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Bears Release 2014-15 Season Schedule

August 27, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hershey Bears News Release


HERSHEY, Pa. - The Hershey Bears Hockey Club, in conjunction with the American Hockey League, announced today the schedule of games comprising the 2014-2015 regular season. The announcement was made by Bears President/GM Doug Yingst.

The Bears will immediately hit the road for the beginning of the club's 77 th season of play in the AHL, and five games will be played before the team opens at GIANT Center on Saturday, October 25 - a 7:00 PM matchup against the rival Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

Hershey begins its quest for a league-best 12th Calder Cup with a pair of games at Norfolk Scope. The Norfolk Admirals, who claimed the Eastern Conference's eighth and final playoff spot last spring, will host the Bears on Saturday, October 11 at 7:15 PM and Monday, October 13 at 6:05 PM.

Taking their place together behind the Hershey bench will be new head coach Troy Mann and assistant coach Bryan Helmer, who - as assistant coach and second-year team captain - were instrumental in helping the Bears capture their 11th league title in the 2009-2010 season.

The Bears will then play every member of the Eastern Conference at least once, and will not face a Western Conference opponent this season. A Pennsylvania rivalry will renew when the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, new top developmental affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, host Hershey on Friday, October 24 with a 7:05 PM faceoff at the brand-new PPL Center in Allentown, PA.

The reigning champions of the Eastern Conference, the St. John's IceCaps, play their two games in Chocolatetown on Sunday, November 23 and on Sunday, November 30, with both starts set for 5:00 PM. Those two contests are in the middle of a six-game homestand for the Bears, the club's longest of the season. The Bears will not visit Newfoundland for the rematch until Friday and Saturday, April 10 and 11.

On Saturday, December 13, the Bears will host the Binghamton Senators - a date that begins a stretch of 12 consecutive Saturday games at GIANT Center. A very special night is planned one week later, on December 20, when the Bears take on the Springfield Falcons. Prior to faceoff, the third annual Hershey Bears Hockey Club Hall of Fame induction will take place, honoring more names in Hershey's rich hockey history.

For the first time since 2011 - and for the first time on the road since 2008 - the Bears will play on New Year's Eve, in a special 3:05 PM faceoff against the Penguins at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.

Shortly after the 2015 AHL All-Star Break in late January, the Bears will play their annual Super Bowl Sunday contest on February 1, a special 2:00 PM faceoff against the Norfolk Admirals.

The Bears play each three-day weekend in February, and later prepare for their longest stretch of games away from home - also a six-game span. The club travels to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton beginning on Wednesday, March 11, and the set of games concludes with a pair of contests against the Portland Pirates on Friday and Saturday, March 20 and 21 - the first time since the 2012-2013 season that the Pirates will play in their newly-renovated Cross Insurance Arena.

The Bears will wrap up both the road portion and home portion of the regular season with games against Lehigh Valley. The road schedule ends on Tuesday, April 14, and the home finale is set for Saturday, April 18.

In all, a majority of the Hershey Bears' home games will take place on weekends (35 of the 38 to be played on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays).

The club will also play one Tuesday game at home and two on Wednesdays.

The complete 2014-2015 Hershey Bears regular-season schedule follows, including start times and opponents, and games by division, month and day of week.

With special thanks to Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company, the popular HERSHEYPARK Pass Nights will return, with a fourth giveaway night added for the 2014-2015 season. All fans in attendance on the following nights will receive one complimentary pass to HERSHEYPARK (valid through July 31, 2015): Sunday, November 16 vs. W-B/Scranton; Friday, December 5 vs. Bridgeport; Sunday, February 1 vs. Norfolk; and Wednesday, April 1 vs. Worcester.

Information on other promotional nights and special theme nights will be released in the coming days. An on-sale date for individual game tickets will also be announced in the near future.

HERSHEY BEARS 2014-2015 REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE

All Times Eastern; Home Games in CAPS

Saturday, October 11, 2014 7:15 PM at Norfolk

Monday, October 13, 2014 6:05 PM at Norfolk

Saturday, October 18, 2014 7:00 PM at Springfield

Sunday, October 19, 2014 3:00 PM at Hartford

Friday, October 24, 2014 7:05 PM at Lehigh Valley

Saturday, October 25, 2014 7:00 PM W-B/SCRANTON

Sunday, October 26, 2014 5:00 PM LEHIGH VALLEY

Friday, October 31, 2014 7:00 PM at Manchester

Saturday, November 1, 2014 7:00 PM at Worcester

Sunday, November 2, 2014 3:00 PM at Manchester

Friday, November 7, 2014 7:05 PM at W-B/Scranton

Saturday, November 8, 2014 7:00 PM HARTFORD

Sunday, November 9, 2014 5:00 PM HARTFORD

Friday, November 14, 2014 7:00 PM at Syracuse

Sunday, November 16, 2014 5:00 PM W-B/SCRANTON

Wednesday, November 19, 2014 7:05 PM at Lehigh Valley

Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:00 PM WORCESTER

Sunday, November 23, 2014 5:00 PM ST. JOHN'S

Wednesday, November 26, 2014 7:00 PM W-B/SCRANTON

Saturday, November 29, 2014 7:00 PM SYRACUSE

Sunday, November 30, 2014 5:00 PM ST. JOHN'S

Friday, December 5, 2014 7:00 PM BRIDGEPORT

Saturday, December 6, 2014 7:05 PM at W-B/Scranton

Sunday, December 7, 2014 5:00 PM W-B/SCRANTON

Friday, December 12, 2014 7:00 PM at Syracuse

Saturday, December 13, 2014 7:00 PM BINGHAMTON

Sunday, December 14, 2014 4:05 PM at W-B/Scranton

Friday, December 19, 2014 7:05 PM at Lehigh Valley

Saturday, December 20, 2014 7:00 PM SPRINGFIELD

Friday, December 26, 2014 7:00 PM LEHIGH VALLEY

Saturday, December 27, 2014 7:00 PM BINGHAMTON

Tuesday, December 30, 2014 7:00 PM NORFOLK

Wednesday, December 31, 2014 3:05 PM at W-B/Scranton

Saturday, January 3, 2015 7:00 PM W-B/SCRANTON

Friday, January 9, 2015 7:00 PM at Albany

Saturday, January 10, 2015 7:00 PM NORFOLK

Sunday, January 11, 2015 5:00 PM NORFOLK

Saturday, January 17, 2015 7:00 PM ALBANY

Sunday, January 18, 2015 5:00 PM LEHIGH VALLEY

Wednesday, January 21, 2015 7:05 PM at Lehigh Valley

Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:00 PM BINGHAMTON

Friday, January 30, 2015 7:05 PM at Lehigh Valley

Saturday, January 31, 2015 7:00 PM SYRACUSE

Sunday, February 1, 2015 2:00 PM NORFOLK

Friday, February 6, 2015 7:05 PM at Binghamton

Saturday, February 7, 2015 7:00 PM W-B/SCRANTON

Sunday, February 8, 2015 5:00 PM LEHIGH VALLEY

Friday, February 13, 2015 7:00 PM at Albany

Saturday, February 14, 2015 7:00 PM PORTLAND

Sunday, February 15, 2015 3:00 PM at Bridgeport

Friday, February 20, 2015 7:05 PM at Binghamton

Saturday, February 21, 2015 7:00 PM BRIDGEPORT

Sunday, February 22, 2015 5:00 PM PROVIDENCE

Friday, February 27, 2015 7:05 PM at Binghamton

Saturday, February 28, 2015 7:00 PM ALBANY

Sunday, March 1, 2015 5:00 PM LEHIGH VALLEY

Friday, March 6, 2015 7:05 PM at Providence

Saturday, March 7, 2015 7:00 PM at Hartford

Sunday, March 8, 2015 5:00 PM PORTLAND

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 7:05 PM at W-B/Scranton

Friday, March 13, 2015 7:05 PM at Binghamton

Saturday, March 14, 2015 7:05 PM at W-B/Scranton

Wednesday, March 18, 2015 7:00 PM at Worcester

Friday, March 20, 2015 7:00 PM at Portland

Saturday, March 21, 2015 7:00 PM at Portland

Friday, March 27, 2015 7:00 PM MANCHESTER

Saturday, March 28, 2015 7:00 PM MANCHESTER

Sunday, March 29, 2015 3:00 PM at Bridgeport

Wednesday, April 1, 2015 7:00 PM WORCESTER

Friday, April 3, 2015 7:30 PM at Norfolk

Saturday, April 4, 2015 7:15 PM at Norfolk

Friday, April 10, 2015 6:00 PM at St. John's

Saturday, April 11, 2015 6:00 PM at St. John's

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 7:05 PM at Lehigh Valley

Friday, April 17, 2015 7:00 PM BINGHAMTON

Saturday, April 18, 2015 7:00 PM LEHIGH VALLEY

SCHEDULE BY MONTH

MONTH HOME AWAY TOTAL

October 2 6 8

November 8 5 13

December 7 5 12

January 7 3 10

February 7 5 12

March 4 9 13

April 3 5 8

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38 38 76

SCHEDULE BY DAY OF WEEK

DAY HOME AWAY TOTAL

Monday 0 1 1

Tuesday 1 1 2

Wednesday 2 5 7

Thursday 0 0 0

Friday 4 17 21

Saturday 18 9 27

Sunday 13 5 18

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38 38 76

SCHEDULE BY CONFERENCE/DIVISION

HOME AWAY TOTAL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC DIVISION

Manchester Monarchs 2 2 4

Portland Pirates 2 2 4

Providence Bruins 1 1 2

St. John's IceCaps 2 2 4

Worcester Sharks 2 2 4

NORTHEAST DIVISION

Albany Devils 2 2 4

Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2 2 4

Hartford Wolf Pack 2 2 4

Springfield Falcons 1 1 2

Syracuse Crunch 2 2 4

EAST DIVISION

Binghamton Senators 4 4 8

Lehigh Valley Phantoms 6 6 12

Norfolk Admirals 4 4 8

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 6 6 12

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38 38 76


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