Posts About "Mark French"
Hershey Bears Announce New Coaching Staff
July 2nd, 2014 After a few months of searching, the Washington Capitals and Hershey Bears announced that Troy Mann will lead their AHL club for the 2014-15 season. Mann spent last season as the head coach of the Bakersfield Condors in the ECHL, leading them to the Kelly Cup Finals where they fell to the Alaska Aces. “Troy has a wide range of...
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...
Washington Capitals: Michael Latta Eyes Return to NHL
February 22nd, 2014 He got the opportunity to step in and play on the same team as Washington Capitals Captain Alex Ovechkin in his first NHL game, but playing with top players for his in his first year with a new team is nothing new for forward Michael Latta. Drafted in the third round of the 2009 NHL entry draft, the 22 year old gritty center has etched...
Alexandre Giroux: Catching Up With the Former Hershey Bears Great
December 23rd, 2013 When you look at the rafters from the press box in Giant Center on a game night, you see the two most recent banners on the right, Hershey’s 2008-09 and 2009-10 Calder Cup championships. The 2009-10 team could easily be the most remarkable Hershey Bears season of all-time, setting an AHL record with 60 regular season victories...
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...
