Forged On Ice: Freemasons Within the Hershey Bears and the Hockey Hall of Fame
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Late last night Hershey Bears’ General Manager Doug Yingst rang Andrew Gordon and ordered him to the airport, destination YYZ. He’ll be joining the Capitals for their Saturday night date with the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre. Andrew has a penchant for being called up for big stages — his first NHL game, [...]
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The Peerless Prognosticator is ON THE AIR!!! Homecoming. The Caps return home after a visit to the Big Apple for games against the Devils and the Rangers. Tonight, it’s the Montreal Canadiens, and the Caps will be playing host with a thinner lineup. Alexander Semin is out with a wrist injury, Jose Theodore is out tending to personal matters, Boyd Gordon’ balky back will keep him on the...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
"Hershey Corner," as Jay Beagle affectionately dubbed it, is the fastest-growing community in the Washington Capitals' dressing room. John Carlson, a 2008 first-round pick and one of the organization's prized prospects, joined the Caps on Thursday and is likely to make his NHL debut Friday against the Montreal Canadiens. Carlson's stall at Kettler Capitals Iceplex is next to Mathieu Perreault's,...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
2008 first round draft pick John Carlson was called up from the Hershey Bears. With injuries to Milan Jurcina an Shaone Morrisonn on the blue line. Obviously, excitement with Carlson is evident. How big of a deal is this? Well, owner Ted Leonsis has joined General Manager George McPhee in the management box perched above the [...]
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Goalie Jose Theodore has left the Capitals to travel back to Washington for personal reasons. To replace him, the team recalled Michal Neuvirth (NOY-vihrt) from the Hershey Bears of the AHL to be the backup to goalie Semyon Varlamov against the New York Rangers on Tuesday night. The Capitals expect Theodore to be away only for one day. Washington also recalled center Jay Beagle from Hershey.
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
This past weekend marked a broadcast first for hockey in Washington: the execution of virtual real-time audio swaps between Federal News Radio 1500, the local radio carrier of the Caps, and John Walton’s calls of the Hershey Bears, which Washington hockey fans can hear on SportsJuice.com. On Friday night, while the Bears were beating Norfolk [...]
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . The Penguins got contributions from just about everyone. -The Boston Globe's recap . " Gotta love those graphite sticks, eh? " - Bruins coach Claude Julien on forward Patrice Bergeron's stick breaking and creating the chance for Bill Guerin's game-tying goal. -The Boston Herald's recap . " It was a miscommunication. My fault ."...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
With Sunday night’s 5-1 beatdown of the Providence Bruins the Hershey Bears managed to take three of four road games during their swing with New England last week. The Bears defeated Lowell, Manchester, and the Bruins, losing only to Portland. It had to have been a satisfying bus ride back to Hershey last night. Also, [...]
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
The Hershey Bears boarded their team bus at Giant Center on Tuesday morning and departed for Lowell, Mass. In terms of time away from the Hershey community, this week’s slate of games in New England represents the team’s longest road trip of the season. They checked into their Lowell hotel early Tuesday evening. On Wednesday [...]
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
There is an incredible offensive performance underway in the AHL. Alexandre Giroux of the Hershey Bears (the Washington Capitals affiliate) is tied for the league lead in scoring with 17 points. He is tied with Corey Locke of the Hartford Wolf Pack (the New York Rangers affiliate). Giroux’s performance so far is impressive because he has done it in only eight games played. He has scored more...
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Black holes, dark matter, the appeal of Jimmy Kimmel, and this... The American Hockey League announced today that Hershey Bears left wing Alexandre Giroux has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Month for October. Giroux registered seven goals, seven assists and a plus-9 rating in just seven games for the Bears last month. How can someone who consistently has this level of production at the AHL...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The Washington Capitals have called up Mathieu Perreault from the Hershey Bears (AHL). Perreault was a 6th round draft selection of the Capitals in the 2006 NHL Draft. In 11 games with Hershey this season, Perreault has 1 goal and 6 assists and a +5 rating. Other system news: Alexandre Giroux has been named AHL Player of [...]
The Daily Gazette stories (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Andrew Gordon had a goal and an assist Saturday, lifting the Hershey Bears to a 4-1 AHL victory over the Albany River Rats at the Giant Center.
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
The Rangers can't get Marian Gaborik back soon enough, but they have to be wondering where they can get him back soon at all. On a day Gaborik tested his injured right leg in the morning and said it just didn't feel right, the Rangers put on an attack that took you back to 2008-09, barely getting a sniff over the first 40 minutes (save for Dane Byers, the Hartford call-up of the night and the latest...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
There are plenty of what-ifs and unforeseen twists in any hockey coach's life. Considering the odyssey Bruce Boudreau traveled to reach the Washington Capitals, he probably had more than most. Still, it is crazy to think there was an afternoon in the summer of 2005 when fate (or, more specifically, Anaheim general manger Brian Burke) could have intervened and Boudreau might never have coached the Hershey...
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