Bears Weekly Release #1: 2017-18 Season Is Here

October 10, 2017

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The 80th Anniversary Season of Hershey Bears hockey is here. The American
Hockey League’s most historic franchise will look to write a new chapter in its
illustrious history in 2017-18. Key players including captain Garrett Mitchell, five-time
AHL All-Star Chris Bourque, last year’s team MVP Travis Boyd, and the goaltending
tandem of Pheonix Copley and Vitek Vanecek, return to Hershey for the new season.
They join a crop of newcomers who will take the ice under fourth year head coach
Troy Mann in pursuit of the organization’s 12th Calder Cup. No organization in the
AHL has won more Calder Cups, and the franchise has led the AHL in attendance for
11 straight seasons.

UPCOMING GAMES AND PROMOTIONS:
Saturday, Oct. 14 vs. Belleville, 7 p.m.
HOME OPENER, PNC Bank Magnet Schedule Night (First 8,000 Fans)

Sunday, Oct. 15 vs. Lehigh Valley, 5 p.m.
AAA 80th Season Car Magnet Night (First 6,000), Dietz & Watson Dollar Dog Night

WEEKLY PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Oct. 10 10:30 AM, Practice, Giant Center
Wednesday, Oct. 11 10:30 AM, Practice, Giant Center
Thursday, Oct. 12 10:30 AM, Practice, Giant Center
Friday, Oct. 13 10:30 AM, Practice, Giant Center
Saturday, Oct. 14 10:00 AM, Morning Skate, Giant Center