Hershey Bears Naming Derek King Head Coach Is the Right Move Mike Fink | August 7, 2025 It took the Hershey Bears all summer to find their next head coach, well after the rest of the American Hockey League (AHL) teams that had openings. Replacing Todd Nelson…
Charlotte Checkers Took Care of the Minor Details to Defeat Hershey Bears Mike Fink | May 22, 2025 The entire American Hockey League (AHL) tried to catch the Hershey Bears all season. This team won the Calder Cup in back-to-back seasons, and even in a 2024-25 season where…
Best NHL Landing Spots for Hershey Bears Head Coach Todd Nelson Mike Fink | May 16, 2025 There were eight NHL coaching vacancies to start the offseason, and four teams have already hired their next bench boss, including the Philadelphia Flyers, who brought in Rick Tocchet. While…
Hershey’s Nelson Is Making the Right Moves in Calder Cup Playoffs Mike Fink | May 13, 2025 It’s that time of year. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are in full swing, so are the Calder Cup Playoffs, and the head coaching carousel is spinning. It’s why this is…
Bears vs Phantoms AHL Matchup Shows Gap in Good vs Great Coaching Mike Fink | May 10, 2025 “I look up to Hershey” or “I want this team to be like Hershey” is a common line at the postgame pressers from Lehigh Valley Phantoms head coach Ian Laperriere,…
Hershey Proving Against Lehigh Valley Why They Can’t Be Counted Out Mike Fink | May 10, 2025 For the first time all season, the Hershey Bears had their backs to the wall. It looked like, for the first time since 2022, there would be a different champion…
How Hershey’s Todd Nelson Became One of the Top Coaches in the AHL Mike Fink | April 8, 2025 The Hershey Bears are the gold standard in the American Hockey League. They’ve won the Calder Cup 13 times, are reigning back-to-back champions, and are set up to win the…
Cleveland Monsters Face Stiffest Test Yet in Hershey Bears Mark Scheig | June 1, 2024 The Cleveland Monsters had rolled through the AHL playoffs winning two five-game series in a total of seven games. With the play of goaltender Jet Greaves and scoring from all…
5 Winnipeg Jets Head Coaching Candidates Declan Schroeder | May 8, 2024 The search is on for the fourth head coach in Winnipeg Jets 2.0 history. Rick Bowness announced his retirement on May 6 after two years behind the Jets’ bench a…
Head Coaches in Waiting: 4 AHL Coaches in Line for NHL Jobs Mike Fink | January 29, 2024 Kris Knoblauch has been one of the biggest success stories in the NHL this season. The Edmonton Oilers hired him on Nov. 12 and since then, they’ve looked unbeatable, going…
Capitals Have a Lot to Look Forward to With AHL’s Hershey Bears Mike Fink | November 19, 2023 The Hershey Bears faced the Bridgeport Islanders in a home-and-home series matchup between the best and worst teams in the Eastern Conference in the American Hockey League (AHL). The Bears…
6 Times the Oilers Changed Coaches During the Season Brian Swane | January 8, 2023 Since entering the NHL in 1979 following its merger with the World Hockey Association (WHA), the Edmonton Oilers have replaced their head coach six times during the season, most recently…