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...
Washington Capitals Prospect Garrett Mitchell: Hometown Kid
November 7th, 2013 HERSHEY – Playing in their own hometown is an experience many athletes dream about, but most don’t get to live. Washington Capitals 22 year old forward prospect Garrett Mitchell accomplished that feat playing for the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) Regina Pats during his youth,playing in Regina, a Canadian province of...
Former Hershey Bear Graham Mink Hopes To Return To AHL
September 24th, 2013 American Hockey League veteran Graham Mink wants to play in the AHL at least one more season. However, the former Hershey Bears forward is focused on his first year playing overseas. The 34 year old winger is playing in Austria this year, for Dornbirner EC. His club has played three regular season games to this point, and Mink, an...
Hershey Bears Find Winners With New Coaches
September 16th, 2013 This summer, while Hershey fans were cranking up the A/C and dreaming of a cool October puck drop, the Bears were busy filling a roster void of key leadership roles. With the regular season just weeks away, the American Hockey League’s oldest and most storied franchise has welcomed newly hired Head Coach Mike Haviland and Assistant...
Washington Capitals' Cameron Schilling Gets NHL Chance
March 12th, 2013 The Washington Capitals have had penalty of blue line troubles over the past few seasons, due to injuries to Mike Green among others, and the lack of healthy two way defensemen that are needed in the new system implemented by head coach Adam Oates. However, help could be on the way this season and in the years to come. Capitals’...
Washington Capitals' Tom Poti Makes Comeback To NHL
January 18th, 2013 As the NHL season gets underway, questions loom on the stability of the Washington Capitals’ blue line. They have solid top four defensemen core in Mike Green, Roman Hamrlik, Karl Alzner and John Carlson. But with Dmitry Orlov sidelined with an upper body injury for the definite future, the biggest issue is Washington’s third...
Washington Capitals' Braden Holtby Reflects On AHL Experience
January 7th, 2013 With the NHL lockout ending, numerous AHL teams will lose key players to the NHL. The Washington Capitals will gain young goalie prospect Braden Holtby, a fourth round draft pick that has turned into one the best young net-minders in the game. He has played for Washington’s AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears over the past four seasons,...
Hershey Coach Mark French On Adam Oates Leaving Bears' Bench
November 24th, 2012 Following the Hershey Bears' 4-0 shutout loss to the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins Wednesday night, the Washington Capitals announced that Adam Oates, along with coaches Calle Johansson, Tim Hunter and Brett Leonhardt will head back to Washington D.C. following a 16-game run in Hershey. After the announcement, Bears coach Mark...
