Just as he did four times during his nine seasons as the voice of the Bears, John Walton is spending his spring with Hershey as they fight for a Calder Cup.

It has already been a dream rookie season for Tye Kartye. Is a Calder Cup ring asking too much?

Dan Bylsma did not want to go there before Game 2. After his Firebirds’ 4-0 win last night, however, Bylsma could touch the topic.

After setting career scoring highs during the regular season, Kole Lind is leading the league in playoff scoring and has his Firebirds three wins away from the Calder Cup.

The Coachella Valley Firebirds have wasted no time introducing themselves to their opponents during the Calder Cup Playoffs.

A Calder Cup championship is four wins away. And full-time NHL jobs may not be far behind. As is so often the adage in the AHL, especially as the playoffs move along, National Hockey League teams are looking for winners.

You know the Hershey Bears have been playing late in the spring just by the sounds of the roller coasters from nearby Hersheypark.

The end of a Calder Cup Playoff run is an abrupt one. This weekend, the Rochester Americans are packing their bags, gathering for end-of-season meetings, and heading out the door.

The word came from goaltending coach Dave Rook on the long trip back home from California on Sunday. “You’re in tomorrow night.” Devin Cooley was getting the call, and he was ready.

If a hockey team eventually takes on the demeanor of its head coach, then the Hershey Bears have followed the axiom with Todd Nelson.