Philly in Town as Bears Return for Final Regular Season Weekend
April 5, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hershey Bears News Release
Playoff positioning is on the line tonight as the Bears host the Phantoms for the final time in the regular season. HERSHEY holds down the sixth position after a 2-1 overtime loss at Philadelphia Friday night. San Antonio meanwhile won at Houston 5-4 in regulation to take over the 5th seed in the Western Conference standings. The Bears trail the Rampage by one point with two games to go in the regular season.
Less than 500 tickets remain for tonight's game with the Phantoms, and tickets still remain for tomorrow's season finale with Norfolk. Face-off tonight is at 7:00, while tomorrow's tilt begins at 6:00. HERSHEY can finish anywhere from 5th to 7th in the Western Conference standings. Tonight's game can be heard on BIG 92.7 FM.
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