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- “It’s Been A Pleasure To Play All Those Years With One Organization”: Alex Ovechkin Speaks on His New Contract, What It Means to Stay In Washington, and His Career Going Forward
- Rangers Acquire Ryan Reaves From Golden Knights For 2022 Third-Round Pick
- Deep Dive: A Closer Look at Capitals Draft Pick Chase Clark
- Capitals Re-Acquire Vitek Vanecek From Kraken In Exchange For Jets’ 2023 Second-Round Pick
- Capitals Re-Sign Lucas Johansen; Sign Two Defensemen, Goaltender Hunter Shepard To Two-Way Contracts
- Report: Washington Capitals Believed to Have Interest In Re-Acquiring Vitek Vanecek From Seattle Kraken
- Former Capitals’ Goaltender Philipp Grubauer Signs Six-Year, $35.4 Million Contract With Kraken
- NHL July 28 Free Agency And Trade Tracker
- Former Capitals Goaltender Braden Holtby Signs One-Year Contract With Stars After Getting Contract Bought Out By Canucks
- Devils Sign Dougie Hamilton To Seven-Year, $59.99 Million Contract; Hurricanes Trade Warren Foegele To Oilers For Ethan Bear, Sign Antti Raanta
Author Archives: Eric Lord
Hershey Bears Free Agent Focus: Forwards
Photo: Micheline Veluvolu/Rochester Americans As the National Hockey League (NHL) free agency period approaches, the Hershey Bears do not have a ton to do when it comes to their forward lineup. The Washington Capitals have already re-signed five of the … Continue reading
Sweetening The Lineup: A First Look At The 2021-22 Hershey Bears Roster
Photo: Lehigh Valley Phantoms A little over a month has passed since the Hershey Bears concluded their successful 2020-2021 American Hockey League (AHL) season with a 5-2 triumph over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. It’s still early in the offseason, but Hershey’s 2021-22 … Continue reading
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From Catching Softballs With A Goalie Glove In Daycare To Tending Goal In Chocolate Town, Hunter Shepard Is Shining In Hershey
Photo: South Carolina Stingrays Growing up in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, Hunter Shepard was sent to a daycare in nearby Bovey, Minnesota as a kid. The daycare just happened to be run by the mother of Adam Hauser, the starting goaltender … Continue reading
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Spencer Carbery Primed For Future Job In Washington
When Spencer Carbery was named the head coach of the Hershey Bears on June 26, 2018, the franchise was coming off its worst season in a quarter of a century. The club was struggling and Carbery was charged with restoring … Continue reading
Alex Alexeyev Made The Most Of His Unplanned Season In The KHL: “He’s Got A Real Determination In His Game Right Now”
With the hockey season delayed indefinitely in North America due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Washington Capitals loaned Hershey Bears defenseman Alex Alexeyev to Salavat Yuleav Ufa in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The decision proved to be a fortunate … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Alexeyev, Capitals Prospect, Caps Prospects, Eric Lord, Hershey Bears, Salavat Yulaev Ufa
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Connor McMichael’s “Clutch Gene” Has Been Clutch For Hershey
The phenomenon of athletes under pressure, often in the waning moments of a game, to summon strength, concentration and whatever it takes to succeed and change the outcome of the game. That’s what clutch is in sports. Rookie center Connor … Continue reading
Garrett Pilon Emerging As NHL-Level Talent For Hershey
Photo: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins The Toronto Maple Leafs selected American center Auston Matthews with the first overall pick in the 2016 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft. Eighty-six picks later, the Washington Capitals drafted an American center of their own in … Continue reading
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Zach Fucale Shining In Goal For Hershey Bears
Photo: Holy City Sinner Back in 2013, Zach Fucale was the first goalie taken in the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Entry Draft. The Montreal Canadians selected him with the 36th overall pick in the second round. There were high hopes … Continue reading
Season Preview: Hershey Bears Kick-Off 2020-21 Season Friday Night Against Binghamton Devils
Photo: Binghamton Devils After a four-month delay, the Hershey Bears are poised to start their 2021 American Hockey League (AHL) season Friday night when they face the Binghamton Devils in Newark, New Jersey.[Note: Friday’s season opener against the Devils was … Continue reading
Depth Issues Remain For The Hershey Bears As Training Camp Nears
Photo: Bridgeport Sound Tigers With American Hockey League (AHL) training camps set to open in the coming days, the Hershey Bears are finally ready to get their 2020-21 season underway. The Bears now have a clearer idea of who is … Continue reading
