Bears Loan Bjorklund to Stingrays

The Hershey Bears have loaned goaltender Garin Bjorklund to the club’s ECHL affiliate, the South Carolina Stingrays.

Bjorklund, 24, won his lone appearance of the season for Hershey, stopping 27 shots in a 3-2 win over Charlotte on Oct. 4. He also won his only game with the Stingrays this season, recording 21 saves on 22 shots in South Carolina's season opener at Jacksonville on Oct. 16.

The Grande Prairie, Alberta native went 5-9-3 in 17 appearances for the Bears in 2025-26, posting a 3.72 goals-against average, an .876 save percentage, and one shutout. Bjorklund also appeared in eight contests with the Stingrays, going 5-2-0 with a 2.05 goals-against average, a .935 save percentage, and one shutout. He also played in nine games for South Carolina in the Kelly Cup Playoffs. 

He was a sixth-round selection (179th overall) of the Washington Capitals in the 2020 NHL Draft.

The Bears continue the 2026-27 season, presented by Penn State Health, when they host the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 5 p.m. at GIANT Center for Hockey Fights Cancer Night, presented by Penn State Health. All fans in attendance will receive a Hockey Fights Cancer rally towel, presented by Penn State Health, and the Bears will wear specialty Hockey Fights Cancer jerseys which will be auctioned off postgame. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets for this game via Ticketmaster.