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Before the Bears (1931)

The Amateur era (1932-1938)

Early and Mid Professional era (1938-2004)

Current Professional era (2005-Present)

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The Hershey Bears are born (as the Hershey B'ars)

Renaming to the Hershey Chocolate B'ars and renaming back to Hershey B'ars

Renaming to the Hershey Bears

The Beginning

NHL Affiliations

2006 Calder Cup championship

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2009–10 season

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Summary

	Hershey Bears
City:	Hershey, Pennsylvania
League:	American Hockey League
Conference:	Eastern Conference
Division:	Atlantic Division
Founded:	1932
Home Arena:	Giant Center
Colors:	Chocolate Brown, Cocoa Brown, Sand, White
Owner(s):	Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company (HERCO)
General Manager:	Doug Yingst
Head Coach:	Mark French
Captain:	Bryan Helmer
Media:	The Patriot-News; WQIC; WHTM-TV]] (ABC27); WHP-TV (CBS21); WGAL-TV (NBC8); WPMT-TV (FOX43)
Affiliates:	Washington Capitals (NHL); Reading Royals (ECHL)
Franchise history
1932–1933:	Hershey B'ars
1933–1934:	Hershey Chocolate B'ars
1934–1936:	Hershey B'ars
1936–Present:	Hershey Bears
Championships
Regular Season Titles:	7 1942–43, 1957–58,; 1980–81, 1985–86, 1987–88, 2006–07, 2009–10
Division Championships:	16 1938–39, 1943–44,; 1946–47, 1951–52, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1993–94, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2014-15
Conference Championships:	22 1940–41, 1941–42,; 1944–45, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1996–97, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
Calder Cups:	11 1946–47, 1957–58,; 1958–59, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1987–88, 1996–97, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10

The Hershey Bears (also officially called the Hershey Bears Hockey Club and were one time also officially called the Hershey Hockey Club) are a professional ice hockey team that currently plays in the American Hockey League. The Bears are the AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Washington Capitals. The team currently plays their home games at the Giant Center in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania which is located in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The Bears are based 14 miles east outside the state's capital of Harrisburg. The Bears' won their AHL record eleventh and most recent Calder Cup title over the Texas Stars in 2010. The Hershey Bears were founded in 1932 as the Hershey B'ars. The franchise was renamed to Hershey Chocolate B'ars in 1933 for one season and was then renamed back to Hershey B'ars after the season in 1934. The team adapted its current name in 1936. The team played in the Tri-State Hockey League in 1932 and then played in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League from 1933–1938. The team joined their current league the American Hockey League (known as the International-American Hockey League from 1938-1939) in 1938. The Hershey Bears are the only AHL franchise still playing in its original city since the league’s inaugural season in 1938. The Bears are honored as the official member club of the AHL and all of minor professional (league) hockey. The Bears are also the seventh-oldest continuously operating professional ice hockey franchise in North America after the so-called "Original Six" teams of the National Hockey League which each began operations in their current cities in either the National Hockey Association (1909-1917) or NHL between 1909 and 1926. Though established in 1932, the franchise does not follow their amateur history and only follow their professional history. However, the Bears are the same franchise that was established at the amateur level in 1932. The team was not established in 1938.

The Bears played at the Giant Center since the 2002-03 season. The Bears use to play at the Hershey Ice Palace from 1932-1936 and at the Hersheypark Arena from 1936-2002, before the club moved to the Giant Center. The Bears played there 5,000th regular season league game on December 20, 2006.^[1]

The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is owned and operated by the Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company (HERCO), formerly known as Hershey Estates, an entity wholly owned and administered by the Hershey Trust Company.

Icepalacehershey — The Hershey Ice Palace

Before the founding of the Hershey Bears, the history of hockey in Hershey goes back to a series of amateur hockey matches played in Hershey between college teams beginning in early 1931. The first such formal hockey game ever played in Hershey took place on February 18, 1931, when Penn A.C. and Villanova University faced off in the 1,900-seat Hershey Ice Palace. Nine months after that successful inaugural contest, Swarthmore Athletic Club moved into the Ice Palace, where they played their first game on November 19, 1931, against Crescent A.C. of New York City. In the lineup that night for Crescent was a 23-year-old center named Lloyd S. Blinco, a native of Grand Mere, Quebec. He came to Hershey the next season and would remain continuously associated with Hershey hockey for a half century as a player, coach, and manager. The popularity of these amateur hockey matches prompted chocolate-maker and amusement park-operator, Milton S. Hershey, and his long-time entertainment and amusements chief, John B. Sollenberger, to sponsor a permanent team to play at the Hershey Ice Palace.

Finally in 1932 after the popularity of amateur hockey matches which prompted Milton S. Hershey and John B. Sollenberger, to sponsor a permanent team, the Hershey Bears were formed. The Bears began playing as the Hershey B'ars and began playing their home games at the Hershey Ice Palace. The club joined the newly formed Tri-State Hockey League for the 1932–1933 season with teams from Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Atlantic City.

After one season, that circuit reformed itself into a larger, seven-club loop called the Eastern Amateur Hockey League in which the Hershey B'ars then changed their name to the "Hershey Chocolate B'ars" for the 1933–1934 season, then renamed again back to the "B'ars" from 1934–1936.

Hersheybearsamateurlast — 1937/38 squad photo, the franchise's last season at the amateur level

The franchise was renamed again in 1936. This time, it was a new team name which is "Hershey Bears". The reason for the franchise's renaming was because the team's "B'ars" moniker was criticized by both the league and New York sportswriters. The New York sportswriters criticized the team's "B'ars" moniker by informally dubbing the franchise as the "Bears from Penn's Woods" when they visit Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rovers and the league thought the "B'ars" moniker was too commercial. The "Bears" name was indeed adapted from that New York sportswriters’ "Bears from Penn's Woods" nickname.

After the B'ars were renamed to Bears, the team also moved from the confines of the Ice Palace (where they had to play on a small, 60x170-foot rink) into the newly constructed 7,286-seat Hersheypark Arena (then known as the "Hershey Sports Arena"), built immediately adjacent to the older venue. Over the next sixty-six seasons, the Bears played a remarkable total of 2,280 regular season and playoff games at the Hersheypark Arena, which served as their home from 1936 to 2002.

"Hershey in Hockey League" (from The Philadelphia Record, 6-29-1938) — The Bears admission into I-AHL article

In the 1938–1939 season, the Bears became the eighth member of the newly formed International-American Hockey League (renamed the American Hockey League in 1940) which was created on June 28, 1938, by the formal merger of the International and the Canadian-American (Can-Am) Hockey Leagues, after those two smaller circuits had played interlocking schedules with each other over the previous two seasons. Although three of the seven other charter-member I-AHL cities (Springfield, Massachusetts, Syracuse, New York, and Providence, Rhode Island) are also represented in the AHL today, only the Bears have played in the league without interruption since that inaugural 1938–1939 I-AHL season.

When the Bears moved to professional status, the franchise themselves created a different franchise called the Hershey Cubs to replace them at the amateur level in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League for the 1938/39 season. This team served as the farm club for the Bears for that season only. The Cubs finished in fourth and last place with a 19-25-9 record. The Cubs lasted for one season in EAHL. This was the only season for the existence of the Cubs franchise.

Before their current affilation with the Washington Capitals, the Bears served under mulitple affiliations with other NHL teams from 1967-2004 which were the Boston Bruins (1967-1971, 1983-1985), the Pittsburgh Penguins (1971-1977), Buffalo Sabres (1974-1979), the Philadelphia Flyers (1984-1996), the Colorado Avalanche (1996-2005), the Florida Panthers (2001/02), and Tampa Bay Lightning (2003/04). The Bears' current affiliation with the Capitals is their second stint as the top level affiliate of the Capitals. The franchise's first affiliation stint with Capitals lasted from (1977-1984).

Hershey Bears — The Bears former modern primary logo

BearsvsAdmirals — The Bears playing against the Norfolk Admirals during the 2009 preseason

The Washington Capitals returned as the Bears NHL parent club in 2005 for the first since the 1983/84 season. As of the 2009–2010 Calder Cup Finals, the Bears have played in 22 Finals series, a league record.[1] The Bears went back-to-back in 2008–2010 to win their 10th and 11th Calder Cups, winning their most recent cup versus the Texas Stars. The Bears became the first team in AHL history to win a Calder Cup series after trailing the series 0–2, going on to win 4 straight to take the series 4–2.

On December 20, 2006, the Bears played their 5,000th regular season game at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. The Bears scored seven times en route to a 7–4 win versus the Albany River Rats.[2]

On May 2, 2007, the Bears played their 500th Calder Cup playoff game in franchise history at the Giant Center. The Bears played the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and won 4–3.[3]

In 2010, the Bears set a new club record with 12 straight wins, topping their previous record of 11 set the season earlier in 2008. Over the stretch from December into January the Bears outscored their opponents by a 52–22 margin.[4] The Bears also set a new AHL record for consecutive home victories at 24. Hershey went without a loss at the Giant Center from November 29, 2009 to March 19, 2010.[5] The Bears had set an AHL mark for consecutive playoff series victories, with eight wins in a row. Besting the record shared with the 2005–2007 Bears and the 1990–1992 Springfield Indians.

In 2006, the Hershey Bears, with new head coach Bruce Boudreau, returned to the playoffs after a two-year absence. The team came off with a strong start by winning their first two series, against the Norfolk Admirals and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in four games each. In the Eastern Conference finals, the Bears played the Portland Pirates. The Bears quickly took a 2–0 series lead, but then lost the third game. The Bears then rebounded and won game four, to take a 3–1 series lead. However the Bears were unable to finish the job and were forced back to the Giant Center for game seven. The Bears trailed throughout the game, but managed to tie it with a goal from Graham Mink just over two minutes remaining. In overtime, the Bears finished with a goal by Eric Fehr, to win the series 4–3. On June 15, 2006, The Bears won the Calder Cup by a series mark of 4–2, defeating the Milwaukee Admirals. This marked the ninth time the franchise had won the Calder Cup, which tied the Bears with the original Cleveland Barons for the highest number of AHL playoff titles.

The following season, the Bears or Boudreau's Bears finished with a 51–17–6 record and appeared to be on the verge of repeating as champions. They rolled through the playoffs defeating the Albany River Rats in five games, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in five, and won the Eastern Conference in a sweep of the Manchester Monarchs. The Bears appeared to have a tenth title wrapped up against the Hamilton Bulldogs, who had finished the regular season with 95 points compared to Bears' 114. The Bulldogs, however, upset the Bears 4–1. The next season was disappointing to the Bears. They lost Boudreau to the Capitals via a promotion, finished the season 42–30–2–6, and lost to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4–1 in the first round.

The next season, the Bears bounced back. Finishing with a 49–23–2 record, they would go on to sweep the Philadelphia Phantoms in the first round, overcome a 3–2 deficit to beat the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the second, and then defeated the Providence Bruins, 4–1, in the Conference Finals. They opened their 21st Calder Cup appearance with a 5–4 overtime win in Manitoba against the Manitoba Moose, but lost Game 2, 3–1. Back home in Hershey, the Bears scored a pair of wins (3–0 and 2–1) before falling in Game 5, 3–2. In Game 6, the Bears scored 3 goals before the Manitoba Moose even got on the board, and then an empty-net goal sealed it. With the 4–1 Game 6 victory, the Bears defeated the Moose and finally captured their tenth Calder Cup which is a league record.

Following the Calder Cup win, head coach Bob Woods was promoted to the Washington Capitals as an assistant coach. He was replaced by Mark French, a former coach in the ECHL. The Bears won a franchise record of 12 consecutive games and notched a 24-game winning streak at the Giant Center. They went on to win 60 games, breaking the old AHL record of 57 and finishing a point shy of tying the single season points record. The Bears rallied from a 2-0 deficit against the Texas Stars to win their 11th Calder Cup, their second consecutive championship and third in the last five seasons.

The colors of the Hershey Bears are dark brown, medium brown, tan, and white (though the team's primary colors are often referred to as "chocolate and white"), a reference to The Hershey Company and its products. The primary logo is a medium brown bear, outlined in dark brown, roaring while standing on a hockey stick centered above the Hershey Bears wordmark. The wordmark has "HERSHEY" in tan above "BEARS" in white (both outlined in dark brown). All these parts are contained by a circle filled in tan and outlined in dark brown on the primary logo.

The Bears' colors were burgundy, black, gold, and silver (though the team's primary colors are often referred to as "chocolate and white"), a reference to The Hershey Company and its products. The team's previous primary logo is a maroon bear, outlined in black, swatting a hockey puck centered below the Hershey Bears wordmark. The wordmark is a horizontal gradient using gold and burgundy outlined in black, with the Hershey part centered on a rectangular outline designed to resemble a Hershey's candy bar. The former tertiary or alternate logo consists of a bear's head in burgundy and black with the initials "HB."

Before their move to the Giant Center in 2002, the Hershey Bears wore simpler uniforms with the colors of chocolate brown and white. The previous logo used a silhouette of a skating bear with a hockey stick in brown centered in a white, ovular shield outlined in brown. In the advent of the 2007–2008 season, all of the teams of the American Hockey League unveiled newly designed Reebok EDGE uniforms, including the Hershey Bears. At this time, the Bears unveiled an updated version of the "old school" jerseys with the word BEARS written diagonally in black on a white home jersey and the word HERSHEY written in white on a maroon away jersey. Both jerseys featured black on both sides, the Washington Capitals logo on one shoulder and the classic "skating bear oval logo on the other shoulder.

The current home and road uniforms were unveiled before the 2009-2010 season. The home uniform includes a white jersey with alternating burgundy and black horizontal stripes and burgundy shoulders. The Bears' primary logo is centered on the front of the jersey. The shoulder logos include the Washington Capitals' logo and the "HB" secondary logo. The away jersey is burgundy with white shoulders and black horizontal stripes near the bottom of the sweater. The 2009-2010 3rd jersey featured the same color/striping pattern as the home jersey, but no logo was present on the main body of the jersey. Instead the word 'HERSHEY' was across the chest and the player's number was under the word Hershey.

The current third jersey is a throwback style jersey in chocolate brown, with white horizontal stripes. It has no shoulder patches, but features the historic "Skating Bear" logo with the word "HERSHEY" across the chest.

For the 2012-13 season, the Bears unveiled their present new simplified logo with the 2012-13 season


Frank Mathers Defenseman 1956–62 Head coach 1956-73 General manager 1973-91	Mike Nykoluk Center 1958–72	Arnie Kullman Center 1948–60	Willie Marshall Center 1956–63
Ralph Keller Defenseman 1963–74	Mike Nykoluk Center 1958–72	Tim Tookey Center 1980–81 1985–87 1989–95	Mitch Lamoureux Center 1986–89 1993–95 1997–99

Frank Mathers (defenseman/coach, 1956–62; coach, 1962–73; general manager/president, 1973–91), enshrined 1992 (builder)
Ralph "Cooney" Weiland (coach, 1941–45), enshrined 1971 (player)

Willie Marshall, C, 1956–63, Elected 2006
Frank Mathers, D, 1956–62; Coach, 1956-73/1984-85; President/GM 1973-91. Elected 2006
Mike Nykoluk, C, 1958–72, Elected 2007
Gilles Mayer, G, 1956–59, Elected 2007
Tim Tookey, C, 1980-81/1985-87/1989-95, Elected 2008
Bruce Boudreau, Coach, 2005–07, Elected 2009
Mitch Lamoureux, C, 1986-89/1993-95/1997-99, Elected 2011
John Paddock Coach, 1985-89, Elected 2011
John Stevens, D, 1986-90, Elected 2012

Brett Clark, 2004-2005
Lawrence Nycholat, 2005–2006
Alexandre Giroux, 2006–2007
No Captain 2007-2008
Bryan Helmer, 2008–2010
Andrew Joudrey, 2010–2011
Boyd Kane, 2011–Present

Les Cunningham Award (League MVP)

John B. Sollenberger Trophy (Leading point scorer)

(* = The award was known as the Carl Liscombe Trophy until 1954–55)

Willie Marshall Award (Leading Goal Scorer)

Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award (Rookie of the Year)

Ron Hextall, 1985–86

Eddie Shore Award (Best Defensemen)

Dave Fenyves, 1987–88 & 1988–89
Marc Reaume, 1962–63

Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award (Best Goaltender)

Hap Holmes Memorial Award (Goalie(s) with lowest goals against avg)

Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award (Coach of the Year)

John Paddock, 1987–88 (Shared award with Mike Milbury)
Doug Gibson, 1979–80
Chuck Hamilton, 1975–76
Frank Mathers, 1968–69

Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award (sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey)

Asterik denotes number of Calder Cups won

Herb Mitchell (1938–1941)
Ralph Weiland (1941–1945)
Don Penniston (1945–1950)*
Johnny Crawford (1950–1952)
Murray Henderson (1952–1956)
Frank Mathers (1956–1973)***
Chuck Hamilton (1973–1979)*
Fred Stanfield (1979)
Gary Green/Doug Gibson (1979–1980)*
Bryan Murray (1980-1981/1982)
Gary Inness (1981/1982-1984/1985)
Frank Mathers/Bill Barber (1984/1985)
John Paddock (1985–1989)*
Kevin McCarthy (1989–1990)
Mike Eaves (1990–1993)
Jay Leach (1993-1995/1996)
Bill Barber (1995/1996)
Bob Hartley (1996–1998)*
Mike Foligno (1998–2003)
Paul Fixter (2003–2005)
Bruce Boudreau (2005–2007)*
Bob Woods (2007–2009)*
Mark French (2009–Present)*

↑ Big third period leads Bears to win in 5,000th game. Hershey Bears. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.

STAFF MEMBER

President/GM

Doug Yingst

Head Coach

Mark French

Assistant Coach

[1] Big third period leads Bears to win in 5,000th game. Hershey Bears. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.

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-The '''Hershey Bears''' (also officially called the '''Hershey Bears Hockey Club''' or '''Hershey Hockey Club''') are a professional [[ice hockey]] team that currently plays in the [[American Hockey League]]. The Bears are the AHL affiliate of the [[National Hockey League|NHL’s]] [[Washington Capitals]]. The team currently plays their home games at the [[Giant Center]] in the unincorporated town of [[Hershey, Pennsylvania]] which is located in [[Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania]]. The Bears are based 14 miles east outside the state's capital of [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]. The Bears' won their AHL record eleventh and most recent Calder Cup title over the [[Texas Stars]] in 2010.
-The Hershey Bears were founded in 1932 as the '''Hershey B'ars'''. The team was renamed to '''Hershey Chocolate B'ars''' in 1933 for one season and was then renamed back to '''Hershey B'ars''' after the season in 1934. The team adapted its current name in 1936. The team played in the Tri-State Hockey League in 1932 and then played in the [[Eastern Amateur Hockey League]] from 1933–1938. The team joined their current league the American Hockey League (known as the International-American Hockey League from 1938-1939) in 1938. The Hershey Bears are the only AHL franchise still playing in its original city since the league’s inaugural season in 1938. The Bears are honored as the official member club of the AHL and all of minor professional (league) hockey. The Bears are also the seventh-oldest continuously operating professional ice hockey franchise in North America after the so-called "[[Original Six]]" teams of the National Hockey League which each began operations in their current cities in either the [[National Hockey Association]] (1909-1917) or NHL between 1909 and 1926. Though established in 1932, the franchise does not follow their amateur history and only follow their professional history. However, the Bears are the same franchise that was established at the amateur level in 1932. The team was not established in 1938.
+The '''Hershey Bears''' (also officially called the '''Hershey Bears Hockey Club''' and were one time also officially called the '''[[Hershey Hockey Club]]''') are a professional [[ice hockey]] team that currently plays in the [[American Hockey League]]. The Bears are the AHL affiliate of the [[National Hockey League|NHL’s]] [[Washington Capitals]]. The team currently plays their home games at the [[Giant Center]] in the unincorporated town of [[Hershey, Pennsylvania]] which is located in [[Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania]]. The Bears are based 14 miles east outside the state's capital of [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]. The Bears' won their AHL record eleventh and most recent Calder Cup title over the [[Texas Stars]] in 2010.
-The Bears played at the Giant Center since the 2002-03 season. The Bears use to play at the Hershey Ice Palace from 1932-1936 and at the [[Hersheypark Arena]] from 1936-2002, before the club moved to the Giant Center. The Bears played there 5,000th regular season league game on December 20, 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=7295 |title=Big third period leads Bears to win in 5,000th game |accessdate=2007-08-05 |publisher=Hershey Bears |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070930013155/http://theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=7295 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-30}}</ref>
+The Hershey Bears were founded in 1932 as the '''Hershey B'ars'''. The franchise was renamed to '''Hershey Chocolate B'ars''' in 1933 for one season and was then renamed back to '''Hershey B'ars''' after the season in 1934. The team adapted its current name in 1936. The team played in the Tri-State Hockey League in 1932 and then played in the [[Eastern Amateur Hockey League]] from 1933–1938. The team joined their current league the American Hockey League (known as the International-American Hockey League from 1938-1939) in 1938. The Hershey Bears are the only AHL franchise still playing in its original city since the league’s inaugural season in 1938. The Bears are honored as the official member club of the AHL and all of minor professional (league) hockey. The Bears are also the seventh-oldest continuously operating professional ice hockey franchise in North America after the so-called "[[Original Six]]" teams of the National Hockey League which each began operations in their current cities in either the [[National Hockey Association]] (1909-1917) or NHL between 1909 and 1926. Though established in 1932, the franchise does not follow their amateur history and only follow their professional history. However, the Bears are the same franchise that was established at the amateur level in 1932. The team was not established in 1938.
+The Bears played at the Giant Center since the 2002-03 season. The Bears use to play at the Hershey Ice Palace from 1932-1936 and at the [[Hersheypark Arena]] from 1936-2002, before the club moved to the Giant Center. The Bears played there 5,000th regular season league game on December 20, 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=7295 |title=Big third period leads Bears to win in 5,000th game |accessdate=2007-08-05 |publisher=Hershey Bears |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070930013155/http://theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=7295 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-30}}</ref>
 The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is owned and operated by the [[Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company]] (HERCO), formerly known as Hershey Estates, an entity wholly owned and administered by the [[Hershey Trust Company]].
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 == History==
 ===Before the Bears (1931)===
+[[Image:Icepalacehershey.jpg|thumb|left|100px|The Hershey Ice Palace]]
 Before the founding of the Hershey Bears, the history of hockey in Hershey goes back to a series of amateur hockey matches played in Hershey between college teams beginning in early 1931. The first such formal hockey game ever played in Hershey took place on February 18, 1931, when Penn A.C. and [[Villanova University]] faced off in the 1,900-seat Hershey Ice Palace. Nine months after that successful inaugural contest, Swarthmore Athletic Club moved into the Ice Palace, where they played their first game on November 19, 1931, against Crescent A.C. of [[New York City]]. In the lineup that night for Crescent was a 23-year-old center named Lloyd S. Blinco, a native of Grand Mere, [[Quebec]]. He came to Hershey the next season and would remain continuously associated with Hershey hockey for a half century as a player, coach, and manager. The popularity of these amateur hockey matches prompted chocolate-maker and amusement park-operator, [[Milton S. Hershey]], and his long-time entertainment and amusements chief, John B. Sollenberger, to sponsor a permanent team to play at the Hershey Ice Palace.
 ===The Amateur era (1932-1938)===
 ====The Hershey Bears are born (as the Hershey B'ars)====
 Finally in 1932 after the popularity of amateur hockey matches which prompted [[Milton S. Hershey]] and John B. Sollenberger, to sponsor a permanent team, the Hershey Bears were formed. The Bears began playing as the '''Hershey B'ars''' and began playing their home games at the Hershey Ice Palace. The club joined the newly formed Tri-State Hockey League for the 1932–1933 season with teams from [[Philadelphia]], [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]], and [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]].
 ====Renaming to the Hershey Chocolate B'ars and renaming back to Hershey B'ars====
 After one season, that circuit reformed itself into a larger, seven-club loop called the [[Eastern Amateur Hockey League]] in which the Hershey B'ars then changed their name to the "Hershey Chocolate B'ars" for the 1933–1934 season, then renamed again back to the "B'ars" from 1934–1936.
 ====Renaming to the Hershey Bears====
+[[Image:Hersheybearsamateurlast.jpg|thumb|right|200px|1937/38 squad photo, the franchise's last season at the amateur level]]
-The franchise was renamed again in 1936. This time, it was a new team name which is "Hershey Bears". The reason for the franchise's renaming was because the team's "B'ars" moniker was criticized by both the league and New York sportswriters. The New York sportswriters criticized the team's "B'ars" moniker by informally dubbing the franchise as the "Bears from Penn's Woods" when they visit [[Madison Square Garden]]toplay the New York Rovers and the league thought the "B'ars" moniker was too commercial. The "Bears" name was indeed adapted from that New York sportswriters’ "Bears from Penn's Woods" nickname.
+The franchise was renamed again in 1936. This time, it was a new team name which is "Hershey Bears". The reason for the franchise's renaming was because the team's "B'ars" moniker was criticized by both the league and New York sportswriters. The New York sportswriters criticized the team's "B'ars" moniker by informally dubbing the franchise as the "Bears from Penn's Woods" when they visit [[Madison Square Garden]] to play the New York Rovers and the league thought the "B'ars" moniker was too commercial. The "Bears" name was indeed adapted from that New York sportswriters’ "Bears from Penn's Woods" nickname.
-After the B'ars were renamed to Bears, the team also moved from the confines of the Ice Palace (where they had to play on a small, 60x170-foot rink) into the newly constructed 7,286-seat [[Hersheypark Arena]](then known as the "Hershey Sports Arena"), built immediately adjacent to the older venue. Over the next sixty-six seasons, the Bears played a remarkable total of 2,280 regular season and playoff games at the Hersheypark Arena, which served as their home from 1936 to 2002.
+After the B'ars were renamed to Bears, the team also moved from the confines of the Ice Palace (where they had to play on a small, 60x170-foot rink) into the newly constructed 7,286-seat [[Hersheypark Arena]] (then known as the "Hershey Sports Arena"), built immediately adjacent to the older venue. Over the next sixty-six seasons, the Bears played a remarkable total of 2,280 regular season and playoff games at the Hersheypark Arena, which served as their home from 1936 to 2002.
 ===Early and Mid Professional era (1938-2004)===
+[[Image:"Hershey in Hockey League" (from The Philadelphia Record, 6-29-1938).jpg|thumb|right|100px|The Bears admission into I-AHL article]]
 ====The Beginning====
 In the 1938–1939 season, the Bears became the eighth member of the newly formed International-American Hockey League (renamed the [[American Hockey League]] in 1940) which was created on June 28, 1938, by the formal merger of the International and the Canadian-American (Can-Am) Hockey Leagues, after those two smaller circuits had played interlocking schedules with each other over the previous two seasons. Although three of the seven other charter-member I-AHL cities ([[Springfield, Massachusetts]], [[Syracuse, New York]], and [[Providence, Rhode Island]]) are also represented in the AHL today, only the Bears have played in the league without interruption since that inaugural 1938–1939 I-AHL season.
+When the Bears moved to professional status, the franchise themselves created a different franchise called the [[Hershey Cubs]] to replace them at the amateur level in the [[Eastern Amateur Hockey League]] for the 1938/39 season. This team served as the farm club for the Bears for that season only. The Cubs finished in fourth and last place with a 19-25-9 record. The Cubs lasted for one season in EAHL. This was the only season for the existence of the Cubs franchise.
 ====NHL Affiliations====
-Before their current affilation with the [[Washington Capitals]], the Bears served under mulitple affiliations with other NHL teams  from 1967-2004 which were the [[Boston Bruins]] (1967-1971, 1983-1985), the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] (1971-1977), [[Buffalo Sabres]] (1974-1979), the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] (1984-1996), the [[Colorado Avalanche]] (1996-2005), the [[Florida Panthers]] (2001/02), and [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] (2003/04). The Bears' current affiliation with the Capitals is their second stint as the top level affiliate of the Capitals. The franchise's first affiliation stint with Capitals lasted from (1977-1984).
+Before their current affilation with the [[Washington Capitals]], the Bears served under mulitple affiliations with other NHL teams from 1967-2004 which were the [[Boston Bruins]] (1967-1971, 1983-1985), the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] (1971-1977), [[Buffalo Sabres]] (1974-1979), the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] (1984-1996), the [[Colorado Avalanche]] (1996-2005), the [[Florida Panthers]] (2001/02), and [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] (2003/04). The Bears' current affiliation with the Capitals is their second stint as the top level affiliate of the Capitals. The franchise's first affiliation stint with Capitals lasted from (1977-1984).
 ===Current Professional era (2005-Present)===
 [[Image:Hershey Bears.png|thumb|right|150px|The Bears former modern primary logo]]
-[[File:BearsvsAdmirals.JPG|thumb|right|The Bears playing against the [[Norfolk Admirals]] during the 2009 preseason]]The [[Washington Capitals]] returned as the Bears NHL parent club in 2005 after a 21-year span with the [[Boston Bruins]], the [[Philadelphia Flyers]], and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]. The Bears also had earlier NHL affiliations with the Bruins, [[Pittsburgh Penguins]], and [[Buffalo Sabres]]. As of the 2009–2010 Calder Cup Finals, the Bears have played in 22 Finals series, a league record.[http://www.theahl.com/headlines/index.html?article_id=10131] The Bears went back-to-back in 2008–2010 to win their 10th and 11th Calder Cups, winning their most recent cup versus the [[Texas Stars]]. The Bears became the first team in AHL history to win a Calder Cup series after trailing the series 0–2, going on to win 4 straight to take the series 4–2.
+[[File:BearsvsAdmirals.JPG|thumb|right|The Bears playing against the [[Norfolk Admirals]] during the 2009 preseason]]The [[Washington Capitals]] returned as the Bears NHL parent club in 2005 for the first since the 1983/84 season. As of the 2009–2010 Calder Cup Finals, the Bears have played in 22 Finals series, a league record.[http://www.theahl.com/headlines/index.html?article_id=10131] The Bears went back-to-back in 2008–2010 to win their 10th and 11th Calder Cups, winning their most recent cup versus the [[Texas Stars]]. The Bears became the first team in AHL history to win a Calder Cup series after trailing the series 0–2, going on to win 4 straight to take the series 4–2.
 On December 20, 2006, the Bears played their 5,000th regular season game at the [[Times Union Center]] in [[Albany, New York]]. The Bears scored seven times en route to a 7–4 win versus the [[Albany River Rats]].[http://www.hersheypa.com/events/hershey_bears/news/detail.php?bp=index.php&id=1876]
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 </gallery>
 ====Summary====
-The colors of the Hershey Bears are dark brown, medium brown, tan, and white (though the team's primary colors are often referred to as "chocolate and white"), a reference to [[The Hershey Company]] and its products.  The primary logo is a medium brown bear, outlined in dark brown, roaring while standing on a hockey stick centered above the Hershey Bears wordmark.  The wordmark has "HERSHEY" in tan above "BEARS" in white (both outlined in dark brown).  All these parts are contained by a circle filled in tan and outlined in dark brown on the primary logo.
+The colors of the Hershey Bears are dark brown, medium brown, tan, and white (though the team's primary colors are often referred to as "chocolate and white"), a reference to [[The Hershey Company]] and its products. The primary logo is a medium brown bear, outlined in dark brown, roaring while standing on a hockey stick centered above the Hershey Bears wordmark. The wordmark has "HERSHEY" in tan above "BEARS" in white (both outlined in dark brown). All these parts are contained by a circle filled in tan and outlined in dark brown on the primary logo.
 The Bears' colors were burgundy, black, gold, and silver (though the team's primary colors are often referred to as "chocolate and white"), a reference to [[The Hershey Company]] and its products. The team's previous primary logo is a maroon bear, outlined in black, swatting a hockey puck centered below the Hershey Bears wordmark. The wordmark is a horizontal gradient using gold and burgundy outlined in black, with the Hershey part centered on a rectangular outline designed to resemble a Hershey's candy bar. The former tertiary or alternate logo consists of a bear's head in burgundy and black with the initials "HB."
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+$T2eC16ZHJGYE9noojc(oBQ3R0wk!Hg~~60_57.JPG|2013 AHL Outdoor Classic Uniform
 </gallery>
 ====Summary====
+[[Image:Stan-galiev.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
 Before their move to the Giant Center in 2002, the Hershey Bears wore simpler uniforms with the colors of chocolate brown and white. The previous logo used a silhouette of a skating bear with a hockey stick in brown centered in a white, ovular shield outlined in brown.
 In the advent of the 2007–2008 season, all of the teams of the American Hockey League unveiled newly designed Reebok EDGE uniforms, including the Hershey Bears. At this time, the Bears unveiled an updated version of the "old school" jerseys with the word BEARS written diagonally in black on a white home jersey and the word HERSHEY written in white on a maroon away jersey. Both jerseys featured black on both sides, the Washington Capitals logo on one shoulder and the classic "skating bear oval logo on the other shoulder.
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 | [[File:BearsBanner3.png|110px]] || [[File:BearsBanner8.png|110px]] || [[File:BearsBanner9.png|110px]] || [[File:BearsBanner16.png|110px]]
 |-
-|height="100"| '''[[Frank Mathers]]'''<br>''[[Defenceman|Defenseman]]''<br>{{small|1956–62}}<br>''Head coach''<br>{{small|1956-73}}<br>''General manager''<br>{{small|1973-91}} ||rowspan=2| '''[[Mike Nykoluk]]'''<br>''[[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]]''<br>{{small|1958–72}} || '''[[Arnie Kullman]]'''<br>''[[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]]''<br>{{small|1948–60}} || '''[[Willie Marshall]]'''<br>''[[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]]''<br>{{small|1956–63}}
+|height="100"| '''[[Frank Mathers]]'''<br />''[[Defenceman|Defenseman]]''<br />{{small|1956–62}}<br />''Head coach''<br />{{small|1956-73}}<br />''General manager''<br />{{small|1973-91}} ||rowspan=2| '''[[Mike Nykoluk]]'''<br />''[[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]]''<br />{{small|1958–72}} || '''[[Arnie Kullman]]'''<br />''[[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]]''<br />{{small|1948–60}} || '''[[Willie Marshall]]'''<br />''[[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]]''<br />{{small|1956–63}}
 |-
-|height="100"| '''Ralph Keller'''<br>''[[Defenceman|Defenseman]]''<br>{{small|1963–74}} || '''[[Tim Tookey]]'''<br>''[[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]]''<br>{{small|1980–81<br>1985–87<br>1989–95}} || '''[[Mitch Lamoureux]]'''<br>''[[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]]''<br>{{small|1986–89<br>1993–95<br>1997–99}}
+|height="100"| '''Ralph Keller'''<br />''[[Defenceman|Defenseman]]''<br />{{small|1963–74}} || '''[[Tim Tookey]]'''<br />''[[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]]''<br />{{small|1980–81<br>1985–87<br>1989–95}} || '''[[Mitch Lamoureux]]'''<br />''[[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]]''<br />{{small|1986–89<br>1993–95<br>1997–99}}
 |}
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 ==Season-by-season record==
+[[Image:Hersheybearsvintage.JPG|thumb|right|170px|]]
-''This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Bears. For the full season-by-season history, see [[List of Hershey Bears seasons]]''
+{| class="navbox wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:100%"
-===Regular season===
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
-|-
-!Season!! Games !!Won!!Lost!!Tied!!OTL!!SOL!!Points!! Goals<br />for !! Goals<br />against !!Standing
 |-
+!colspan=12|Regular Season
-|[[2005–06 AHL season|2005–06]]||80||44||21||—|| 5||10||103||262||234||2nd, East
+!colspan=6|Playoffs
 |-
+!Season
-|[[2006–07 AHL season|2006–07]]||80||51||17||—|| 6|| 6||114||305||219||'''1st, East'''
+!G
+!W
+!L
+!T
+!OL
+!SL
+!Pts
+!Pct
+!GF
+!GA
+!Standing
+!Year
+!Prelims
+!1st<br />round
+!2nd<br />round
+!3rd<br />round
+!Finals
+|- bgcolor="#eeffff"
+|1932–33 || 18 || 6 || 11 || 1 ||—||—|| 13 || .361 || 69|| 58 || 3rd, TSHL || 1933 ||colspan="5"|''Data unavailable''
+|- bgcolor="#ffeeff"
+|1933–34 || 23 || 13 || 9 || 1 ||—||—|| 27 || .587 || 45 || 38 || 3rd, EAHL || 1934 ||colspan="5"|''Data unavailable''
+|- bgcolor="#ffeeff"
+|1934–35 || 21 || 10 || 9 || 2 ||—||—|| 22 || .524 || 56 || 22 || 2nd, EAHL || 1935 ||colspan="5"|''Data unavailable''
+|- bgcolor="#ffeeff"
+|1935–36 || 39 || 27 || 10 || 2 ||—||—|| 56 || .718 || 119 || 78 || '''1st, EAHL''' || 1936 ||colspan="5"|''Data unavailable''
+|- bgcolor="#ffeeff"
+|1936–37 || 48 || 25 || 15 || 8 ||—||—|| 58 || .604 || 133 || 105 || '''1st, EAHL''' || 1937 ||colspan="5"|''Data unavailable''
+|- bgcolor="#ffeeff"
+|1937–38 || 58 || 32 || 15 || 11 ||—||—|| 75 || .647 || 197 || 135 || '''1st, EAHL''' || 1938 ||colspan="5"|''Data unavailable''
 |-
-|[[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08]]||80||42||30||—|| 2|| 6||92||253||247||4th, East
+|[[1938–39 AHL season|1938–39]] || 54 || 31 || 18 || 5 ||—||—|| 67 || .620 || 140 || 110 || '''1st, West''' || 1939 ||—|| L, 2-3, [[Philadelphia Ramblers|PHI]] ||—||—||—
 |-
-|[[2008–09 AHL season|2008–09]]||80||49||23||—|| 2|| 6||106||296||240||'''1st, East'''
+|[[1939–40 AHL season|1939–40]] || 56 || 27 || 24 || 5 ||—||—|| 59 || .527 || 154 || 156 || 2nd, West || 1940 ||—|| W, 2–1, [[New Haven Eagles|NH]] || L, 1–2, [[Pittsburgh Hornets|PIT]] ||—||—
 |-
+|[[1940–41 AHL season|1940–41]] || 56 || 24 || 23 || 9 ||—||—|| 57 || .509 || 193 || 189 || 2nd, West || 1940 ||—|| W, 2-0, [[New Haven Eagles|NH]] || W, 2-1, [[Pittsburgh Hornets|PIT]] ||—|| L, 2-3, [[Cleveland Barons (1937-1973)|CLE]]
-|[[2009–10 AHL season|2009–10]]||80||60||17||—|| 0|| 3||123||342||218||'''1st, East'''
 |-
+|[[1941–42 AHL season|1941–42]] || 56 || 33 || 17 || 6 ||—||—|| 72 || .643 || 207 || 169 || 2nd, West || 1942 ||—|| W, 2-0, [[New Haven Eagles|NH]] || W, 2-1, [[Cleveland Barons (1937-1973)|CLE]] ||—|| L, 2-3, [[Indianapolis Capitals|IND]]
-|[[2010–11 AHL season|2010–11]]||80||46||26||—|| 3|| 5||100||255||214||2nd, East
 |-
-|[[2011–12 AHL season|2011–12]]||76||38||26||—|| 4|| 8||88||244||225||3rd, East
+|[[1942–43 AHL season|1942–43]] || 56 || 35 || 13 || 8 ||—||—|| 78 || .696 || 240 || 166 || '''1st, East''' || 1943 ||—|| L, 2-4, [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|BUF]] ||—||—||—
-|}
-===Playoffs===
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
-|-
-!Season!!Prelim!!1st round!!2nd round!!3rd round!!Finals
 |-
+|[[1943–44 AHL season|1943–44]] || 54 || 30 || 16 || 8 ||—||—|| 68 || .630 || 181 || 133 || '''1st, East''' || 1944 ||—|| L, 3-4, [[Cleveland Barons (1937-1973)|CLE]] ||—||—||—
-|- bgcolor="#eeffff"
-|- bgcolor="#eeffff"
-|-
-|[[2005–06 AHL season|2005–06]] ||—||W, 4–0, [[Norfolk Admirals|NOR]] ||W, 4–0, [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins|WBS]] ||W, 4–3, [[Portland Pirates|PORT]] ||'''W, 4–2, [[Milwaukee Admirals|MIL]]'''
 |-
-|[[2006–07 AHL season|2006–07]] ||—||W, 4–1, [[Albany River Rats|ALB]] ||W, 4–1, [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins|WBS]] ||W, 4–0, [[Manchester Monarchs|MAN]] ||L, 1–4, [[Hamilton Bulldogs|HAM]]
+|[[1944–45 AHL season|1944–45]] || 60 || 28 || 24 || 8 ||—||—|| 64 || .533 || 197 || 186 || 2nd, East || 1945 ||—|| W, 4-1, [[Indianapolis Capitals|IND]] ||—||—||L, 2-4, [[Cleveland Barons (1937-1973)|CLE]]
 |-
-|[[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08]] ||—||L, 1–4, [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins|WBS]] ||—||—||—
+|[[1945–46 AHL season|1945–46]] || 62 || 26 || 26 || 10 ||—||—|| 62 || .500 || 213 || 221 || 2nd, East || 1946 ||—|| L, 1-2, [[Pittsburgh Hornets|PIT]] ||—||—||—
 |-
-|[[2008–09 AHL season|2008–09]] ||—||W, 4–0, [[Philadelphia Phantoms|PHI]] ||W, 4–3, [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins|WBS]] ||W, 4–1, [[Providence Bruins|PRO]]||'''W, 4–2, [[Manitoba Moose|MTB]]'''
+|[[1946–47 AHL season|1946–47]] || 64 || 36 || 16 || 12 ||—||—|| 84 || .656 || 276 || 174 || '''1st, East''' || 1947 ||—|| W, 4-0, [[Cleveland Barons (1937-1973)|CLE]] ||—||—|| '''W, 4-3, [[Pittsburgh Hornets|PIT]]'''
 |-
-|[[2009–10 AHL season|2009–10]] ||—||W, 4–1, [[Bridgeport Sound Tigers|BRI]] ||W, 4–0, [[Albany River Rats|ALB]]|| W, 4–2, [[Manchester Monarchs|MAN]]||'''W, 4–2, [[Texas Stars|TEX]]'''
+|[[1947–48 AHL season|1947–48]] || 68 || 25 || 30 || 13 ||—||—|| 63 || .463 || 240 || 273 || 3rd, East || 1948 ||—|| L, 1-2, [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|BUF]] ||—||—||—
 |-
+|[[1948–49 AHL season|1948–49]] || 68 || 28 || 35 || 5 ||—||—|| 61 || .449 || 256 || 261 || 2nd, East || 1949 ||—|| W, 2-0, [[Indianapolis Capitals|IND]] || W, 2-0, [[Cleveland Barons (1937-1973)|CLE]] ||—|| L, 3-4, [[Providence Reds|PRO]]
-|[[2010–11 AHL season|2010–11]] ||—||L, 2-4, [[Charlotte Checkers (2010–)|CHA]] ||–||–||–
 |-
-|[[2011–12 AHL season|2011–12]] ||—||L, 2-3, [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins|WBS]] ||–||–||–
+|[[1949–50 AHL season|1949–50]] || 70 || 21 || 39 || 10 ||—||—|| 52 || .371 || 229 || 310 || 5th, East || 1950 ||colspan="5"|Out of Playoffs
+|-
+|[[1950–51 AHL season|1950–51]] || 70 || 38 || 28 || 5 ||—||—|| 80 || .571 || 256 || 242 || 2nd, East || 1951 ||—|| W, 3-0, [[Indianapolis Capitals|IND]] || L, 0-3, [[Pittsburgh Hornets|PIT]] ||—||—
+|-
+|[[1951–52 AHL season|1951–52]] || 68 || 35 || 28 || 5 ||—||—|| 75 || .551 || 256 || 215 || '''1st, East''' || 1952 ||—|| L, 1-4, [[Pittsburgh Hornets|PIT]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1952–53 AHL season|1952–53]] || 64 || 31 || 32 || 1 ||—||—|| 63 || .492 || 208 || 217 || 4th, AHL || 1953 ||—|| L, 0-3, [[Pittsburgh Hornets|PIT]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1953–54 AHL season|1953–54]] || 70 || 37 || 29 || 4 ||—||—|| 78 || .557 || 274 || 243 || 2nd, AHL || 1954 ||—|| W, 3-2, [[Pittsburgh Hornets|PIT]] ||—||—|| L, 2-3, [[Cleveland Barons (1937-1973)|CLE]]
+|-
+|[[1954–55 AHL season|1954–55]] || 64 || 29 || 28 || 7 ||—||—|| 65 || .508 || 217 || 225 || 5th, AHL || 1955 ||colspan="5"|Out of Playoffs
+|-
+|[[1955–56 AHL season|1955–56]] || 64 || 19 || 39 || 6 ||—||—|| 44 || .344 || 218 || 271 || 5th, AHL || 1956 ||colspan="5"|Out of Playoffs
+|-
+|[[1956–57 AHL season|1956–57]] || 64 || 32 || 28 || 4 ||—||—|| 68 || .531 || 223 || 237 || 4th, AHL || 1957 ||—|| L, 3-4, [[Cleveland Barons (1937-1973)|CLE]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1957–58 AHL season|1957–58]] || 70 || 39 || 24 || 7 ||—||—|| 85 || .607 || 241 || 198 || '''1st, AHL''' || 1958 ||—|| W, 4-1, [[Providence Reds|PRO]] ||—||—||'''W, 4-2, [[Springfield Indians|SPR]]'''
+|-
+|[[1958–59 AHL season|1958–59]] || 70 || 32 || 32 || 6 ||—||—|| 70 || .500 || 200 || 202 || 4th, AHL || 1959 ||—|| W, 4-3, [[Cleveland Barons (1937-1973)|CLE]] ||—||—|| '''W, 4-2, [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|BUF]]'''
+|-
+|[[1959–60 AHL season|1959–60]] || 72 || 28 || 37 || 7 ||—||—|| 63 || .438 || 226 || 238 || 6th, AHL || 1960 ||colspan="5"|Out of Playoffs
+|-
+|[[1960–61 AHL season|1960–61]] || 72 || 36 || 32 || 4 ||—||—|| 76 || .528 || 218 || 210 || 2nd, AHL || 1961 ||—|| W, 3-1, [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|BUF]] ||—||—|| L, 0-4, [[Springfield Indians|SPR]]
+|-
+|[[1961–62 AHL season|1961–62]] || 70 || 37 || 28 || 5 ||—||—|| 79 || .564 || 236 || 213 || 2nd, East || 1962 ||—|| W, 2-1, [[Providence Reds|PRO]] || L, 1-3, [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|BUF]] ||—||—
+|-
+|[[1962–63 AHL season|1962–63]] || 72 || 36 || 28 || 8 ||—||—|| 80 || .556 || 262 || 231 || 2nd, East || 1963 ||—|| W, 2-1, [[Baltimore Clippers|BAL]] || W, 3-2, [[Cleveland Barons (1937-1973)|CLE]] ||—|| L, 3-4, [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|BUF]]
+|-
+|[[1963–64 AHL season|1963–64]] || 72 || 36 || 31 || 5 ||—||—|| 77 || .535 || 236 || 249 || 2nd, East || 1964 ||—|| W, 2-1, [[Providence Reds|PRO]] || L, 0-3, [[Cleveland Barons (1937-1973)|CLE]] ||—||—
+|-
+|[[1964–65 AHL season|1964–65]] || 72 || 36 || 32 || 4 ||—||—|| 76 || .528 || 246 || 243 || 2nd, East || 1965 ||—|| W, 3-2, [[Baltimore Clippers|BAL]] || W, 3-2, [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|BUF]] ||—|| L, 1-4, [[Rochester Americans|RCH]]
+|-
+|[[1965–66 AHL season|1965–66]] || 72 || 37 || 30 || 5 ||—||—|| 79 || .549 || 268 || 232 || 2nd, East || 1966 ||—|| L, 0-3, [[Springfield Indians|SPR]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1966–67 AHL season|1966–67]] || 72 || 38 || 24 || 10 ||—||—|| 86 || .597 || 273 || 216 || '''1st, East''' || 1967 ||—|| L, 1-4, [[Pittsburgh Hornets|PIT]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1967–68 AHL season|1967–68]] || 72 || 34 || 30 || 8 ||—||—|| 76 || .528 || 276 || 248 || '''1st, East''' || 1968 ||—|| L, 1-4, [[Rochester Americans|RCH]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1968–69 AHL season|1968–69]] || 74 || 41 || 27 || 6 ||—||—|| 88 || .595 || 307 || 234 || '''1st, East''' || 1969 ||—|| W, 4-2, [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|BUF]] ||—||—|| '''W, 4-1, [[Quebec Aces|QUE]]'''
+|-
+|[[1969–70 AHL season|1969–70]] || 72 || 28 || 28 || 16 ||—||—|| 72 || .500 || 247 || 249 || 2nd, West || 1970 ||—|| L, 3-4, [[Springfield Kings|SPR]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1970–71 AHL season|1970–71]] || 72 || 31 || 31 || 10 ||—||—|| 72 || .500 || 238 || 212 || 3rd, West || 1971 ||—|| L, 1-3, [[Cleveland Barons (1937-1973)|CLE]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1971–72 AHL season|1971–72]] || 76 || 33 || 30 || 13 ||—||—|| 79 || .520 || 266 || 253 || 2nd, West || [[1972 Calder Cup playoffs|1972]] ||—|| L, 0-4, [[Cincinnati Swords|CIN]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1972–73 AHL season|1972–73]] || 76 || 42 || 23 || 11 ||—||—|| 95 || .625 || 326 || 231 || 2nd, West || [[1973 Calder Cup playoffs|1973]] ||—|| L, 3-4, [[Virginia Wings|VIR]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1973–74 AHL season|1973–74]] || 76 || 39 || 23 || 14 ||—||—|| 92 || .605 || 320 || 241 || 2nd, South || [[1974 Calder Cup playoffs|1974]] ||—|| W, 4-1, [[Cincinnati Swords|CIN]] || W, 4-0, [[Baltimore Clippers|BAL]] ||—||'''W, 4-1, [[Providence Reds|PRO]]'''
+|-
+|[[1974–75 AHL season|1974–75]] || 76 || 27 || 38 || 10 ||—||—|| 64 || .427 || 259 || 303 || 3rd, South || [[1975 Calder Cup playoffs|1975]] ||—|| W, 4-3, [[Richmond Robins|RIC]] || L, 1-4, [[New Haven Nighthawks|NH]] ||—||—
+|-
+|[[1975–76 AHL season|1975–76]] || 76 || 39 || 31 || 6 ||—||—|| 84 || .553 || 304 || 275 || '''1st, South''' || [[1976 Calder Cup playoffs|1976]] ||—||—|| W, 4-1, [[Richmond Robins|RIC]] ||—|| L, 1-4, [[Nova Scotia Voyageurs|NS]]
+|-
+|[[1976–77 AHL season|1976–77]] || 80 || 36 || 38 || 6 ||—||—|| 78 || .488 || 282 || 293 || 4th, AHL || [[1977 Calder Cup playoffs|1977]] ||—|| L, 2-4, [[Nova Scotia Voyageurs|NS]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1977–78 AHL season|1977–78]] || 81 || 27 || 44 || 10 ||—||—|| 64 || .395 || 281 || 324 || 4th, South || [[1978 Calder Cup playoffs|1978]] ||colspan="5"|Out of Playoffs
+|-
+|[[1978–79 AHL season|1978–79]] || 79 || 35 || 36 || 8 ||—||—|| 78 || .494 || 311 || 324 || 2nd, South || [[1979 Calder Cup playoffs|1979]] ||—|| L, 1-3, [[Binghamton Dusters|BNG]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1979–80 AHL season|1979–80]] || 80 || 35 || 39 || 6 ||—||—|| 76 || .475 || 289 || 273 || 2nd, South || [[1980 Calder Cup playoffs|1980]] ||—|| W, 4-0, [[Syracuse Firebirds|SYR]] || W, 4-2, [[New Haven Nighthawks|NH]] ||—|| '''W, 4-2, [[New Brunswick Hawks|NB]]'''
+|-
+|[[1980–81 AHL season|1980–81]] || 80 || 47 || 24 || 9 ||—||—|| 103 || .644 || 357 || 299 || '''1st, South''' || [[1981 Calder Cup playoffs|1981]] ||—|| W, 4-0, [[New Haven Nighthawks|NH]] || L, 2-4, [[Adirondack Red Wings|ADK]] ||—||—
+|-
+|[[1981–82 AHL season|1981–82]] || 80 || 36 || 38 || 6 ||—||—|| 78 || .488 || 316 || 347 || 4th, South || [[1982 Calder Cup playoffs|1982]] ||—|| L, 2-3, [[Binghamton Whalers|BNG]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1982–83 AHL season|1982–83]] || 80 || 40 || 35 || 5 ||—||—|| 85 || .531 || 313 || 308 || 2nd, South || [[1983 Calder Cup playoffs|1983]] ||—|| L, 1-4, [[New Haven Nighthawks|NH]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1983–84 AHL season|1983–84]] || 80 || 28 || 42 || 10 ||—||—|| 66 || .413 || 320 || 384 || 7th, South || [[1984 Calder Cup playoffs|1984]] ||colspan="5"|Out of Playoffs
+|-
+|[[1984–85 AHL season|1984–85]] || 80 || 26 || 43 || 11 ||—||—|| 63 || .394 || 315 || 339 || 6th, South || [[1985 Calder Cup playoffs|1985]] ||colspan="5"|Out of Playoffs
+|-
+|[[1985–86 AHL season|1985–86]] || 80 || 48 || 29 || 3 ||—||—|| 99 || .619 || 346 || 292 || '''1st, South''' || [[1986 Calder Cup playoffs|1986]] ||—|| W, 4-1, [[New Haven Nighthawks|NH]] || W, 4-3, [[St. Catharines Saints|SCS]] ||—|| L, 2-4, [[Adirondack Red Wings|ADK]]
+|-
+|[[1986–87 AHL season|1986–87]] || 80 || 43 || 36 || 0 || 1 ||—|| 87 || .544 || 329 || 309 || 4th, South || [[1987 Calder Cup playoffs|1987]] ||—|| L, 1-4, [[Rochester Americans|RCH]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1987–88 AHL season|1987–88]] || 80 || 50 || 25 || 3 || 2 ||—|| 105 || .656 || 343 || 256 || '''1st, South''' || [[1988 Calder Cup playoffs|1988]] ||—|| W, 4-0, [[Binghamton Whalers|BNG]] || W, 4-0, [[Adirondack Red Wings|ADK]] ||—|| '''W, 4-0, [[Fredericton Express|FRD]]'''
+|-
+|[[1988–89 AHL season|1988–89]] || 80 || 40 || 30 || 10 || 0 ||—|| 90 || .563 || 361 || 309 || 2nd, South || [[1989 Calder Cup playoffs|1989]] ||—|| W, 4-1, [[Utica Devils|UTI]] || L, 3-4, [[Adirondack Red Wings|ADK]] ||—||—
+|-
+|[[1989–90 AHL season|1989–90]] || 80 || 32 || 38 || 10 || 0 ||—|| 74 || .463 || 298 || 296 || 6th, South || [[1990 Calder Cup playoffs|1990]] ||colspan="5"|Out of Playoffs
+|-
+|[[1990–91 AHL season|1990–91]] || 80 || 33 || 35 || 12 || 0 ||—|| 78 || .488 || 313 || 324 || 4th, South || [[1991 Calder Cup playoffs|1991]] || W, 14-4, [[Adirondack Red Wings|ADK]] ||L, 1-4, [[Rochester Americans|RCH]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1991–92 AHL season|1991–92]] || 80 || 36 || 33 || 11 || 0 ||—|| 83 || .519 || 313 || 337 || 3rd, South || [[1992 Calder Cup playoffs|1992]] ||—|| L, 2-4, [[Rochester Americans|RCH]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1992–93 AHL season|1992–93]] || 80 || 27 || 41 || 12 || 0 ||—|| 66 || .413 || 316 || 339 || 5th, South || [[1993 Calder Cup playoffs|1993]] ||colspan="5"|Out of Playoffs
+|-
+|[[1993–94 AHL season|1993–94]] || 80 || 38 || 31 || 11 || 0 ||—|| 87 || .544 || 306 || 298 || '''1st, South''' || [[1994 Calder Cup playoffs|1994]] ||—|| W, 4-0, [[Rochester Americans|RCH]] ||L, 3-4, [[Cornwall Aces|CRN]] ||—||—
+|-
+|[[1994–95 AHL season|1994–95]] || 80 || 34 || 36 || 10 || 0 ||—|| 78 || .488 || 275 || 300 || 3rd, South || [[1995 Calder Cup playoffs|1995]] ||—|| L, 2-4, [[Cornwall Aces|CRN]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1995–96 AHL season|1995–96]] || 80 || 36 || 30 || 11 || 3 ||—|| 86 || .538 || 301 || 287 || 2nd, South || [[1996 Calder Cup playoffs|1996]] ||—|| L, 2-3, [[Baltimore Bandits|BAL]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1996–97 AHL season|1996–97]] || 80 || 43 || 22 || 10 || 5 ||—|| 101 || .631 || 273 || 220 || 2nd, Mid-Atlantic || [[1997 Calder Cup playoffs|1997]] ||—|| W, 3-1, [[Kentucky Thoroughblades|KEN]] || W, 4-3, [[Philadelphia Phantoms|PHI]] || W, 4-3, [[Springfield Falcons|SPR]] || '''W, 4-1, [[Hamilton Bulldogs|HAM]]'''
+|-
+|[[1997–98 AHL season|1997–98]] || 80 || 36 || 31 || 7 || 6 ||—|| 85 || .531 || 238 || 235 || 2nd, Mid-Atlantic || [[1998 Calder Cup playoffs|1998]] ||—|| W, 3-0, [[Kentucky Thoroughblades|KEN]]|| L, 0-4, [[Philadelphia Phantoms|PHI]] ||—||—
+|-
+|[[1998–99 AHL season|1998–99]] || 80 || 37 || 32 || 10 || 1 ||—|| 85 || .531 || 242 || 224 || 3rd, Mid-Atlantic || [[1999 Calder Cup playoffs|1999]] ||—|| L, 2-3, [[Kentucky Thoroughblades|KEN]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[1999–00 AHL season|1999–00]] || 80 || 43 || 29 || 5 || 3 ||—|| 94 || .588 || 297 || 267 || 2nd, Mid-Atlantic || [[2000 Calder Cup playoffs|2000]] ||—|| W, 3-2, [[Philadelphia Phantoms|PHI]] ||W, 4-1, [[Kentucky Thoroughblades|KEN]] ||L, 0-4, [[Rochester Americans|RCH]] ||—
+|-
+|[[2000–01 AHL season|2000–01]] || 80 || 34 || 39 || 4 || 3 ||—|| 75 || .469 || 216 || 234 || 5th, Mid-Atlantic ||[[2001 Calder Cup playoffs|2001]] ||—|| W, 3-0, [[Kentucky Thoroughblades|KEN]] || W, 4-1, [[Norfolk Admirals|NOR]] || L, 0-4, [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins|WBS]] ||—
+|-
+|[[2001–02 AHL season|2001–02]] || 80 || 36 || 27 || 11 || 6 ||—|| 89 || .556 || 200 || 193 || 2nd, South || [[2002 Calder Cup playoffs|2002]] ||—|| W, 3-1, [[Norfolk Admirals|NOR]] || L, 0-4, [[Houston Aeros (1994–2013)|HOU]] ||—||—
+|-
+|[[2002–03 AHL season|2002–03]] || 80 || 36 || 27 || 14 || 3 ||—|| 89 || .556 || 217 || 209 || 2nd, South || [[2003 Calder Cup playoffs|2003]] ||—|| L, 2-3, [[Chicago Wolves|CHI]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[2003–04 AHL season|2003–04]] || 80 || 33 || 34 || 8 || 5 ||—|| 78 || .494 || 203 || 218 || 6th, East || [[2004 Calder Cup playoffs|2004]] ||colspan="5"|Out of Playoffs
+|-
+|[[2004–05 AHL season|2004–05]] || 80 || 39 || 37 ||—|| 2 || 2 || 82 || .513 || 207 || 226 || 5th, East || [[2005 Calder Cup playoffs|2005]] ||colspan="5"|Out of Playoffs
+|-
+|[[2005–06 AHL season|2005–06]] || 80 || 44 || 21 ||—|| 5 || 10 || 103 || .644 || 262 || 234 || 2nd, East || [[2006 Calder Cup playoffs|2006]] ||—|| W, 4-0, [[Norfolk Admirals|NOR]] || W, 4-0, [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins|WBS]] || W, 4-3, [[Portland Pirates|POR]] || '''W, 4-2, [[Milwaukee Admirals|MIL]]'''
+|-
+|[[2006–07 AHL season|2006–07]] || 80 || 51 || 17 ||—|| 6 || 6 || 114 || .713 || 305 || 219 || '''1st, East''' || [[2007 Calder Cup playoffs|2007]] ||—|| W, 4-1 [[Albany River Rats|ALB]] || W, 4-1, [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins|WBS]] || W, 4-0, [[Manchester Monarchs|MAN]] || L, 1-4, [[Hamilton Bulldogs|HAM]]
+|-
+|[[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08]] || 80 || 42 || 30 ||—|| 2 || 6 || 92 || .575 || 253 || 247 || 4th, East || [[2008 Calder Cup playoffs|2008]] ||—|| L, 1-4, [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins|WBS]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[2008–09 AHL season|2008–09]] || 80 || 49 || 23 ||—|| 2 || 6 || 106 || .663 || 296 || 240 || '''1st, East''' || [[2009 Calder Cup playoffs|2009]] ||—|| W, 4-0, [[Philadelphia Phantoms|PHI]] || W, 4-3, [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins|WBS]] || W, 4-1, [[Providence Bruins|PRO]] ||'''W, 4-2, [[Manitoba Moose|MTB]]'''
+|-
+|[[2009–10 AHL season|2009–10]] || 80 || 60 || 17 ||—|| 0 || 3 || 123 || .769 || 342 || 218 ||'''1st, East''' || [[2010 Calder Cup playoffs|2010]] ||—|| W, 4–1, [[Bridgeport Sound Tigers|BRI]] || W, 4–0, [[Albany River Rats|ALB]] || W, 4–2, [[Manchester Monarchs|MAN]] || '''W, 4–2, [[Texas Stars|TEX]]'''
+|-
+|[[2010–11 AHL season|2010–11]] || 80 || 46 || 26 ||—|| 3 || 5 || 100 || .625 || 255 || 214 || 2nd, East || [[2011 Calder Cup playoffs|2011]] ||—|| L, 2-4, [[Charlotte Checkers (2010–)|CHA]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[2011–12 AHL season|2011–12]] || 76 || 38 || 26 ||—|| 4 || 8 || 88 || .579 || 244 || 225 || 3rd, East || [[2012 Calder Cup playoffs|2012]] ||—|| L, 2-3, [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins|WBS]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[2012-13 AHL Season|2012–13]] || 76 || 36 || 31 ||—|| 3 || 6 || 81 || .533 || 204 || 196 || 4th, East || [[2013 Calder Cup playoffs|2013]] ||—|| L, 2-3, [[Providence Bruins|PRO]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[2013–14 AHL season|2013–14]] || 76 || 39 || 27 ||—|| 5 || 5 || 88 || .579 || 221 || 213 || 4th, East || [[2014 Calder Cup playoffs|2014]] ||colspan="5"|Out of Playoffs
+|-
+|[[2014-15 AHL Season|2014–15]] || 76|| 46 || 22 ||—|| 5 || 3 || 100 || .658 || 218 || 181 || '''1st, East''' || [[2015 Calder Cup playoffs|2015]] ||—|| W, 4-2, [[Worcester Sharks|WOR]] || L, 2-4, [[Hartford Wolf Pack|HFD]] ||—||—
+|-
+|[[2015–16 AHL season|2015–16]] || 76 || 43 || 21 || - || 5 || 7 || 98 || .645 || 259 || 220 || '''1st, Atlantic''' || [[2016 Calder Cup playoffs|2016]] ||—|| W, 3-2, [[Portland Pirates|POR]] || W, 4-3, [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins|WBS]]|| W, 4-1, [[Toronto Marlies|TOR]]|| L, 0–4, [[Lake Erie Monsters|LE]]
+|-
+|[[2016-17 AHL Season|2016–17]] || 76 || 43 || 22 || - || 8 || 3 || 97 || .638 || 252 || 211 || 3rd, Atlantic || [[2017 Calder Cup playoffs|2017]] ||—|| W, 3-2, [[Lehigh Valley Phantoms|LVP]] || L, 3-4, [[Providence Bruins|PRO]] ||—||—||
+|-
+|[[2017-18 AHL Season|2017–18]] || 76 || 30 || 37 || - || 4 || 5 || 69 || .454 || 202 || 251 || 8th, Atlantic || [[2018 Calder Cup playoffs|2018]] ||colspan="5"|Out of Playoffs
+|-
+|[[2018-19 AHL Season|2018–19]] || 76 || 43 || 25 || - || 4 || 4 || 94 || .618 || 211 || 215 || 3rd, Atlantic || [[2019 Calder Cup playoffs|2019]] || - || W, 3-2, [[Bridgeport Sound Tigers|BRI]] || L, 0-4, [[Charlotte Checkers (2010-)|CHA]] ||—||—
 |}
-==Current roster==
-{{Hershey Bears roster}}
 {| width=45% h=45%
-!colspan=7 |<center><big>Staff
+!colspan=7 |<center><big>Staff </big></center>
 |- bgcolor="#dddddd"
 !width=35%|Title
@@ Line 274: / Line 432: @@
 |[[Troy Mann]]
 |}
+==Team Captains==
+*{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Brett Clark (ice hockey)|Brett Clark]], 2004-2005
+*{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Lawrence Nycholat]], 2005–2006
+*{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Alexandre Giroux]], 2006–2007
+*No Captain 2007-2008
+*{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Bryan Helmer]], 2008–2010
+*{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Andrew Joudrey]], 2010–2011
+*{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Boyd Kane]], 2011–Present
 ==Individual award winners==
@@ Line 330: / Line 497: @@
 ==Head coaches==
 <small>Asterik denotes number of Calder Cups won</small>
-*[[Herb Mitchell]]                  (1938–1941)
+*[[Herb Mitchell]] (1938–1941)
-*[[Ralph Weiland]]                  (1941–1945)
+*[[Ralph Weiland]] (1941–1945)
-*'''[[Don Penniston]]'''            (1945–1950)*
+*'''[[Don Penniston]]''' (1945–1950)*
-*[[Johnny Crawford]]                (1950–1952)
+*[[Johnny Crawford]] (1950–1952)
-*[[Murray Henderson (ice hockey)|Murray Henderson]]               (1952–1956)
+*[[Murray Henderson (ice hockey)|Murray Henderson]] (1952–1956)
-*'''[[Frank Mathers]]'''            (1956–1973)***
+*'''[[Frank Mathers]]''' (1956–1973)***
-*'''[[Chuck Hamilton]]'''           (1973–1979)*
+*'''[[Chuck Hamilton]]''' (1973–1979)*
-*[[Fred Stanfield]]                 (1979)
+*[[Fred Stanfield]] (1979)
-*'''[[Gary Green (ice hockey)|Gary Green]]/[[Doug John Gibson|Doug Gibson]]'''   (1979–1980)*
+*'''[[Gary Green (ice hockey)|Gary Green]]/[[Doug John Gibson|Doug Gibson]]''' (1979–1980)*
-*[[Bryan Murray (ice hockey)|Bryan Murray]]                   (1980-1981/1982)
+*[[Bryan Murray (ice hockey)|Bryan Murray]] (1980-1981/1982)
-*[[Gary Inness]]                    (1981/1982-1984/1985)
+*[[Gary Inness]] (1981/1982-1984/1985)
-*[[Frank Mathers]]/[[Bill Barber]]      (1984/1985)
+*[[Frank Mathers]]/[[Bill Barber]] (1984/1985)
-*'''[[John Paddock]]'''             (1985–1989)*
+*'''[[John Paddock]]''' (1985–1989)*
-*[[Kevin McCarthy (ice hockey)|Kevin McCarthy]]                 (1989–1990)
+*[[Kevin McCarthy (ice hockey)|Kevin McCarthy]] (1989–1990)
-*[[Mike Eaves]]                     (1990–1993)
+*[[Mike Eaves]] (1990–1993)
-*[[Jay Leach]]                      (1993-1995/1996)
+*[[Jay Leach]] (1993-1995/1996)
-*[[Bill Barber]]                    (1995/1996)
+*[[Bill Barber]] (1995/1996)
-*'''[[Bob Hartley]]'''              (1996–1998)*
+*'''[[Bob Hartley]]''' (1996–1998)*
-*[[Mike Foligno]]                   (1998–2003)
+*[[Mike Foligno]] (1998–2003)
-*[[Paul Fixter]]                    (2003–2005)
+*[[Paul Fixter]] (2003–2005)
-*'''[[Bruce Boudreau]]'''           (2005–2007)*
+*'''[[Bruce Boudreau]]''' (2005–2007)*
-*[[Bob Woods (hockey coach)|Bob Woods]]                     (2007–2009)*
+*[[Bob Woods (hockey coach)|Bob Woods]] (2007–2009)*
-*[[Mark French (ice hockey)|Mark French]]                    (2009–Present)*
+*[[Mark French (ice hockey)|Mark French]] (2009–Present)*
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}

Franchise history
Hershey Bears

City:	Hershey, Pennsylvania
League:	American Hockey League
Conference:	Eastern Conference
Division:	Atlantic Division
Founded:	1932
Home Arena:	Giant Center
Colors:	Chocolate Brown, Cocoa Brown, Sand, White
Owner(s):	Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company (HERCO)
General Manager:	Doug Yingst
Head Coach:	Mark French
Captain:	Bryan Helmer
Media:	The Patriot-News WQIC WHTM-TV]] (ABC27) WHP-TV (CBS21) WGAL-TV (NBC8) WPMT-TV (FOX43)
Affiliates:	Washington Capitals (NHL) Reading Royals (ECHL)
1932–1933:	Hershey B'ars
1933–1934:	Hershey Chocolate B'ars
1934–1936:	Hershey B'ars
1936–Present:	Hershey Bears
Championships
Regular Season Titles:	7 1942–43, 1957–58, 1980–81, 1985–86, 1987–88, 2006–07, 2009–10
Division Championships:	16 1938–39, 1943–44, 1946–47, 1951–52, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1993–94, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2014-15
Conference Championships:	22 1940–41, 1941–42, 1944–45, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1996–97, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
Calder Cups:	11 1946–47, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1987–88, 1996–97, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10

Regular Season												Playoffs
Season	G	W	L	T	OL	SL	Pts	Pct	GF	GA	Standing	Year	Prelims	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
1932–33	18	6	11	1	—	—	13	.361	69	58	3rd, TSHL	1933	Data unavailable
1933–34	23	13	9	1	—	—	27	.587	45	38	3rd, EAHL	1934	Data unavailable
1934–35	21	10	9	2	—	—	22	.524	56	22	2nd, EAHL	1935	Data unavailable
1935–36	39	27	10	2	—	—	56	.718	119	78	1st, EAHL	1936	Data unavailable
1936–37	48	25	15	8	—	—	58	.604	133	105	1st, EAHL	1937	Data unavailable
1937–38	58	32	15	11	—	—	75	.647	197	135	1st, EAHL	1938	Data unavailable
1938–39	54	31	18	5	—	—	67	.620	140	110	1st, West	1939	—	L, 2-3, PHI	—	—	—
1939–40	56	27	24	5	—	—	59	.527	154	156	2nd, West	1940	—	W, 2–1, NH	L, 1–2, PIT	—	—
1940–41	56	24	23	9	—	—	57	.509	193	189	2nd, West	1940	—	W, 2-0, NH	W, 2-1, PIT	—	L, 2-3, CLE
1941–42	56	33	17	6	—	—	72	.643	207	169	2nd, West	1942	—	W, 2-0, NH	W, 2-1, CLE	—	L, 2-3, IND
1942–43	56	35	13	8	—	—	78	.696	240	166	1st, East	1943	—	L, 2-4, BUF	—	—	—
1943–44	54	30	16	8	—	—	68	.630	181	133	1st, East	1944	—	L, 3-4, CLE	—	—	—
1944–45	60	28	24	8	—	—	64	.533	197	186	2nd, East	1945	—	W, 4-1, IND	—	—	L, 2-4, CLE
1945–46	62	26	26	10	—	—	62	.500	213	221	2nd, East	1946	—	L, 1-2, PIT	—	—	—
1946–47	64	36	16	12	—	—	84	.656	276	174	1st, East	1947	—	W, 4-0, CLE	—	—	W, 4-3, PIT
1947–48	68	25	30	13	—	—	63	.463	240	273	3rd, East	1948	—	L, 1-2, BUF	—	—	—
1948–49	68	28	35	5	—	—	61	.449	256	261	2nd, East	1949	—	W, 2-0, IND	W, 2-0, CLE	—	L, 3-4, PRO
1949–50	70	21	39	10	—	—	52	.371	229	310	5th, East	1950	Out of Playoffs
1950–51	70	38	28	5	—	—	80	.571	256	242	2nd, East	1951	—	W, 3-0, IND	L, 0-3, PIT	—	—
1951–52	68	35	28	5	—	—	75	.551	256	215	1st, East	1952	—	L, 1-4, PIT	—	—	—
1952–53	64	31	32	1	—	—	63	.492	208	217	4th, AHL	1953	—	L, 0-3, PIT	—	—	—
1953–54	70	37	29	4	—	—	78	.557	274	243	2nd, AHL	1954	—	W, 3-2, PIT	—	—	L, 2-3, CLE
1954–55	64	29	28	7	—	—	65	.508	217	225	5th, AHL	1955	Out of Playoffs
1955–56	64	19	39	6	—	—	44	.344	218	271	5th, AHL	1956	Out of Playoffs
1956–57	64	32	28	4	—	—	68	.531	223	237	4th, AHL	1957	—	L, 3-4, CLE	—	—	—
1957–58	70	39	24	7	—	—	85	.607	241	198	1st, AHL	1958	—	W, 4-1, PRO	—	—	W, 4-2, SPR
1958–59	70	32	32	6	—	—	70	.500	200	202	4th, AHL	1959	—	W, 4-3, CLE	—	—	W, 4-2, BUF
1959–60	72	28	37	7	—	—	63	.438	226	238	6th, AHL	1960	Out of Playoffs
1960–61	72	36	32	4	—	—	76	.528	218	210	2nd, AHL	1961	—	W, 3-1, BUF	—	—	L, 0-4, SPR
1961–62	70	37	28	5	—	—	79	.564	236	213	2nd, East	1962	—	W, 2-1, PRO	L, 1-3, BUF	—	—
1962–63	72	36	28	8	—	—	80	.556	262	231	2nd, East	1963	—	W, 2-1, BAL	W, 3-2, CLE	—	L, 3-4, BUF
1963–64	72	36	31	5	—	—	77	.535	236	249	2nd, East	1964	—	W, 2-1, PRO	L, 0-3, CLE	—	—
1964–65	72	36	32	4	—	—	76	.528	246	243	2nd, East	1965	—	W, 3-2, BAL	W, 3-2, BUF	—	L, 1-4, RCH
1965–66	72	37	30	5	—	—	79	.549	268	232	2nd, East	1966	—	L, 0-3, SPR	—	—	—
1966–67	72	38	24	10	—	—	86	.597	273	216	1st, East	1967	—	L, 1-4, PIT	—	—	—
1967–68	72	34	30	8	—	—	76	.528	276	248	1st, East	1968	—	L, 1-4, RCH	—	—	—
1968–69	74	41	27	6	—	—	88	.595	307	234	1st, East	1969	—	W, 4-2, BUF	—	—	W, 4-1, QUE
1969–70	72	28	28	16	—	—	72	.500	247	249	2nd, West	1970	—	L, 3-4, SPR	—	—	—
1970–71	72	31	31	10	—	—	72	.500	238	212	3rd, West	1971	—	L, 1-3, CLE	—	—	—
1971–72	76	33	30	13	—	—	79	.520	266	253	2nd, West	1972	—	L, 0-4, CIN	—	—	—
1972–73	76	42	23	11	—	—	95	.625	326	231	2nd, West	1973	—	L, 3-4, VIR	—	—	—
1973–74	76	39	23	14	—	—	92	.605	320	241	2nd, South	1974	—	W, 4-1, CIN	W, 4-0, BAL	—	W, 4-1, PRO
1974–75	76	27	38	10	—	—	64	.427	259	303	3rd, South	1975	—	W, 4-3, RIC	L, 1-4, NH	—	—
1975–76	76	39	31	6	—	—	84	.553	304	275	1st, South	1976	—	—	W, 4-1, RIC	—	L, 1-4, NS
1976–77	80	36	38	6	—	—	78	.488	282	293	4th, AHL	1977	—	L, 2-4, NS	—	—	—
1977–78	81	27	44	10	—	—	64	.395	281	324	4th, South	1978	Out of Playoffs
1978–79	79	35	36	8	—	—	78	.494	311	324	2nd, South	1979	—	L, 1-3, BNG	—	—	—
1979–80	80	35	39	6	—	—	76	.475	289	273	2nd, South	1980	—	W, 4-0, SYR	W, 4-2, NH	—	W, 4-2, NB
1980–81	80	47	24	9	—	—	103	.644	357	299	1st, South	1981	—	W, 4-0, NH	L, 2-4, ADK	—	—
1981–82	80	36	38	6	—	—	78	.488	316	347	4th, South	1982	—	L, 2-3, BNG	—	—	—
1982–83	80	40	35	5	—	—	85	.531	313	308	2nd, South	1983	—	L, 1-4, NH	—	—	—
1983–84	80	28	42	10	—	—	66	.413	320	384	7th, South	1984	Out of Playoffs
1984–85	80	26	43	11	—	—	63	.394	315	339	6th, South	1985	Out of Playoffs
1985–86	80	48	29	3	—	—	99	.619	346	292	1st, South	1986	—	W, 4-1, NH	W, 4-3, SCS	—	L, 2-4, ADK
1986–87	80	43	36	0	1	—	87	.544	329	309	4th, South	1987	—	L, 1-4, RCH	—	—	—
1987–88	80	50	25	3	2	—	105	.656	343	256	1st, South	1988	—	W, 4-0, BNG	W, 4-0, ADK	—	W, 4-0, FRD
1988–89	80	40	30	10	0	—	90	.563	361	309	2nd, South	1989	—	W, 4-1, UTI	L, 3-4, ADK	—	—
1989–90	80	32	38	10	0	—	74	.463	298	296	6th, South	1990	Out of Playoffs
1990–91	80	33	35	12	0	—	78	.488	313	324	4th, South	1991	W, 14-4, ADK	L, 1-4, RCH	—	—	—
1991–92	80	36	33	11	0	—	83	.519	313	337	3rd, South	1992	—	L, 2-4, RCH	—	—	—
1992–93	80	27	41	12	0	—	66	.413	316	339	5th, South	1993	Out of Playoffs
1993–94	80	38	31	11	0	—	87	.544	306	298	1st, South	1994	—	W, 4-0, RCH	L, 3-4, CRN	—	—
1994–95	80	34	36	10	0	—	78	.488	275	300	3rd, South	1995	—	L, 2-4, CRN	—	—	—
1995–96	80	36	30	11	3	—	86	.538	301	287	2nd, South	1996	—	L, 2-3, BAL	—	—	—
1996–97	80	43	22	10	5	—	101	.631	273	220	2nd, Mid-Atlantic	1997	—	W, 3-1, KEN	W, 4-3, PHI	W, 4-3, SPR	W, 4-1, HAM
1997–98	80	36	31	7	6	—	85	.531	238	235	2nd, Mid-Atlantic	1998	—	W, 3-0, KEN	L, 0-4, PHI	—	—
1998–99	80	37	32	10	1	—	85	.531	242	224	3rd, Mid-Atlantic	1999	—	L, 2-3, KEN	—	—	—
1999–00	80	43	29	5	3	—	94	.588	297	267	2nd, Mid-Atlantic	2000	—	W, 3-2, PHI	W, 4-1, KEN	L, 0-4, RCH	—
2000–01	80	34	39	4	3	—	75	.469	216	234	5th, Mid-Atlantic	2001	—	W, 3-0, KEN	W, 4-1, NOR	L, 0-4, WBS	—
2001–02	80	36	27	11	6	—	89	.556	200	193	2nd, South	2002	—	W, 3-1, NOR	L, 0-4, HOU	—	—
2002–03	80	36	27	14	3	—	89	.556	217	209	2nd, South	2003	—	L, 2-3, CHI	—	—	—
2003–04	80	33	34	8	5	—	78	.494	203	218	6th, East	2004	Out of Playoffs
2004–05	80	39	37	—	2	2	82	.513	207	226	5th, East	2005	Out of Playoffs
2005–06	80	44	21	—	5	10	103	.644	262	234	2nd, East	2006	—	W, 4-0, NOR	W, 4-0, WBS	W, 4-3, POR	W, 4-2, MIL
2006–07	80	51	17	—	6	6	114	.713	305	219	1st, East	2007	—	W, 4-1 ALB	W, 4-1, WBS	W, 4-0, MAN	L, 1-4, HAM
2007–08	80	42	30	—	2	6	92	.575	253	247	4th, East	2008	—	L, 1-4, WBS	—	—	—
2008–09	80	49	23	—	2	6	106	.663	296	240	1st, East	2009	—	W, 4-0, PHI	W, 4-3, WBS	W, 4-1, PRO	W, 4-2, MTB
2009–10	80	60	17	—	0	3	123	.769	342	218	1st, East	2010	—	W, 4–1, BRI	W, 4–0, ALB	W, 4–2, MAN	W, 4–2, TEX
2010–11	80	46	26	—	3	5	100	.625	255	214	2nd, East	2011	—	L, 2-4, CHA	—	—	—
2011–12	76	38	26	—	4	8	88	.579	244	225	3rd, East	2012	—	L, 2-3, WBS	—	—	—
2012–13	76	36	31	—	3	6	81	.533	204	196	4th, East	2013	—	L, 2-3, PRO	—	—	—
2013–14	76	39	27	—	5	5	88	.579	221	213	4th, East	2014	Out of Playoffs
2014–15	76	46	22	—	5	3	100	.658	218	181	1st, East	2015	—	W, 4-2, WOR	L, 2-4, HFD	—	—
2015–16	76	43	21	-	5	7	98	.645	259	220	1st, Atlantic	2016	—	W, 3-2, POR	W, 4-3, WBS	W, 4-1, TOR	L, 0–4, LE
2016–17	76	43	22	-	8	3	97	.638	252	211	3rd, Atlantic	2017	—	W, 3-2, LVP	L, 3-4, PRO	—	—
2017–18	76	30	37	-	4	5	69	.454	202	251	8th, Atlantic	2018	Out of Playoffs
2018–19	76	43	25	-	4	4	94	.618	211	215	3rd, Atlantic	2019	-	W, 3-2, BRI	L, 0-4, CHA	—	—