Bears Settle For Weekend Split
November 25, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hershey Bears News Release
The Hershey Bears Hockey Club split their weekend pair of games against the Binghamton Senators. On Saturday night, a crowd of 10,100 was treated to an offense that erupted for three goals in a span of 1:37, en route to a 5-2 Bears victory. Casey Wellman, Dmitry Orlov and Peter LeBlanc all found the back of the net guarded by Senators goaltender Nathan Lawson midway through the first period. Binghamton's Matt Puempel and Mark Stone would set each other up for goals later in the contest, cutting the deficit to one early in the third period, but Brandon Segal scored a big insurance marker with 8:47 left to cushion the home team's edge. Julien Brouillette, in his first game back from a three-week injury absence, later struck on a two-man power play advantage to round out the scoring. Philipp Grubauer made 29 saves in the Hershey net.
In the Sunday rematch, after falling behind on a Shane Prince power play goal, rookie blueliner Patrick Wey beat Senators goaltender Andrew Hammond for his first AHL goal - tying the game in the second period. Stephane Da Costa then started a four-goal third period for Binghamton, helping the visitors earn a 5-1 victory and skate out of Chocolatetown back in a first-place tie in the East Division.
The Bears host the St. John's IceCaps on Wednesday, the Wilkes- Barre/Scranton Penguins on Saturday and the Providence Bruins on Sunday. Sunday is the Bears' annual Teddy Bear Toss Night, and fans are asked to bring a stuffed toy to toss onto the ice after the Bears' first goal.
HERSHEY BEARS NEWS AND NOTES
HE'S PLAYING WELL: RW Casey Wellman registered a goal on Saturday and an assist on Sunday, to pull into second place in scoring for the Bears. Wellman shows seven goals and three assists on the season, with nine of them (6-3-9) coming over his last seven games.
BIG SIX (HUNDRED) FOR SEGAL: RW Brandon Segal hit a big milestone on Sunday, as he appeared in the 600th regular-season game of his AHL career. Segal ranks fifth among active AHL players in regular- season games played. Five of the top six are current or former Bears (*):
*Keith Aucoin Chicago Wolves 724
*Jeff Taffe Hershey Bears 622
*Nolan Yonkman Norfolk Admirals 619
Kris Newbury Adirondack Phantoms 608
*Brandon Segal Hershey Bears 600
*Dean Arsene Abbotsford Heat 597
WEY TO GO: D Patrick Wey picked up the first goal of his American Hockey League career in Sunday's game against Binghamton. Wey has been a bright addition to the Bears blue line, as the Pittsburgh, PA native shows a cumulative plus-three rating in his four games. He finished even or better in each game. With Wey's tally, the Bears now have 19 different players that have scored a goal this season.
WALKING UP THE STANDINGS: Rookie LW Nathan Walker added an assist in Sunday's game against Binghamton. The Australia native now has five points (three goals, two assists) in his last five games, along with a cumulative plus-four rating. Walker is tied for fifth among his Bears teammates in scoring (4-4-8).
WINNING WITH LeBLANC: C Peter LeBlanc's first-period goal stood up as the game-winner in Saturday night's 5-2 win over Binghamton. Of the Bears' five game-winning goals scored this season, LeBlanc owns three of them, and ranks tied for third in the AHL in the statistic.
CENTURY CLUB: LW Josh Brittain and D Dmitry Orlov played in the 100th game of their AHL careers on Saturday night against Binghamton.
HALL OF FAME WEEKEND: The St. John's IceCaps, Wilkes- Barre/Scranton Penguins and Providence Bruins come to town this Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday respectively. The Bears will enshrine five more members into the Hershey Bears Hockey Club Hall of Fame prior to Sunday's game.
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