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 Palace 1932 amateur hockey program
The 1932–33 Hershey B'ars at the Ice Palace, Hershey's first pro hockey team (Tri-State Hockey League)
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)
Center Arnie Kullman, Hershey Bears, AHL (1948-1960)
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, Hershey, PA 2001-02 season
Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ron Hextall was the AHL Rookie of the Year as a Bear in 1985–86.
The Bears playing against the Norfolk Admirals during the 2009 preseason

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