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NY Islanders legend Bryan Trottier hired as TV analyst for Pittsburgh Penguins

Former Canucks first-round pick Jared McCann opened up about what happened with him in Vancouver, leading to a trade in 2016.

Brothers Jim and Don Bach, together with Hank Durski, Sr. will head the Independence Day Parade this year, making this the first time the parade will be headed by three grand marshals.

Linus Weissbach scored a pair of goals in tonight's contest, but they weren't possible without a certain Buffalo Sabres prospect putting in the work. 

The Hershey Bears took a commanding 3-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals after an exciting comeback victory in Rochester on Monday. The Bears, down 2-0 heading into the third period, scored four unanswered goals to win Game Four. Hershey got a two-goal night from Mason Morelli, who was also credited with the game-winner.…

HERSHEY, PA -- Coming into Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Hershey Bears had won six of their seven games in the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs, defeating the Charlotte Checkers in four games and sweeping the Hartford Wolf Pack in three in the Atlantic Division Finals. The only game Hershey lost, Game Three…

Amerks roll past Bears in Game 1 of Eastern Conference final Rochester Amerks

It was a quiet night from Jiri Kulich and Isak Rosen, two Buffalo Sabres prospects who dominated in the previous two series. 

The Hershey Bears opened up their Eastern Conference Finals series with the Rochester Americans on Tuesday and laid an egg at home in Game One. The Bears will start the best-of-seven matchup in a one-game hole heading into Game Two on Thursday after a brutal 5-1 loss. Goaltender Hunter Shepard was chased out of his…