Posts About "Mike Haviland"
Hershey Bears Complete Successful Weekend With Shootout Loss
November 10th, 2013 HERSHEY – Even losses can bring out the best in a hockey team. The Hershey Bears (3-4-2-2) fought back from a second period deficit, forcing overtime before they lost in a shootout against the Binghamton Senators (9-4). Sunday night’s affair was the Bears third straight game that finished with a shootout, they have points in three...
Washington Capitals: Dmitry Orlov Deserves NHL Minutes
November 4th, 2013 Washington Capitals defensive prospect Dmitry Orlov has made the most of his time spent in the American Hockey League this season, awaiting a chance to become an everyday player in the National Hockey League. After getting a two day stint with the Capitals, Orlov continued to dominate in the AHL, netting two points in Hershey’s 4-3...
Hershey Bears Response Not Enough
November 3rd, 2013 The Hershey Bears (2-4-2-1) were on their way to their second home victory of the season Sunday night at Giant Center, only to be let down by a defensive breakdown with 1:02 left in regulation. Defenseman Kevin Gagne blasted a shot past Bears goalie David Leggio (1-3-1), tying the game that would eventually be decided in a...
Golden Goaldtending Can't Save Hershey Bears In Home Loss
November 3rd, 2013 With the memory of Friday night’s loss still fresh in their minds, the Bears faced the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Saturday for what would turn out to be a repeat performance. Despite incredible goaltending by David Leggio, Hershey fell to the Baby Penguins 4-2. After a disappointing loss at the Mohegan Sun Arena two nights ago,...
Hershey Bears Could Form Elite Goalie Tandem
October 29th, 2013 Over recent years, the Hershey Bears have had a luxury of talented goalie prospects on their roster, whether it was future NHL goaltenders Braden Holtby, Michal Neuvirth or Semyon Varlamov. There’s always been a helpful veteran on the roster to mentor the young net minders and also compete with them. In the 2008-2009 season it was...
Australian Native Nathan Walker Makes History: Interview Transcript
October 27th, 2013 A big topic during Washington Capitals’ training camp this fall, Australian native forward Nathan Walker made history Sunday night in the Hershey Bears 4-2 win over the Norfolk Admirals, becoming the first Aussie to score a goal in the American Hockey League. He scored 1:35 into the game, giving the Bears a one goal lead early into the...
Hershey Bears Record First Home Win
October 27th, 2013 The Hershey Bears (2-3-1-0) were outshot in their first five games of the year by a combined total of 35 shots on goal. The Chocolate and White completely changed that Sunday night, picking up their first home win with a 4-2 victory over their East Division rival Norfolk Admirals (5-2-0-2). Hershey outshot the Admirals 38-19. “We...
Hartford Wolf Pack Top Hershey Bears
October 27th, 2013 After three years as the Connecticut Whale, the Hartford Wolf Pack is celebrating its return to a more predatory moniker by preying on the Hershey Bears. No offense to whales, but an entire pack of bloodthirsty wolves is much scarier than a pod of marine mammals, and Hartford lived up to its name change at Saturday’s game. Hartford...
Hershey Bears Notebook: Mike Haviland's First Win
October 20th, 2013 The Hershey Bears hit the road for their second and third road games of the year this weekend, and picked up two points with Mike Haviland’s first win as head coach for the Chocolate and White. They were out-shot in both games and have been out-shot in every game this season, by a combined total of 31. Friday Night Hershey dropped...
Hershey Bears Notebook: Shooting and the Power-Play
October 14th, 2013 The Hershey Bears (0-1-1) dropped their first road contest of the year Saturday night in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton with a 3-1 loss to the Penguins. They went 0-5 on the power play and are 0-10 on the season, including their 4-3 overtime loss on opening night to the Adirondack Phantoms. Tomas Kundratek scored the lone goal for the...
Hershey Bears Fall On Opening Night
October 5th, 2013 HERSHEY – A lackluster first period proved costly as the Hershey Bears dropped their regular season home opener by a 4-3 score in overtime. Three second period goals weren’t enough following a first period two goal deficit which they overcame in the second frame. Adirondack (1-0) defenseman Brandon Manning rammed home a rebound 3:22...
AHL Season Prevew: Hershey Bears
October 5th, 2013 The Hershey Bears enter the 2013-14 in a state of change. Former head coach Mark French did not have his contract renewed by the club and Bears’ General Manager Doug Yingst brought on Mike Haviland, former assistant coach with the Stanley Cup winning Chicago Blackhawks. The Hockey Writers previews Hershey’s upcoming season...
Hershey Bears' Coach Mike Haviland: "I Think Kundratek's Got Another Gear"
September 29th, 2013 Washington Capitals 23 year old defenseman Tomas Kundratek expected to stick in the NHL this season. However, the Czech blue liner was waived earlier this week and was sent to the Hershey Bears shortly after. Capitals’ defensive prospects Dmitry Orlov and Connor Carrick were chosen to stay on the training camp roster over...
