Lehigh Valley Phantoms Are Trying to Shake Off Past Ghosts With Snowden Hire Mike Fink | August 17, 2025 It’s been over a month since the Lehigh Valley Phantoms hired John Snowden as their head coach. It’s been a few weeks since the Hershey Bears hired Derek King. The…
Hershey Bears Naming Derek King Head Coach Is the Right Move Mike Fink | August 7, 2025 It took the Hershey Bears all summer to find their next head coach, well after the rest of the American Hockey League (AHL) teams that had openings. Replacing Todd Nelson…
Capitals Prospect Trineyev Is Developing Into Ideal Power Forward Mike Fink | May 23, 2025 In Hershey, Pennsylvania, the expectation is to win the Calder Cup every year. It made the previous week a failure for the most decorated team in the American Hockey League…
Charlotte Checkers Took Care of the Minor Details to Defeat Hershey Bears Mike Fink | May 22, 2025 The entire American Hockey League (AHL) tried to catch the Hershey Bears all season. This team won the Calder Cup in back-to-back seasons, and even in a 2024-25 season where…
Best NHL Landing Spots for Hershey Bears Head Coach Todd Nelson Mike Fink | May 16, 2025 There were eight NHL coaching vacancies to start the offseason, and four teams have already hired their next bench boss, including the Philadelphia Flyers, who brought in Rick Tocchet. While…
Hershey’s Nelson Is Making the Right Moves in Calder Cup Playoffs Mike Fink | May 13, 2025 It’s that time of year. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are in full swing, so are the Calder Cup Playoffs, and the head coaching carousel is spinning. It’s why this is…
Hershey Bears’ 3-Peat Pursuit Is Alive & Well After Series Comeback vs. Lehigh Valley Phantoms Mike Fink | May 12, 2025 The Lehigh Valley Phantoms are a great team, better than their record in the regular season indicated. The mix of young American Hockey League (AHL) players and teenage prospects was…
Bears vs Phantoms AHL Matchup Shows Gap in Good vs Great Coaching Mike Fink | May 10, 2025 “I look up to Hershey” or “I want this team to be like Hershey” is a common line at the postgame pressers from Lehigh Valley Phantoms head coach Ian Laperriere,…
Hershey Proving Against Lehigh Valley Why They Can’t Be Counted Out Mike Fink | May 10, 2025 For the first time all season, the Hershey Bears had their backs to the wall. It looked like, for the first time since 2022, there would be a different champion…
How the Lehigh Valley Phantoms Can Close the Gap vs Hershey Bears Mike Fink | May 2, 2025 The Lehigh Valley Phantoms mirror the Hershey Bears, or at least that’s their goal. They love to forecheck, play physical, and let the defense set up the offense. The problem…
2025 Calder Cup Still Runs Through the Hershey Bears Mike Fink | May 1, 2025 The chase for a third consecutive Calder Cup title began on Wednesday night (April 30). The Hershey Bears hosted and defeated the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in a 3-0 victory. “It…
Calder Cup Playoffs Round of 16: Everything You Need to Know Mike Fink | April 28, 2025 It’s that time of the year when all eyes are on the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Well, almost all eyes are on the playoffs. There’s nothing like playoff hockey, and the…