned at the onset of the 3rd stanza … Bears captain Boyd Kane saw his 7-game scoring streak come to an end … Hershey surrendered the game's first goal for only the second time this postseason … For the first time this playoff season, the Bears failed to score during the first 40 minutes of action … O'Brien's goal was just the third allowed in the 1st period by Hershey during the playoffs … Portland was unable to capitalize on a 5-on-3 power play for 1:40 during the 2nd period … The Pirates enjoyed 6 of the final 7 power play opportunities in the contest … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Dean Arsene and Martin Wilde on defense, with Eric Fehr, Laich, and Forbes at forward … Portland enforcer Trevor Gillies, out of the lineup since a 4-1 loss to Hershey on March 11th, made his 05/06 playoff debut after a lengthy ankle injury … Scratched from Hershey: C Jared Aulin, LW Chris Bourque, LW Doug Doull, D Deryk Engelland, D J.F. Fortin, LW Owen Fussey, RW Jonas Johansson, D Lawrence Nycholat, D Tyler Sloan, RW Stephen Werner, and D Mark Wotton … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Mink, (2) Cassivi, (3) Marsters … referee: Justin St. Pierre.
Coming Up: The series now shifts to Hershey for Games 3 & 4, where the Bears and Pirates will face-off Saturday and Sunday at Giant Center.
Wednesday May 17, 2006 at Portland (Posted Wednesday 11:01 P.M. EST)Eastern Conference Finals - Game OnePower plays pound Pirates, 5-0Bears now 9-0 in postseason with Game 1 shutoutBy Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports
To quote Aerosmith, the "train kept a rollin'." The Hershey Bears playoff train continues to chug along, rolling to a 5-0 victory over the Portland Pirates in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center in southern Maine. Former Pirates Brooks Laich and Tomas Fleischmann netted 2 goals apiece, while goaltender Frederic Cassivi (33 saves) improved to 9-0 this Spring with his 3rd shutout of the postseason. Cassivi has now allowed just 1 goal in the last 246:52 of playoff action. Jani Hurme (7-5-1) would take the loss for Portland, stopping 18 shots in just over 46 minutes of duty. His replacement, Nathan Marsters, surrendered Hershey's fifth goal just 22 seconds after entering the contest during the 3rd period.
FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, Laich 4 (game-winner) (power play) (Klepis), 11:22. 2, HER, Fleischmann 4 (power play) (Beech, Mink), 16:12. Penalties: Steckel, HER (roughing), 5:52; Brent, POR (high-sticking), 10:03; Kondratiev, POR (hooking), 12:11; Green, HER (slashing), 12:59; O'Brien, POR (roughing), 15:14; Cutta, HER (hooking), 18:22.
SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Wilde, HER (hooking), :18; Gavey, POR (hooking), 2:11; Rome, POR (hooking), 7:40; HER bench, served by Mink (too many men), 10:17; State, HER (hooking), 13:27; Steckel, HER (slashing), 18:02.
THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 3, HER, Laich 5 (power play) (Wilde, Kane), 2:19. 4, HER, Fleischmann 5 (Mink), 6:11. 5, HER, Beech 5 (power play) (Mink, Fleischmann), 7:53. Penalties: O'Brien, POR (holding), :28; Glencross, POR (slashing), 7:31; State, HER (fighting major), 8:33; Saunders, POR (fighting major), 8:33; Bembridge, POR (hooking), 9:33; O'Brien, POR (high-sticking), 10:14; Robitaille, HER (elbowing, roughing), 13:24; Konopka, POR (roughing), 13:24; Glencross, POR (butt-ending double minor), 14:16; O'Brien, POR (misconduct), 14:16; Ryan, POR (tripping), 18:42; HER bench (too many men), 19:58; State, HER (fighting major), 19:58; Konopka, POR (fighting major), 19:58.
Game Factoids: Hershey finished 4-12 on the power-play, while Portland ended at 0-8 … The Pirates outshot the Bears 33-26 … Fleischmann and another former Pirate, Graham Mink, led all scorers with 3 points each … Kris Beech scored Hershey's 5th goal, and also finished with an assist … Bears captain Boyd Kane extended his scoring streak to 7 games with an assist on Laich's second goal. Kane is also tied with Portland's Pierre Parenteau with a +11 rating, tops in the AHL this postseason … Laich leads the AHL with 3 game-winning tallies this postseason … C Joey Tenute recorded his first career AHL playoff point (assist) … Hershey has scored at least one power play goal in each of their first 9 playoff contests this Spring … The Bears have surrendered only 14 goals in their last 9 games … Hershey has finished with 5 goals in 6 of 9 playoff contests this year … The Bears have scored first in 8 of 9 postseason games this year … Hershey's 4 power play goals were the most since Nov 20, when they registered 4 man advantage markers in a 5-1 victory over Rochester … Overall, the Bears have won 11 consecutive games, dating back to the regular season … Hershey improved to 4-0-1 this season versus Portland … Pirates C Zenon Konopka, the AHL's leading scorer in the postseason, saw his 24-game point streak come to an end … Coming into the 05/06 postseason, Hershey's 6 defensemen on Wednesday (Dean Arsene, Jakub Cutta, Mike Green, Jeff Schultz, Jeff State, and Martin Wilde) combined for just 12 games of AHL playoff experience … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Arsene and Wilde on defense, with Boyd Gordon, Boyd Kane, and Dave Steckel at forward … D Jeff State, signed earlier in the week by Hershey, made his AHL postseason debut, sporting jersey #37. He earned two fighting majors in the game, dropping the gloves with Portland's Nathan Saunders (8:33) and Konopka (19:58) in the 3rd period. Over the course of the 05/06 campaign -- preseason through playoffs -- State has donned uniform #s 20, 33, 32, 6, and 37 for the Bears … Scratched from Hershey: C Jared Aulin, LW Chris Bourque, LW Doug Doull, D Deryk Engelland, D J.F. Fortin, LW Owen Fussey, RW Jonas Johansson, D Lawrence Nycholat, D Tyler Sloan, RW Stephen Werner, and D Mark Wotton … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Cassivi, (2) Fleischmann, (3) Wilde … referee: Brian Pochmara … attendance: 3,518.
Coming Up: The Bears waste no time getting back into action, facing off against the Pirates Thursday night at 7:05 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Tuesday May 9, 2006 vs Wilkes-Barre (Posted Tuesday 11:44 P.M. EST)Game FourAnother one bites the dustBears finish sweep of Pens with 1-0 thrillerBy Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports
Call it a defensive display by both sides. Call it a game of missed chances. Call it a nail-biter. Whatever the case, call it one for the ages. The Hershey Bears, playing with just four defenseman for parts of the 3rd period, held on to blank the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1-0 in Game 4 of the East Division Finals Tuesday night at Giant Center. In registering their second straight four-game sweep, Hershey became the first team to accomplish the feat since the 87/88 Bears, who went on to capture the Calder Cup championship. Brooks Laich's 1st period power play goal would stand as the game-winner, while netminder Frederic Cassivi tossed his second shutout of the series with 27 saves. Dany Sabourin was impressive, too, in goal for Wilkes-Barre, stopping 33 shots en route to the Penguins' first four game losing streak of the season. The Bears now await the winner of the Hartford WolfPack/Portland Pirates series, which is knotted at two games each.
FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Laich 3 (game-winner) (power play) (Kane, Fehr), 14:59. Penalties: Kolanos, WBS (boarding), :32; Doull, HER (interference), 3:27; Kelleher, WBS (high-sticking major), 10:25; Doull, HER (interference), 15:34; Stone, WBS (roughing), 17:42.
SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Carcillo, WBS (fighting major), 1:08; Robitaille, HER (fighting major), 1:08; Whitney, WBS (high-sticking), 3:07; Carcillo, WBS (roughing), 8:27; Fata, WBS (misconduct), 8:27; Tenute, HER (cross-checking), 8:27; Robitaille, HER (roughing), 8:27; Lefebvre, WBS (hooking), 10:40; Welch, WBS (interference), 13:09; Forbes, HER (interference), 17:52; Talbot, WBS (cross-checking), 20:00; Forbes, HER (tripping), 20:00.
THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Loya, WBS (interference), 1:39; Lehoux, HER (tripping), 2:02; Arsene, HER (cross checking), 5:36; Stathopoulos, WBS (hooking), 9:07.
Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 38, Wilkes-Barre: 31 … Hershey finished 1-7 on the power-play, while Wilkes-Barre ended at 0-7 … The Bears outshot the Penguins 34-27 … Cassivi allowed just 1 goal over the last 186:52 of the series, and improved to 15-3 in his playoff career with Hershey … D Deryk Engelland, inserted into the lineup after fellow d-man Mark Wotton went down with an injury during Game 3, left during the 1st period with an unspecified injury … D Mike Green left during the 3rd period after taking a puck under his half shield visor. He returned later in the stanza … Hershey's upcoming final four appearance will be their 37th in 68 seasons as a franchise. Their last trip to the conference finals came in 2001, when Wilkes-Barre swept the Bears in four games … Laich's marker came with 26 seconds remaining on a Chris Kelleher high-sticking major … Tomas Fleischmann saw his scoring streak end at 10 games, while Kris Beech and Dave Steckel saw their point streaks stop at 7 games … The Bears have scored at least one power play goal in all 8 playoff contests this year … WBS' best scoring chance may have been an early 3rd period backhand attempt by Daniel Carcillo that caught the inside of the right post … Speaking of Carcillo, the Pens rookie mutually agreed to drop the gloves with Louis Robitaille 1:08 into the 2nd period, cutting the Bears forward in a battle of super-pests. After entering the penalty box, Carcillo demonstrated his best air guitar impression, drawing the ire of numerous spectators … Steckel, who played an impressive game at both ends of the ice, registered one of the best checks of the night, leveling Wilkes-Barre's Maxime Talbot with a neutral zone shoulder-to-shoulder hit midway through the 3rd … The turning point of the game may have been Hershey's successful 5-on-3 penalty kill in the 3rd period, thwarting the Penguins' 53-second two-man advantage … In the traditional post-series handshake exchange, Wilkes-Barre's Dennis Bonvie did not acknowledge Robitaille, bypassing the Bears agitator … Hershey scored first in each of the four games, and overall, have netted the contest's initial score in 7 of 8 playoff contests this year … Hershey's only other 1-0 win this season came against - wait for it - Wilkes-Barre on Feb 10th at Giant Center … WBS went 2-23 on the man advantage in the series (8.6 %) … The Penguins did not have a lead at any point in the series … In addition to Engelland, LW Doug Doull made his 05/06 postseason debut. The veteran was called for two interference penalties during the 1st period … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Dean Arsene and Martin Wilde on defense, with Beech, Fleischmann, and Graham Mink at forward … Scratched from Hershey: C Jared Aulin, LW Chris Bourque, D J.F. Fortin, LW Owen Fussey, RW Jonas Johansson, RW Jakub Klepis, D Lawrence Nycholat, RW Stephen Werner, and Wotton … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Cassivi, (2) Laich, (3) Sabourin … referee: Steve Kozari.
Coming Up: The Bears, who will play in their first conference finals since 2001, await the victor of the Hartford/Portland series, which is currently tied at two games apiece.
Penguins LW Daniel Carcillo (right) lands a big hit on Hershey's Mike Green.
The Pens' Guillaume Lefebvre (#17) just misses an open net during 1st period action.
Brooks Laich (#26) celebrates the game's lone goal at 14:59 of the 1st period.
Wilkes-Barre's Daniel Carcillo and Bears Louis Robitaille mix it up during the 2nd period.
The Pens' Daniel Carcillo nearly evens things up during the 3rd period, but rings this wrap-around attempt off the right post.
Wilkes-Barre's Kenny Corupe crashes the net during the 3rd period.
It's a Gentleman's Game for these pesty foes....
...but not for these two.
Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau receives a congratulatory hug from former Bear Dennis Bonvie.
Sunday May 7, 2006 vs Wilkes-Barre (Posted Sunday 11:59 P.M. EST)Game ThreeBears push Penguins to brink of eliminationHershey now 7-0 in postseason with 4-1 winBy Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports
The Hershey Bears continued their remarkable playoff run on Sunday, dropping the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4-1 in Game 3 of the East Division Finals at Giant Center. Graham Mink (power play), Jakub Cutta (game-winning power play), and Dave Steckel would give the Bears a 3-0 lead before rookie Jeff Schultz closed out the scoring with his 1st pro goal midway through the 3rd period, propelling Hershey to a commanding 3-0 advantage in their 2nd round series against WBS. In goal, Frederic Cassivi improved to 7-0 this playoff season, turning aside 22 of 23 shots faced as Hershey reeled off their 9th straight win dating back to the regular season. Erik Christiansen would tally Wilkes-Barre's lone marker -- a 3rd period power play goal -- ending a scoreless streak of 111:11 for Wilkes-Barre. Marc-Andre Fleury, back in net for Game 3, suffered the defeat with 23 saves for the Penguins.
FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Mink 5 (power play) (Fleischmann, Beech), 5:17. Penalties: Bissonnette, WBS (hooking), 1:46; Bonvie, WBS (roughing), 4:18; Wilde, HER (interference), 8:34; Carcillo, WBS (diving), 15:45; Cutta, HER (hooking), 15:45; Cutta, HER (hooking), 18:30; Stone, WBS (hooking), 19:17
SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 2, HER, Cutta 1 (game-winner) (power play) (Wilde), :38. 3, HER, Steckel 5 (Kane, Gordon), 12:11. Penalties: Dixon, WBS (hooking), 1:20; Talbot, WBS (hooking), 2:16; Green, HER (holding stick), 2:16; Mink, HER (interference), 3:19; Carcillo, WBS (roughing), 6:36; Green, HER (cross-checking), 13:55; Aulin, HER (cross-checking), 13:55; Forbes, HER (high-sticking), 17:55; Gordon, HER (holding), 19:43.
THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 4, WBS, Christensen 2 (power play) (Stone, Endicott), 4:19. 5, HER, Schultz 1 (unassisted), 11:39. Penalties: Green, HER (elbowing), 3:26; Forbes, HER (high-sticking), 5:51; Kelleher, WBS (interference), 8:04; Kolanos, WBS (high-sticking), 18:33.
Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 37, Wilkes-Barre: 40 … Hershey finished 2-7 on the power-play, while Wilkes-Barre ended at 1-9 … The Bears outshot the Penguins 27-23 … Kris Beech (4 goals, 6 assists) and Steckel (5G, 3A) extended their point streaks to 7 games … LW Tomas Fleischmann has recorded points in his last 10 contests, dating back to the final 4 regular season games (6G, 9 A) … Cutta is the 21st different player to register a game-winning goal for Hershey this season … Schultz was making his professional debut … D Mark Wotton took a hit in front of the Bears goal early in the 1st period, and did not return to game action. He did, however, return to the bench in uniform for the 2nd & 3rd periods … On a 1st period power play for WBS, Fleury nearly gave the Bears a 2-0 lead after the netminder inadvertently rang the puck off his left goal post, instead of his end boards … C Brooks Laich had an apparent power play goal waived off by referee Chris Ciamaga at 8:31 of the 2nd due to a distinct kicking motion … The Penguins were beneficiaries of 6 consecutive power plays in the game … While Hershey's Louis Robitaille (2 penalty minutes) has remained disciplined in the series, Wilkes-Barre's Dennis Bonvie (25 PIMs) and Daniel Carcillo (18 PIMs) continue to add to their totals. Speaking of Bonvie, the veteran enforcer sustained a nasty gash on his left cheek with 3 minutes left in the 2nd, returning for the 3rd with a half shield visor … Hershey has outscored their opponents 32-14 in this year's playoffs … The Bears have scored first in 6 of their 7 games this postseason … WBS failed to convert a 5-on-3, 2-minute power play during the 2nd period. The Pens were also unable hit paydirt on a brief, 11-second, 2-man advantage late in the 2nd … The Bears, who have recorded a power play goal in every playoff contest this year, improved to 7-26 on the man advantage in the series (26.9%) … Hershey has outshot WBS in the series, 102-62 … LW Chris Bourque played his 1st career postseason game … AHL President Dave Andrews attended the contest, as did former Wilkes-Barre and current Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coach Michel Therrien … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Cutta and Wotton on defense, with Boyd Gordon, Boyd Kane, and Steckel at forward … Cutta and Wotton have started on "D" in 7 of the 8 playoff games this year … Scratched from Hershey: LW Doug Doull, D Deryk Engelland, D J.F. Fortin, LW Owen Fussey, RW Jonas Johansson, RW Jakub Klepis, D Lawrence Nycholat, C Joey Tenute, and RW Stephen Werner … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Steckel, (2) Cutta, (3) Cassivi … attendance: 7,346.
Coming Up: The Bears will look to close out the series Tuesday night at Giant Center, facing off against the Penguins at 7 PM.
Hershey's Louis Robitaille takes a stick to the face during 1st period play. The Penguins Dennis Bonvie was given a 2:00 roughing penalty as a result.
The Bears Graham Mink gets Hershey on the board early with his 1st period, power-play goal.
The Pens Erik Christensen celebrates Wilkes-Barre's lone goal at 4:19 of the 3rd period.
Play was "chippy" at times as is evidenced by this un-called tripping call.
Hershey's Jeff Schultz picks up his first professional goal.
Saturday May 6, 2006 at Wilkes-Barre (Posted Saturday 9:39 P.M. EST)Game TwoBears blank PensHershey, Cassivi throw a game 2 shutout
Scoring
1. HER Kane, (2) , 5:28 1. HER Fehr, (3) (Nycholat, Green), 18:04 (PP) 2. HER Beech, (4) (Nycholat, Green), 3:56 (PP) 2. HER Fehr, (4) (Steckel, Forbes), 5:01 3. HER Fleischmann, (3) (Green, Laich), 12:59 (PP)
Penalties
1 - WBS Carcillo, 8:22 - Tripping , 2 min (PP) 1 - HER Robitaille, 14:47 - Roughing , 2 min 1 - WBS Fata, 14:47 - Hooking , 2 min 1 - WBS Stone, 16:47 - Holding , 2 min (PP) 2 - WBS Whitney, 3:16 - Elbowing , 2 min (PP) 2 - WBS Fata, 10:53 - Interference , 2 min (PP) 2 - WBS Lefebvre, 18:14 - Cross-checking , 2 min (PP) 3 - HER Mink, 4:59 - Elbowing , 2 min (PP) 3 - HER Gordon, 5:03 - Roughing , 2 min 3 - WBS Talbot, 5:03 - Tripping , 2 min 3 - WBS Talbot, 5:03 - Roughing , 2 min (PP) 3 - WBS Talbot, 5:03 - Roughing , 2 min (PP) 3 - WBS Bonvie, 11:12 - Instigating , 2 min 3 - WBS Bonvie, 11:12 - Fighting , 5 min (2 PP) 3 - WBS Bonvie, 11:12 - Misconduct - Instigating , 10 min 3 - WBS Carcillo, 11:12 - Misconduct , 10 min 3 - WBS Lefebvre, 18:27 - Tripping , 2 min (PP) 3 - HER Aulin, 19:42 - Roughing , 2 min
Coming Up: Hershey looks to keep charging through the playoffs with a Game 3, 5:00 pm faceoff at the Giant Center Sunday.
Thursday May 4, 2006 at Wilkes-Barre (Posted Thursday 11:58 P.M. EST)Game OneBears draw first blood on PensHershey builds 4-0 lead; holds on for 5-4 winBy Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports
After building a comfortable -- and somewhat shocking -- 4-0 lead on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the Hershey Bears allowed three straight WBS strikes, hanging on for a 5-4 victory in Game 1 of the East Division Finals Thursday night at the Wachovia Arena. Colin Forbes (2 goals), Dave Steckel, and Boyd Kane would give the visitors a 4-0 advantage by the midpoint of the 2nd period, but Maxime Talbot (2 goals) and Ryan Stone would answer for the Penguins, including 2 short-handed markers less than a minute apart late in the 2nd. Eric Fehr would tally Hershey's fifth goal -- the eventual game-winner -- giving the Bears a 5-3 lead midway through the 3rd, but Jonathan Filewich's power play lamp-lighter would close the gap to 5-4. Frederic Cassivi (5-0) would earn the nail-biting win for Hershey, stopping a mere 16 shots. His Wilkes-Barre counterpart, former NHL 1st overall pick Marc-Andre Fleury (2-2), suffered the loss with 31 saves.
FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Forbes 1 (power play) (Beech, Green), 18:28. Penalties: Beech, HER (hooking), 2:28; Fehr, HER (goaltender interference), 6:36; Lannon, WBS (interference), 9:24; Forbes, HER (hooking), 14:06; Kolonos, WBS (hooking), 18:08; Stone, WBS (interference), 19:28.
SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 2, HER, Forbes 2 (Mink, Beech), 1:27. 3, HER, Kane 1 (Fehr, Laich), 2:30. 4, HER, Steckel 4 (Gordon), 8:51. 5, WBS, Talbot 2 (short-handed) (Stone), 15:49. 6, WBS, Stone 4 (short-handed) (unassisted), 16:41. Penalties: Cutta, HER (hooking), 4:53; Mink, HER (boarding), 12:44; Bonvie, WBS (hooking), 15:26; Carcillo, WBS (goaltender interference), 16:14.
THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 7, WBS, Talbot (Filewich, Kelleher), 4:45. 8, HER, Fehr 2 (game-winner) (Laich, Kane), 11:21. 9, WBS, Filewich 6 (power play) (Whitney, Stone), 13:08. Penalties: Bonvie, WBS (boarding, unsportsmanlike conduct), 6:44; Cutta, HER (roughing), 12:15; Whitney, WBS (holding), 18:15.
Game Factoids: Hershey finished 2-8 on the power-play, while Wilkes-Barre ended at 1-6 … The Bears outshot the Penguins 36-20 … The 5 goals were a season-high versus Wilkes-Barre … The 20 shots were the fewest Hershey has allowed against the Penguins this season … It was Hershey's first win in 5 all-time playoff games against WBS … Kane, one of five Hershey players to finish with multiple points, led all skaters with a +3 rating … With LW Tomas Fleischmann scratched with an unspecified injury, Forbes took his spot on the top line with Graham Mink and Kris Beech … Beech (3G, 5A) and Steckel (4G, 2A) have registered points in all 5 playoff games this year … Stone's short-handed goal came via a 5-on-3 disadvantage. He led all scorers with 3 points (1G, 2A) … D Mike Green took a Matt Hussey shot to the face with 6:39 to go in the 3rd, and did not return … After missing the final 3 games of the Norfolk series with an abscessed tooth, RW Jakub Klepis returned to the Bears lineup … After being a healthy scratch during the 1st round, LW Owen Fussey made his 05/06 postseason debut for the Bears … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Jakub Cutta and Mark Wotton on defense, with Fussey, Steckel, and Boyd Gordon at forward … Scratched from Hershey: C Jared Aulin, LW Chris Bourque, LW Doug Doull, D Deryk Engelland, Fleischmann, D J.F. Fortin, RW Jonas Johansson, D Jeff Schultz, and RW Stephen Werner … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Forbes, (2) Talbot, (3) Stone … referee: Steve Kozari … attendance: 6,465.
Coming Up: The Bears and Penguins take to the ice for Game 2 on Saturday, facing off at 7:05 PM from the Wachovia Arena.
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