Lehigh Valley Phantoms Are Trying to Shake Off Past Ghosts With Snowden Hire
It’s been over a month since the Lehigh Valley Phantoms hired John Snowden as their head coach. It’s been a few weeks since the Hershey Bears hired Derek King. The…
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Hershey Bears Naming Derek King Head Coach Is the Right Move
It took the Hershey Bears all summer to find their next head coach, well after the rest of the American Hockey League (AHL) teams that had openings. Replacing Todd Nelson…
Capitals Prospect Trineyev Is Developing Into Ideal Power Forward
In Hershey, Pennsylvania, the expectation is to win the Calder Cup every year. It made the previous week a failure for the most decorated team in the American Hockey League…
Charlotte Checkers Took Care of the Minor Details to Defeat Hershey Bears
The entire American Hockey League (AHL) tried to catch the Hershey Bears all season. This team won the Calder Cup in back-to-back seasons, and even in a 2024-25 season where…
Best NHL Landing Spots for Hershey Bears Head Coach Todd Nelson
There were eight NHL coaching vacancies to start the offseason, and four teams have already hired their next bench boss, including the Philadelphia Flyers, who brought in Rick Tocchet. While…
Hershey’s Nelson Is Making the Right Moves in Calder Cup Playoffs
It’s that time of year. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are in full swing, so are the Calder Cup Playoffs, and the head coaching carousel is spinning. It’s why this is…
Hershey Bears’ 3-Peat Pursuit Is Alive & Well After Series Comeback vs. Lehigh Valley Phantoms
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms are a great team, better than their record in the regular season indicated. The mix of young American Hockey League (AHL) players and teenage prospects was…
Bears vs Phantoms AHL Matchup Shows Gap in Good vs Great Coaching
“I look up to Hershey” or “I want this team to be like Hershey” is a common line at the postgame pressers from Lehigh Valley Phantoms head coach Ian Laperriere,…
Hershey Proving Against Lehigh Valley Why They Can’t Be Counted Out
For the first time all season, the Hershey Bears had their backs to the wall. It looked like, for the first time since 2022, there would be a different champion…
How the Lehigh Valley Phantoms Can Close the Gap vs Hershey Bears
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms mirror the Hershey Bears, or at least that’s their goal. They love to forecheck, play physical, and let the defense set up the offense. The problem…