Bears Drop 4-1 Meeting with Hammers

The Hershey Bears (8-6-0-0) and Hamilton Hammers (5-9-0-2) met for the first time, with Hamilton coming away with a 4-1 victory on Wednesday night at GIANT Center. 

BOX SCORE

NOTABLES:

• Bogdan Trineyev netted his fifth of the season at 6:08 of the first period to give Hershey a 1-0 lead.
• Quinn Finley tied the score at 1-1 for Hamilton at 10:10 of the second period, and Pierre Engvall scored on the power play at 11:56 of the third to give the Hammers a 2-1 lead.
• Before the Bears could pull goaltender Mitch Gibson for an extra attacker, Robby Fabbri scored his first goal as a member of the Hammers, beating Gibson short-side at 18:50.
• Matt Luff added an empty-net goal for the Hammers at 19:36 to seal the win. 
• Matt Strome appeared in his 200th career game with the Bears.
• Vítek Vaněček started in goal for Hamilton, marking a return to GIANT Center for the former Bears netminder for the first time since appearing in a game with Hershey on Feb. 27, 2022 vs. Utica. He was named the game’s First Star, stopping 34 shots.

SHOTS ON GOAL: HER – 35; HAM – 26

GOALTENDING: HER – Mitch Gibson, 22-for-25; HAM – Vítek Vaněček, 34-for-35

POWER PLAY: HER – 0-for-1; HAM – 1-for-2

The Bears continue the 2026-27 season, presented by Penn State Health, when they host the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Friday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. at GIANT Center. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets for this game via Ticketmaster.