Hersey Bears

Former Hershey Bear, Reading Royal, and IceHog Garrett Mitchell Retires

Garrett Mitchell, the former Hershey Bear and Reading Royal captain of the Rockford IceHogs, recently announced that he has officially retired from professional hockey at the age of 31. Mitchell played for the IceHogs the last three seasons and put up 20 points in 120 games over this period. With the Reading Royals, in 2019-20, […]

Three Signings in Three Days For The Bears

On July 18th, the Hershey Bears signed forward Jimmy Huntington from the Milwaukee Admirals to an AHL contract for the 2023-24 season. On July 19th, the Hershey Bears signed veteran forward Garrett Roe from the ZSC Lions (Switzerland’s National League) to an AHL contract for the 2023-24 season. But wait, there’s more! On July 20th, […]

Mac Is Back And New Faces In Hershey

Free agency is a tense time for hockey fans. Favorite players leave, and new faces come in. For the Hershey Bears, favorites Mason Morelli and Garrett Pilon have moved on to other organizations, but there’s good news, too! Guess Who’s Back? Back Again: Hershey Bears Captain Dylan McIlrath is making a return to Chocolate Town! […]

Hershey Bears: Re-signings And Qualifying Offers

As #NHLFreeAgency day is upon us, a lot has been happening in Chocolate Town too! There have been 3 re-singings and 3 extended qualifying offers. Re-signings For The Chocolate And White: Hershey Bears Right Wing Julian Napravnik was signed to a one-year contract after his rookie season in 2022-2023. He played a total of 18 […]

Hershey Bears: The Men After Midnight

If by chance you haven’t already heard, the Hershey Bears have won the Calder Cup! This is a historic win for many reasons. This is the 12th championship for Hershey, the most out of any single franchise in AHL history. This is also the first Calder Cup finals Game 7 overtime game in 70 years. […]

ECHL Season in Review: South Carolina Stingrays

Despite losing in the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs, Brenden Kotyk and the South Carolina Stingrays had a tremendous season. Taking off the interim title after coaching the last 18 games of the 2022-23 season and missing the playoffs, Kotyk was ready to get to work and restore greatness back into the franchise. […]