Hershey Bears defeat Bridgeport 2-0 in the first game of their Calder Cup playoffs series

Hershey Bears defeat Bridgeport 2-0 in the first game of their Calder Cup playoffs series

Hershey now leads the series and can clinch a second-round berth with a win at home Thursday night.

Bears break serve, take opener in Bridgeport

David Gucciardi broke a scoreless tie with 7:29 left in regulation and sent the Hershey Bears on to a 2-0 win over Bridgeport in Game 1 of their Atlantic Division first-round series on Tuesday evening. The Bears take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series back home, where they will host Game 2 on Thursday. Gucciardi, a rookie defenseman who scored three goals in 52 games during the regular-season, took a cross-crease pass from Henrik Rybinski and

The Hershey Bears have an incredible opportunity in their first-round playoff series: They can literally end the Bridgeport Islanders

The Hershey Bears will play the Bridgeport Islanders in the first round of the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs, and they have both an incredible and rare opportunity. If Hershey can be victorious in the three-game series, they will end the Bridgeport Islanders… like, literally. The New York Islanders are relocating their AHL affiliate to Hamilton, Ontario, for the 2026-27 season after the AHL Board of Governors approved the move unanimously on March 31…

Bears Blank Islanders 2-0 to Open Series

David Gucciardi broke a 0-0 midway through the third period and Clay Stevenson made 18 saves to earn his first shutout in the Calder Cup Playoffs as the Hershey Bears (1-0) earned a 2-0 win to open their best-of-three Atlantic Division First Round series over the Bridgeport Islanders (0-1) on Tuesday night at Total Mortgage Arena