BEARS SIGN DEFENSEMAN JON LANDRY

July 1, 2014

HERSHEY, Pa. – The Hershey Bears announced today that the organization has signed defenseman Jon Landry to a one-year contract for the 2014-2015 season.  The announcement was made by Bears President/GM Doug Yingst.
 
Landry, 31, comes to Hershey after playing the 2013-2014 season with the AHL’s Iowa Wild.  He recorded 18 assists, 32 penalty minutes and a plus-10 rating in 50 games.
 
The 6-3, 220-pound native of Montreal, Quebec spent the previous two seasons with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, posting 53 points (10 goals, 43 assists), 84 penalty minutes and a cumulative plus-six rating in 106 regular-season games.  Landry has a total of 71 points (10 goals, 61 assists) in 158 career AHL games with Portland, Bridgeport and Iowa.
 
Prior to his time in the AHL, Landry played the majority of his career with the CHL’s Arizona Sundogs.  In 203 career games, Landry recorded 129 points (36 goals, 93 assists) from 2006-2010.  He departed for Europe midway through the 2009-2010 season, playing in nine games for the DEL’s Cologne Sharks.  He went on to finish second in scoring with the EIHL’s Braehead Clan in 2010-11, with 58 points (18 goals, 40 assists) in 54 games.
 
Season tickets for the 2014-2015 Hershey Bears regular season are on sale now by calling (717) 508-BEAR.  Many different flexible plans are available and start as low as $170.