Bears Sweep Weekend Set with Stars in 6-1 Win

Jonny Brodzinski and Bogdan Trineyev and each scored a pair of goals and Andrew Cristall produced three assists to give the Hershey Bears (3-1-0-0) a 6-1 win to sweep their weekend series with the Texas Stars (1-2-0-1) on Sunday afternoon at GIANT Center.

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NOTABLES:

• Trineyev scored his second goal of the season and his second in as many games with a shorthanded tally at 5:22 of the first period from Spencer Smallman and Louie Belpedio. He also added Hershey’s first power-play goal of the season at 9:47 of the third period. 
• Brodzinski added his first two goals as a Bear at 13:30 and 14:18 of the first frame, extending his point streak to four games (2g, 3a).
• Cristall extended his assist streak to four games (8a) with helpers on Brodzinski’s and Trineyev’s second goals, as well as Smallman’s tally.
• Smallman finished with a goal and two assists to match his AHL single-game high for points; it was the fourth three-point game of his career and first since Nov. 20, 2025 at Cleveland. 
• Theodor Niederbach scored his first AHL goal at 15:53 of the third period to close out the scoring.
• Veteran forward Joey Anderson made his season debut for Hershey, as did defenseman Jon McDonald.
• Hershey goaltender Mitch Gibson made his season debut after missing the opening weekend of the season with a lower-body injury sustained during the preseason.
• Hershey improved to 2-0-0-0 in the season series with 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.
• Hershey’s victory gave the team a three-game winning streak on home ice, matching the season high from the previous season.

SHOTS ON GOAL: HER – 35; TEX – 25

GOALTENDING: HER – Mitch Gibson, 24-for-25; TEX – Arno Tiefensee [L], 8-for-11, and Brandon Halverson, 21-for-24

POWER PLAY: HER – 1-for-2; TEX – 0-for-4

The Bears continue a seven-game homestand to begin the 2026-27 season, presented by Penn State Health, when they face the Providence Bruins for Penn State Health Pink the Rink Night on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. at GIANT Center. Fans can join the Bears and Penn State Health in the fight against breast cancer, and all fans will receive a Pink the Rink gel phone light cover, courtesy of Penn State Health. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets for this game via Ticketmaster.