Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a town located 14 miles east of the state capital of Harrisburg.
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27 Facts About Hershey Bears
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Chocolate manufacturer Milton S Hershey first established the "Hershey Hockey Club" in 1932 to manage professional hockey teams based in Hershey.
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Now called the Hershey Bears Hockey Club, it is a subsidiary of the Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company, the entertainment and hospitality division of the Hershey Trust Company.
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On December 19,1936, the newly renamed EAHL Bears moved from the confines of the Ice Palace into the newly constructed 7,286-seat Hersheypark Arena built immediately adjacent to the older venue.
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Since 2002 the AHL Bears have used Hersheypark Arena as their practice arena only.
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Hershey Bears won the 1937 EAHL championship, then played in an international tournament arranged by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association to determine a world's amateur champion, invited the champions of the Allan Cup and the Memorial Cup, the EAHL and the English National League.
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The new Hershey Bears took the Bisons' place in the IAHL's West Division, allowing the IAHL to play a balanced schedule for the first time in over two years.
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Under Mathers' leadership, Hershey Bears won over 1,500 games and six Calder Cup titles while Mathers himself was honored with the Lester Patrick Award in 1987 for his "contributions to hockey in the United States", and in 1992 he became the second individual to be elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame based on a career in the AHL.
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In 1958 the Hershey Bears acquired the services of 23-year-old center Mike Nykoluk who had split the previous two seasons between the Toronto Maple Leafs and their AHL club in Rochester.
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Gilbert led the league in scoring with 100 points with teammate Michel Harvey close behind at 93 as the Hershey Bears won their third consecutive Eastern Divisional title.
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Hershey Bears'ssuccessor was former Bears' winger Chuck Hamilton who had spent seven seasons playing for Hershey from 1963 to 1970.
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Tookey's 124 points established a still-standing single-season record for a Hershey Bears player, made him the seventh Bear to win the AHL's scoring title, and just the third to win the Les Cunningham Plaque as the league's MVP.
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On defense the Hershey Bears had second-year blueliner John Stevens, now associate coach of the two-time Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings, rookie Gordie Murphy who is an assistant coach with the Flyers, and Jeff Chychrun, another sophomore.
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On December 20,2006, the Hershey Bears played their 5,000th regular-season game at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York.
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On May 2,2007, the Hershey Bears played their 500th Calder Cup playoff game in franchise history at the GIANT Center.
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In 2010, the Hershey Bears set a new club record with 12 straight wins, topping their previous record of 11 which was set the season earlier in 2008.
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The Hershey Bears set a new AHL record for consecutive home victories at 24.
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Hershey Bears went without a loss at GIANT Center from November 29,2009, to March 19,2010.
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Hershey Bears has set an AHL mark for consecutive playoff series victories, with eight wins in a row.
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However, the Hershey Bears were unable to finish the job and were forced back to the Giant Center for Game 7.
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The Hershey Bears trailed throughout the game, but managed to tie it with a goal from Graham Mink just over two minutes remaining.
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The Bears appeared to have a tenth title wrapped up against Hamilton, who had finished the regular season with 95 points compared to Hershey's 114.
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In Game 6, the Hershey Bears scored three goals before Manitoba even got on the board, and then an empty-net goal sealed it.
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The Hershey Bears defeated the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the division semifinals in five games before losing to the Providence Bruins in the division finals in seven games Travis Boyd was chosen for the Second All-Star Team.
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Hersheypark Stadium hosted the AHL Outdoor Classic, on January 20,2018, the AHL's 10th outdoor game, with the Bears facing their intrastate rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
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Colors of the Hershey Bears are dark brown, medium brown, tan, and white, a reference to The Hershey Company and its products.
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The wordmark was a horizontal gradient using gold and burgundy outlined in black, with the Hershey Bears part centered on a rectangular outline designed to resemble a Hershey Bears's candy bar.
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