Bears Pick Up 2-1 Win Over Stars

(Hershey, PA – Oct. 10, 2026) – Bogdan Trineyev scored in the third period to break a 1-1 tie and Cal Petersen made 24 saves to give the Hershey Bears (2-1-0-0) a 2-1 win as they opened their weekend series with the Texas Stars (1-1-0-1) on Saturday night at GIANT Center.

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NOTABLES:

• Defender Leon Muggli made his season debut and tied the game for Hershey at 1-1 with his first of the season at 4:12 of the second period.
• Trineyev netted the game-deciding goal at 13:20 of the third period period, burying his first of the season.
• Andrew Cristall and Jonny Brodzinski both extended their assist streaks to three games (Cristall, 5a; Brodzinski, 3a) with the helpers on Muggli’s goal; Cristall collected a second assist on Trineyev’s game-winner.
• The game marked the return of former Bear Mike Sgarbossa to Hershey for the first time after the 2023 Calder Cup champion departed the Bears/Washington Capitals organization in the summer of 2025; Sgarbossa assisted on Ben Gleason’s goal at 2:48 of the second period to give the visitors an initial 1-0 lead.
• Forward Terik Parascak also made his season debut for Hershey.
• Petersen earned his first win as a Bear with his performance; the goaltender improved to 5-0-0 overall in his career against Texas, and the game marked his 250th in the AHL.
• The game was the first-ever meeting in the regular season between Hershey and Texas. The two teams will face each other on Sunday at GIANT Center and again for a pair of games at Texas in late March.

SHOTS ON GOAL: HER – 21; TEX – 25

GOALTENDING: HER – Cal Petersen, 24-for-25; TEX – Brandon Halverson, 19-for-21

POWER PLAY: HER – 0-for-1; TEX – 0-for-1

The Bears continue a seven-game homestand to begin the 2026-27 season, presented by Penn State Health, when they face the Texas Stars for Pennsyltucky Night on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 5 p.m. at GIANT Center. Fishing. Hunting. NASCAR. A day off school for the first day of buck. This is Pennsyltucky. Grab your camo and safety orange, because we’re tipping our camo hats to Central PA. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets for this game via Ticketmaster.