Bears Sign Patrick Guzzo and John Fusco

August 19, 2025 - (Hershey, PA) - The Hershey Bears have signed forward Patrick Guzzo and defenseman John Fusco to American Hockey League contracts for the 2025-26 season. The announcement was made by Hershey vice president of hockey operations Bryan Helmer. Guzzo, 23, scored 16 points (9g, 7a) in 36 games with Ohio State University in 2024-25. The Marysville, Michigan native served as the club's co-captain for the second straight season, and his 171 games at Ohio State over five seasons are the most in the pr... Full Story


August 14, 2025 - (Hershey, PA) - The Hershey Bears have signed forward Simon Pinard to an American Hockey League contract for the 2025-26 season. The announcement was made by Hershey vice president of hockey operations Bryan Helmer. Pinard, 24, played last season under an AHL contract with the Henderson Silver Knights, appearing in four games, while playing the majority of the campaign on loan to the Tahoe Knight Monsters of the ECHL, where he finished second in team scoring with 64 points (33g, 31a) in 63 co... Full Story

August 13, 2025 - (Hershey, PA) - The National Hockey League's Seattle Kraken have announced the hire of Adam Purner as video analyst. Purner served as video coach for Hershey for three seasons after he joined the staff in 2022. The Glens Falls, New York native helped Hershey to back-to-back Calder Cup titles in 2023 and 2024. In Purner's tenure with Hershey, the Bears posted a 141-53-12-10 record in 216 regular-season games, for a points percentage of .704. Hershey won the Atlantic Division twice in that t... Full Story

August 4, 2025 - (Hershey, PA) - The Hershey Bears have announced the club's 2025 preseason schedule. The Bears, led by new head coach Derek King, will play three preseason games, including a home game at GIANT Center on Wednesday, Oct. 1 versus the Lehigh Valley Phantoms at 7 p.m. Ticket information for Hershey's home preseason game will be announced at a later date via HersheyBears.com. The Bears will also play a pair of road preseason games. Once again, Hershey will visit Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for a ... Full Story

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• Hershey Bears Release Schedule for 2025-26 Season - Hershey Bears (AHL) July 10
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• Hershey Bears 2025-26 Home Opener Set for October 11 - Hershey Bears (AHL) July 9
• 2025-26 Promotional Schedule Set - South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) July 9
• Bears Re-Sign Defenseman Jon McDonald - Hershey Bears (AHL) July 9
• Bears Re-Sign Defenseman Nicky Leivermann - Hershey Bears (AHL) July 8
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• New S.C. Stingrays coach settling into new position - ECHL Charleston Post and Courier (August 15)
• New Bears coach Derek King on his 2025 approach: ‘I’m going to treat this like it’s an NHL team’ - AHL Harrisburg Patriot-News (August 6)
• Hershey Bears name Derek King the 29th head coach in franchise history - AHL Harrisburg Patriot-News (August 4)
• Hershey Bears sign forward Kaden Bohlsen and defenseman Connor Mayer to one-year contracts - AHL RNMB (August 3)
• Hershey Bears announce AHL contracts for Seth Eisele and forward Kyler Kupka - AHL RNMB (July 26)
• Hershey Bears, Giant Center to host Capitals vs. Flyers NHL preseason game - AHL Harrisburg Patriot-News (July 3)
• Todd Nelson on his incredible 3-year run with Hershey Bears: ‘Exactly what I needed’ - AHL Harrisburg Patriot-News (June 27)
• New Stingrays head coach played in the NHL and Olympics - ECHL Charleston Post and Courier (June 26)
• South Carolina Stingrays name David Warsofsky new head coach - ECHL Charleston Post and Courier (June 23)
• Candidates To Replace Todd Nelson As Head Coach Of The Hershey Bears - AHL NoVa Caps (June 21)
• Pittsburgh Penguins round out staff with Cup winner Bonino, Hershey coach Nelson - AHL Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (June 21)
• Todd Nelson leaving Hershey Bears’ helm to take assistant coaching job with NHL team - AHL Harrisburg Patriot-News (June 20)
• Todd Nelson departs Hershey Bears after three seasons to join Penguins as an assistant coach - AHL RNMB (June 20)
• Hershey Bears sign Capitals draft pick, Antoine Keller, to one-year AHL contract - AHL RNMB (June 5)
• Stingrays hockey coach leaves to take AHL position - ECHL Charleston Post and Courier (May 30)
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