Posts About "Doug Yingst"
Why Andrew Gordon Signed in Sweden
June 5th, 2015 Andrew Gordon played eight professional hockey league seasons before deciding to make a big career decision this week, signing with Linkoping in Sweden. The 29-year-old veteran winger had seriously thought about potentially playing overseas over the past few seasons, but after zero games in the NHL the past two seasons, he clearly saw an...
Washington Capitals Must Change Prospect Approach
May 15th, 2014 The Washington Capitals finally came to agreement with the AHL’s Hershey Bears on an affiliation extension for the 2014-15 season, with the upcoming campaign the tenth season the two clubs have been affiliated. There have been some great moments in Hershey throughout that time, including three Calder Cup championships, but as many...
Hershey Bears Lose Great Hockey Mind
May 10th, 2014 In terms of job security at the professional level of hockey, there’s almost none for head coaches and their assistants. Two Calder Cup championships for Mark French followed by three consecutive first round exits caused a move to the KHL for the former Bears coach after the Washington Capitals decided not to renew his contract. Mike...
Hershey Bears: Why They Missed the Playoffs
April 20th, 2014 Postseason play had become a yearly tradition for the Hershey Bears and their fans since they became affiliated with the Washington Capitals. However, this season the Bears underachieved monumentally and missed the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons. First-year Hershey head Coach Mike Haviland had high expectations coming into...
Q and A With Former Hershey Bears Coach Mark French
December 19th, 2013 After a five game hard fought series against the Providence Bruins in the opening round of last season’s Calder Cup playoffs, the Washington Capitals decided to go in another direction. After four seasons including a Calder Cup championship in 2010 under the direction of Mark French, the Capitals decided to not renew French’s...
The Hershey Bears and Roster Construction
December 11th, 2013 The Hershey Bears have struggled in the early part of this season and continue to do so. After a strong come from behind win in Binghamton Friday night, there was another let down, another chance where Hershey could build up a winning streak, but failed to do so with a 4-2 loss on the road to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. They sit...