October 8, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 8, 2010
CONTACT: John Walton-HERSHEY BEARS â€"
ANDREW JOUDREY NAMED TEAM CAPTAIN FOR 2010-11, BOYD KANE AND KEITH AUCOIN WILL BE ASSISTANT CAPTAINS, BEARS BEGIN TITLE DEFENSE SATURDAY NIGHT
HERSHEY â€" The 2010 Calder Cup Champion HERSHEY BEARS announced today the club’s 2010-11 opening night roster. The announcement was made today by BEARS President/GM Doug Yingst.
The Chocolate and White will open the 2009-10 season with 19 players returning from last year’s Calder Cup champions. Andrew Joudrey will wear the captain’s “C”, his first captaincy in the American Hockey League, with Boyd Kane and Keith Aucoin announced Thursday as alternate captains for the second consecutive season. Captains were announced Friday morning by BEARS head coach Mark French.
1-Braden Holtby G
2-Patrick McNeill D
4-Patrick Cullity D
5-Brian Fahey D
6-Sean Collins D
7-Sheldon Souray D
10-Andrew Gordon RW
11-Keith Aucoin C
12-Boyd Kane LW
13-Steve Pinizzotto RW
14-Trevor Bruess RW
15-Dmitri Kugryshev RW
18-Brian Willsie RW
19-Joel Rechlicz RW
20-Johann Kroll D
21-Jay Beagle C
22-Francois Bouchard RW
23-Andrew Joudrey C
24-Mathieu Perreault C
25-Zach Miskovic D
26-Ashton Rome RW
27-Grant McNeill LW
28-Lawrence Nycholat D
30-Todd Ford G
33-Patrick Wellar D
36-Joe Finley D
37-Kyle Greentree LW
The BEARS will officially open its defense of the Calder Cup Saturday, traveling to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to face the Penguins at 7:05 p.m. A few tickets remain for next Saturday’s regular season home opener against Rochester. Call 717 508-BEAR for the latest ticket information.