NHL Preseason Action Returns to GIANT Center on September 21

June 22, 2026 - (Hershey, PA) - The Hershey Bears and the club's National Hockey League affiliate, the Washington Capitals, are proud to announce that NHL preseason action is returning to Hershey. For the second straight season, the Capitals will take the ice in Chocolatetown to battle the Philadelphia Flyers, with this year's contest taking place at GIANT Center on Monday, September 21 at 7 p.m. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, July 10 at 10 a.m. online via HersheyEntertainment.com and Ticke... Full Story

Bears Re-Sign Jalen Luypen for 2026-27 Season

June 12, 2026 - (Hershey, PA) - The Hershey Bears announced today that the club has re-signed forward Jalen Luypen to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2026-27 season. The announcement was made by Hershey vice president of hockey operations Bryan Helmer. Luypen, 23, scored once in two regular-season games with Hershey while on a professional tryout agreement. Luypen later signed another AHL PTO with the Tucson Roadrunners, where he appeared in 22 contests and notched six points (4g, 2a). Upo... Full Story

Bears Re-Sign Veteran Forward Dalton Smith

June 11, 2026 - (Hershey, PA) - The Hershey Bears announced today that the club has re-signed forward Dalton Smith to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2026-27 season. The announcement was made by Hershey vice president of hockey operations Bryan Helmer. Smith, 33, completed his second season of competition with the Bears during the 2025-26 campaign, producing six points (2g, 4a) in 60 games, and appearing in three postseason contests. The veteran forward appeared in his 600th career profess... Full Story

Ilya Protas Named to 2025-26 AHL Top Prospects Team

June 10, 2026 - (Hershey, PA) - The American Hockey League announced today that Hershey Bears forward Ilya Protas has been named to the 2025-26 AHL Top Prospects Team, determined by the league's hockey operations department in conjunction with AHL general managers as the three forwards, two defensemen, and one goaltender projected to be the best future NHL players. Protas becomes the first Hershey Bear to earn this honor since the league instituted the AHL Top Prospects Team for the 2022-23 campaign. Protas,... Full Story

• Ilya Protas Named to 2025-26 AHL Top Prospects Team - Hershey Bears (AHL) June 10
• Bears Re-Sign Defenseman Jon McDonald - Hershey Bears (AHL) June 3
• Aaron Ness Announces Retirement from Professional Hockey - Hershey Bears (AHL) June 2
• Season Ends for Bears in 4-1 Loss to Penguins - Hershey Bears (AHL) May 8
• Atlantic Division Semifinals Game 4 Preview: Bears vs. Penguins, 7 p.m. - Hershey Bears (AHL) May 7
• Bears Recall Jalen Luypen from South Carolina - Hershey Bears (AHL) May 6
• Bears Fall 4-3 to Penguins in Overtime - Hershey Bears (AHL) May 6
• Atlantic Division Semifinals Game 3 Preview: Bears vs. Penguins, 7 p.m. - Hershey Bears (AHL) May 5
• Bears Loan Reilly Webb to South Carolina - Hershey Bears (AHL) May 3
• Bears Even Series with 2-1 Game 2 Win over Penguins - Hershey Bears (AHL) May 2
• Atlantic Division Semifinals Game 2 Preview: Bears at Penguins, 6:05 p.m. - Hershey Bears (AHL) May 2
• Bears Drop Game 1 to Penguins in 4-2 Decision - Hershey Bears (AHL) April 30
• Atlantic Division Semifinals Game 1 Preview: Bears at Penguins, 7:05 p.m. - Hershey Bears (AHL) April 30
• Bears Recall Reilly Webb from Stingrays - Hershey Bears (AHL) April 29
• Terik Parascak and Aron Dahlqvist Join Hershey Bears - Hershey Bears (AHL) April 27
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• NHL's Flyers, Capitals will play preseason game in Hershey this September - AHL Lancaster Intelligencer Journal (June 22)
• Hershey vets Aaron Ness, Matt Strome mauy have played their last games as Bears in 4-1 loss to Pens - AHL Harrisburg Patriot-News (May 8)
• Hershey Bears fall to Penguins in division semifinal - AHL Carlisle Sentinel (May 8)
• Pens beat Hershey to clinch semifinal series win - AHL Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (May 8)
• CALDER CUP PLAYOFFS: Pens eliminate Hershey to advance to division final - AHL Scranton Times-Tribune (May 8)
• AHL: McGroarty’s OT goal lifts Penguins over Hershey for series lead - AHL Scranton Times-Tribune (May 6)
• WBS Penguins’ third-period flurry turned back as Hershey takes Game 2 - AHL Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (May 3)
• AHL CALDER CUP PLAYOFFS: Hershey turns back WBS Penguins to even series - AHL Scranton Times-Tribune (May 3)
• AHL CALDER CUP PLAYOFFS: Penguins hang on, take Game 1 from Hershey - AHL Scranton Times-Tribune (May 1)
• Pens win playoff series opener over Hershey - AHL Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (May 1)
• Terik Parascak joins Hershey Bears after final WHL season concludes - AHL RNMB (April 30)
• AHL: Penguins, Bears set to renew postseason rivalry - AHL Scranton Times-Tribune (April 29)
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