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Hershey Bears News & Notes

Wednesday November 30, 2005 vs. Bridgeport (Posted Wednesday 11:43 P.M.)

 

Steckel, Bears silence Sound Tigers, 5-3

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

After a sluggish 1st period in which they allowed 2 goals -- one from a right point shot that eluded goaltender Frederic Cassivi, and the other 25 seconds after they had tied the score 1-1 -- the Hershey Bears stormed back with 4 unanswered goals to down the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 5-3 before 9,273 fans Wednesday night at the Giant Center. Dave Steckel netted his second, 2-goal game in a week for Hershey (13-4-2-3, 31 points); with Boyd Gordon, Graham Mink, and Mike Green each finishing with a goal and an assist. Cassivi (9-5-2), in his 15th start of the season for the Bears, turned aside 25 of 28 shots faced to earn the victory. Former Bear David Masse, Jeremy Colliton, and Sean Bergenheim would pocket goals for the Sound Tigers (8-11-2-0, 18 points), while goalie Chris Madden (6-6-0) -- who spent time in Bears training camp in 2001 -- took the loss for Bridgeport, ending with 34 saves.

 

TEAM
1ST
2ND
3RD
TOTAL
Bridgeport
2
1
0
3
Hershey
1
3
1
5

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, BRI, Masse 2 (Gervais), 4:34. 2, HER, Steckel 6 (unassisted), 13:40. 3, BRI, Colliton 6 (Brigley, Regier), 14:05. Penalties: Hamilton, BRI (tripping), 1:49; HER bench, served by Fehr (too many men), 8:50; Rourke, BRI (roughing), 14:26.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 4, BRI, Bergenheim 4 (power play) (Pettinen, Colliton), 5:43. 5, HER, Gordon 6 (Fehr, Green), 10:54. 6, HER, Mink 14 (power play) (Gordon, Bourque), 13:48. 7, HER, Green 2 (game-winner) (power play) (Fehr, Aulin), 16:38. Penalties: Zinger, HER (interference), 3:25; Fortin, HER (tripping, unsportsmanlike conduct, misconduct), 5:00; Koalska, BRI (roughing), 5:50: HER, Steckel (roughing), 5:50; Jarrett, BRI (roughing), 8:33; Bergenheim, BRI (slashing), 12:10; Smith, BRI (high-sticking), 13:16; Marjamaki, BRI (high-sticking), 14:47; Bourque, HER (tripping), 17:25.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 8, HER, Steckel 7 (short-handed) (Mink, Wotton), 18:52. Penalties: Tunik, BRI (holding), 1:39; Kane, HER (unsportsmanlike conduct, misconduct), 18:10.

 

Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 38, Bridgeport: 32 … Hershey finished 2-7 on the power-play, while Bridgeport ended at 1-6 … the Bears outshot the Sound Tigers 39-28 … rookie Eric Fehr ended with 2 assists, and has now recorded multiple points on 7 occasions this season … LW Tomas Fleischmann -- in his first game with Hershey since 11/1 -- finished scoreless, ending his 9-game assist and point streak … referee David Banfield tacked on 10-minute misconduct penalties to J.F. Fortin (2nd period) and Boyd Kane's (3rd period) minor infractions in the game … the Bears posted points in 11 of 12 November games, finishing with an 8-1-2-1 mark … former Bear Travis Brigley ('02-'04) finished with 1 assist for the 'Tigers… Bridgeport D Tomi Pettinen, assigned to the team earlier in the day for a conditioning assignment by the parent New York Islanders, earned an assist on Bergenheim's power play strike in the 2nd … the Bears have outshot their opponent in 15 of their last 17 games … Green became the 11th different player to register a game-winning goal for Hershey this season...Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Dean Arsene and Dwayne Zinger on defense, with Owen Fussey, Kane, and Steckel at forward … C Joey Tenute returned to the Bears lineup after missing the last 5 contests with a shoulder injury … scratched from Hershey were: D Jakub Cutta, RW Jonas Johansson, RW Eric Labelle, G Maxime Ouellet, and D Martin Wilde … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Steckel, (2) Green, (3) Gordon … the attendance -- in which one-day HersheyPark passes were handed out -- was a season-high … Hershey faces Bridgeport 3 more times within the next 11 days.

 

Six Degrees of Separation: Sound Tigers C Kevin Colley had brief stints with Charlotte (ECHL) and Hartford teams in 99/00 that also included Hershey's Boyd Kane. He also played 4 games with a Providence Bruins team in 01/02 that featured Bears D Martin Wilde … Bridgeport LW Masi Marjamaki and Gordon were linemates during the 02/03 season with Red Deer (WHL). The following year, he played alongside Fleischmann with the Moose Jaw Warriors … Sound Tigers Jeff Hamilton -- who recently returned to North America after starting the season in Russia -- was teammates with Bears d-man Lawrence Nycholat last season in Hartford … Bridgeport D Mike Jarmuth, who was scratched in Wednesday's game, played for Bears Assistant Coach Bob Woods last season in Mississippi (ECHL).

 

Coming Up: Hershey resumes play Saturday night, when they host the Syracuse Crunch at 7 PM. It will mark the only 05/06 Giant Center appearance for the Columbus Blue Jackets affiliate. Last year, the Bears went 2-1-1 versus Syracuse, finishing with only 5 goals against Head Coach Gary Agnew's squad.

 

Bridgeport's Matt Koalska (right) celebrates as David Masse's right point shot gets by Bears goalie Frederic Cassivi (left), giving the Sound Tigers a 1-0 lead 4:34 into the 1st period.

 

Hershey's Owen Fussey (right) prepares to raise his arms as Dave Steckel's goal at 13:40 of the 1st period ties the game at 1-1. Steckel had intercepted a Tomi Pettinen pass in the Bridgeport zone, beating goalie Chris Madden on the stick-side.

 

Just 25 seconds after Hershey evened the score at 1-1, Jeremy Colliton would sink this shot past Cassivi, quickly giving Bridgeport the lead again.

 

Sean Bergenheim (right) prepares to give the Sound Tigers a 3-1 lead, burying this power play shot to give the visitors a 3-1 advantage 5:43 into the middle period.

 

Bridgeport goalie Chris Madden stretches out to turn aside a shot during 2nd period action.

 

Dave Steckel (#20) puts the nail in the coffin, bagging this short-handed goal -- his 2nd score of the game -- with 1:08 remaining in the 3rd period, providing the Bears with a 5-3 lead.

 

Monday November 28, 2005 (Posted Monday 6:37 P.M. EST.)

 

Current Bears Statistical Leaders (through 11-27-05)

 

  • Games: Five Players tied at 21
  • Goals: 13 (Graham Mink)
  • Assists: 15 (Lawrence Nycholat)
  • Points: 21 (Eric Fehr)
  • PIMs: 72 (Louis Robitaille)
  • +/-: +3 (Tomas Fleischmann & Owen Fussey)
  • PPGs: 6 (Eric Fehr & Graham Mink)
  • SHGs: 1 (Tomas Fleischmann & Boyd Kane)
  • GWGs: 2 (Jared Aulin)
  • Shots: 68 (Eric Fehr)

 

  • Games: 15 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Minutes: 866 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Saves: 362 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Wins: 8 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Losses: 5 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Shutouts: N/A
  • G.A.A.: 2.22 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Save %: .919 (Frederic Cassivi)

 

Mink's 13 goals currently rank tied for 6th in the AHL … Nycholat's 17 points are good enough to tie for 3rd among AHL defensemen, while his 15 assists are tied for 2nd among blueliners, and tied for 7th among all AHL skaters … Fehr's 21 points currently rank 4th among AHL rookies … Fehr & Mink's 6 power play scores sit tied for 9th on the AHL leaderboard … Aulin's 2 game-winners rank tied for 9th in the league … Robitaille's 72 PIMs are tied for 15th in the circuit … Cassivi's 2.22 G.A.A. places 5th, while his 8 victories sit tied for 4th in the AHL, and his .919 save percentage rank 10th.

 

Saturday November 26, 2005 vs. Norfolk (Posted Saturday 11:07 P.M. EST.)

 

Admirals shut down Bears, 1-0

Norfolk anchors down on "D" to preserve win

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

As they say, "All good things must come to an end." Saturday night was no exception, as the Norfolk Admirals sailed out of Chocolatetown with an impressive 1-0 victory over the Hershey Bears before 8,187 fans at the Giant Center. Admirals goaltender Adam Munro (5-4-1) was the story of the game, turning aside all 30 shots faced, including many stellar saves down the stretch. Norfolk's Quintin Laing would be the only player to find mesh, beating Bears goalie Frederic Cassivi (8-5-2) on an open right side midway through the 2nd period to give the Ads (8-10-1-1, 18 points) their first win over Hershey this season. The Bears (12-4-2-3, 29 points), who saw their 4-game win and 12-game point streaks come to an end, were shutout for the first time this season. Hershey's loss, coupled with Wilkes-Barre's win over Binghamton on Saturday, puts the Bears 9 points behind the Penguins in the East Division standings.

 

TEAM
1ST
2ND
3RD
TOTAL
Norfolk
0
1
0
1
Hershey
0
0
0
0

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Barinka, NOR (hooking), 1:42; Steckel, HER (holding), 14:23.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 1, NOR, Laing 3 (game-winner) (Byfuglien, Brown), 11:23. Penalties: Munn, NOR (hooking), 2:30; Green, HER (tripping), 5:14; Zinger, HER (high-sticking), 8:05; Baines, NOR (hooking), 13:14; Kane, HER (slashing), 14:52; Baines, NOR (interference), 18:11.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Babchuk, NOR (holding), 1:17; Green, HER (hooking), 10:29; Barinka, NOR (holding), 14:02; Kuiper, NOR (holding), 19:07; Brown, NOR (roughing), 19:07; Kane, HER (roughing), 19:07; NOR bench (unsportsmanlike conduct), 20:00.

 

Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 33, Norfolk: 31 … Hershey finished 0-7 on the power-play, while Norfolk ended at 0-5 … the Bears outshot the Admirals 30-22 … Hershey went 70 games without being shutout, with the last coming on 12/19/04, when Syracuse's Andrew Penner blanked the Bears 3-0 at Giant Center … Hershey went without scoring a power play goal for the first time in 8 games … LW Boyd Kane and D/LW Louis Robitaille each had their 4-game point streaks snapped … Hershey allowed a season-low 3 shots on goal in the 3rd period … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started J.F. Fortin and Mark Wotton on defense, with Chris Bourque, Boyd Gordon, and Graham Mink at forward … scratched from Hershey were: RW Eric Labelle (healthy), G Maxime Ouellet (healthy), C Joey Tenute (shoulder), and D Martin Wilde (healthy) … Bears RW Jonas Johansson returned to the lineup after missing the last 4 games with a head injury … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Munro, (2) Laing, (3) Cassivi … referee Ryan Fraser.

 

Coming Up: The Bears continue their current 4-game homestand Wednesday night at the Giant Center, taking on East Division rival Bridgeport at 7 PM. It will mark the first head-to-head matchup between the two teams in 05/06. Last season, Hershey finished with a 4-2-1-1 record against the Sound Tigers.

 

Bears goaltender Frederic Cassivi (center) makes a save on this Jason Morgan point blank shot during 1st period action.

 

From left to right, Dustin Byfuglien, Steve Munn, Martin St. Pierre, Mike Brown, and Quintin Laing celebrate as Laing's goal at 11:23 of the 2nd gives the visitors a 1-0 lead.

 

Hershey's Graham Mink (right) jockeys for position with Norfolk D Steve Munn as goalie Adam Munro keeps a close eye on the play during the 2nd period.

 

With Hershey's Eric Fehr (left) at the doorstep, Adam Munro turns aside this 3rd period attempt.

 

Munro (center) makes a breadbasket save on Hershey's Boyd Kane late in the 3rd period, preserving the shutout in Norfolk's 1-0 victory.

 

Friday November 25, 2005 at Norfolk (Posted Friday 10:34 P.M. EST.)

 

On Black Friday, it's all chocolate and white

Bears defeat Admirals, 4-2

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

On the busiest retail day of the year, the Hershey Bears went shopping and picked up their season-high 4th straight win, besting the Norfolk Admirals 4-2 before 4,507 fans Friday night at The Scope. Eric Fehr and Dave Steckel each finished with a goal and an assist for Hershey (12-3-2-3, 29 points), who have now earned points in 12 consecutive contests. Bears goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck (4-1-1) -- making his 6th start of the season in net -- finished with a season-high 41 saves as the Bears improved to 7-0-2-1 in November. Anton Babchuk and Martin St. Pierre lit the lamp for Norfolk (7-10-1-1, 16 points), while netminder Corey Crawford (3-7-0) turned aside 20 shots faced in he and his team's second loss in as many games against Hershey this season.

 

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

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: St. Pierre, NOR (hooking), 6:39; Wotton, HER (tripping), 10:55; Kane, HER (unsportsmanlike conduct), 18:37.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Fehr 9 (Kane), 1:45. 2, NOR, Babchuk 4 (power play) (Morgan, Hilbert), 10:24. 3, HER, Gordon 5 (power play) (Fehr, Nycholat), 15:15. Penalties: Cutta, HER (roughing), 9:03; St. Pierre, NOR (roughing), 9:03; Nycholat, HER (hooking), 9:21; Laing, NOR (high-sticking), 14:25; NOR bench, served by Keith (unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:25; Robitaille, HER (tripping), 16:31; Kuiper, NOR (high-sticking), 19:29.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 4, HER, Robitaille 2 (game-winner) (Steckel), 13:57. 5, NOR, St. Pierre 6 (Hilbert, Laing), 14:32. 6, HER, Steckel 5 (Fussey), 17:24. Penalties: Nycholat, HER (interference), 7:14; Gordon, HER (high-sticking), 8:25; Kane, HER (slashing), 9:47; Byfuglien, NOR (hooking), 14:55.

 

Game Factoids: Hershey finished 1-5 on the power-play, while Norfolk ended at 1-7 … The Admirals outshot the Bears 43-24. It marked the first time since October 28th that Hershey was outshot in a game … Fehr has goals in 6 of the last 7 contests, and has accumulated 13 points in that stretch … Steckel has recorded back-to-back multi-point games, during which he's amassed 5 points (3 goals, 2 assists) … Hershey D/LW Louis Robitaille pocketed the game-winning score, and has now registered points in 4 straight contests. He is the 10th different Hershey player to notch a game-winning goal this season … Bears captain Boyd Kane extended his point streak to 4 games (3 goals, 2 assists) … Hershey's 24 shots taken were a season-low, while their 43 shots allowed were a season-high … Bears RW Graham Mink saw his 6-game scoring streak come to an end … Hershey has netted at least one power play goal in 7 straight games, and have tallied a man advantage marker in 18 of 20 contests this season … the Bears have given up 3 or less goals in 14 of 20 games in 05/06, including the last 5 straight … Hershey was outshot 16-4 in the 1st period … the Bears have earned at least one point in every game this season when scoring the 1st goal (9-0-0-2) … Admirals RW Carl Corazzini, who played in Hershey last season, finished at -1 for the game … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Jakub Cutta and Dwayne Zinger on defense, with Owen Fussey, Robitaille, and Steckel at forward … scratched from Hershey were: RW Jonas Johansson (head), G Maxime Ouellet (healthy), and C Joey Tenute (shoulder) … earlier in the day, Hershey assigned LW Chris Bala to the Reading Royals (ECHL). In 8 games with the Bears, Bala registered 2 assists … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Fehr, (2) Daubenspeck, (3) Steckel … referee David Banfield.

 

Coming Up: The Bears finish a home-and-home series with the Admirals Saturday evening at 7 at the Giant Center.

 

 

Wednesday November 23, 2005 vs. Cleveland (Posted Thursday 1:54 A.M. EST.)

 

Bears roll turkey in 4-2 win over Barons

Four straight strikes give Hershey points in 11 consecutive games

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

After a lethargic effort through the game's first 30+ minutes, the Hershey Bears broke out in a big way, netting two goals 31 seconds apart in the 2nd period before adding two more in the 3rd to down the Cleveland Barons 4-2 before 7,252 fans Wednesday night at the Giant Center. In what seems to be a "Different player, different night" theme this season, Dave Steckel led the way on offense for Hershey (11-3-2-1, 27 points), netting 2 goals and an assist while goaltender Frederic Cassivi (8-4-2) turned aside 19 shots to earn the victory. Pat Rissmiller and Tim Conboy would give the visitors a 2-0 advantage before Chris Bourque and Steckel would even the score before the curtain closed on the 2nd stanza. Steckel had the chance to finish a hat trick during the waning moments of the 3rd period, but he couldn't bury a Graham Mink feed, hitting the left goal post. Mink would pick up the rebound, though, cashing in with 2.8 seconds left on the clock to make it 11 straight games in which Hershey has earned at least one point. Dimitri Patzold (1-5-0) ended with 40 saves in the defeat for Cleveland (7-10-1-0, 15 points), who are on a 4-game losing streak.

 

TEAM
1ST
2ND
3RD
TOTAL
Cleveland
1
1
0
2
Hershey
0
2
2
4

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, CLE, Rissmiller 7 (power play) (Hennessy, Murray), 5:41. Penalties: Fortin, HER (interference), 4:26; Steckel, HER (hooking), 6:43; Cavanagh, CLE (tripping), 9:25; Bala, HER (holding the stick), 12:08; Gorges, CLE (hooking), 14:54; Clowe, CLE (tripping), 15:33.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 2, CLE, Conboy 3 (Gorges, Clowe), 1:20. 3, HER, Bourque 3 (power play) (Kane, Fortin), 17:37. 4, HER, Steckel 3 (Green), 18:08. Penalties: Kane, HER (roughing), 7:57; Valette, CLE (roughing), 13:13; Prudden, CLE (holding), 15:36; Conboy, CLE (cross-checking), 17:02.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 5, HER, Steckel (game-winner) (Fussey, Robitaille), 8:57. 6, HER, Mink 13 (empty net) (Steckel), 19:57. Penalties: Hennessy, CLE (unsportsmanlike conduct - diving), 10:11; Gorges, CLE (cross-checking), 11:39; Campbell, CLE (slashing), 15:34.

 

Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 43, Cleveland: 31 … Hershey finished 1-9 on the power-play, while Cleveland ended at 1-4 … The Bears outshot the Barons 44-21, marking the 11th consecutive game Hershey has outshot their opponent … Mink, sporting a full cage-style helmet (due to high stick from Rochester's Nathan Paetsch this past Sunday), extended his scoring streak to 6 games (5 goals, 2 assists) … Bourque returned to action after missing 8 games with a concussion … RW Eric Fehr saw his 5-game goal and point streak end … the Bears reeled off a season high 22 shots on goal in the 2nd period … 9 different players have pocketed game-winning goals for Hershey this season … over the last 4 games, Hershey has had 45 power play opportunities, converting on 13 of those chances (28.8%) … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Mike Green and Lawrence Nycholat on defense, with Bourque, Boyd Gordon, and Mink at forward … scratched from Hershey were: RW Jonas Johansson, RW Eric Labelle, G Maxime Ouellet, and C Joey Tenute … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Steckel , (2) Robitaille, (3) Patzold … referee Bob Langdon.

 

Coming Up: The Bears journey to The Scope in Norfolk on Friday night, taking on the Admirals at 7 PM. In their only prior meeting this season, Hershey defeated Norfolk 3-2 on October 15th at the Giant Center. Following Friday's contest, the Bears return to Chocolatetown for a 4-game homestand, beginning Saturday evening at 7 PM versus Norfolk.

 

From Joe & Ryan at 7641 Sports, please have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Cleveland's Pat Rissmiller (left) loses his stick, but pots this power play attempt to give the Barons a 1-0 lead at 5:41 of the 1st period.

 

Goaltender Dimitri Patzold (right) turns aside a shot as Hershey's Louis Robitaille looks for a rebound during 1st period action.

 

Bears netminder Frederic Cassivi makes one of his 19 saves, stopping this Tom Cavanagh try during the 2nd period.

 

Hershey's Dave Steckel (top left) scores the first of his two even strength goals on the night, putting one home from the right side to tie the game at 2-2 at 18:08 of the 2nd period.

 

This Dave Steckel right circle shot would find its way past both Patzold and Owen Fussey (right), giving the Bears a 3-2 lead. The goal would stand as the game-winner, and Steckel would be named the game's #1 star, finishing with 2 goals and an assist.

 

Sunday November 20, 2005 (Posted Sunday 11:32 P.M. EST.)

 

Current Bears Statistical Leaders (through 11-20-05)

 

  • Games: Five Players tied at 18
  • Goals: 12 (Graham Mink)
  • Assists: 14 (Lawrence Nycholat)
  • Points: 19 (Eric Fehr)
  • PIMs: 70 (Louis Robitaille)
  • +/-: +3 (Tomas Fleischmann)
  • PPGs: 6 (Eric Fehr & Graham Mink)
  • SHGs: 1 (Tomas Fleischmann & Boyd Kane)
  • GWGs: 2 (Jared Aulin)
  • Shots: 59 (Graham Mink)

 

  • Games: 13 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Minutes: 748 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Saves: 322 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Wins: 7 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Losses: 4 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Shutouts: N/A
  • G.A.A.: 2.33 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Save %: .917 (Frederic Cassivi)

 

Mink's 12 goals currently rank tied for 3rd in the AHL … Nycholat's 16 points are good enough for 2nd among AHL defensemen, while his 14 assists are tied for 1st among blueliners, and tied for 4th among all AHL skaters … Eric Fehr's 19 points are tied with Manchester's Jeff Tambellini and Springfield's Ryan Vesce for 1st among AHL rookies … Fehr & Mink's 6 power play scores sit tied for 9th on the AHL leaderboard … Aulin's 2 game-winners rank tied for 6th in the league … Robitaille's 70 PIMs are tied for 11th in the circuit … Cassivi's 2.33 G.A.A. places 8th, while his 7 victories sit tied for 4th in the AHL.

 

Sunday November 20, 2005 vs. Rochester (Posted Sunday 11:27 P.M. EST.)

 

Bears continue power play surge

Hershey drops longtime rival Rochester 5-1

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

The Hershey Bears keep getting the chances on the power play; and by golly, they're making the most of them. Saturday night against Philadelphia, they deposited a team record 7 power play goals. Sunday night, it was only 4 man advantage strikes … but good enough to sink the Rochester Americans 5-1 before 6,379 fans Sunday evening at the Giant Center. Boyd Kane (2 goals), Lawrence Nycholat (3 assists), and rookie Eric Fehr (1 goal, 1 assist) led the way on offense for Hershey (10-3-2-1, 25 points), while goaltender Frederic Cassivi (7-4-2) -- making his 3rd straight start in net -- turned aside 37 of 38 shots faced as the Bears earned a point in their 9th consecutive contest. Mark Mancari would be the lone offensive bright spot for Rochester (10-7-0-0, 20 points), beating Cassivi on a delayed Hershey penalty in the 2nd period. Well-traveled goalie Jean-Marc Pelletier (5-2-0) suffered the loss in goal for the Amerks, who lost both head-to-head meetings with Hershey this season.

 

TEAM
1ST
2ND
3RD
TOTAL
Rochester
0
1
0
1
Hershey
3
1
1
5

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Gordon 4 (power play) (Fehr, Nycholat), 1:27. 2, HER, Arsene 1 (game-winner) (Wilde), 8:16. 3, HER, Kane 5 (power play) (Robitaille, Aulin), 13:56. Penalties: Lojek, ROC (holding), 1:06; Robitaille, HER (elbowing), 4:06; Ryan, ROC (roughing), 8:39; Robitaille, HER (roughing), 8:39; Swanson, ROC (hooking), 11:58; ROC bench, served by Meyer (too many men), 19:02.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 4, HER, Fehr 8 (power play) (Mink, Nycholat), :36. 5, ROC, Mancari 3 (Larman, Hendricks), 5:36. Penalties: Cutta, HER (interference), 1:57; Kane, HER (hooking), 2:56; Swanson, ROC (holding the stick), 15:00; Janik, ROC (interference), 15:24; Green, HER (tripping), 19:17.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 6, HER, Kane 6 (power play) (Nycholat), 10:22. Penalties: Meyer, ROC (charging, fighting major), 4:18; Cutta, HER (fighting major), 4:18; Paetsch, ROC (high-sticking major), 4:54; Thorburn, ROC (holding), 10:13; Arsene, HER (holding), 17:33.

 

Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 37, Rochester: 34… Hershey finished 4-8 on the power-play, while Rochester ended at 0-4 … Hershey's penalty killing unit currently ranks 3rd in the AHL, having fended off 110 of 125 short-handed situations faced this season (88%) … The Bears outshot the Amerks 40-38 … Hershey has outshot their opponent in each of the last 10 contests … The 38 shots allowed by Hershey were a season high … Fehr has scored goals in 5 straight games, during which he's totaled 11 points (5G, 6A) … Rochester's Nathan Paetsch earned a 5-minute major for high-sticking Hershey's Graham Mink at 4:54 of the 3rd. As he headed off to the Hershey locker room, Mink left a trail of blood on the ice that stretched from the Amerks' goal line to the Hershey bench … Mink has recorded points in 5 consecutive games (4G, 2A) … Arsene's 5-on-5 marker was only the 2nd he's scored in 93 career games with Hershey, and first since 11/19/04 … only 2 of Hershey's last 13 goals have come at even strength … Bears D Jakub Cutta took exception to a Stefan Meyer hit along the endboards in the Hershey zone during the 3rd period. The Hershey blueliner dropped the gloves and went after Meyer, with the Rochester LW getting assessed an additional penalty for charging … Hershey leads the AHL with 39 power play goals … Rochester entered the game with the AHL's #1 power play (27.6%) … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started and Cutta amd Dwayne Zinger on defense, with Chris Bala, Dave Steckel, and Louis Robitaille at forward … scratched from Hershey were: C Chris Bourque (concussion), RW Jonas Johansson (head injury), RW John Morlang (finger), G Maxime Ouellet (healthy), and C Joey Tenute (shoulder) … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Kane, (2) Cassivi, (3) Nycholat … Morlang, who suffered a finger injury during a fight with Philadelphia's Josh Gratton on Saturday, skated in the pregame warm-up … the Bears snapped a 0-7-1 winless skid when referee Harry Dumas officiates… Bears radio play-by-play announcer John Walton celebrated his 500th career AHL broadcast.

 

Coming Up: Hershey continues its Giant Center homestand on Wednesday at 7 PM, taking on the Cleveland Barons in the annual Thanksgiving Eve contest. It will mark the only 2005/06 appearance in Chocolatetown for the Barons, who bested the Bears 3-2 in a shootout on November 1st at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.

 

This Boyd Gordon power play shot would find its way past Rochester goalie Jean-Marc Pelletier, giving the Bears a 1-0 lead just 1:27 into the 1st period.

 

Pelletier reaches in vain to make a stop, but can't quite get the blocker on this Boyd Kane shot that would propel the Bears to a 3-0 lead in the opening period.

 

Jiri Novotny (left) and Jakub Cutta have a front row seat as Bears goalie Frederic Cassivi juggles a save during late 1st period action.

 

From left to right, Rochester's Drew Larman, Matt Hendricks, Mark Mancari, and Doug Janik after Mancari's goal cut the Hershey lead to 4-1 at 5:36 of the 2nd period.

 

Graham Mink is helped off the ice by Bears trainer Dan Stuck (right) after taking a high stick from Rochester's Nathan Paetsch at 4:54 of the 3rd period. Paetsch was assessed a 5 minute major for the infraction on Mink, who did not return.

 

Saturday November 19, 2005 vs. Philadelphia (Posted Sunday 1:07 A.M. EST.)

 

Power plays punish Phantoms

Bears trounce Philly with team record 7 man advantage scores

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

Today is November 20th, which is close enough to be considered part of the holiday season. Saturday night, the Hershey Bears graciously accepted power play-after-power play presents given by the Philadelphia Phantoms. Taking advantage of man-up opportunities throughout the game, Hershey torched Philadelphia for a team record 7 power play goals en route to a penalty-filled 7-2 win before 8,562 fans at the Giant Center. 6 different players would light the lamp for Hershey (9-3-2-1, 23 points), with Eric Fehr, Mike Green, and Jared Aulin leading the way on offense with 3 points each. Goaltender Frederic Cassivi (6-4-2), starting in net against Philly for the second straight night, turned away 16 shots to earn the victory for Hershey. Freddy Meyer and Josh Gratton would tally markers for Philadelphia (6-10-0-2, 14 points), while goalie Jamie Storr (4-6-1) -- also earning the nod in net against Hershey for the second consecutive game -- ended with 42 saves.

 

TEAM
1ST
2ND
3RD
TOTAL
Philadelphia
1
0
1
2
Hershey
1
2
4
7

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, PHI, Meyer 1 (power play) (Cavanaugh, Slaney), 8:38. 2, HER, Mink 11 (power play) (Nycholat, Fehr), 18:59. Penalties: Eager, PHI (instigator, fighting major, misconduct), 2:41; Mink, HER (elbowing, fighting major), 2:41; Cote, PHI (fighting major), 2:44; Arsene, HER (fighting major), 2:44; Gratton, PHI (roughing), 3:55; Wotton, HER (roughing), 3:55; Ruzicka, PHI (hooking), 4:00; Zinger, HER (interference), 6:45; Cutta, HER (delay of game - closing hand on puck), 7:07; Robitaille, HER (charging), 11:13; Printz, PHI (hooking), 13:12; Meyer, PHI (roughing), 14:05; Fehr, HER (roughing), 14:05; Kane, HER (roughing), 14:05; Zinger, HER (holding), 15:37; Kelly, PHI (roughing), 18:26; Abel, PHI (holding), 19:14.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 3, HER, Robitaille 1 (power play) (Aulin, Fortin), 7:10. 4, HER, Mink 12 (game-winner) (power play) (Fehr, Gordon), 8:04. Penalties: Cavanaugh, PHI (hooking), 1:24; Hope, PHI (interference), 5:14; Skolney, PHI (boarding), 6:54; Printz, PHI (boarding), 7:32; Picard, PHI (slashing), 8:31; Robitaille, HER (goaltender interference), 8:31; Bala, HER (tripping), 9:58; Eager, PHI (holding the stick), 11:16; Morlang, HER (boarding), 14:43; Gratton, PHI (fighting major), 16:49; Morlang, HER (fighting major), 16:49; Grant, PHI (kneeing major, game misconduct), 17:31.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 5, HER, Fehr 7 (power play) (Fortin, Nycholat), 4:53. 6, HER, Wotton 2 (power play) (Green, Aulin), 5:41. 7, HER, Kane 4 (power play) (Wotton, Green), 6:11. 8, HER, Steckel 2 (power play) (Aulin, Green), 7:31. 9, PHI, Gratton 3 (Abel, Ruzicka), 18:00. Penalties: Green, HER (interference), :50; Eager, PHI (roughing), 3:38; Meyer, PHI (cross-checking), 4:11; Slaney, PHI (tripping), 4:37; Storr, PHI (slashing), 5:32; Slaney, PHI (high-sticking major), 6:59; Skolney, PHI (slashing, roughing, fighting major), 7:31; Nycholat, HER (fighting major, misconduct), 7:31; Meyer, PHI (roughing), 11:45; Mink, HER (high-sticking), 15:27.

 

Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 45, Philadelphia: 27… Hershey finished 7-18 on the power-play, while Philadelphia ended at 1-9. Hershey has surrendered only 2 goals in their last 45 short-handed situations … The Bears outshot the Phantoms 49-18. It was the 9th consecutive game Hershey has outshot their opponent … Fehr, who extended his goal-scoring streak to 4 games, has collected a total of 9 points in that stretch (4G, 5A). He also registered a season-high 9 shots on goal … Mink, who stretched his point streak to 4 games, has recorded multiple goals four times this season … in total, 7 Bears finished with at least 2 points … Philadelphia mustered just 3 shots in the 2nd period, a season low allowed by Hershey … the 146 combined penalty minutes were a season high … the Bears improved to 4-1-0-1 at home this season, while the Phantoms fell to 2-8-0-1 on the road in 05/06 … the victory was the most-lopsided for Hershey in the all-time Bears/Phantoms series, which began during the 1996/97 season … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started J.F. Fortin and Wotton on defense, with Fehr, Boyd Kane, and Aulin at forward … scratched from Hershey were: C Chris Bourque, LW Owen Fussey, RW Jonas Johansson, G Maxime Ouellet, and C Joey Tenute … Bourque took the skate in the pregame, and will likely return in the next week … with Johansson out of the lineup, RW John Morlang was summoned from the ECHL's Reading Royals. Morlang, who played with Hershey during the preseason, fought Philly enforcer Josh Gratton during the 2nd period after Morlang exited the penalty box from serving a boarding penalty just moments before. Although he took the loss in the bout, Morlang -- not known as a fighter -- earned kudos for getting in a few shots on Gratton … Philly's Triston Grant earned a kneeing major and game misconduct for a hit on Hershey's Louis Robitaille at 17:31 of the 2nd … Phantoms captain John Slaney garnered a high-sticking major penalty during the 3rd period for getting the lumber up on Morlang … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Mink, (2) Fehr, (3) Green … referee Terry Koharski.

 

Coming Up: Hershey concludes its weekend with 5 PM Sunday matinee against their longtime AHL counterparts, the Rochester Americans at the Giant Center. It will mark the only appearance in Chocolatetown this season for the Amerks, who fell to the Bears at home 5-3 on October 14th.

 

Hershey's Graham Mink (left) and Philly's Ben Eager go at during their 1st period fight.

 

Just 3 seconds later, Riley Cote (left) and Dean Arsene drop the gloves, each earning 5 minute fighting majors.

 

This Freddy Meyer power play shot would find its way past Bears goalie Frederic Cassivi, giving the Phantoms a 1-0 lead at 8:38 of the 1st period.

 

Louis Robitaille redirects this J.F. Fortin shot past Phantoms goalie Jamie Storr (left), giving the Bears a 2-1 advantage at 7:10 of the 2nd period.

 

Mink raises his arms in celebration as his eventual game-winning goal gets through the Philadelphia defense at 8:04 of the 2nd period.

 

Josh Gratton (left) and John Morlang exchange punches during their 2nd period donnybrook. In his first game with the Bears on Saturday, Morlang finished with 7 penalty minutes.

 

Storr watches as Dave Steckel's shot prepares to find mesh, giving the Bears a 7-1 lead at 7:31 of the 3rd period.

 

Friday November 18, 2005 at Philadelphia (Posted Friday 10:57 P.M. EST.)

 

Bears fall to Phantoms in OT, 3-2

Hershey rallies from 2-goal deficit to earn point in 8th straight contest

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

After rallying from two goals down, the Hershey Bears took it to sudden death overtime, where the Philadelphia Phantoms took less than 2 minutes (at 1:58) to defeat the visitors 3-2 before 8,841 fans Friday night at the Wachovia Spectrum. Eric Fehr and Graham Mink potted 3rd period comeback goals for Hershey (8-3-2-1, 21 points), while goaltender Frederic Cassivi (5-4-2) -- sent down by Washington on Wednesday -- finished with 28 saves for the Bears. Ben Eager and Josh Gratton, known more for their toughness than scoring prowess, scored regulation markers for the Phantoms (6-9-0-2, 14 points), while Pat Kavanagh netted the game-winner in OT. Former NHL netminder Jamie Storr (4-5-1) earned the victory in net for Philly, turning aside 37 of 39 shots faced.

 

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

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: HER bench, served by Fehr (too many men), 4:08; Cote, PHI (cross-checking), 6:22; Nycholat, HER (holding), 7:18; Kane, HER (slashing), 11:13; Gratton, PHI (charging), 15:24; Skolney, PHI (elbowing), 17:57; Storr, PHI (slashing), 18:48.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 1, PHI, Eager 2 (Meyer, Storr), 17:26. 2, PHI, Gratton 2 (Picard, Cavosie), 19:44. Penalties: Printz, PHI (interference), 2:15; Gratton, PHI (roughing), 2:15; Meyer, PHI (slashing), 4:11; Steckel, HER (holding), 9:25; Nycholat, HER (holding), 11:51; Cote, PHI (boarding), 14:49.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 3, HER, Mink 10 (Fussey, Gordon), 5:46. 4, HER, Fehr 6 (power play) (unassisted), 14:41. Penalties: Meyer, PHI (tripping), 2:43; Hope, PHI (holding), 14:23.

 

OVERTIME -- Scoring: 5, PHI, Kavanagh 8 (game-winner) (Kelly), 1:58. Penalties: None.

 

Game Factoids: Hershey finished 1-10 on the power-play, while Philadelphia ended at 0-5. Hershey has allowed just 1 goal in their last 36 short-handed situations … The Bears outshot the Phantoms 39-31. It marked the 8th straight game Hershey has outshot their opponent … Less than 2 minutes after he put the Phantoms up 1-0, Eager was stonewalled by Cassivi on a penalty shot attempt at 19:21 of the 2nd period. Only 23 seconds later though (at 19:44), Gratton would give the home team a 2-goal advantage with an even strength tally … the last time Hershey faced a penalty shot was on 3/25/05, when Tom Lawson allowed a goal by Rochester's Thomas Vanek … Hershey enjoyed lengthy 5-on-3 power plays in both the 1st (1:09) & 2nd (2:00) periods … At one point in the 2nd period, the Bears were outshooting the Phantoms by a 11-0 margin. By the end of the stanza, Philadelphia had recorded 14 unanswered shots, outgunning Hershey 14-11 for the period … Fehr has goals in 3 straight contests, and 6 points overall in that span … the Bears fell to 4-2-2-3 in 1-goal games this season … dating back to last season, the Bears are winless when Harry Dumas officiates (0-7-1) … Bears RW Jonas Johansson left the ice after taking an elbow from Philly's Wade Sklolney late in the 1st period … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Mike Green and Lawrence Nycholat on defense, with Owen Fussey, Boyd Gordon, and Mink at forward … Scratched from Hershey were: D Dean Arsene (healthy), C Chris Bourque (concussion), Maxime Ouellet (healthy), and Martin Wilde (healthy). Arsene kept busy, resuming his role as color commentator with Bears radio play-by-play broadcaster John Walton … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Kavanagh, (2) Storr , (3) Cassivi.

 

Coming Up: The Bears return to the Giant Center on Saturday evening to finish a home-and-home series with the Phantoms at 7 PM. It will mark the first of three straight at home for Hershey, who will also play 7 of their next 8 contests at Giant Center.

 

 

Monday November 14, 2005 (Posted Monday 3:48 P.M. EST.)

 

Current Bears Statistical Leaders (through 11-13-05)

 

  • Games: Five Players tied at 15
  • Goals: 9 (Graham Mink)
  • Assists: 9 (Tomas Fleischmann & Lawrence Nycholat)
  • Points: 14 (Graham Mink & Joey Tenute)
  • PIMs: 62 (Louis Robitaille)
  • +/-: +3 (Tomas Fleischmann)
  • PPGs: 5 (Brooks Laich)
  • SHGs: 1 (Tomas Fleischmann & Boyd Kane)
  • GWGs: 2 (Jared Aulin)
  • Shots: 50 (Graham Mink)

 

  • Games: 10 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Minutes: 567 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Saves: 241 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Wins: 5 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Losses: 3 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Shutouts: N/A
  • G.A.A.: 2.44 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Save %: .913 (Frederic Cassivi)

 

Mink's 9 goals currently rank tied for 6th in the AHL … Nycholat's 11 points are tied for 7th among AHL defensemen … Laich's 5 power play scores sit tied for 6th on the AHL leaderboard … Aulin's 2 game-winners rank tied for 3rd in the league … Eric Fehr's 13 points are tied for 6th among AHL rookies … Robitaille's 62 PIMs are tied for 11th in the circuit … Cassivi's 2.44 G.A.A. places 9th, while his 5 victories sit tied for 6th in the AHL.

 

Saturday November 12, 2005 at Manchester (Posted Saturday 11:18 P.M. EST.)

 

Monarchs spoil Boudreau's return

Manchester beats Hershey, 6-5 in OT

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

Many adjectives and expressions could easily describe Saturday night's affair in Manchester. Boring and low-scoring were certainly not among those choices, as Lauri Tukonen's overtime tally resulted in the Hershey Bears' 6-5 loss to the Manchester Monarchs before 7,797 fans at the Verizon Wireless Arena. Hershey (8-3-1-3, 20 points), who rallied from 2-goal deficits on two occasions, was led on offense by rookie Eric Fehr (1 goal, 2 assists), while goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck (3-1-1), making his third straight start in net, turned aside 27 shots in Head Coach Bruce Boudreau's return to Manchester. Jeff Tambellini (2 goals, 1 assist) and Brendan Bernakevitch (1 goal, 2 assists) paced the victorious Monarchs (8-3-0-1, 17 points), with netminder Adam Hauser (5-2-1) earning the win with 42 saves. Even after gaining a point for the seventh straight match, Hershey fell to 5 points behind East Division front-running Wilkes-Barre (25 points), who shutout the Portland Pirates 6-0 on Saturday.

 

TEAM
1ST
2ND
3RD
OT
Total
Hershey
0
2
3
0
5
Manchester
1
1
3
1
6

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, MAN, Tambellini 6 (Clarke, Nolan), 6:33. Penalties: Ryan, MAN (holding), 2:18; Mink, HER (interference), 3:10; Smyth, MAN (interference), 5:26; Mink, HER (interference), 6:07; Nycholat, HER (hooking), 8:25; Kanko, MAN (unsportsmanlike conduct), 8:51.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 2, MAN, Petiot 2 (Tambellini, Smyth), 4:55. 3, HER, Green 1 (Bala, Aulin), 14:04. 4, HER, Kane 3 (Cutta, Steckel), 19:00. Penalties: Bernakevitch, MAN (holding the stick), 2:46; Tenute, HER (goaltender interference), 6:31; Cutta, HER (roughing), 12:08; James, MAN (roughing), 12:08.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 5, MAN, Tambellini 7 (James, Smyth), :30. 6, MAN, (Mihaly, Sersen), 3:12. 7, HER, Fehr 5 (power play) (Fortin, Tenute), 7:07. 8, HER, Mink 9 (power play) (Fehr, Tenute), 8:33. 9, HER, Wotton 1 (Green, Fehr), 12:20. 10, MAN, Murphy 1 (Wilford, Bernakevitch), 14:02. Penalties: Robitaille, HER (roughing, double minor), 4:29; Clarke, MAN (roughing), 4:29; Tukonen, MAN (interference), 5:57; Wilford, MAN (slashing), 7:07; Arsene, HER (fighting major), 15:25; Green, HER (game misconduct); HER bench, served by Fehr (too many men), 15:25; Flinn, MAN (instigator, fighting major, misconduct), 15:25; Hauser, MAN (high-sticking), 19:21.

 

OVERTIME -- Scoring: 11, MAN, Tukonen 4 (game-winner) (Bernakevitch), 3:07. Penalties: None.

 

Game Factoids: Hershey finished 2-7 on the power-play, while Manchester ended at 0-5. The Bears have successfully fended off 30 of their last 31 short-handed situations … The Bears outshot the Monarchs 47-33. Hershey has bested their opponent in the shot department over the last 7 contests … Fehr and Joey Tenute have recorded back-to-back, multi-point games for Hershey. Tenute has now posted 14 points (6 goals, 8 assists) in the last 12 games … Bears D Mike Green, sent down by Washington on Thursday, posted his 1st professional goal in the 2nd period. He added an assist on Mark Wotton's 1st marker of the season at 12:20 of the 3rd … Hershey's Jared Aulin and Dave Steckel, both former Monarchs, each finished with an assist … Bernakevitch finished with a game-high +4 … Bears captain Boyd Kane has points in 5 of his last 6 games … in his 9th game of the season, Hershey D Dwayne Zinger registered his first on goal for 05/06 … Hershey still holds the all-time lead in head-to-head meetings with Manchester (5-3-1) … 7 of Manchester's 8 wins this season have come via overtime or shootout … Tukonen was Los Angeles' 1st pick (11th overall) in the 2004 NHL draft … Hershey has surrendered 11 goals combined in their last two visits to Manchester (lost 5-0 on 11/13/05) … Boudreau, the former Monarchs bench boss, started J.F. Fortin and Lawrence Nycholat on defense, with Owen Fussey, Boyd Gordon, and Graham Mink at forward … D/F Louis Robitaille returned to the Bears lineup after missing the last 4 games with an eye injury … excluding current Washington recalls (G Frederic Cassivi, LW Tomas Fleischmann, RW Jakub Klepis, C Brooks Laich), scratches from Hershey included: RW Jonas Johansson (healthy), D Martin Wilde (healthy), and C Chris Bourque (concussion) … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Tukonen, (2) Tambellini, (3) Fehr … referee Terry Koharski … A Kane game worn Bears jersey fetched a high bid of $820 in an online auction that ended on Friday. A captain or alternate captain from each American Hockey League team sported a "Red Cross" patch on their jerseys for the first home game of the season. Proceeds from the AHL auctions will benefit the hurricane relief efforts for the American Red Cross.

 

6 Degrees of Separation: Monarchs veteran - and former AHL MVP Brad Smyth - was teammates with Hershey's Boyd Kane for 2 seasons in Hartford, and with Chris Bala in Binghamton (02/03) … during portions of his two seasons with the IHL's Indianapolis Ice, G Kirk Daubenspeck played with Monarchs D Marty Wilford, who Hershey fans may remember from his days with Norfolk … Manchester D Denis Grebeshkov was taken 18th overall by Los Angeles in the 2002 NHL draft, one spot after Hershey's Boyd Gordon … Monarchs D Mark Ardelan, a scratch on Saturday, played on a South Carolina Stingrays team that included Hershey's Joey Tenute and Daubenspeck last season. He also joined the Portland Pirates for 1 game in 04/05 … Manchester D Doug Nolan, the fifth-to-last player selected in the 1994 NHL draft (282nd overall), spent time with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks from 1999-2001, teams that also included Bears d-man Dwayne Zinger … before signing with Hershey in November of last year, Martin Wilde played on a Reading Royals (ECHL) squad that included Monarchs G Barry Brust, and was coached by Manchester Assistant Derek Clancey.

 

Coming Up: Hershey concludes a 3-game road swing Friday evening in Philadelphia, taking on the Phantoms at 7:05 PM from the Wachovia Spectrum. In their only other meeting of 05/06, the Bears tripped up the Phantoms 2-1 in Philly on November 4th.

 

Friday November 11, 2005 at Albany (Posted Friday 10:59 P.M. EST.)

 

Bears continue mastery of River Rats

Hershey makes it 10 straight over Albany with 6-4 win

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

The Hershey Bears defeated the Albany River Rats by a 6-4 score Friday night at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, NY. Boyd Gordon and Jared Aulin led the way with 2 goals apiece for Hershey, with goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck (3-0-1) turning aside 21 of 25 shots faced. The Bears (8-3-0-3, 19 points), who have earned points in 6 straight contests, moved within 4 points of idle Wilkes-Barre for 1st place in the East Division. Hershey has also defeated Albany 10 straight times, dating back to the 2003/04 campaign. Tuomas Pihlman paced the Rats with a hat trick, while netminder Ari Ahonen (2-3-0) - sent down by New Jersey earlier in the day - finished with 24 saves. Albany (4-8-0-0, 8 points), who has now lost 4 consecutive games (all at home), sits tied with Providence for 6th place in the Atlantic Division standings.

 

TEAM
1ST
2ND
3RD
TOTAL
Hershey
1
3
2
6
Albany
1
1
2
4

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Gordon 2 (Wotton, Fussey), 2:54. 2, ALB, Pihlman 3 (Suglobov), 17:47. Penalties: Tenute, HER (hooking), 4:55; Fehr, HER (interference), 13:35; Bergfors, ALB (hooking), 19:56.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 3, HER, Fehr 4 (power play) (Fortin, Nycholat), 1:25. 4, HER, Aulin 3 (power play) (Tenute), 13:46. 5, HER, Gordon 3 (Fussey, Mink), 15:21. 6, ALB, Rheaume 2 (Redlihs, Clarkson), 19:44. Penalties: Zinger, HER (tripping), 1:46; Hale, ALB (holding), 7:31; Cutta, HER (high-sticking), 10:26; Voros, ALB (tripping), 10:50; Pikkarainen, ALB (cross-checking), 13:00.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 7, ALB, Pihlman 4 (Suglobov), 11:41. 8, HER, Aulin 4 (game-winner) (Tenute, Kane), 13:39. 9, ALB, Pihlman 5 (Redlihs), 17:15. 10, HER, Steckel 1 (Paddock, Sersen), 18:02. Penalties: Zinger, HER (fighting major), 4:33; Voros (fighting major), 4:33; Clarkson, ALB (roughing), 9:21; Ahonen, ALB (interference), 18:26.

 

Game Factoids: Hershey finished 2-6 on the power-play, while Albany ended at 0-4. The Bears have allowed just 1 power play goal in their last 26 short-handed situations … The Bears outshot the River Rats 30-25. Hershey has outgunned their opponents in 6 straight contests … Gordon's 1st period goal came on Hershey's first shot of the game … with 2 points on the night, C Joey Tenute now has 12 points in the last 11 games (6G, 6 A) … 5 different Bears netted multiple points in the win: Aulin (2G), Eric Fehr (1G, 1A), Owen Fussey (2A), Gordon (2G), and Tenute (2A) … Bears C Dave Steckel notched his 1st goal of the season late in the 3rd period … Fussey recorded his first point of the 05/06 campaign on Gordon's 1st stanza strike … D J.F. Fortin registered his first point - an assist on Fehr's 2nd period power play tally - since the Bears' 5-3 win in Rochester on October 14th … Bears D Dwayne Zinger rang up his second fighting major of the season, dropping the gloves with Albany's Aaron Voros at the 4:33 mark of the 3rd period … the hat trick was the first allowed by Hershey since 2/25/05, when the Philadelphia Phantoms' Jon Sim potted 3 goals in a 4-1 victory at the Wachovia Spectrum … the 6 goals were a season high for the Bears … Rats C Nicklas Bergfors, a 2005 1st round pick (25th overall) by New Jersey, is the youngest player in the AHL this season (18 years, 7 months at the start of the 2005/06 campaign) … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Mark Wotton and Mike Green on defense, with Gordon, Fussey, and Graham Mink at forward … scratched from Hershey were: C Chris Bourque (concussion), D/F Louis Robitaille (eye); and on recall to Washington: G Frederic Cassivi, LW Tomas Fleischmann, RW Jakub Klepis, and C Brooks Laich … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Pihlman , (2) Gordon , (3) Aulin … attendance: 5,274 … referee David Banfield … Cassivi earned the start in the Capitals/Devils game on Friday afternoon, suffering the 4-3 loss while making 26 saves … former Bears LW Jordan Krestanovich ('99-'04) has switched teams - and countries - going from Sweden (Mora IK) to Italy (HC Bolzano).

 

6 Degrees of Separation: Albany D Bryan Miller was teammates with Bourque last season at Boston University … The River Rats' Ray Schultz patrolled the blueline with the Bears' Lawrence Nycholat during the 2000/01 season with the Cleveland Lumberjacks (IHL). That same year, Schultz also played for Boudreau for 13 games with the Lowell Lock Monsters … Nycholat and Rheaume each spent time with the New York Rangers and Hartford Wolf Pack during the 03/04 season … during parts of his 2 seasons with the Utah Grizzlies, Albany enforcer Mike Sgroi played with Wotton … former Devils 1st rounder Adrian Foster spent time with the Brandon Wheat Kings in 01/02, a team that also featured Bears rookie Eric Fehr … Albany LW Ben Carpentier teamed with Boyd Kane for 2 seasons in Hartford, and was teammates with Hershey D Martin Wilde with Providence in 01/02.

 

Coming Up: The Bears wrap-up their weekend road trip with a Saturday evening stop in Manchester, NH. It will mark the return of Boudreau, who coached the Monarchs for 4 seasons before coming to Hershey this season. Two other Bears, Jared Aulin and Dave Steckel, are also former Monarchs. The game, Hershey's only 05/06 stop in the Granite State, is set for 7:35 PM at the Verizon Wireless Arena.

 

Thursday November 10, 2005 (Posted Thursday 9:49 P.M. EST.)

 

Cass to Caps…

…Green to Chocolate and White

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

Before they departed for Albany, NY on Thursday afternoon, the Hershey Bears made a couple of changes to their player roster. First, goaltender Frederic Cassivi was summoned to the Washington Capitals, while rookie defenseman Mike Green was sent down to the Bears.

 

Cassivi, 30, is the sixth Hershey player to be recalled to Washington this season, joining Green, Brooks Laich, Tomas Fleischmann, Nolan Yonkman, and Jakub Klepis. In 10 games with the Bears this season, Cassivi posted a 5-3-2 mark, with a 2.44 GAA and a .913 Save Percentage. He could possibly earn a start in net, as the Capitals play a home-and-home series with the New Jersey Devils on Friday and Saturday afternoon (1 PM).

 

Green played the first two games of the season with Hershey before getting recalled on October 11th. He made his NHL debut the following night -- which happened to be his 20th birthday -- as the Capitals lost 7-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes. In 11 contests with Washington this year, Green registered no points with 12 penalty minutes. He made it back to Hershey just in-time as the Bears headed north for games in Albany (Friday) and Manchester (Saturday).

 

With Cassivi going up, Maxime Ouellet -- who has been relegated to third-string goalie since an early October demotion -- is likely to see time in net during the weekend contests.

 

Notes: Nick Foligno, playing for former Bears Head Coach - and dad - Mike Foligno with the OHL's Sudbury Wolves, is currently ranked 32nd overall among draft eligible players for the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, according to the International Scouting Service. In 15 games this season, the 17-year old has posted 5-11-16, with 50 penalty minutes … One-time Bears heavyweight Frank "The Animal" Bialowas (99/00) will be among 25 former enforcers featured in the "Tough Customers" trading card set, which will be released this week by In The Game, Inc. Included in the base set are fan-favorites like Bob Probert, Donald Brashear, Eddie Shack, and Link Gaetz. In addition to autographed cards, collectors could pull Bialowas "Game Worn Jersey" cards, which feature a swatch of material from a Bialowas used sweater.

 

 

Thursday November 10, 2005 (Posted Thursday 9:35 P.M. EST.)

 

Where are they now?

Coaches/Personnel Edition

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

After spending the last couple of days unearthing where many former Bears are playing this season, we thought we'd take a gander at where many former Bears players, coaches, personnel, etc. are located this season. The parenthesis will denote what season(s) that person was a member of the Bears family.

 

NHL

 

  • Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: Dave Farrish, Assistant Coach (85/86)
  • Atlanta Thrashers: Bob Hartley, Head Coach (Head Coach '96-'98)
  • Boston Bruins: Wayne Cashman, Assistant Coach (68/69)
  • Buffalo Sabres: Terry Martin, Director of Pro Scouting ('75-'78)
  • Carolina Hurricanes: Kevin McCarthy, Asst. Coach ('85-'88; Head Coach, 89/90); Jim Rutherford, President/General Manager (71/72)
  • Colorado Avalanche: Paul Fixter, Scout (Assistant Coach, '01-'03; Head Coach, '03-'05)
  • Columbus Blue Jackets: Peter Dineen, Pro Scout ('83-'85); Gord Murphy, Assistant Coach (87/88)
  • Detroit Red Wings: Jim Bedard, Goaltending Coach, ('77-'80)
  • Edmonton Oilers: Pete Peeters, Goaltending Coach (90/91)
  • Nashville Predators: Nick Beverley, Professional Scout (70/71)
  • New York Islanders: Kevin Maxwell, Assistant Director of Scouting ('86-'88)
  • Ottawa Senators: Bryan Murray, Head Coach (Head Coach, '80-'82); John Paddock Asst. Coach (Head Coach '85-'89)
  • Philadelphia Flyers: Ron Hextall, Director of Pro Hockey Personnel ('84-'86, 89/90); Al Hill, Pro Scout ('84-'89); Harry Bricker, Equipment Manager
  • St. Louis Blues: Bill Armstrong, Part Time Amateur Scout ('90-'93)
  • Tampa Bay Lightning: Jay Feaster, General Manager (President/General Manager, '91-'98); Bill Barber, Director of Player Personnel (Head Coach, parts of 84/85 & 95/96)
  • Toronto Maple Leafs: Keith Acton, Asst. Coach (94/95)
  • Washington Capitals: Jay Leach, Asst. Coach (Head Coach, '93-'96)
  • NHL Offices: Colin Campbell, NHL Executive Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations (74/75)

 

AHL

 

  • Chicago Wolves: Gene Ubriaco, Assistant General Manager/Director of Hockey Operations ('63-'67); Wendell Young, Assistant Coach/Executive Director of Team Relations (87/88)
  • Iowa Stars: Paul Jerrard, Assistant Coach (Player: '94-'97, Asst Coach '03-'05)
  • Milwaukee Admirals: Claude Noel, Head Coach ('76-'81)
  • Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights: Ryan McGill, Head Coach ('91-'93)
  • Peoria Rivermen: Brent Thompson, Assistant Coach ('00-'03)
  • Philadelphia Phantoms: John Stevens, Head Coach (84/85, '86-'90), Craig Berube, Asst. Coach ('86-'89)
  • Toronto Marlies: Joe Paterson, Assistant Coach ('84-'86)

 

ECHL

 

  • Las Vegas Wranglers: Brent Bilodeau, Assistant Coach (00/01)
  • Mississippi Sea Wolves: Steffon Walby, Head Coach (96/97, '99-'01)*
  • Phoenix RoadRunners: J.J. Daigneault, Assistant Coach ('87-'89)
  • Toledo Storm: Nick Vitucci, Head Coach (91/92)

 

UHL

 

  • Elmira Jackals: Perry Florio, Head Coach (92/93)
  • Muskegon Fury: Todd Nelson, Head Coach (95/96)
  • Rockford IceHogs: Steve Martinson, Head Coach ('85-'87)

 

EIHL

 

  • Newcastle: Glenn Mulvenna, Assistant Coach (92/93)

 

OHL

 

  • Owen Sound Attack: Mike Stothers, Head Coach ('84-'92, Asst. Coach '94-'96)
  • Sudbury Wolves: Mike Foligno, Head Coach (Head Coach '98-'03)
  • Windsor Spitfires: Moe Mantha, Head Coach/General Manager (Player, 92/93; Asst Coach); D.J. Smith, Assistant Coach ('01-'04)

 

QMJHL

 

  • Baie-Comeau Drakkar: Eric Messier, Assistant Coach (96/97, 98/99)
  • Chicoutimi Sagueneens: Sylvain Rodrigue, Goaltending Coach (96/97)
  • Shawinigan Cataractes: Eric Veilleux, Head Coach ('96-'98)

 

WHL

 

  • Prince George Cougars: Tim Cheveldae, Goaltending Coach (95/96); Stewart Malgunas, Assistant Coach (94/95, 00/01)
  • Tri-City Americans: Don Nachbaur, Head Coach ('84-'90)

 

NCAA

 

  • University of Connecticut: Glenn Stewart, Assistant Coach (01/02)
  • University of Minnesota-Duluth: Scott Sandelin, Head Coach ('88-'91)
  • University of Wisconsin: Mike Eaves, Head Coach (Head Coach '90-'93)
  • Princeton University: Andre Faust, Assistant Coach ('92-'95)
  • Union College: Rick Bennett, Assistant Coach (94/95)

 

OHA Sr A

 

  • Brantford Blast: Bill H. Armstrong, Head Coach ('89-'92)

 

*Mississippi suspended operations for the 2005/06 season due to Hurricane Katrina

 

Media Related

 

NHL

 

  • Atlanta: Dan Kamal, Director of Radio Operations, Radio Play-By-Play (Radio Broadcaster, '84-'94)
  • Dallas: Daryl Reaugh, TV Analyst (92/93)
  • Minnesota Wild: Mike Greenlay, TV Analyst (94/95)
  • Philadelphia: Gary Dornhoefer, TV Analyst ('65-'67)
  • Tampa Bay: Dave Mishkin, Broadcaster (Radio play-by-play, '94-'02)
  • NHL Network: Gary Green, Analyst (Head Coach, 79/80); Dave Reid, Analyst (84/85)
  • Hockey Night In Canada: Don Cherry, TV Analyst ('54-'57)
  • OLN/Comcast: Keith Jones, TV Analyst (97/98)
  • Sportsnet: Nick Kypreos, Analyst ('86-'89)

 

Wednesday November 9, 2005 (Posted Wednesday 7:23 P.M. EST.)

 

Where are they now?

Overseas Edition

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

On Tuesday, we presented a list of where former Hershey Bears are playing around the North American-based pro leagues in 2005/06. Today, we take a look at where many former Bears are playing overseas this season. As you'll see below, the countries, leagues and teams are in alphabetical order, with the parenthesis denoting when that player spent time in Hershey.

 

Austria

 

  • EC Heraklith SV Villach: Darrel Scoville (04/05)
  • Graz EC: Scott Fankhouser (01/02)
  • Innsbruck EV: Tavis Hansen (01/02)
  • Linz EHC: Rob Shearer ('96-'01)
  • Vienna Capitals: Mike Craig (00/01)

 

Czech Republic

 

  • Ceske Budejovice HC: Vaclav Nedorost ('01-'03)
  • Slavia Praha HC: Petr Franek ('96-'98)

 

Finland

 

  • Espoo: Neil Little ('93-'96)
  • Jokerit: Brad Norton (01/02)
  • JYP Jyvaskyla: Sinuhe Wallinheimo (96/97)
  • Lukko Rauma: Toni Porkka ('91-'94)
  • Pelicans Lahti: Sami Helenius ('98-'00)
  • Tappara Tampere: Brian White ('98-'01)

 

France

 

  • Rouen HE: Carl Mallette (04/05)

 

Germany

 

  • Bad Toelz EC: Adam Borzecki (04/05), Duane Harmer (00/01)
  • Berlin: Kelly Fairchild ('00-'02), Rob Leask ('93-'95)
  • Bremerhaven REV: Jon Cullen (03/04), Dylan Gyori (02/03)
  • Duisburg: Steve Brule ('02-'04), Mathieu Darche (04/05), Michael Henrich (02/03)
  • Essen: Ben Storey ('98-'01)
  • Hamburg: Jeff Ulmer (04/05)
  • Hannover: Jeff Finley (94/95)
  • Ingolstadt ERC: Chris Armstrong (98/99), Jimmy Waite (91/92)
  • Iserlohn: Erich Goldmann (98/99), Bruce Richardson ('97-'01, '02-'04)
  • Kassel: Eric Bertrand (02/03), Dale Clarke (02/03), Martin Hlinka ('03-'05), Jason Ulmer (00/01)
  • Krefeld: Chris Herperger ('94-'96)
  • Mannheim: Frederic Chabot (93/94), Karl Dykhuis (94/95), John Tripp (00/01)
  • Nuernberg: Rich Brennan (96/97), J.F. Labbe (96/97)
  • Straubing EHC: Calvin Elfring (98/99)

 

Italy

 

  • Asiago HC: Scott Ricci (98/99)
  • Ritten Renon: Steve Rymsha (02/03)

 

Russia

 

  • Chekhov Vityaz: Reid Simpson ('89-'92)
  • Dynamo Moscow: Alex Ryazantsev ('98-'03)
  • HK MVD Tver: Yuri Babenko ('98-'02)
  • Magnitogorsk Metallurg: Vladislav Boulin ('94-'96)
  • Novosibirsk Siber: Denis Metlyuk ('93-'95)
  • Ornsk Avangard: Nikita Alexeev (03/04)
  • Tver MVD HC: Yuri Babenko ('98-'02), Vyacheslav Butsayev (92/93)

 

Slovakia

 

  • HC Kosice: Jan Lipiansky (94/95)

 

Sweden

 

  • Lulea HF: Jaroslav Obsut (01/02)
  • Malmo IF: Andre Savage (04/05)
  • Mora IK: Jordan Krestanovich ('99-'04)
  • Timra IK: Sanny Lindstrom ('99-'02)
  • Vasteras IK: Patrik Juhlin (95/96)

 

Switzerland

 

  • Ajoie: Sylvain Deschatelets (02/03)*
  • Bern: Eric Perrin ('03-'05), Pascal Trepanier ('96-'98, 03/04)
  • Davos: Riku Hahl ('01-'03), Josef Marha ('96-'98), Shane Willis (03/04)
  • Geneve-Servette: Yves Sarault ('96-'98)
  • Kloten: Aris Brimanis ('93-'96)

 

United Kingdom

 

  • Belfast: Jason Bowen ('94-'96, 99/00)
  • Coventry: Graham Belak (97/98)

 

*No longer on active roster

 

On Thursday, we'll round out our three-part, "Where Are They Now" series with a look at where former Bears players/coaches/management/etc. are working in the hockey world.

 

 

Tuesday November 8, 2005 (Posted Tuesday 4:36 P.M. EST.)

 

Where are they now?

North American Edition

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

With a break in the action until Friday night in Albany, we thought it would be fun to take a look around and see where many former Bears are playing this season in the North American-based pro leagues. As you'll see below, the leagues, teams, and players are listed, with the parenthesis indicating what season(s) those players spent in Chocolatetown.

 

National Hockey League (NHL)

 

  • Atlanta Thrashers: Serge Aubin ('97-'00), Brad Larsen ('97-'04)
  • Boston Bruins: Pat Leahy (01/02)
  • Calgary Flames: Phil Sauve ('00-'04)
  • Carolina Hurricanes: Radim Vrbata (01/02)
  • Colorado Avalanche: David Aebischer ('97-'00), Peter Budaj ('02-'05), Brett Clark ('01-'05), Dan Hinote ('97-'00), John-Michael Liles (02/03), Marek Svatos ('02-'05), Alex Tanguay (98/99)
  • Columbus Blue Jackets: Marc Denis ('96-'99)
  • Dallas Stars: Martin Skoula (98/99)
  • Detroit Red Wings: Jamie Rivers (04/05)
  • Edmonton Oilers: Dan Smith ('96-'01)
  • Minnesota Wild: Wes Walz ('91-'93)
  • Montreal Canadiens: Raitis Ivanans (00/01)
  • New York Rangers: Ville Nieminen ('97-'01)
  • Philadelphia Flyers: Chris Therien ('93-'95)
  • San Jose Sharks: Scott Parker ('98-'00)
  • Tampa Bay Lightning: Evgeni Artukhin (03/04), Martin Cibak (03/04), Chris Dingman (98/99), Vaclav Prospal ('93-'96)
  • Toronto Maple Leafs: Wade Belak ('96-'99)
  • Washington Capitals: Bryan Muir ('00-'03), Brian Willsie ('98-'01, 02/03)

 

American Hockey League (AHL)

 

  • Binghamton Senators: Charlie Stephens ('02-'04)
  • Bridgeport Sound Tigers: Travis Brigley ('02-'04), David Masse ('03-'05)
  • Chicago Wolves: Nick Naumenko (04/05), Tim Wedderburn (02/03)
  • Cleveland Barons: Ed Campbell (04/05)
  • Hamilton Bulldogs: Jeff Paul ('01-'03)
  • Houston Aeros: Anders Myrvold (96/97), Josh Olson (04/05)
  • Iowa Stars: Patrick Traverse (97/98)
  • Lowell Lock Monsters: Johnny Boychuk (04/05), Jeff Finger ('03-'05), Colin Forbes (95/96), Paul Healey (95/96), Cody McCormick ('03-'05), Ryan Steeves (04/05), Mikko Viitanen ('03-'05)
  • Milwaukee Admirals: Rick Berry ('98-'01)
  • Norfolk Admirals: Carl Corazzini (04/05)
  • Peoria Rivermen: Gavin Morgan (03/04), Rocky Thompson (01/02)
  • San Antonio Rampage: Scott Stirling (backup for 1 game in 02/03)
  • Springfield Falcons: Ryan Craig (03/04)
  • Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins: Dennis Bonvie ('03-'05)

 

ECHL (formally called the East Coast Hockey League)

 

  • Augusta Lynx: Nicolas Corbeil (04/05)
  • Bakersfield Condors: Sean Venedam (99/00)
  • Dayton Bombers: Jeremy Van Hoof (03/04)
  • Fresno Falcons: Luke Curtin (97/98)
  • Idaho Steelheads: Brian Fahey (03/04)
  • Phoenix Roadrunners: J.F. Soucy (03/04)
  • Reading Royals: Larry Courville (01/02)
  • San Diego Gulls: Tom Lawson ('03-'05), Frantisek Skladany ('03-'05) Tomas Slovak ('03-'05)
  • South Carolina Stingrays: J.F. David (04/05), Cail MacLean ('01-'03, 04/05)
  • Victoria Salmon Kings: Lanny Gare (03/04), Steve Lingren ('96-'98), K.C. Timmons ('99-'03)

 

United Hockey League (UHL)

 

  • Danbury Trashers: Jeff Daw (01/02), Dave MacIsaac (01/02), Mike Omicioli (01/02), Brad Wingfield (02/03)
  • Ft. Wayne Komets: Guy Dupuis (99/00)
  • Kalamazoo Wings: Nick Bootland ('98-'01, 02/03)
  • Motor City Mechanics: Chris Bogas (02/03), Adam Edinger (02/03), Brent Gretzky (98/99), Konstantin Kalmikov (01/02)
  • Muskegon Fury: Trevor Johnson (04/05), Dave Van Drunen (97/98)
  • Quad City Mallards: Evgeny Lazarev ('98-'02, 04/05)
  • Rockford IceHogs: Greg Barber (04/05)

 

Central Hockey League (CHL)

 

  • Austin Ice Bats: Paul Vincent (99/00)
  • Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees: Dwayne Hay (03/04)

 

North American Hockey League (LNAH)

 

  • Laval Chiefs: Daniel Goneau (02/03), Christian Proulx (97/98)
  • Quebec Radio X: Frederic Bouchard (00/01), Simon Tremblay (02/03)
  • Sherbrooke Saint-Francois: Roger Maxwell (96/97)
  • Sorel-Tracy Mission: Dominic Maltais (00/01)
  • St. Hyacinthe Cristal: Eric Dandenault ('91-'94), Harold Hersh (99/00)
  • Trois Rivieres Caron et Guay: Pierre-Luc Emond (02/03), Daniel Payette (97/98)
  • Verdun-Montreal Dragons: Paul Brousseau (98/99), Mike Varhaug ('01-'03), Martin Villeneuve (00/01)

 

On Wednesday, we'll take a look at where many former Bears are playing overseas in 05/06.

 

 

 

Sunday November 6, 2005 (Posted Sunday 2:31 P.M. EST.)

 

Current Bears Statistical Leaders (through 11-6-05)

 

  • Games: Five Players tied at 13
  • Goals: 8 (Graham Mink)
  • Assists: 9 (Tomas Fleischmann)
  • Points: 13 (Tomas Fleischmann)
  • PIMs: 58 (Louis Robitaille)
  • +/-: +3 (Tomas Fleischmann & Joey Tenute)
  • PPGs: 5 (Brooks Laich)
  • SHGs: 1 (Tomas Fleischmann & Boyd Kane)
  • GWGs: Six Players tied at 1
  • Shots: 45 (Graham Mink)

 

  • Games: 10 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Minutes: 567 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Saves: 241 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Wins: 5 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Losses: 3 (Frederic Cassivi)
  • Shutouts: N/A
  • G.A.A.: 2.21 (Kirk Daubenspeck)
  • Save %: .926 (Kirk Daubenspeck)

 

Saturday November 5, 2005 vs Springfield (Posted Sunday 1:11 A.M. EST.)

 

Bears finally prevail in shootout

Come-from-behinds defeat Falcons 3-2

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

The Hershey Bears have certainly had their hands full with rookie goaltenders this week. First, it was Cleveland's Jamie Holden on Tuesday. Friday, it was Philadelphia's Rejean Beauchemin. Saturday night, it was Jonathan Boutin, who was making his professional debut for the Springfield Falcons. Saving the best for last, the Bears came from behind to tie the game with 2:27 remaining in the 3rd period. Then, after falling down 2-0 in the shootout, Hershey stormed back with 3 unanswered scores from Joey Tenute, Graham Mink, and Jared Aulin to stun the Falcons 3-2 before 6,510 fired-up fans at the Giant Center. Tenute and Aulin also netted regulation goals for Hershey, while goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck (2-1-1) turned aside 26 of 28 shots faced in his third start of this season. Rookies paced the Falcons on both ends, with Ryan Vesce collecting 2 goals, while goalie Boutin (0-0-1) turned in a stellar performance with 50 saves. With the win, Hershey (7-3-0-3, 17 points) increased its 2nd place lead over Philadelphia to 9 points, as the Phantoms dropped a 4-1 decision on Saturday in Wilkes-Barre. With the shootout loss, Springfield (6-2-1-1, 14 points) now shares 1st place in the Atlantic Division with the Portland Pirates, who defeated Lowell 2-1 to jump into a tie with the Falcons.

 

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

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Tenute 6 (Wilde), 12:57. 2, SPR, Vesce 3 (Pratt, Boutin), 14:12. Penalties: Deveaux, SPR (interference), 1:58; Zinger, HER (tripping), 6:03.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 3, SPR, Vesce 4 (power play) (Milley), 3:11. Penalties: Bala, HER (interference), 1:54; Jaspers, SPR (holding), 4:34; Rohloff, SPR (hooking), 7:45; Rosehill, SPR (roughing), 15:23; Mink, HER (holding the stick), 19:31.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 4, HER, Aulin 2 (Kane, Bala), 17:33. Penalties: Nycholat, HER (hooking), :36; Kvapil, SPR (holding), 5:43; Helbling, SPR (slashing), 7:55; Fehr, HER (interference), 9:21; Johansson, HER (holding), 10:18; Jaspers, SPR (holding), 10:53; Deveaux, SPR (tripping), 12:15.

 

OVERTIME -- Scoring: None. Penalties: None.

 

SHOOTOUT

 

Shooter Name
Team
Result
Ryan Vesce
SPR
Goal
Jonas Johansson
HER
No Goal
Marek Kvapil
SPR
Goal
Lawrence Nycholat
HER
No Goal
Jim Campbell
SPR
No Goal
Joey Tenute
HER
Goal
Jason Jaspers
SPR
No Goal
Graham Mink
HER
Goal
Ryan Craig
SPR
No Goal
Jared Aulin
HER
Goal

 

Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 37, Springfield: 37 … Hershey finished 0-8 on the power-play, while Springfield ended at 1-6 … the Bears outshot the Falcons 53-28. The 53 shots are a season-high … Tenute has recorded 10 points in his last 10 games (6G, 4A)… Boutin recorded an assist on Vesce's 1st period goal … Bruce Boudreau teams have gone 11-0 against Springfield dating back to last season … the Bears outgunned the Falcons 21-4 in the shot department for the 1st period … for the second straight contest, Martin Wilde played at forward for Hershey, earning an assist on Tenute's 1st period marker … LW Chris Bala earned his first point of the season in a Bears uniform, assisting on Aulin's tally … D Dwayne Zinger was the only Bear to not record a shot on goal in the contest. He has yet to register a shot in 7 games played this season … just over 30 seconds before Aulin's game-tying score, Boyd Kane was stonewalled by Boutin on a breakaway attempt … Hershey improved to 4-2-3 in games decided by one goal this season … the Bears did not have 17 points last season until December 1st … Hershey has earned points in 10 of 13 contests this season, including the last 5 … dating back to the 1999/00 season (3/15/00 to be exact), the Bears have gone 6-0 against the Falcons in games played in Chocolatetown … Boudreau started Lawrence Nycholat and Mark Wotton on defense, with Owen Fussey, Boyd Gordon, and Mink at forward … scratched from Hershey were: C Chris Bourque (concussion), G Maxime Ouellet (healthy), and D/F Louis Robitaille (eye) … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Boutin , (2) Aulin , (3) Vesce … referee Jeff Smith.

 

6 Degrees of Separation: Falcons C Ryan Craig spent the 03/04 season with the Bears, when Tampa Bay had a one-year, partial affiliation with Hershey … Springfield Assistant Coach Darren Rumble had 3 stints in Chocolatetown ('89-'92, 95/96, 02/03) before hanging up the skates during last season … Kane played for Springfield in 02/03, where he also served as captain … Falcons D Todd Rohloff spent all or parts of 4 seasons with the Portland Pirates, where some of his teammates included current Bears Jakub Cutta, J.F. Fortin, Mink, Oullet and Zinger. During his portions of 2 seasons with the IHL's Indianapolis Ice, he played with Hershey's Daubenspeck … Springfield D Gerard Dicaire attended Bears training camp in 2003, and played alongside Wotton that season with the Utah Grizzlies. Springfield D Timo Helbling also played on that 03/04 Grizzlies club … Falcons LW Dennis Packard was a freshman during Bala's senior season at Harvard (2000/01) … former Bear Evgeni Artukhin remains on recall to Tampa Bay.

 

Coming Up: Hershey hits the road for 3 games, starting next Friday in Albany, NY, where the Bears will face the River Rats at the Pepsi Arena at 7 PM. Last season, Hershey went a perfect 8-0 against Albany; and dating back to the 2003/04 campaign, have won 9 straight over the Rats.

 

Joey Tenute (#10) prepares to give Hershey a 1-0 lead, taking a Martin Wilde rebound, coming from behind the net, and finding the top left corner on an odd-angle shot during the 1st period.

 

Only 1 minute, 15 seconds after Hershey went up 1-0, Springfield tied the game, with Ryan Vesce's right circle blast finding its way past Bears goalie Kirk Daubenspeck.

 

Hershey's Graham Mink goes airborne as Falcons goalie Jonathan Boutin makes a key save during 3rd period action.

 

Jason Jaspers (left) has this attempt stymied by Daubenspeck during action late in the 3rd period.

 

Jared Aulin (#15) nets the game-tying goal with 2:27 left in the 3rd period.

 

Aulin completes Hershey's comeback with this 5th round shootout goal, giving the Bears a 3-2 victory.

 

Friday November 4, 2005 at Philadelphia (Posted Friday 10:19 P.M. EST.)

 

Tenute's tally tops Phantoms, 2-1

Bears earn first win at Spectrum in 2 ½ years

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

Maybe it was the raising of the Calder Cup Championship banner. Maybe it was the fact that they aren't as prospect-laden as in years past. Either way, it's a win for the Hershey Bears, who came from behind to slip by the Philadelphia Phantoms 2-1 before 6,406 fans Friday night at the Wachovia Spectrum. Jonas Johansson (1 goal, 1 assist) and Joey Tenute (game-winning goal) led the way on offense for Hershey, while goaltender Frederic Cassivi (5-3-2) turned aside 24 of 25 shots faced as the Bears earned their first victory at the Spectrum since 2/23/03. Triston Grant was the only Phantom to find the scoresheet---pocketing his first pro goal to put the home team up 1-0 in the 2nd period---with rookie goalie Rejean Beauchemin (0-3-0) suffering the defeat with 24 saves . With the win, Hershey (6-3-0-3, 15 points) stretches its lead over Philly to 7 points in the East Division. Meanwhile, the Phantoms (4-6-0-0, 8 points) dropped their 5th straight loss.

 

TEAM
1ST
2ND
3RD
TOTAL
Hershey
0
1
1
2
Philadelphia
0
1
0
1

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Grant, PHI (holding), 2:44; Aulin, HER (hooking), 4:16; Johansson, HER (tripping), 8:22; Printz, PHI (hooking), 9:35; Grant, PHI (interference), 15:34.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 1, PHI, Grant 1 (unassisted), 3:38. 2, HER, Johansson 1 (unassisted), 7:52. Penalties: Zinger, HER (tripping), 11:37; Wilde, HER (roughing), 17:21; Gratton, PHI (roughing), 17:21; Jones, PHI (holding), 18:11.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 3, HER, Tenute 5 (game-winner) (Johansson, Cutta), 7:08. Penalties: PHI bench, served by Gratton (too many men), 12:38.

 

Game Factoids: Hershey finished 0-5 on the power-play, while Philadelphia ended at 0-3 … the Bears outshot the Phantoms 26-25 … Tenute has 9 points in the last 9 contests (5G, 4A) … Hershey saw its consecutive streak of at least one power play goal scored end at 11 games … of the Bears' 12 contests this season, 8 have been decided by 1 goal (3-2-0-3) … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Dean Arsene and Jakub Cutta on defense, with Jared Aulin, Eric Fehr, and former Phantoms captain Boyd Kane at forward … Cutta earned his first point of the season with an assist on Tenute's game-winner … during the pre-game banner-raising ceremonies, Kane was presented his 2004/05 Phantoms Calder Cup Championship ring by the Philadelphia Flyers' Paul Holmgren … LW Chris Bala made his 05/06 Bears debut, wearing jersey #7… Hershey defensemen J.F. Fortin (7 games) and Dwayne Zinger (5 games) returned to the Bears lineup after missing time with groin injuries … scratched from Hershey were: C Chris Bourque (concussion), G Maxime Ouellet (healthy), and F/D Louis Robitaille (eye) … earlier in the day, the Washington Capitals recalled RW Jakub Klepis from Hershey. Klepis, who recorded 7 points (1G, 6 A) in 10 games with Hershey this season, pocketed his 1st career NHL goal during the 2nd period of the Caps' 3-2 shootout victory over the Atlanta Thrashers … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Johansson , (2) Tenute , (3) Grant … referee Jeff Smith.

 

6 Degrees of Separation: Two members of the Phantoms coaching staff, Head Coach John Stevens (84/85, '86-'90) and Assistant Coach Craig Berube ('86-'89), are former Bears … Philadelphia LW Eric Chouinard, a former 1st round pick of the Montreal Canadiens, played with Bears D Mark Wotton during the 02/03 season with the Utah Grizzlies. Chouinard also played with Ouellet for 3 seasons with the Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) … Philly C Dan Cavanaugh was teammates with Hershey D Lawrence Nycholat for 2 season with the Houston Aeros. Nycholat also played in Houston with Phantoms C Marc Cavosie … Fehr teamed with Philly D Wade Skloney for all or parts of two seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL).

 

Coming Up: The Bears, who haven't played at home since 10/23, return to the Giant Center on Saturday to face the Springfield Falcons at 7 PM. It will mark the only visit to Hershey this season for the Falcons, who feature former Bear---and current captain---Ryan Craig. After Saturday, Hershey doesn't return to the Giant Center until November 19th.

 

Thursday November 3, 2005 (Posted Thursday 8:25 P.M. EST.)

 

Subtract two, add one

Fleischmann and Yonkman summoned to DC; Bala signed

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

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On Thursday, the Washington Capitals announced that they have recalled LW Tomas Fleischmann, and D Nolan Yonkman from the Bears. Fleischmann was leading Hershey with 13 points (4G, 9A) at the time of his recall, and was in the midst of a 9-game point streak. This is the first NHL recall for the second-year pro from the Czech Republic.

 

Yonkman, who was assigned to Hershey for a conditioning stint on October 22nd, played in 6 games for the Bears, recording 0 points and 15 penalty minutes. The 6-6, 247 lb d-man began the season in Washington, seeing action in 3 games before becoming a scratch in several contests.

 

Both are expected to be in the lineup when the Capitals head to Philadelphia on Thursday to play the Flyers at 7 PM. Locally, the game is to be broadcast on Comcast SportsNet.

 

Meanwhile, the Bears announced that they have signed LW Chris Bala to a PTO. Bala, 27, returns to the chocolate-and-white, where he spent all or parts of the last two seasons. He attended this year's Bears training camp before reporting to the Reading Royals (ECHL), where, after a short stay, he signed with the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals, registering a goal in five games played. Last season, the Harvard University grad notched 14 points (9G, 5 A) in 58 games for Hershey, including two game-winning goals. Originally, he joined the Bears via a March, 2004 trade from the Minnesota Wild to the Colorado Avalanche, when he was acquired for LW Jordan Krestanovich. In addition to Hershey and Milwaukee, Bala has also played in the AHL with Grand Rapids, Binghamton, and Houston; and with the NHL's Ottawa Senators. In 264 career pro contests, he's compiled 101 points (52 G, 49A), although he entered the 2005/06 campaign with 259 career games, just below the 260 needed to fall under the AHL's veteran rule.

 

Tuesday November 1, 2005 at Cleveland (Posted Tuesday 11:07 P.M. EST.)

 

Bears can't solve shootout, lose 3-2 to Barons

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

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Josh Hennessy redeemed himself in a big way on Tuesday. At 12:04 of the 3rd period, he took a tripping penalty that resulted in the Hershey Bears tying the game at 2-2. As the final shooter for the Cleveland Barons in the 5th round of the shootout, he beat Frederic Cassivi to give the home team a 3-2 victory before 2,154 fans at the Quicken Loans Arena. Goaltender Jamie Holden (1-1-0), making only his 3rd career AHL appearance, played stellar in net, turning aside 35 shots in 65 minutes before making another 5 stops in the shootout, earning his 1st career AHL win. During regulation, Mike Iggulden and Patrick Rismiller pocketed even-strength tallies for the Barons (3-6-0-0, 6 points), who never trailed in the contest en route to snapping a 2-game losing streak. Lawrence Nycholat (2 assists) led the way on offense for Hershey, while Boyd Kane (short-handed) and Boyd Gordon (power play) deposited goals for the Bears (5-3-0-3, 13 points), who have dropped all 3 of their shootouts in the 2005/06 campaign. Cassivi (4-3-2) stopped 25 of 27 shots faced for Hershey.

 

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

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Yonkman, HER (holding), 1:30; Conboy, CLE (holding), 3:09; Tenute, HER (hooking), 4:24; Tenute, HER (boarding), 7:21; Prudden, CLE (hooking), 7:36; Cutta, HER (tripping), 15:40; Wotton, HER (tripping), 18:01; Valette, CLE (interference), 19:10.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 1, CLE, Iggulden 3 (Joseph), 12:13. 2, HER, Kane 2 (short-handed) (Steckel, Nycholat), 17:20. Penalties: Bernier, CLE (cross-checking), 5:35; Carkner, CLE (tripping), 6:35; Arsene, HER (interference), 16:35.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 3, CLE, Rismiller 3 (Bernier, Prudden), 8:33. 4, HER, Gordon 1 (power play) (Nycholat, Fleischmann), 13:51. Penalties: Conboy, CLE (high-sticking), :46; Campbell, CLE (high-sticking), 5:01; Aulin, HER (high-sticking), 6:11; Hennessy, CLE (tripping), 12:04; Kane (tripping, misconduct), 16:25.

 

OVERTIME -- Scoring: None. Penalties: Hennessy, CLE (boarding), :52.

 

SHOOTOUT

 

Shooter Name
Team
Result
Lawrence Nycholat
HER
No
Patrick Rismiller
CLE
No
Jonas Johansson
HER
No
Mike Iggulden
CLE
No
Jared Aulin
HER
No
Steve Bernier
CLE
No
Eric Fehr
HER
No
Garrett Stafford
CLE
No
Boyd Gordon
HER
No
Josh Hennessy
CLE
Yes

 

Game Factoids: Hershey finished 1-9 on the power-play, while Cleveland ended at 0-8 … the Bears outshot the Barons 37-28 … LW Tomas Fleischmann extended his scoring streak to 9 games, assisting on Gordon's 3rd period power play marker … C Joey Tenute saw his 7-game point streak come to an end … Gordon, who recorded his first point on Sunday, registered his first goal in a Bears jersey … Hershey has potted a power play score in each of their first 11 games this season. The Bears lead the AHL with 23 power play goals, as well as 100 man advantage opportunities … Hershey failed to convert a 2-man advantage for 1:00 during the 2nd period … Nycholat has notched multiple points in 4 games this season. His 10 points currently rank tied for 3rd in the AHL among defensemen … this season, the Bears are 2-2-0-3 in 1-goal games … for the fifth time in the last six games, Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Nycholat and Mark Wotton on defense. Fleischmann, Gordon, and Graham Mink earned the nods at forward … C Chris Bourque and D Louis Robitaille, who each suffered injuries in Sunday's win at Hamilton, were scratched from the Hershey lineup. Inserted back into the Bears lineup were LW Owen Fussey and RW Jonas Johansson, both healthy scratches in recent contests … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Holden , (2) Hennessy , (3) Fleischmann … referee Chris Ciamaga.

 

6 Degrees of Separation: Barons D Ed Campbell played one game with Hershey (opening night) during the 2004/05 season, and played alongside Bears D Martin Wilde with the Providence Bruins in 03/04 … Cleveland's Craig Valette was a teammate of Hershey's Jakub Klepis with the Portland Winterhawks (WHL) in 01/02 … Barons D Ray DiLauro is a Bensalem, PA native who attended Bears training camp in 2002.

 

Coming Up: The Bears conclude their 5-game road set on Friday night at 7:05 PM in Philadelphia, where they'll meet the arch-rival Phantoms for the first time this season. Defending Calder Cup Champion-Philly currently sits in 3rd place in the East Division, 5 points behind Hershey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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