The Hershey Bears advanced to the second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs with a 3-2 win over Lehigh Valley in Game 5 on Sunday.

Lehigh Valley staved off elimination on the road for the second game in a row, setting up a winner-take-all showdown with Hershey on Sunday.

Chris Conner scored on a breakaway 1:49 into overtime as Lehigh Valley picked up the franchise’s first postseason win in nearly nine years on Wednesday night.

The Providence Bruins and Hershey Bears clinched the final two Atlantic Division spots in the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday night.

The American Hockey League announced the 2016-17 AHL First and Second All-Star Teams, as voted by AHL coaches, players and media.

Hershey’s Christian Djoos, Stockton’s Mark Jankowski and Charlotte’s Tom McCollum have been selected as the AHL’s award winners for March.

Hershey Bears forward Paul Carey has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Mar. 19, 2017.

The Hershey Bears hockey team has received defenseman Mattias Backman on loan from Dallas Stars, and in exchange, the Washington Capitals have loaned defenseman Darren Dietz to the AHL’s Texas Stars.

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club and the San Antonio Rampage announced Wednesday that the team has acquired goaltender Joe Cannata from the Washington Capitals in exchange for defenseman Cody Corbett. Cannata will be assigned to San Antonio of the American Hockey League.

The Washington Capitals acquired Kevin Shattenkirk and Pheonix Copley from St. Louis for Zach Sanford, Brad Malone and draft picks.