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Matt Strome wins the Calder Cup!!!

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@GrowlieMom We tried our best!

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Also, Torpedo has a Bears connection as Vecchione will be reunited with former Hershey defenseman Bobby Nardella!

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Mike Vecchione has signed with Torpedo of the KHL for the 2026-27 season!

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In the wake of Aaron Ness retiring, the Hershey Bears don't have a captain as the summer rolls on in full. Who are the best candidates amongst the current group? We make the case for three players and review recent history. https://t.co/Y8UjVpNyod

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Two years ago today: Chase Priskie's point shot is deflected by Jimmy Huntington to open the scoring in Game Three! Hershey went on to take a 6-2 decision and a 3-0 series lead!

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Chase Priskie tallies his 3️⃣rd goal of the playoffs to get the Bears on the board first!

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We saw snippets of this speech, and this is an all-time one from Aaron Ness prior to Game Four of the 2024 Finals! Hershey won three straight just as Ness mentioned.

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Interesting to see teams announcing some fall dates a little early! This series falls about the same time as last year ahead of main training camp and preseason. Important to note that the NHL schedule trades a couple exhibition games to get the 84-game season going early.

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Future Flyers 🆚 Future Rangers

Join us on Sept. 12 and 13 at @PPLCenter in Allentown for the 2026 Rookie Series!

#LetsGoFlyers | @LVPhantoms

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Former Bear Colby Williams signs with Sochi in the KHL!

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Spencer Foo and Colby Williams sign one-year contracts with Sochi until May 31 2027. #KHL

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As mentioned within, McDonald does not count against the veteran limit due to his games played count being below 260. Age doesn't factor in this equation despite what you may see. Perfect add for the Bears in this case!

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The Hershey Bears announced the return of defenseman Jon McDonald for the 2026-27 season, and he'll be a stabilizing force on the blue line as the team starts to build their roster for the fall. https://t.co/SN3FzUn6yk

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Some good news for your Wednesday as the Bears have signed Jon McDonald to a new AHL contract for 2026-27 - happy to have him back!

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We have re-signed defenseman Jon McDonald to an AHL contract for the 2026-27 season. Welcome back, JMac!

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🥹 lots of love for Aaron Ness!!

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The NHL has reformatted the 2027 All-Star Game into a 3-on-3 tournament split into teams based on nationality: Canada, Finland, Sweden, USA, and Rest of World.

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Mike Vecchione has signed with Torpedo of the KHL for the 2026-27 season!

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🇺🇸 Mike Vecchione signs one-year contract with Torpedo until May 31 2027. #KHL

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Aaron Ness: A solid, steady, and reliable blueliner who made his mark in Chocolatetown and beyond.

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Aaron Ness is retiring from professional hockey! We wish him the best and say thank you for everything for the Bears! Wrote about him last week which will serve as our Thank You letter to him! https://t.co/bU0vXBAihO

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A letter from your captain, as he calls it a career 🫶🏻

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Long off-seasons are the worst, particularly after enjoying success. For the Hershey Bears, it took a long time to get to the 2023 and 2024 seasons, and they'll look to get back to that place starting this summer. https://t.co/NgMeAzm8go

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@88_heather_88_5 The Bears connection will live on!

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Barys is still going to be a spot for former Bears - Logan Day signs there and will reunite with Calder Cup teammate Jake Massie!

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🇺🇸 Logan Day is the newest addition to Barys Astana.

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Three years ago today: Shane Gersich scores on the rebound and Hunter Shepard makes all 24 saves to help Hershey advance to the Calder Cup Finals’

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Gabriel Carlsson steps up, and Beck Malenstyn fires a shot with a perfect finish for Shane Gersich rebound goal! #HERvsROC

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@ed_swab @huntington_jim Jimmy is the best! That line was fantastic - had to share this other clip as it's such a memorable moment! Truly, every game that season was appointment viewing. https://t.co/gqnHtHKzN3

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Dmitri Osipov lays out for a huge shot block, then Jimmy Huntington goes the other way for his 16th goal of the season on a shorthanded breakaway!

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Two years ago today: Pierrick Dubé gets the play started from his own goal line, and a nice passing play with Jimmy Huntington ends with Dubé scoring the overtime winner in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Final!

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Pierrick Dubé gets it started and goes all the way to finish the winning goal in overtime!!