Wednesday April 25, 2007 at Albany (Posted Wednesday 11:38 P.M. EST)

 

East Division Semi-Final - Game 5

 

Hershey advances to East Division Finals

Trap 'Rats 4-2

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Hershey	1	1	2	4
Albany	0	0	2	2

 

Scoring

 

1. HER Tenute, (3) (Fleischmann, Sloan), 16:27

2. HER Fleischmann, (2) (Klepis, Sloan), 17:16

3. HER Barney, (3) (Giroux, Green), 0:23 (PP)

3. HER Green, (3) (Steckel, Hendricks), 2:51 (PP)

3. ALB Petruzalek, (2) (Bayda, Aucoin), 9:31 (PP)

3. ALB Willis, (3) (Gove), 10:10

 

Penalties

 

1 - ALB Boychuk, 5:11 - Interference , 2 min (PP)

1 - HER Engelland, 10:41 - Tripping , 2 min (PP)

1 - HER Fleischmann, 14:00 - Roughing , 2 min (PP)

2 - HER Wiseman, 3:57 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

2 - HER Hedlund, 8:02 - Slashing , 2 min (PP)

2 - ALB Finger, 13:28 - Slashing , 2 min (PP)

2 - ALB Petruzalek, 17:48 - Charging , 2 min (PP)

2 - HER Barney, 18:05 - Interference , 2 min

2 - ALB Aucoin, 18:20 - Major - High-sticking , 5 min (3 PP)

3 - HER Klepis, 3:32 - High-sticking , 2 min (PP)

3 - HER Sloan, 8:47 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

3 - HER Barney, 18:53 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

 

Three Stars

 

1. HER - 14 Tomas Fleischmann

2. HER - 25 Mike (D.) Green

3. ALB - 17 Jakub Petruzalek

 

Coming Up: The Bears play the waiting game to learn whom and when they will face in the East Division final. The Wilkes-Barre, Norfolk series is knotted at 2-2.

 

Monday April 23, 2007 at Albany (Posted Monday 9:09 P.M. EST)

 

East Division Semi-Final - Game 4

 

Hershey 1 win away from advancing to East Division Final

Beat Albany 3-1

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Hershey	1	0	2	3
Albany	0	0	1	1

 

Scoring

 

1. HER Giroux, (1) (Wilson, Wiseman), 16:40 (PP)

3. HER Green, (2) (Giroux, Barney), 3:27 (PP)

3. ALB Aucoin, (1) (Murley, Cumiskey), 7:30

3. HER Steckel, (2) , 18:44 (EN)

 

Penalties

 

1 - HER Hedlund, 8:15 - Interference , 2 min (PP)

1 - ALB Petruzalek, 8:46 - Interference , 2 min (PP)

1 - ALB Conboy, 15:08 - Roughing , 2 min (PP)

1 - HER Hedlund, 18:31 - Cross-checking , 2 min (PP)

2 - HER Laing, 3:31 - Fighting , 5 min

2 - ALB Angelidis, 3:31 - Fighting , 5 min

2 - ALB Angelidis, 3:31 - Major - High-sticking , 5 min (PP)

2 - HER Robitaille, 11:56 - Boarding , 2 min (PP)

2 - HER Schultz, 15:51 - Holding , 2 min (PP)

2 - HER Steckel, 20:00 - Cross-checking , 2 min (PP)

3 - ALB Babin, 2:59 - Interference , 2 min (PP)

3 - HER Barney, 5:23 - Roughing , 2 min

3 - ALB Finger, 5:23 - Roughing , 2 min

3 - HER Giroux, 13:26 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

 

Three Stars

 

1. HER - 12 Alexandre Giroux

2. ALB - 11 Keith Aucoin

3. ALB - 19 Matt Murley

 

Coming Up: The Bears look to advance to the East Divison Finals Wednesday in Glens Falls, NY. Game 5 is scheduled for Wednesday evening (7:00 PM) at the Glens Falls Civic Center.

 

Sunday April 22, 2007 at Albany (Posted Sunday 8:40 P.M. EST)

 

East Division Semi-Final - Game 3

 

Hershey Victorious is Goal Fest

Down Albany, in Glens Falls, 6-5

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Hershey	3	2	1	6
Albany	3	1	1	5

 

Scoring

 

1. ALB Murley, (1) (Cumiskey, Carson), 3:51 (PP)

1. HER Hendricks, (1) (Fleischmann, Klepis), 4:13

1. ALB Bayda, (2) (Carson, Murley), 9:17 (PP)

1. HER Barney, (1) (Wilson), 10:04

1. ALB Bayda, (3) (Aucoin, Murley), 12:53

1. HER Green, (1) (Klepis, Fleischmann), 16:45 (PP)

2. HER Tenute, (2) (Wiseman), 6:36

2. HER Barney, (2) (Bourque, Wilson), 11:34

2. ALB Boychuk, (1) (Willis, Petruzalek), 19:37 (PP)

3. HER Bourque, (1) (Klepis, Green), 6:21 (PP)

3. ALB Finger, (1) (Murley, Aucoin), 10:49

 

Penalties

 

1 - HER Brennan, 3:08 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

1 - HER Hendricks, 7:23 - Cross-checking , 2 min (PP)

1 - HER Schultz, 10:32 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

1 - HER Giroux, 12:30 - Fighting , 5 min

1 - ALB Dwyer, 12:30 - Fighting , 5 min

1 - ALB Gove, 13:02 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

1 - ALB Gove, 15:28 - Charging , 2 min (PP)

1 - HER Tenute, 19:35 - Cross-checking , 2 min (PP)

2 - HER Green, 7:45 - Holding , 2 min (PP)

2 - HER Barney, 14:47 - Roughing , 2 min

2 - ALB Bayda, 14:47 - Charging , 2 min

2 - HER Hedlund, 18:20 - High-sticking , 2 min (PP)

3 - ALB Conboy, 5:52 - Holding , 2 min (PP)

3 - HER Giroux, 11:53 - High-sticking , 2 min (PP)

 

Three Stars

 

1. ALB - 19 Matt Murley

2. HER - 36 Scott Barney

3. ALB - 18 Ryan Bayda

 

Coming Up: The series continues in Glens Falls, NY, where the two teams will lock horns for Games 4 and - if necessary - 5. Game 4 is scheduled for Monday evening (7:00 PM) at the Glens Falls Civic Center.

 

Thursday April 19, 2007 vs Albany (Posted Thursday 3:59 P.M. EST)

 

East Division Semi-Final - Game 2

 

Rats steal Game 2

Albany evens series thanks to former Bear

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

After the Hershey Bears rallied to win Game 1 of the East Division Semi-finals 3-2 Wednesday night at Giant Center, the Albany River Rats turned the tables by coming from behind to take Game 2 by the same 3-2 score, thanks in part to former Bear Shane Willis' two goals - the last marker coming just 10 seconds into sudden death. Following Hershey's face-off win to start overtime, another former Bear, Jeff Finger, stole the puck and fed a pass to Willis, who cashed in on a shot from near the right circle. Willis gave the Rats a 1-0 lead at 1:15 of the 1st before Kyle Wilson answered for Hershey at 1:12 of the 2nd period. With former Bear Johnny Boychuk in the penalty box for Albany, Joey Tenute converted to propel Hershey to a 2-1 advantage heading into the 2nd intermission. As Jeff Schultz's hooking minor was coming to an end, though, Jakub Petruzalek evened the contest at 9:10 of the 3rd, setting the stage for extended play. Tyler Weiman (1-1), who stopped 35 shots in Game 1, turned aside another 32 in Game 2 to earn the victory. Frederic Cassivi (1-1) took the loss with 22 saves on 25 shots.

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	OT	Total
Albany	1	0	1	1	3
Hershey	0	2	0	0	2

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, ALB, Willis 1 (Bayda, Murley), 1:15. Penalties: Murley, ALB (interference), 7:52; Blanchard, ALB (slashing), 10:35; Petruzalek, ALB (hooking), 13:50; Bourque, HER (hooking), 13:59.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 2, HER, Wilson 2 (Klepis, Hedlund), 1:12. 3, HER, Tenute 1 (power play) (Barney, Wilson), 16:23. Penalties: Cumiskey, ALB (tripping), 2:21; Wedderburn, HER (hooking), 4:57; McCormick, ALB (double roughing minor), 7:56; Green, HER (interference), 7:56; Bourque, HER (hooking), 8:21; Murley, ALB (goaltender interference), 9:38; Robitaille, HER (charging), 12:16; ALB bench, served by MacDonald (too many men), 13:25; Bourque, HER (cross-checking), 13:25; Boychuk, ALB (boarding), 14:30.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 4, ALB, Petruzalek 1 (power play) (Conboy, Dwyer), 9:10. Penalties: Murley, ALB (hooking), :18; Bourque, HER (tripping), 1:19; Schultz, HER (hooking), 7:12.

 

OVERTIME -- Scoring: 5, ALB, Willis 2 (game-winner) (Finger), :10. Penalties: None.

 

Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 35, Albany: 23 … Hershey finished 1-9 on the power-play, while Albany ended at 1-5 … The Bears outshot the River Rats 34-25 … LW Chris Bourque was whistled for 4 minor penalties in the game … Rookie Andrew Joudrey replaced LW Chad Wiseman in the lineup. The freshman out of Wisconsin centered a line with Scott Barney and Louis Robitaille on wing … C Alexander Giroux, Hershey's leading goal scorer in the regular season, registered zero shots … Prior to Thursday's loss, the Bears had gone 9-0 this season when Nygel Pelletier officiated … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started the exact same quintet as Game 1, with Mike Green and Tim Wedderburn on defense, and Quintin Laing, Dave Steckel and Bourque at forward … Scratched from Hershey: D Dean Arsene, LW Kip Brennan, D Marc Busenburg, D Sean Collins, D Viktor Dovgan, RW Eric Fehr, D Jamie Hunt, G Daren Machesney, RW Steve Pinizzotto, D Tyler Sloan, LW Peter Vandermeer, RW Stephen Werner and Wiseman … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Willis, (2) Petruzalek, (3) Wilson … Attendance: 5,711.

 

Coming Up: The series now shifts to Glens Falls, NY, where the two teams will lock horns for Games 3, 4 and - if necessary - 5. Game 3 is scheduled for Sunday afternoon at the Glens Falls Civic Center, former home to the rival Adirondack Red Wings.

 

Albany's Shane Willis puts the River Rats up 1-0 by beating Frederic Cassivi low at 1:15 of the 1st period.

 

The Bears Kyle Wilson evened the match at 1-1 with this 2nd period goal.

 

This Noah Babin shot sails wide of a sweeping Frederic Cassivi.

 

Cassivi displays 1 of his 22 saves on the night.

 

Wednesday April 18, 2007 vs Albany (Posted Thursday 3:50 P.M. EST)

 

East Division Semi-Final - Game 1

 

Bears draw first blood

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

The Hershey Bears rallied to score two 3rd period power play goals and defeat the Albany River Rats 3-2 before 5,495 Wednesday night at Giant Center, taking a 1-0 advantage in their East Division Semi-final series. After a scoreless first period, Dave Steckel would show why he's one of the American Hockey League's top penalty killers, roofing a breakaway attempt on Albany goalie Tyler Weiman during a 5-on-3 man-down situation 41 ticks into the 2nd period. The River Rats would assume a 2-1 lead before the conclusion of the 2nd stanza, though, with former Bear Cody McCormick (at 7:02) and Ryan Bayda (at 15:00) pocketing even strength markers. Hershey capitalized on two of four power plays in the 3rd, however, as Tomas Fleischmann (at 4:59) and Kyle Wilson (at 12:36) found the back of the net to give the chocolate and white its eighth win in 9 tries this season against Albany. Frederic Cassivi (1-0-0) earned the win with 21 saves for Hershey while Weiman (0-1-0) suffered the loss with 35 stops.

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Albany	0	2	0	2
Hershey	0	1	2	3

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: McLeod, ALB (hooking), 6:31; Bayda, ALB (hooking), 9:06; Murley, ALB (diving), 13:52; Robitaille, HER (roughing), 13:52; Hendricks, HER (holding), 19:00; Fleischmann, HER (slashing), 20:00.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Steckel 1 (short-handed) (unassisted), :41. 2, ALB, McCormick 1 (Gove, Boychuk), 7:02. 3, ALB, Bayda 1 (Petruzalek), 15:00. Penalties: Conboy, ALB (hooking), 3:13; Hedlund, HER (tripping), 5:27; Cumiskey, ALB (interference), 6:26; Aucoin, ALB (tripping), 7:44.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 4, HER, Fleischmann 1 (power play) (Steckel, Bourque), 4:59. 5, HER, Wilson 1 (game-winner) (power play) (Hendricks, Barney), 12:36. Penalties: Weiman, ALB (high-sticking), 1:06; McLeod, ALB (boarding), 4:28; Petruzalek, ALB (holding), 11:13; Wiseman, HER (high-sticking), 14:54; Gove, ALB (holding), 18:23.

 

Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 36, Albany: 34 … Hershey finished 2-9 on the power-play, while Albany ended at 0-4 … The Bears outshot the River Rats 38-23 … Hershey unloaded 20, 3rd period shots to Albany's 2 in the same frame … Before opening face-off, AHL President Dave Andrews presented Bears GM Doug Yingst with three trophies signifying Hershey's East Division, Eastern Conference and overall AHL points leader distinctions … Prior to the national anthem, a moment of silence was observed for the victims of Monday's shootings at Virginia Tech … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Mike Green and Tim Wedderburn on defense, with Chris Bourque, Quintin Laing and Steckel at forward … Scratched from Hershey: D Dean Arsene, LW Kip Brennan, D Marc Busenburg, D Viktor Dovgan, RW Eric Fehr, D Jamie Hunt, C Andrew Joudrey, G Daren Machesney, RW Steve Pinizzotto, D Tyler Sloan, LW Peter Vandermeer and RW Stephen Werner … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Steckel, (2) Wilson, (3) Weiman … Referee: David Banfield.

 

Coming Up: The Bears will look to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series Thursday night at Giant Center, hosting the River Rats at 7 PM.

 

The Bears Deryk Engelland skates through Albany's Pat Dwyer as he moves up ice during 1st period play.

 

Hershey's Dave Steckel rips a shot past the River Rats Tyler Weiman to put the Bears up 1-0 at :41 of the 2nd period.

 

Former Bear Cody McCormick knots the game 1-1 at 7:02 of the 2nd period.

 

Hershey's Tomas Fleischmann ties the contest at 2 all during 3rd period play.

 

Monday April 16, 2007 (Posted Monday 11:33 P.M. EST)

 

Bears Final 2006/07 Regular Season Statistical Leaders

 

 

Sunday April 15, 2007 at Philadelphia (Posted Sunday 9:23 P.M. EST)

 

Records fall in Bears' 3-2 win over Phantoms

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Hershey	0	1	2	3
Philadelphia	0	0	2	2

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Dovgan, HER (interference), 6:34; Brennan, HER (fighting major), 6:34; Cote, PHI (instigator, fighting major, misconduct), 6:34; Kane, PHI (unsportmanlike conduct, misconduct), 9:51; Vandermeer, HER (instigator, fighting major, misconduct, game misconduct), 16:39; Wilson, HER (roughing), 16:39; Ruzicka, PHI (roughing), 16:39.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Green 3 (short-handed) (Steckel, Giroux), 1:17. Penalties: Wilson, HER (hooking), 8:11; Cote, PHI (cross-checking), 11:19; Powe, PHI (interference), 14:12.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 2, PHI, Powe 2 (short-handed) (unassisted), 9:48. 3, PHI, Ruzicka 16 (power play) (Reid, Potulny), 13:40. 4, HER, Joudrey 2 (Wilson), 17:00. 5, HER, Giroux 42 (game-winner) (Schultz, Hedlund), 19:54. Penalties: Ruzicka, PHI (elbowing), 8:23; Pinizzotto, HER (hooking), 13:16; Schultz, HER (interference), 14:47.

 

Game Factoids: Hershey finished 0-4 on the power-play, while Philadelphia ended at 1-5 … The Bears outshot the Phantoms 35-29 … The 114 points recorded by Hershey this season set a new franchise mark … Green's short-handed marker was Hershey's 24th of the 06/07 campaign, establishing a new team record … D Viktor Dovgan made his Bears and AHL debut, becoming the club-record 50th different player to suit up for Hershey this season … Hershey went an entire season without being shutout for the first time since the 1990/91 campaign … LW Chad Wiseman returned to the lineup for the first time since March 4 … Bourque sported an alternate captain's "A" in the contest … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Andy Hedlund and Jeff Schultz on defense, with Bourque, Kip Brennan and Dave Steckel at forward … Scratched from Hershey: D Dean Arsene, RW Scott Barney, D Marc Busenburg, D Deryk Engelland, RW Eric Fehr, LW Tomas Fleischmann, D Jamie Hunt, RW Jakub Klepis, G Daren Machesney, D Troy Milam, LW Louis Robitaille, D Tyler Sloan and C Joey Tenute … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Giroux, (2) Joudrey, (3) Ruzicka … Referee: Frederic L'Ecuyer.

 

Coming Up: Hershey begins their quest for a second straight Calder Cup Championship Wednesday night at Giant Center, facing the Albany River Rats in Game 1 of the East Division semifinals. The Bears went 7-1-0-0 against Albany this season; and overall, have taken 20 of the last 21 meetings with the 'Rats.

 

Saturday April 14, 2007 at Binghamton (Posted Saturday 11:54 P.M. EST)

 

Bears fall to Senators, 2-1

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

A night after clinching their first division title since 1993/94, the Hershey Bears - minus many of its top players - dropped a 2-1 decision to the Binghamton Senators before 4.577 Saturday night at the Broome County Veteran War Memorial in New York's Southern Tier. Josh Hennessy got the BSens on the scoreboard first with an even strength marker at 14:50 of the 1st period. Troy Milam netted a power play goal at 11:31 of the 2nd to even the score, but Jeff Heerema's short-handed lamp-lighter six minutes later at 17:30 would stand as the game-winner, giving Binghamton (23-48-4-5, 55 points) its second straight win over Hershey (50-17-6-6, 112 points). Kelly Guard (11-24-3) earned the win despite playing only the first 40 minutes before giving way to Jeff Glass in the 3rd period. Frederic Cassivi (22-10-5) suffered the loss with 22 saves.

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Hershey	0	1	0	1
Binghamton	1	1	0	2

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, BIN, Hennessy 27 (Vesce, Kudelka), 14:50. Penalties: Pinizzotto, HER (tripping), 7:50; Barney, HER (hooking), 10:03; Sgroi, BIN (cross-checking, roughing), 10:03; Petruic, BIN (slashing), 12:04; Weller, BIN (tripping), 15:57.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 2, HER, Milam 5 (power play) (Giroux, Tenute), 11:31. 3, BIN, Heerema 36 (game-winner) (short-handed) (unassisted), 17:30. Penalties: Bois, BIN (interference), 10:44; Pecker, BIN (unsportsmanlike conduct), 16:46.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Hendricks, HER (hooking), 8:36; Kudelka, BIN (holding), 10:48; Daugavins, BIN (tripping), 15:19.;

 

Game Factoids: Hershey finished 1-7 on the power-play, while Binghamton ended at 0-2 … The Bears outshot the Senators 38-24 … Despite losing two straight to Binghamton, Hershey won the season series 6-2-0-0 … Milam's goal was his first in a Bears jersey … D Jamie Hunt returned to the lineup after a 33-game absence, while LW Peter Vandermeer played his first game since Jan 12 … C Joey Tenute has recorded 9 points (4-5-9) over the last 5 games … The Bears have killed off 61 of its last 64 man-down situations (95.3%) … Vandermeer sported an alternate captain's "A" … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Deryk Engelland and Hunt on defense, with Matt Hendricks, Quintin Laing and Stephen Werner at forward … Scratched from Hershey: D Dean Arsene, LW Chris Bourque, LW Kip Brennan, D Marc Busenburg, D Viktor Dovgan, RW Eric Fehr, LW Tomas Fleischmann, D Mike Green, D Andy Hedlund, RW Jakub Klepis,G Daren Machesney, D Tyler Sloan, C Dave Steckel and LW Chad Wiseman … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Heerema, (2) Guard, (3) Hennessy … Referee: Frederic L'Ecuyer.

 

Coming Up: The Bears visit Philadelphia for their regular season finale Sunday afternoon at 5:05. Hershey owns a 9-2-0-0 lead in the season series, including a 7-2 win in their last meeting April 6th.

 

Friday April 13, 2007 at Wilkes-Barre (Posted Friday 10:20 P.M. EST)

 

Hershey locks up East Division

Trounce Penguins 6-1

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Hershey	5	1	0	6
Wilkes-Barre	1	0	0	1

 

Scoring

 

1. HER Wilson, (24) (Barney, Hedlund), 2:40

1. HER Steckel, (30) , 6:02 (SH)

1. WBS Nilsson, (18) (Gilbert, Schremp), 6:41 (PP)

1. HER Fleischmann, (22) (Steckel, Green), 9:08

1. HER Barney, (10) (Tenute, Hendricks), 10:03 (PP)

1. HER Tenute, (28) (Giroux, Sloan), 15:54

2. HER Wilson, (25) (Fleischmann, Klepis), 19:05

 

Penalties

 

1 - WBS Served By Schremp, 0:38 - Bench minor - Too many men , 2 min (PP)

1 - HER Brennan, 2:55 - Fighting , 5 min

1 - WBS Bonvie, 2:55 - Fighting , 5 min

1 - HER Klepis, 4:49 - Slashing , 2 min (PP)

1 - WBS Stone, 9:24 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

1 - HER Sloan, 12:00 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

1 - WBS DuPont, 16:41 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

2 - HER Engelland, 7:59 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

2 - HER Klepis, 12:53 - Diving (64.2), 2 min

2 - WBS Dixon, 12:53 - Holding , 2 min

2 - WBS Skolney, 14:16 - Tripping , 2 min (PP)

2 - WBS Ratchuk, 19:51 - Cross-checking , 2 min (PP)

3 - HER Hendricks, 6:39 - Holding , 2 min (PP)

3 - HER Steckel, 7:21 - Closing hand on puck , 2 min (PP)

3 - HER Engelland, 15:38 - Fighting , 5 min

3 - WBS Jacques, 15:38 - Charging , 2 min (PP)

3 - WBS Jacques, 15:38 - Fighting , 5 min

3 - HER Brennan, 19:30 - Unsportsmanlike conduct , 2 min

3 - HER Hendricks, 19:30 - Kneeing , 2 min (PP)

3 - WBS Bonvie, 19:30 - Unsportsmanlike conduct , 2 min

 

Three Stars

 

1. HER - 18 Kyle Wilson

2. HER - 20 Dave Steckel

3. HER - 14 Tomas Fleischmann

 

Coming Up: The Bears conclude their regular season with road games in Binghamton (Saturday) and Philadelphia (Sunday).

 

Monday April 9, 2007 (Posted Monday 3:42 P.M. EST)

 

Bears Statistical Leaders (through 4-9-07)

 

 

Sunday April 8, 2007 vs Wilkes-Barre (Posted Monday 3:42 P.M. EST)

 

Bears stretch lead to 4 points

Hershey bests Wilkes-Barre 3-1

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

On the strength of its starting lineup of forwards - Tomas Fleischmann, Jakub Klepis and Kyle Wilson - the Hershey Bears defeated the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 3-1 before 7,860 Sunday evening at Giant Center. The trio accounted for 2 goals and 5 points as Hershey (49-16-6-6, 110 points) completed the home portion of their regular season schedule with their 26th win at Giant Center. Frederic Cassivi (29 saves) improved to 21-9-5 by making several key stops while former Bears backstop Nolan Schaefer (14-15-3) suffered the loss with 23 saves for Wilkes-Barre (50-21-2-4, 104 points). J.F. Jacques, who returned following a six week stint with the Edmonton Oilers, scored the Penguins lone marker.

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Wilkes-Barre	0	0	1	1
Hershey	1	0	2	3

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Fleischmann 21 (Klepis, Engelland), 12:33. Penalties: Klepis, HER (hooking), :31; Ratchuk, WBS (high-sticking major), 2:04; Engelland, HER (hooking), 9:10; Tenute, HER (hooking), 14:35; Bonvie, WBS (roughing), 17:49.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Laing, HER (hooking), :24; Jacques, WBS (slashing), 4:37; Bourque, HER (boarding), 7:02; Ratchuk, WBS (cross-checking), 8:49; Hedlund, HER (high-sticking), 18:08; Brodziak, WBS (hooking), 19:29.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 2, HER, Wilson 23 (game-winner) (Fleischmann, Klepis), 13:06. 3, WBS, Jacques 11 (power play) (Stone, Wallace), 17:53. 4, HER, Steckel 29 (empty net) (unassisted), 18:55. Penalties: Wilson, HER (hooking), 2:52; DuPont, WBS (tripping), 6:09; Hendricks, HER (tripping), 16:25.

 

Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 29, Wilkes-Barre: 32 … Hershey finished 0-6 on the power-play, while Wilkes-Barre ended at 1-8 … The Pens outshot the Bears 29-26 … Klepis has earned points in 7 straight and 12 of 13 … C Dave Steckel, assigned following Washington's final contest of 06/07 Saturday night, tallied Hershey's third goal … The Bears stand one victory shy of matching the single-season franchise mark of 50 set during their 87/88 Calder Cup-winning campaign … Wilkes-Barre has outshot Hershey in 8 of 9 meetings this season … The Bears improved to 9-0 this season when Nygel Pelletier officiates … D Mike Green, also sent down Saturday, played his first game with Hershey since March 4 … Wilkes-Barre's Jonathan Filewich and Ryan Stone collided in the Bears corner during the 2nd period, briefly knocking both players out of action. Stone left the ice for further evaluation, but returned several minutes later while Filewich did not miss a shift … The Bears registered just one shot on goal during a 5-minute major power play in the 1st period … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Green and Tim Wedderburn on defense, with Fleischmann, Klepis and Wilson at forward … Scratched from Hershey: D Dean Arsene, RW Scott Barney, D Sean Collins, RW Eric Fehr, D Jamie Hunt, C Andrew Joudrey, RW Steve Pinizzotto, D Tyler Sloan, LW Peter Vandermeer and LW Chad Wiseman … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Cassivi, (2) Fleischmann, (3) Schaefer … In the pre-game awards ceremony, Alexandre Giroux took home the Team MVP and Best Plus/Minus trophies; Arsene captured the Best Defenseman award; Wilson earned Rookie of the Year honors; Quintin Laing took home the Unsung Hero award; and Steckel won the Player of the Game accolade.

 

Coming Up: The Bears conclude their regular season with road games in Wilkes-Barre (Friday), Binghamton (Saturday) and Philadelphia (Sunday).

 

Current Bear Tomas Fleischmann powers the puck between the legs of former Bear Nolan Schaefer to put Hershey up 1-0 in the 1st period.

 

Hershey's Matt Hendricks is dumped by the Penguins Wade Brookbank while trying to put the Bears up 2-0 during 1st period play.

 

Hershey's Chris Bourque lands a big airborn check on the Penguins Robert Nilsson.

 

The Bears Kyle Wilson picks up his 23rd goal of the season with this 3rd period chip in.

 

Wilkes-Barre spoiled the Bears Frederic Cassivi's shutout attempt with this 3rd period tally by Jean-Francois Jacques.

 

The whole team took the ice following the game and saluted the fans.

 

Saturday April 7, 2007 vs Norfolk (Posted Sunday 10:08 A.M. EST)

 

Goals ahoy!

Bears sink Admirals 6-1

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

One day after shattering their single-season point record, the Hershey Bears added to their memorable 2006/07 regular season with a 6-1 thumping of the Norfolk Admirals before 9,238 Saturday night at Giant Center. Joey Tenute (3 points) collected 2 goals while Matt Hendricks (short-handed), Deryk Engelland (game-winner), Kyle Wilson (power play) and Scott Barney also lit the lamp for Hershey (48-16-6-6, 108 points). Frederic Cassivi (20-9-5) earned the victory with 28 saves, joining teammate Maxime Daigneault as the only pair of netminders in team history to record 20-plus wins in the same season. Kris Versteeg would tally the Admirals (48-21-6-2, 104 points) only marker at 6:13 of the 2nd, briefly tying the contest before Engelland scored 39 seconds later. Corey Crawford (36-20-2) surrendered 5 goals on 17 shots before giving way to backup Mike Brodeur at 13:58 of the 2nd.

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Norfolk	0	1	0	1
Hershey	1	5	0	6

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Hendricks 18 (short handed) (Bourque), 12:28. Penalties: Rogers, NOR (closing hand on puck), 2:05; Lovejoy, NOR (slashing), 4:18; Klepis, HER (hooking), 7:17; Arsene, HER (hooking), 7:51; Hedlund, HER (tripping), 12:02; NOR bench, served by Parenteau (too many men), 18:30.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 2, NOR, Versteeg 26 (unassisted), 6:13. 3, HER, Engelland 4 (game-winner) (Klepis, Wedderburn), 6:52. 4, HER, Tenute 26 (Schultz, Giroux), 9:12. 5, HER, Wilson 22 (power play) (Bourque, Milam), 10:49. 6, HER, Tenute 27 (Hedlund, Barney), 14:26. 7, HER, Barney 9 (Tenute, Laing), 19:42. Penalties: Bersteeg, NOR (roughing), 7:42; Bourque, HER (roughing), 7:42; Rogers, NOR (hooking), 9:54; Burish, NOR (roughing), 10:49; Klepis, HER (roughing), 10:49; Wilson, HER (roughing), 10:49; Engelland, HER (delay of game), 12:43; MacDonald, NOR (double roughing minor), 13:58; Versteeg, NOR (fighting major), 13:58; Bourque, HER (fighting major), 13:58; Bolland, NOR (slashing), 15:22; Barney, HER (hooking), 19:57.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Brennan, HER (cross-checking), 4:18; Byfuglien, NOR (holding), 5:29; Hendricks, HER (slashing), 8:58; Burish, NOR (elbowing major, fighting major), 11:17; Robitaille, HER (fighting major), 11:17; Rogers, NOR (slashing), 12:43; Bourque, HER (hooking), 17:43.

 

Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 31, Norfolk: 34 … Hershey finished 1-10 on the power-play, while Norfolk ended at 0-9 … The Bears outshot the Admirals 33-29 … Hendricks' marker was Hershey's 22nd short-handed score of the year, 1 shy of tying the team record set in 85/86 … The Bears won the season series with Norfolk 5-4-1-0 … Hershey captain Dean Arsene left the game with an undisclosed injury, and did not return … The Admirals entered the day with the AHL's top power play (21.4%), but went 0-9 in the game … LW Chris Bourque, who fought Versteeg in the 2nd stanza, pocketed 2 assists to extend his point streak to 5 games (5-6-11) … 13 different players registered points for Hershey … After taking an elbow from the Admirals' Adam Burish at 11:17 of the 3rd, LW Louis Robitaille earned a one-sided win over the Norfolk winger … The Bears lead the Eastern Conference with 292 goals scored … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Engelland and Tim Wedderburn on defense, with Barney, Tenute and Quintin Laing at forward … Scratched from Hershey: D Sean Collins, D Jamie Hunt, RW Steve Pinizzotto, D Tyler Sloan, C Dave Steckel, LW Peter Vandermeer and LW Chad Wiseman … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Tenute, (2) Barney, (3) Bourque … Referee: Jamie Koharski.

 

Coming Up: The Bears conclude the home portion of their regular season schedule Sunday evening when the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins visit Giant Center at 5PM for a crucial East Division battle. Prior to the game, the team will hand out its annual awards.

 

Hershey's Matt Hendricks puts the Bears up 1-0 with this 1st period, short-handed goal.

 

Despite being cross-checked to the ice, Hershey's Kyle Wilson managed to slide the puck past Norfolk's Corey Crawford during 2nd period play.

 

The Bears Chris Bourque lands a short jab on the Admirals Kris Versteeg during a wild 2nd period.

 

Hershey's Louis Robitaille loses his helmet during his 3rd period fight with the Admirals Adam Burish.

 

Friday April 6, 2007 at Philadelphia (Posted Friday 10:48 P.M. EST)

 

Hershey Phans the Phantoms, 7-2

Extend lead over Norfolk for the top spot in the East

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Hershey	2	3	2	7
Philadelphia	1	0	1	2

 

Scoring

 

1. HER Brennan, (4) (Giroux, Wilson), 4:00

1. PHI Slaney, (8) (Cullen, Kane), 14:35 (PP)

1. HER Tenute, (25) (Bourque, Hendricks), 16:20 (PP)

2. HER Barney, (8) (Schultz, Tenute), 7:09 (PP)

2. HER Bourque, (25) (Hendricks, Joudrey), 8:37

2. HER Giroux, (40) (Wilson, Bourque), 17:46 (PP)

3. HER Giroux, (41) (Tenute, Klepis), 2:17 (PP)

3. PHI Parent, (1) (Slaney, Ross), 12:06

3. HER Arsene, (3) (Bourque, Hendricks), 18:16

 

Penalties

 

1 - PHI Parent, 1:06 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

1 - HER Robitaille, 7:18 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

1 - HER Arsene, 12:38 - Interference , 2 min (PP)

1 - HER Bourque, 12:53 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

1 - PHI Powe, 15:29 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

1 - PHI Grenier, 18:18 - Cross-checking , 2 min (PP)

2 - PHI Giroux, 5:22 - High-sticking , 2 min (PP)

2 - HER Bourque, 14:28 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

2 - HER Engelland, 14:28 - Roughing , 2 min

2 - PHI Guenin, 14:28 - Roughing , 2 min

2 - PHI Powe, 17:16 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

2 - HER Robitaille, 18:14 - Elbowing , 2 min (PP)

3 - PHI Printz, 2:02 - Boarding , 2 min (PP)

3 - HER Arsene, 10:04 - Roughing , 2 min (PP)

3 - PHI Giroux, 10:12 - High-sticking , 2 min

3 - HER Schultz, 10:27 - High-sticking , 2 min (PP)

3 - HER Arsene, 13:52 - Closing hand on puck , 2 min (PP)

 

Three Stars

 

1. HER - 12 Alexandre Giroux

2. HER - 17 Chris Bourque

3. HER - 10 Joey Tenute

 

Coming Up: The Bears return to the Giant Center to finish the home regular season, facing off against Norfolk Saturday at 7:05 PM and Sunday against Wilkes-Barre at 5:00 PM.

 

Wednesday April 4, 2007 at Binghamton (Posted Wednesday 11:58 P.M. EST)

 

First place Bears dropped by last place Binghamton, 4-1

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Hershey	0	1	0	1
Binghamton	0	2	2	4

 

Scoring

 

2. BNG Heerema, (31) (Hennessy), 11:47

2. HER Joudrey, (1) (Robitaille, Laing), 14:33

2. BNG Heerema, (32) (Cook, Ebbett), 19:26

3. BNG Ebbett, (25) , 13:48 (SH)

3. BNG Bois, (13) , 18:27 (EN)

 

Penalties

 

1 - HER Robitaille, 13:57 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

2 - BNG Hennessy, 1:24 - Tripping , 2 min (PP)

2 - HER Hedlund, 3:08 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

2 - HER Robitaille, 10:17 - Interference , 2 min (PP)

2 - BNG Pecker, 11:11 - Tripping , 2 min (PP)

3 - BNG Served By Pecker, 0:47 - Bench minor - Too many men , 2 min (PP)

3 - BNG Weller, 9:35 - Tripping , 2 min (PP)

3 - BNG Robins, 13:24 - Interference , 2 min (PP)

 

Three Stars

 

1. BNG - 31 Brian Elliott

2. BNG - 16 Jeff Heerema

3. BNG - 19 Andrew Ebbett

 

Coming Up: The Bears look to rebound from their 2 game skid Friday in Philadelphia, facing off against the Phantoms at 7:05.

 

Wednesday April 4, 2007 (Posted Wednesday 4:13 P.M. EST)

 

Bears Statistical Leaders (through 4-3-07)

 

 

Sunday April 1, 2007 vs Wilkes-Barre (Posted Sunday 10:08 P.M. EST)

 

Penguins pull April Fools joke on Bears

WBS scores 3 unanswered goals late to down Hershey 3-2

 

By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports

joe@7641.com

 

At the 15:34 mark of the 3rd period, the Hershey Bears, sporting a 2-0 lead on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, were well on their way to setting a new, single-season franchise record for points. At the 15:35 mark, however, the wheels fell off the wagon. After Robert Nilsson's wrister from in-between the circles brought the visitors to within one goal, Connor James collected a pair of markers just 13 seconds apart at 18:01 and 18:14 to seal the stunning come-from-behind win for Wilkes-Barre (47-20-2-4, 100 points). Following a scoreless 1st period, Stephen Werner (at 9:24 of the 2nd) and Chris Bourque (at 13:06 of the 3rd) found the back of the net for Hershey (46-15-6-6, 104 points), winners of seven straight heading into the first day of April. Jeff Deslauriers (19-11-3) earned the victory for Wilkes-Barre with 15 saves while inching the Penguins within 4 points of 1st place Hershey. Frederic Cassivi (19-8-5) suffered the loss for the Bears with 30 saves.

 

TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	Total
Wilkes-Barre	0	0	3	3
Hershey	0	1	1	2

 

FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Engelland, HER (tripping), 3:09; Wedderburn, HER (hooking), 10:16; Aikins, HER (hooking), 5:59; Spurgeon, WBS (holding stick), 13:05; Laing, HER (tripping), 15:51.

 

SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Werner 3 (Steckel, Wedderburn), 9:24. Penalties: Arsene, HER (holding), 3:57; Brookbank, WBS (fighting major), 6:15; Engelland, HER (fighting major), 6:15.

 

THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 2, HER, Bourque 24 (Tenutee), 13:06. 3, WBS, Nilsson 15 (Schremp, Carkner), 15:35. 4, WBS, James 10 (Nilsson, DuPont), 18:01. 5, WBS, James 11 (game-winner) (Nilsson, Schremp), 18:14. Skolney, WBS (slashing), 3:31; Hedlund, HER (interference), 15:44; Spurgeon, WBS (roughing), 18:18; Steckel, HER (roughing), 18:18; Ratchuk, WBS (roughing), 19:39.

 

Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 21, Wilkes-Barre: 41 … Hershey finished 0-3 on the power-play, while Wilkes-Barre ended at 0-5 … The Penguins outshot the Bears 33-17 … C Dave Steckel earned an assist on Bourque's goal, extending his point streak to 9 games … Bourque has potted 4 goals in the last 2 contests … The 17 shots on net were a season-low for Hershey … Deslauriers poke-checked a Matt Hendricks short-handed breakaway during the 1st period, drawing a chorus of boos each time he touched the puck the rest of the contest … Hershey fell to 4-3-0-1 this season versus Wilkes-Barre … The Penguins have outshot the Bears in 7 of 8 meetings this season … Deryk Engelland and WBS D Wade Brookbank fought for the second time in as many head-to-head matchups. Their 2nd period bout was scored a draw … The Bears have registered 28 consecutive penalty kills … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Troy Milam and Tim Wedderburn on defense, with Bourque, Matt Hendricks and Kyle Wilson at forward … Scratched from Hershey: D Sean Collins, D Jamie Hunt, RW Steve Pinizzotto, LW Peter Vandermeer and LW Chad Wiseman … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) James, (2) Nilsson, (3) Deslauriers … Referee: Conrad Hache … Attendance: 8,269.

 

Coming Up: The Bears kick-start a week of East Division contests Wednesday in New York's Southern Tier, facing off against the Binghamton Senators at 7:05. Hershey is 6-0 versus the Sens this season, including a 3-1 win in their last meeting March 25.

 

Penguins netminder Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers tosses his stick to break up this Matt Hendricks break-away attempt during 1st period play. No penalty was called.

 

The Bears Deryk Engelland and Wilkes-Barre's Wade Brookbank trade punches during their 2nd period scrap.

 

With the Bears leading 2-1 in the 3rd period, Wilkes-Barre's Connor James knots the contest at 2 all at 18:01 of the 3rd period.

 

Just 13 seconds later, at 18:14 of the 3rd period, Connor James picks up a rebound and puts the Penguins ahead 3-2.