AHL Hershey Bears

Bears Sign Forward Daniel Koger to Tryout Agreement

Published on March 13, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hershey Bears News Release


HERSHEY, Pa. - The HERSHEY BEARS announced today that the club has signed forward Daniel Koger to a professional tryout agreement. The announcement was made by BEARS President/GM Doug Yingst.

Koger, 22, has scored four goals and added three assists in ten games with the South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL). Prior to his tenure in South Carolina, Koger appeared in 22 games with the Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL), notching 20 points (five goals, 15 assists).

The 6-2, 195-lb. native of Szekesfehervar, Hungary has also appeared in 13 AHL games with St. John's, Providence and Milwaukee.

Koger finished third in team scoring as a member of the CHL's Laredo Bucks last season, piling up 52 points (29-23) in 64 games. He is a two-time silver medalist for his native Hungary, claiming the awards at the World Championships in 2009-10 and 2010-11.

The BEARS will host the Adirondack Phantoms on Friday, March 16 at 7:00 PM. The first 5,000 fans will receive a t-shirt courtesy of Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Individual tickets for this and all remaining regular-season home games are on sale now by calling (717) 508-BEAR, or by visiting ticketmaster.com.




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