Sunday's Teddy Bear Toss in Hershey, PA Looks to Break World Record
Published on November 30, 2018 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hershey Bears News Release
Hershey Bears in a sea of teddy bears
(Hershey Bears)
(Hershey, PA) - In a sight that truly must be seen, thousands upon thousands of stuffed animals will come raining down on Sunday evening in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The Hershey Bears, the oldest and most decorated team in the American Hockey League, will attempt to break a world record on Sunday, Dec. 2 at the team's annual CommunityAid and WGAL Teddy Bear Toss. The game that evening starts at 5 p.m. versus the Binghamton Devils. The world-famous event sees fans throw stuffed animals onto the ice following the team's first goal of the game. The stuffed animals are then collected and donated to charity ahead of the holiday season.
Last season, the Bears collected a team record 25,017 stuffed animals in the event. This year, the team is looking to surpass the world record of 28,815, posted by the Western Hockey League's Calgary Hitmen in 2015.
Local partner CommunityAid will make a donation of 25 cents per stuffed animal collected to benefit the Children's Miracle Network. If the Bears surpass the world record of 28,815, CommunityAid will donate 50 cents per stuffed animal, up to $15,000. Additionally, a club seat holder for the Bears will donate $1 per stuffed animal collected on behalf of the Sweigart Family Foundation.
The teddy bears and stuffed animals are collected and donated to over 30 local organizations including schools, food banks, churches, lions clubs, as well as the Milton Hershey School, Children's Miracle Network, and the American Cancer Society.
Images from this story
 Hershey Bears in a sea of teddy bears |
American Hockey League Stories from November 30, 2018
- Dominance on Special Teams Pushes Griffins' Point Streak to Six Games - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Amerks Shutout Penguins to Close out November - Rochester Americans
- Admirals Winning Streak Snapped at Four - Milwaukee Admirals
- Power Play Outburst Leads Griffins Past Rampage - San Antonio Rampage
- Hot Goalie Hands Penguins 1-0 Loss - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Monsters Clip Crunch in Overtime, 4-3 - Cleveland Monsters
- Senators Open Homestand with Win over Utica - Belleville Senators
- McIntyre Ties Team-Win Record in 2-1 P-Bruins Victory - Providence Bruins
- Checkers Drop Tight Road Tilt in Providence - Charlotte Checkers
- Crunch Fall to Monsters, 4-3, in OT - Syracuse Crunch
- Hogs & Salvation Army Team up for Red Kettle Night, Battle of Bells - Rockford IceHogs
- Comets Come up Short in Belleville - Utica Comets
- Kossila Joins Gulls - San Diego Gulls
- Coyotes Recall Kempe; Assign Miska to Tucson - Tucson Roadrunners
- Ottawa Signs Defenceman Falk to Two-Way Deal - Belleville Senators
- Rangers Recall Vinni Lettieri from Hartford - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Roadrunners Introduce Street Hockey P.E. Curriculum to Start in over 20 Tucson Schools - Tucson Roadrunners
- Soshnikov Assigned to Rampage - San Antonio Rampage
- Griffins Host Rampage on Winning Wednesday Next Week - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Sunday's Teddy Bear Toss in Hershey, PA Looks to Break World Record - Hershey Bears
- Stockton Kicks off Six-Game Home Stand Tonight for Harry Potter Night - Stockton Heat
- Zykov Claimed on Waivers by Oilers - Charlotte Checkers
- Anaheim Ducks Recall Mahura - San Diego Gulls
- Moose Sign Jack Glover - Manitoba Moose
- Flames Recall Andrew Mangiapane from Stockton - Stockton Heat
- Sabres Recall Tennyson from Rochester - Rochester Americans
- T-Birds Trek to Hershey for Saturday Matchup with Bears - Springfield Thunderbirds
- Game Day Build-Up: Senators vs. Comets - Belleville Senators
- Hitchcock Returned on Loan to Worcester - Bridgeport Islanders
- Bears Sign Defender Jake Linhart to Tryout Agreement - Hershey Bears
- Devils Cool Down Comets with 4-2 Win - Binghamton Devils
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
