AHL Hershey Bears

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Published on February 6, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hershey Bears News Release


The HERSHEY BEARS Hockey Club needed a strong finish to the weekend and earned it. After falling 4-3 on Friday night on the road against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, the BEARS returned home and dropped a 4-1 decision to the Connecticut Whale. Friday night's offense was led by rookie Garrett Mitchell, Christian Hanson and Tomas Kundratek. Cody Eakin scored the lone tally for the Chocolate and White on Saturday. Facing the Penguins in a rematch on Super Sunday afternoon, the BEARS ignored a shorthanded goal scored against them to start the game and earned strikes from Sean Collins and Chris Bourque to take a 2-1 lead. Down 3-2 in the second, the BEARS got the equalizer on newly-acquired forward Mike Carman's first goal in a HERSHEY sweater. Braden Holtby and the Penguins' Scott Munroe prevented further scoring, sending the game to a shootout. The BEARS, trailing 1-0 in the third round, picked up scores from Eakin and Ryan Potulny, while Holtby stopped four of five to grab the victory. After a road trip to Syracuse on Friday, the BEARS are home against the Worcester Sharks on Saturday and will host the Penguins again next Sunday.

Carman Contributes:

C Mike Carman made his weekend debut by tallying an assist on Friday. He then scored the game-tying goal against the Penguins on Sunday.

Holtby Redeems:

G Braden Holtby bounced back with 24 saves on Sunday, adding four saves on five shootout attempts to defeat Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Holtby is 4-1 in shootouts this season with a .750 save percentage.

Shootout Success:

The BEARS have won four consecutive shootouts, with Holtby winning three of them. Dany Sabourin won the longest shootout in BEARS history, a 12-round battle on January 11 at Charlotte.

Scoring Early and Often:

The BEARS have scored 58 first-period goals, and maintain the league's top offense (3.64 goals/game) and power play (60/214, 28.0%).

GIANT Crowd:

The BEARS boasted the largest regular-season crowd in GIANT Center history on Saturday, with 10,883 fans in attendance.

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