Copley, Bears Shut Down Admirals
April 4, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hershey Bears News Release
NORFOLK, Va. - Pheonix Copley made 25 saves to record his third shutout of the season, helping the Hershey Bears rebound with a 2-0 win over the Norfolk Admirals in the two teams' last-ever meeting.
The first period was played with tight defense by both teams and ended scoreless. Each team failed on one power play chance. The Admirals had the best opportunity of the opening frame when Max Friberg was sent in on a shorthanded breakaway, but his backhander was forced wide by Copley.
In the second, the Bears would work a two-man power play advantage, and just after the first portion concluded, the visitors would strike to grab the 1-0 lead. Stan Galiev got loose in the slot, took a feed from Tim Kennedy and ripped the puck past Admirals goaltender Ryan Faragher at 2:41.
The Bears held the lead until the final period, using a strong penalty kill along the way. With 1:06 left in regulation, Casey Wellman took a long feed from Cameron Schilling, got behind the defense and slipped a shot into the empty net to finish the scoring.
Copley improves to 15-3-3 on the season with the win, while Faragher played another fantastic game, finishing with 27 saves on 28 shots. His record drops to 2-8-0.
With the win, the Bears' record now stands at 43-20-5-3 (94 points), and the team's magic number to clinch the East Division has been reduced to six points.
The Bears will travel to Newfoundland for a pair of games against the St. John's IceCaps next Friday and Saturday, April 10 and 11. Faceoff on both nights is at 6:00 PM ET. Fans may listen to the broadcast beginning with the M&C Foreign Car Parts pre-game show at 5:20 PM on the Bears Radio Network of affiliates WQIC-FM 100.1, WTKT-AM 1460, WOYK-AM 1350 and via the iHeart Radio app (1460 AM).
The Bears return home on Friday, April 17 to host the Binghamton Senators at 7:00 PM. The first 3,000 fans will receive a Bears logo golf ball courtesy of Fairview Golf Course. It's also another Dietz & Watson Dollar Dog Night, and all fans may purchase hot dogs for $1 at select concession stands. Individual tickets for this and all remaining home games are available at the GIANT Center box office, online at TicketMaster.com or by calling 717-508-BEAR.
NOTES: The Bears scratched C Joel Broda, D Erik Burgdoerfer, D Christian Djoos, D Tomas Kundratek, LW Liam O'Brien and LW Aaron Volpatti... The Admirals added RW Ty Loney on a tryout agreement earlier in the day but the forward was scratched...The Admirals also scratched C Joseph Cramarossa, LW Nic Kerdiles, D Kevin Lind and D Andrew O'Brien... Hershey finished the night 1-for-4 on the power play and 5-for-5 on the penalty kill...G Pheonix Copley has won his last seven starts - all on the road - and remains unbeaten in regulation in 2015 (10-0-2)...RW Chris Conner became the third Bears player to reach 50 points with his assist...The Bears set a new franchise record for team shutouts with their tenth.
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