Posts About "Mike Haviland"
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, Ryan Stoa Haven't Talked Contract
April 22nd, 2014 With the Hershey Bears season over, the team looks to make some changes to get back to the AHL postseason in the 2014-15 campaign. The team only has a few players under contract for next year, with a lot of their roster to be determined by Washington along with AHL signees by Hershey GM Doug Yingst. One decision the Capitals will have to...
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...
Hershey Bears Top Binghamton Senators
April 13th, 2014 The Hershey Bears 2013-13 campaign came down to the wire and the club reached the playoffs on the final day of the season. The 2013-14 Bears club could have their season’s fate determined in a similar scenario, with a late season playoff push separating Norfolk and Hershey by a tie breaker. The Bears pulled out a huge 1-0 overtime...
Hershey Bears Weekly: Chris Brown Returns
April 1st, 2014 The Hershey Bears (34-25-4-4) picked up two big wins last weekend at Giant Center, giving them a shot at redemption following a troubling past few weeks. They’ll venture on a five game road trip beginning this week, with three extremely winnable away contests against Portland, Worcester and Bridgeport. Recently assigned young...