When was Hershey Bears founded?

Hershey Bears was founded in 1932 in Hershey, PA, USA, USA.

Where is Hershey Bears based?

Hershey Bears is based in Hershey, PA, USA.

Who is the head coach of Hershey Bears?

The head coach of Hershey Bears is John Paddock.

Who is the captain of Hershey Bears?

The captain of Hershey Bears is David Fenyves.

What arena does Hershey Bears play in?

Hershey Bears play their home games at Giant Center in Hershey, PA, USA.

Who is the general manager of Hershey Bears?

The general manager of Hershey Bears is Frank Mathers.

What are the team colors of Hershey Bears?

The team colors of Hershey Bears are Brown + White.

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1988-1989

1988-1989 Season

Hershey Bears were 40-30-10 in the 1988-89 AHL season with 90 points, 2nd in the Southern Division and 4th overall.

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1988-1989 Hershey Bears Player Stats

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Hershey Bears — 1988-1989 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
AHL
1.		Don Biggs (C)	77	36	67	103	158	-	11	5	9	14	30
2.		Brian Dobbin (RW)	59	43	48	91	61	-	11	7	6	13	12
3.		Mark Lofthouse (RW)	74	32	47	79	71	-	12	3	4	7	20
4.		Mark Freer (C)	75	30	49	79	77	-	12	4	6	10	2
5.		David Fenyves (D)	79	15	51	66	41	-	12	2	6	8	6
6.		Chris Jensen (RW)	45	27	31	58	66	-	10	4	5	9	29
7.		Don Nachbaur (C)	49	24	31	55	172	-	12	0	5	5	58
8.		Gordon Paddock (C)	75	6	36	42	105	-	12	0	1	1	17
9.		Warren Harper (RW)	66	20	20	40	72	-	1	0	0	0	0
10.		Glen Seabrooke (C)	51	23	15	38	19	-
11.		Al Hill (C)	62	13	20	33	63	-	8	2	0	2	10
12.		Nick Kypreos (LW)	28	12	15	27	19	-	12	4	5	9	11
13.		Kent Hawley (C)	54	9	17	26	47	-
14.		Jeff Harding (RW)	34	13	5	18	64	-	8	1	1	2	33
15.		Shaun Sabol (D)	58	7	11	18	134	-	12	0	2	2	35
16.		Ray Allison (RW)	15	6	11	17	18	-	12	4	7	11	6
17.		Mitch Lamoureux (C)	9	9	7	16	14	-	9	1	4	5	14
18.		John Stevens (D)	78	3	13	16	129	-	12	1	1	2	29
19.		Bruce Rendall (LW)	37	7	8	15	12	-
20.		Ross Fitzpatrick (C)	11	6	9	15	4	-	9	2	2	4	4
21.		Scott Sandelin (D)	39	6	9	15	38	-	8	2	1	3	4
22.		Mike Stothers (D)	76	4	11	15	262	-	9	0	2	2	29
23.		Kerry Huffman (D)	29	2	13	15	16	-
24.		Jean-Jacques Daigneault (D)	12	0	10	10	13	-
25.		Magnus Roupé (LW)	12	2	6	8	17	-
26.		Mike Murray (C)	19	1	2	3	8	-
27.		Murray Baron (D)	9	0	3	3	8	-
28.		Craig Berube (LW)	7	0	2	2	19	-
29.		Craig Kitteringham (D)	2	0	0	0	4	-
30.		Tony Horacek (LW)	10	0	0	0	38	-

Hershey Bears — 1988-1989 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
AHL
1.		Mark LaForest (G)	3	2.92	.889	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	2.18
2.		Darryl Gilmour (G)	38	4.13	.861	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.		Jocelyn Perrault (G)	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.		Marc D'Amour (G)	39	3.51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

1988-1989 Hershey Bears Staff

Head CoachJohn Paddock
Asst. CoachMitch Lamoureux
Asst. CoachKevin McCarthy
General ManagerFrank Mathers
Asst. General ManagerDoug Yingst
ChairmanJ. Bruce McKinney
Head Athletic TrainerDan Stuck

Team Staff History

1988-1989 Hershey Bears Captains

"C"

David Fenyves

Team Captaincy History

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1988-1989 Hershey Bears Demographics

Hershey Bears Facts

Plays in: American Hockey League
Team Colors: Brown + White
Town: Hershey, PA, USA Map
Founded: 1932

1988-1989 Hershey Bears Roster Facts

Nationalities

31 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

Hershey Bears: 3 652 GP
NHL: 1 829 GP
WC: 10 GP
OG: 7 GP
SHL: 204 GP
AHL: 6 612 GP
NL: 33 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Washington Capitals (NHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Giant Center
Location: Hershey, PA, USA
Capacity: 10 500
Construction Year: 2002

Hershey Bears Games

Hershey Bears — 1988-1989 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/28/2026 11:05 PM UTC	Rochester Americans	Hershey Bears	-	AHL
10/24/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Hershey Bears	Belleville Senators	-	AHL
10/18/2026 07:00 PM UTC	Hershey Bears	Providence Bruins	1 - 6	AHL
10/17/2026 10:00 PM UTC	Hershey Bears	Providence Bruins	5 - 3	AHL
10/11/2026 09:00 PM UTC	Hershey Bears	Texas Stars	6 - 1	AHL

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Latest Transactions

Hershey Bears — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/17/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Jonny Brodzinski (F)	Washington Capitals	Details
10/12/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Justin Holl (D)	Washington Capitals	Details
09/29/2026	Confirmed	joining	Cal Petersen (G)	Minnesota Wild	Details
09/26/2026	Confirmed	joining	Miles Gendron (D)	Reading Royals	Details
09/24/2026	Confirmed	joining	Nicklas Andrews (D)	Toledo Walleye	Details
09/22/2026	Confirmed	joining	Joey Anderson (F)	Chicago Blackhawks	Details
09/22/2026	Confirmed	joining	Aidan Hreschuk (D)	South Carolina Stingrays	Details
09/22/2026	Confirmed	joining	Ryan Sandelin (F)	South Carolina Stingrays	Details

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Hershey Bears History and Standings

Hershey Bears — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	AHL	6	4	2	-	-	0	19	18	8	1.33	1	-
2025-2026	AHL	72	32	31	-	-	9	210	230	73	1.01	5	Division Semifinal loss
2024-2025	AHL	72	44	20	-	-	8	234	211	96	1.33	1	Division Final loss
2023-2024	AHL	72	53	14	-	-	5	229	151	111	1.54	1	Champion
2022-2023	AHL	72	44	19	-	-	9	217	184	97	1.35	2	Champion
2021-2022	AHL	76	34	32	-	-	10	202	209	78	1.03	5	First round loss
2020-2021	AHL	33	24	7	-	-	2	110	77	50	1.52	1	No playoffs held
2019-2020	AHL	62	37	18	-	-	7	187	157	81	1.31	2	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	AHL	76	43	25	-	-	8	211	215	94	1.24	3	Conference SF loss
2017-2018	AHL	76	30	37	-	-	9	201	249	69	0.91	8	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	AHL	76	43	22	-	-	11	252	211	97	1.28	3	Conference SF loss
2015-2016	AHL	76	43	21	-	-	12	259	220	98	1.29	1	Final loss
2014-2015	AHL	76	37	22	-	9	8	218	181	100	1.32	1	Conference SF loss
2013-2014	AHL	76	39	27	-	-	10	221	213	88	1.16	4	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	AHL	76	29	31	-	7	9	204	196	81	1.07	4	Conference QF loss
2011-2012	AHL	76	30	26	-	8	12	244	225	88	1.16	3	Conference QF loss
2010-2011	AHL	80	46	26	-	3	5	255	214	100	1.25	2	Conference QF loss
2009-2010	AHL	80	54	17	-	6	3	342	198	123	1.54	1	Champion
2008-2009	AHL	80	40	23	-	9	8	296	240	106	1.33	1	Champion
2007-2008	AHL	80	38	30	-	4	8	253	247	92	1.15	4	Conference QF loss
2006-2007	AHL	80	46	17	-	5	12	305	219	114	1.43	1	Final loss
2005-2006	AHL	80	36	21	-	8	15	262	234	103	1.29	2	Champion
2004-2005	AHL	80	39	37	-	-	4	207	226	82	1.03	5	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	AHL	80	33	34	8	-	5	203	218	78	0.98	6	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	AHL	80	36	27	14	-	3	217	209	89	1.11	2	Conference QF loss
2001-2002	AHL	80	36	27	11	-	6	200	193	89	1.11	2	Conference SF loss
2000-2001	AHL	80	34	39	4	-	3	216	234	75	0.94	5	Conference Final loss
1999-2000	AHL	80	43	29	5	-	3	297	267	94	1.18	2	Conference Final loss
1998-1999	AHL	80	37	32	10	-	1	242	224	85	1.06	3	Conference QF loss
1997-1998	AHL	80	36	31	7	-	6	238	235	85	1.06	2	Conference SF loss

Hershey Bears Retired Numbers

Hershey Bears Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Hershey Bears — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Sheldon Rempal (F)	2026-2027	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	19	8	9	17	18
2.	Kevin O'Neil (F)	2026-2027	Herning Blue Fox	Metal Ligaen	12	6	10	16	2
3.	Darren Dietz (D)	2026-2027	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL	19	5	11	16	9
4.	Riley Sutter (F)	2026-2027	Shanghai Dragons	KHL	13	5	10	15	4
5.	Mason Morelli (F)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	18	4	11	15	12
6.	Garrett Pilon (F)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	18	6	8	14	2
7.	Chase Priskie (D)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	18	4	10	14	16
8.	Logan Day (D)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	18	2	12	14	6
9.	Mathias Bau Hansen (F)	2026-2027	Herning Blue Fox	Metal Ligaen	11	3	10	13	4
10.	Ryan Dmowski (F)	2026-2027	HC Slovan Bratislava	Extraliga	12	7	5	12	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Hershey Bears — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	25.41
2025-2026	View Roster	6'2"	196 lbs	25.46
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	27.77
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	26.45
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	26.18

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Hershey Bears — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mike Nykoluk (F)	972	172	636	808
2.	Tim Tookey (F)	529	251	442	693
3.	Arnie Kullman (F)	753	253	366	619
4.	Jeannot Gilbert (F)	552	206	389	595
5.	Chris Bourque (F)	604	196	390	586

Franchise All-Time Goals

Hershey Bears — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dunc Fisher (F)	511	260	301	561
2.	Arnie Kullman (F)	753	253	366	619
3.	Tim Tookey (F)	529	251	442	693
4.	Willie Marshall (F)	439	226	344	570
5.	Roger De Jordy (F)	531	222	226	448

Franchise All-Time Assists

Hershey Bears — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mike Nykoluk (F)	972	172	636	808
2.	Tim Tookey (F)	529	251	442	693
3.	Chris Bourque (F)	604	196	390	586
4.	Jeannot Gilbert (F)	552	206	389	595
5.	Arnie Kullman (F)	753	253	366	619

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Hershey Bears — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Mike Stothers (D)	487	33	104	1519
2.	Larry Zeidel (D)	517	40	218	1335
3.	Ralph Keller (D)	737	103	408	1175
4.	Jay Johnston (D)	342	12	74	1023
5.	Don Nachbaur (F)	259	96	201	1014

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Hershey Bears — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mike Nykoluk (F)	972	172	636	808
2.	Arnie Kullman (F)	753	253	366	619
3.	Ralph Keller (D)	737	103	305	408
4.	Howie Yanosik (D)	608	52	220	272
5.	Chris Bourque (F)	604	196	390	586

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Hershey Bears — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Anton Gustafsson (F)	1	0	2	2.00
2.	Tony McKegney (F)	24	21	39	1.63
3.	Joe Bell (F)	17	13	27	1.59
4.	Wes Jarvis (F)	96	52	152	1.58
5.	Jacques Gagnon (F)	2	1	3	1.50

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Hershey Bears — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Tim Tookey (F)	1986-1987	AHL	80	51	73	124	1.55	45
2.	George Sullivan (F)	1953-1954	AHL	69	30	89	119	1.72	54
3.	Tim Tookey (F)	1992-1993	AHL	80	38	70	108	1.35	63
4.	Keith Aucoin (F)	2009-2010	AHL	72	35	71	106	1.47	49
5.	Mitch Lamoureux (F)	1993-1994	AHL	80	45	60	105	1.31	92

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Hershey Bears — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Alexandre Giroux (F)	2008-2009	AHL	69	60	37	97	1.41	84
2.	Tony Cassolato (F)	1982-1983	AHL	75	53	38	91	1.21	22
3.	Roger De Jordy (F)	1966-1967	AHL	72	52	32	84	1.17	10
4.	Tim Tookey (F)	1986-1987	AHL	80	51	73	124	1.55	45
5.	Alexandre Giroux (F)	2009-2010	AHL	69	50	53	103	1.49	34

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Hershey Bears — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	George Sullivan (F)	1953-1954	AHL	69	30	89	119	1.72	54
2.	Tim Tookey (F)	1986-1987	AHL	80	51	73	124	1.55	45
3.	Keith Aucoin (F)	2009-2010	AHL	72	35	71	106	1.47	49
4.	Jim Montgomery (F)	1995-1996	AHL	78	34	71	105	1.35	95
5.	Keith Aucoin (F)	2008-2009	AHL	70	25	71	96	1.37	73

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Hershey Bears — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Steve Martinson (F)	1985-1986	AHL	69	3	6	9	0.13	432
2.	Dennis Bonvie (F)	2004-2005	AHL	76	4	14	18	0.24	357
3.	Louis Robitaille (F)	2007-2008	AHL	68	4	8	12	0.18	350
4.	Gary Rissling (F)	1978-1979	AHL	52	14	20	34	0.65	337
5.	Archie Henderson (F)	1978-1979	AHL	78	17	11	28	0.36	337