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December 29, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hershey Bears News Release


The Hershey Bears Hockey Club picked up three of a possible four points over their two-game weekend, keeping the club locked into second place in the East Division and in sixth place in the Eastern Conference.

The weekend began on Friday with a visit from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Goaltender Anthony Stolarz got the start for the visitors, and continued his strong play against the Bears by keeping the club off of the scoresheet for the fourth consecutive period with 11 saves. Meanwhile Blair Jones would give the Phantoms a 1-0 lead, beating Philipp Grubauer 5:08 into the game. Hershey broke Stolarz's second shutout bid when Chris Conner lifted a rebound over the sprawled goaltender in the middle period for his sixth goal of the season. Lehigh Valley went back on top just 1:29 later, when Jay Rosehill forced a turnover, walked in front and scored his first of the season. Penalties toward the end of the period would then doom the Phantoms, as they would start the third two men down. The Bears couldn't convert on the five-on-three, but Stan Galiev ripped a feed from Connor Carrick over Stolarz on the one-man advantage for his eighth power play goal of the season at 1:40 to tie the game. Backup goaltender Martin Ouellette would replace an injured Stolarz shortly after the tying goal, and would stop all but Cameron Schilling's backdoor tap-in with 4:02 left on the clock. The goal would end up as the winner. Casey Wellman later knocked down a Taylor Leier pass right into the vacated Phantoms net at 19:13 to seal the victory.

On Saturday, the Bears and Binghamton Senators battled to overtime. Hershey took a 2-0 first-period lead on goals by Dustin Gazley and Chris Brown. Binghamton tied the game with second-period tallies from Fredrik Claesson and Cole Schneider. Kris Newbury restored the lead with his 11th goal of the season, a power-play strike late in the middle frame. The Bears would miss out on a four-minute power play in the third, and buoyed by the penalty kill, the Sens tied the game on a power-play blast from Alex Grant. In overtime, Ryan Dzingel would lead an odd-man rush. His shot from the middle slot slid low on the ice and through the pads of Pheonix Copley 2:45 into overtime, sending the Senators to victory. Binghamton snapped a three-game losing skid at GIANT Center with the win.

HERSHEY BEARS NEWS AND NOTES

STAN THE MAN: RW Stanislav Galiev picked up a point in each of the Bears' two weekend games, keeping him in fifth place among his teammates in scoring (10-5-15). His 10th goal of the season came on Friday vs. Lehigh Valley, which was also his eighth on the power play. His eight power play goals rank second in the AHL. He also has recorded 11 points (8-3-11) in his last nine home games.

NEWBURY'S BACK:. C Kris Newbury broke a string of 15 consecutive games (including six missed due to injury) without a point when he buried a power-play goal on Saturday vs. Binghamton. The goal was his 11th of the season, keeping him on top of the Bears' goal-scoring lead. His 22 points (11-11-22) rank second on the team. Newbury is also just 13 games shy of 700 in his AHL career. Over 687 games, he has amassed 510 points (171-339-510).

STILL ON TOP: Veteran C Tim Kennedy posted another helper on Friday vs.

Lehigh Valley, keeping him tied for second in the AHL with 25 assists. He also maintains a tie for the AHL lead in power-play assists (13) and power-play points (1-13-14). Kennedy's overall point total (2-25-27) leads the Bears and ranks tied for 13th in the league. He boasts the longest assist streak in the AHL this season (nine games/14 assists, Nov. 26 - Dec. 14).

CARRICK-TER: D Connor Carrick chipped in two more assists on Saturday vs. Binghamton, giving him three points (0-3-3) on the weekend. He has piled up nine points (1-8-9) over his last eight games to remain on top of the Bears' defensemen points lead (4-15-19). His 10 power-play assists lead all AHL defensemen, and his 12 power-play points (2-10-12) rank third. He has climbed into a tie for ninth in the AHL in points among defensemen.

SCHILLING SCORES: D Cameron Schilling netted his second goal of the season on Friday, breaking a 2-2 tie vs. Lehigh Valley for the eventual winner. It was Schilling's fifth career game-winner and first since March 3, 2013. Schilling's plus-six rating ranks third on the squad.

BEARS BULLETS: Hershey leads the AHL with 21 first-goals...Hershey leads the AHL in penalty killing (88.2%) and ranks eighth on the power play (19.1%)...The Bears have points in their last three home games (2-0-1-0) and in five of their last six at GIANT Center...Hershey ranks third in the league in goals-against per game (2.32) and fifth in shots against per game (27.06)...The Bears lead the AHL in attendance, with an average of 9,272 fans over 16 games.

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