Game Preview: Bears vs. Wolf Pack, 7 p.m.

January 14, 2026

The Hershey Bears continue the 2025-26 season, presented by Penn State Health, as they host the opening of their four-game season series with the Hartford Wolf Pack at GIANT Center.

Hershey Bears (17-14-2-0) vs. Hartford Wolf Pack (12-17-4-1)
Jan. 14, 2026 | 7 p.m. | GIANT Center
Referees: Ben Betker (42), Mason Riley (79)
Linespersons: Jud Ritter (34), Richard Jondo (55)

Tonight's Promotions:

Berks Dollar Dog Night - Fans can take advantage of $1 Berks hot dogs available for purchase on the concourse at select locations.

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Broadcast Information
Voice of the Bears, Zack Fisch, former Bears captain Garrett Mitchell, and FOX43 sports director Todd Sadowski on the call
TELEVISION: Antenna TV (WPMT FOX 43.2, Xfinity Ch. 247 and 1178, Verizon FiOS Ch. 463, Blue Ridge Ephrata Ch. 91, and Blue Ridge Newberry/Duncannon Ch. 88)
RADIO: WFVY-100.1-FM, Fox Sports 1460-AM, In-arena on 88.9 FM
WATCH LIVE: AHLTV on FloHockey
LISTEN LIVE: Froggy Valley 100.1-FM Stream, Fox Sports 1460-AM Stream
Radio pre-game coverage starts at 6:30 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT:
The Bears faced the Cleveland Monsters on Sunday, and held 1-0 and 2-1 leads thanks to goals by Ivan Miroshnichenko and Ilya Protas, but Tate Singleton netted an early third period goal to tie the game at 2-2 and Jack Williams scored at 2:57 of overtime to deal Hershey a 3-2 overtime loss. Miroshnichenko finished the day with two points (1g, 1a). Hartford dropped a 5-1 decision at Bridgeport that same day, as Jaroslav Chmelar gave the Wolf Pack an initial 1-0 lead midway through the second period, but the Islanders reeled off five goals in the third period to take the contest.

KEYSTONE STATE CHRONICLES:
Tonight's game represents the final time since late November that the Bears will play a game within Pennsylvania's borders, marking the end of an 18-game stretch in which Hershey hosted its opponents at GIANT Center or visited the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins or Lehigh Valley Phantoms. In that time, the Bears have gone 7-9-1-0, but the club enters tonight's match versus Hartford riding a four-game home point streak (3-0-1-0). Following tonight, the Bears will then visit Charlotte to begin a busy stretch of nine games (3 home, 6 road) in 15 days to close out the month of January.

RUNNING WITH THE PACK:
Hershey will play its first contest of a four-game season series with the Hartford Wolf Pack on Wednesday. Hershey is 11-4-0-1 at home against Hartford since the 2018-19 season. The teams split their season series in the 2024-25 campaign with two wins apiece, with the hosts earning each win; Matt Strome led the Bears in scoring against the Wolf Pack with three points (3a) in four games.

BEARS BITES:
Clay Stevenson is 9-3-0 in starts when allowing three or fewer goals...The Bears are 12-0-2-0 when leading after two periods...Dalton Smith's fighting major in Sunday's game against Cleveland moved the veteran forward above 1,000 penalty minutes in his AHL career...Hershey has scored a goal in the first period in each of its last four games, tying a season high...Hershey is 9-3-2-0 in games decided by one goal...The Bears announced on Tuesday that forward Eriks Mateiko will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season after undergoing a surgical procedure to repair his right Achilles tendon on Monday follow a skate blade laceration in Sunday's game...Forward Justin Nachbaur was recalled from ECHL South Carolina on Monday.

ON THIS DATE IN BEARS HISTORY:
Jan. 14, 2023 - The Bears recognized the career of forward Chris Bourque, who had retired the previous April, by raising his No. 17 to the rafters of GIANT Center in a pregame ceremony before taking on the Springfield Thunderbirds. Hershey rebounded from a 2-1 deficit by scoring five straight goals en route to a 6-2 victory, as current Washington Capitals Ethen Frank (1g), Hendrix Lapierre (1g, 1a), Connor McMichael (1g, 1a), and Aliaksei Protas (1a) found their way onto the scoresheet in the comeback victory.