Tag Archives: Christian Thomas
Update – Hershey Bears Signings
Now that NHL Free Agency signings are winding down, the AHL signings are going to ramp up. Here’s a quick look at what the Bears, in conjunction with the Capitals, have done already and the work that is still ahead. … Continue reading
Update – Caps Free Agents
Yesterday’s free agency frenzy did not answer all of the questions that remain for the Capitals and their affiliates for the 2017-2018 season. While some big names have sadly departed, there are others who have yet to sign with the … Continue reading
Free Agency in 3…2…1…
Get ready for the insanity – free agency officially opens tomorrow, and while the Capitals and Bears have already made moves to shore up their restricted free agents, there are 11 others who are poised to test the waters of … Continue reading
Leaving for Las Vegas?
According to Cap Friendly’s expansion draft tool, there are 886 players available to next month’s Las Vegas draft. Each team will lose one player in the draft. While teams have two options for protecting players in the draft and there … Continue reading
This is NOT Another Hockey Eulogy, but Get the Tissues Ready for the Goodbyes
Charles Dickens wrote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was … Continue reading
Vanecek Vital to Hershey’s Run
If the Hershey Bears are going to win an unprecedented 12th Calder Cup, they just might be doing so on the shoulders of the 2009-2010 Jack A. Butterfield Trophy winner and a rookie netminder, and that’s no cause for alarm … Continue reading
Bears Bounce Phantoms, Advance in 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs
After taking both games 1 and 2 on the Phantoms’ ice, the Bears were unable to close the series out at home as Lehigh Valley forced a Game 5 at PPL Center Sunday. Hoping to avoid a repeat of 2013 … Continue reading
Bears Roar into Playoffs with Win over Providence, Earn 3rd Seed
A night after scoring a goal and adding an assist, Jakub Vrana tallied his 19th of the season on the power play to make it 1-0 Hershey. The Bears dispatched of Providence, 3-0, and earned the 3 seed in the Atlantic … Continue reading