Bears Suffer First Road Loss in 5-3 Defeat to Marlies

The Hershey Bears (6-3-0-0) suffered their first road loss of the season in a 5-3 defeat to the Toronto Marlies (6-3-1-0) on Friday night at Coca-Cola Coliseum.

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NOTABLES:

• Josh Dunne recorded his 100th career AHL point with an assist on Bogdan Trineyev’s goal at 1:11 of the second period that tied the game at 1-1. Dunne later gave Hershey its first lead of the night at 18:18, recording a power-play goal for his fourth of the season to make it 2-1.
• After Toronto scored a pair of power-play goals at 1:22 and 2:36 of the third period to take a 3-2 lead, Spencer Smallman tied the game at 12:06 with his third of the season to collect his second point of the night after collecting an assist on Dunne’s goal.
• Bears forward Matt Strome made his season debut.

SHOTS ON GOAL: HER – 31; TOR – 22

GOALTENDING: HER – Cal Petersen, 17-for-21; TOR – Samuel Hlavaj, 28-for-31

POWER PLAY: HER – 2-for-6; TOR – 3-for-6

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.