Hershey Bears

The Hershey Bears are an American professional ice hockey team that began playing in 1938 which makes them the longest-existing team in the AHL. They currently play in the American Hockey League and are the farm team of the Washington Capitals of the NHL. They play their home games in Hershey, Pennsylvania at the Giant Center. Their ECHL affiliate team is the South Carolina Stingrays. The Bears have won a total of 12 Calder Cups.

Hershey Bears Media

• Hershey Ice Hockey Program - January 4, 1932.jpg

  Hershey Ice Palace 1932 amateur hockey program

• The Hershey B'ars 1932-33 T-SHL.jpg

  The 1932–33 Hershey B'ars at the Ice Palace, Hershey's first pro hockey team (Tri-State Hockey League)

• "Hershey in Hockey League" (from The Philadelphia Record, 6-29-1938).jpg

  Newspaper clipping of The Philadelphia Record on June 29, 1938, covering the admission for the Hershey Bears

• Hershey Hockey Club Program and Guide 1938-39 Cover.jpg

  Hershey Hockey Club program and guide (1938–39)

• Arnie Kullman, center - Hershey Bears (1948-60).jpg

  Center Arnie Kullman, Hershey Bears, AHL (1948-1960)

• D. Cherry - F. Mathers - M. Nykoluk.jpg

  From left to right: Don Cherry, Frank Mathers, and Mike Nykoluk. All joined the Bears in the 1950s

• Bears locker room at HersheyPark Arena

• HersheyPark Arena 2001.jpg

  HersheyPark Arena, Hershey, PA 2001-02 season

• Ron Hextall (Philadelphia Flyers GM).jpg

  Flyers Ron Hextall was the AHL Rookie of the Year as a Bear in 1985–86.

• BearsvsAdmirals.JPG

  The Bears playing against the Norfolk Admirals during the 2009 preseason

Other websites

• Official website