Go Bears!

They are back in the Calder Cup Finals and for the fourth year out of the last five years!

Building a tradition of winning and of championship expectations. We have a great partnership indeed.

Read this article for more information. Support Hershey. Support the Bears! We are proud. We are excited for their ongoing level of excellence and success.

Excellence is good in the NHL and in AHL

Here is a terrific article about the Washington Capitals and the Hershey Bears.

This systemic excellence was part of our plan and commitment to our fans and was a fundamental plank in our rebuild.

We clinched the SE Division last night. Some of you already have already mocked us for that for which I will never understand your rationale. We understand we have higher goals in mind but winning a division championship is an important first step.

We have won the division now 3 times in a row. It was also a promise to build a consistently great team that can compete for a championship year after year in both the NHL and the AHL. We have been delivering on our promises to you and to our players.

We are grateful for such a great relationship with our friends in Hershey.

We celebrate our win of the division with 15 games left to play.

Go Caps. Go Bears. Thank you fans.

Remarkable Hershey Bears Run

One more win for Hershey at home will make for 23 straight games which would be an all time pro hockey sports record. The Bears tied the record last night at 22 consecutive home wins. Read this story it is indeed remarkable. Caps are in first place in NHL; Bears are in first place in AHL. Caps have longest winning streak in NHL this year; Bears have it this year in AHL as well.

I guess we are pretty strong organizationally. We are proud but humble. Go Bears!

Crazy Numbers

We have a wonderful relationship with the Hershey Bears. We believe in them as a franchise. We pay homage to them for helping us to be a success in the NHL.

The Bears and the Caps are on quite a run. We as a combined entity have won 18 games in a row and 30 of the last 31 games.The Bears have won 20 of the last 21 games they have played.  They have won 16 in a row at home.

Both teams lead the division in points. Both teams lead their leagues in goals scored. The Bears are the best franchise right now in the entire AHL. Go Bears. Go Caps.

How is that for a plan coming together?

Twelve in a Row

The Hershey Bears are winners of twelve games in a row with a record of 29-8-2. They are playing the best they have ever played.

We are so proud of this franchise. We are so proud of how “simpatico” we are with the folks in Hershey. Congratulations to them for the system they run; the expectations they place on their personnel; and how they develop our young talent. Bears. Bears. Bears. Whooooooo! What an awesome season so far. Go Bears!

Hershey Bears Win Calder Cup

Last night was quite the night of hockey watching Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals on television while watching the Hershey Bears win the Calder Cup on a laptop.
 
Can we be any prouder of our AHL partners? No we can’t!
 
They are helping us to build a culture of excellence and of winning. They are grooming our young players and molding them into champions.  The Hershey Bears are the cream of the crop in the AHL with 10 Calder Cup Trophies in their history! Kudos to Michael Neuvirth for being named Playoff MVP as well.
 

Two Great Series Continue

The Stanley Cup Finals have been as advertised - with great skill; lots of star power and truly competitive - the best the NHL has to offer.
 
The two teams that are still competing have set the bar quite high for us to jump over. They are both strong in goal and have strong and mobile D that scores and gets pucks on the net; lots of depth; great strength down the middle; and forwards that back check, crash the net, draw penalties and can score.
 
This has been a showcase for great hockey and it has been a joy to watch.
 

Quite a Fun Sports and Entertainment Related Weekend

The Hershey Bears won twice at home this weekend to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the AHL Calder Cup Finals. One more win and the Cup goes back to Hershey. Go Bears! Way to win on Saturday 3-0 and on Sunday 2-1! The team is getting outstanding playoff goaltending. We are very deep in goalie prospects now. That is such a comforting thought, isn’t it ?
 
The Bears play again at home trying to close it out on Tuesday. Click here to read about yesterday’s big win.
 
The Washington Mystics started strong too with a Saturday night win over Connecticut and a big win over Atlanta at home yesterday. We have a lot of depth now; a lot of team speed; and an entire new upbeat and positive attitude. We had a big and enthusiastic crowd yesterday at our season home opener. It was loud and it was appreciative of how we responded to being down big after the first period to coast to an easy win. I am hopeful that our rebuild of the Washington Mystics is as successful as our rebuild of the Washington Capitals. So far so good. Click here to read about the Mystics performance from this weekend. I hope to see you all at a game this season.