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1998-1999 Hershey Bears Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	David Aebischer (G)	47	1978	Genève, SUI	6'1"	187	L
	#31	Marc Denis (G)	48	1977	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'1"	192	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#32	Chris Armstrong (D)	50	1975	Regina, SK, CAN	6'0"	203	L
	#5	Rick Berry (D)	47	1978	Birtle, MB, CAN	6'2"	214	L
		Ryan Brown (D)	51	1974	Boyle, AB, CAN	6'4"	238	R
	#2	Jeff Buchanan (D)	54	1971	Swift Current, SK, CAN	6'2"	201	R
		Greg Callahan (D)	52	1973	Chestnut Hill, MA, USA	6'3"	201	L
		Ted Crowley (D)	55	1970	Concord, MA, USA	6'2"	187	R
		Calvin Elfring (D)	49	1976	Lethbridge, AB, CAN	6'0"	185	L
		Shannon Finn (D)	53	1972	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'2"	194	L
	#4	Mike Gaul (D)	52	1973	Lachine, QC, CAN	6'1"	205	R
		Erich Goldmann (D)	49	1976	Dingolfing, GER	6'3"	212	L
	#29	Sami Helenius (D)	51	1974	Jokela, FIN	6'5"	231	L
		Éric Messier (D/LW)	52	1973	Drummondville, QC, CAN	5'11"	201	L
		Scott Ricci (D)	51	1974	St. Catharines, ON, CAN	6'2"	212	L
		Alexander Ryazantsev (D)	45	1980	Moskva, RUS	6'0"	225	R
	#21	Martin Skoula (D)	46	1979	Litomerice, CZE	6'3"	223	L
	#6	Dan Smith (D)	49	1976	Fernie, BC, CAN	6'3"	214	L
		Ben Storey (D)	48	1977	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'2"	181	L
		Travis Tucker (D)	54	1971	Hartford, CT, USA	6'3"	220	R
	#28	Brian White (D)	49	1976	Winchester, MA, USA	6'1"	198	R
FORWARDS
	#15	Serge Aubin (C/LW)	50	1975	Val-d'Or, QC, CAN	6'1"	201	L
	#12	Yury Babenko (C/W)	47	1978	Penza, RUS	6'0"	192	L
	#29	Wade Belak (RW/D)		1976	Saskatoon, SK, CAN	6'5"	223	R
		Nick Bootland (RW)	47	1978	Shelburne, ON, CAN	6'2"	218	L
	#55	Paul Brousseau (RW)	52	1973	Pierrefonds, QC, CAN	6'2"	209	R
		Troy Crowder (RW)	57	1968	Sudbury, ON, CAN	6'4"	220	R
	#25	Chris Dingman (LW)	49	1976	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'4"	247	L
		Brent Gretzky (C)	53	1972	Brantford, ON, CAN	5'11"	170	L
	#13	Dan Hinote (RW)	48	1977	Leesburg, FL, USA	6'0"	192	R
		Emmanuel Labranche (RW)	49	1976	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'3"	209	R
	#16	Mitch Lamoureux (C)	63	1962	Ottawa, ON, CAN	5'5"	183	L
	#23	Brad Larsen (LW)"C"	48	1977	Nakusp, BC, CAN	6'0"	198	L
		Yevgeni Lazarev (RW)	45	1980	Kharkiv, UKR	6'1"	207	L
	#26	Christian Matte (RW)	50	1975	Gatineau, QC, CAN	5'11"	190	R
	#10	Ville Nieminen (LW/RW)	48	1977	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	207	L
	#27	Scott Parker (RW)	47	1978	Hanford, CA, USA	6'5"	240	R
	#22	Bruce Richardson (C)	48	1977	Ville-St-Pierre, QC, CAN	5'9"	174	L
	#19	Rob Shearer (C)	49	1976	Kitchener, ON, CAN	5'9"	187	R
	#14	Alex Tanguay (LW)	46	1979	Ste-Justine, QC, CAN	6'1"	194	L
		Jeremy Thompson (RW)	50	1975	Vernon, BC, CAN	5'11"	190	R
		Lindsay Vallis (RW)	54	1971	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	6'3"	205	R
	#18	Brian Willsie (RW)	47	1978	Belmont, ON, CAN	6'1"	196	R

Position: G: 2, D: 13, F: 18Av Age: 23.94 yearsAv Ht: 6'1"Av Wt: 203 lbsCompare with other teams »

1998-1999 Hershey Bears Staff

Head CoachMike Foligno
Asst. CoachJay Wells
General ManagerDoug Yingst
Asst. Athletic TrainerBrad Dibeler
BroadcasterDave Mishkin
ChairmanJ. Bruce McKinney
Dir. of Media RelationsDave Mishkin
Head Athletic TrainerDan Stuck
PresidentDoug Yingst

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Hershey Bears Facts

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

1998-1999 Hershey Bears Roster Facts

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Experience

Hershey Bears: 2 523 GP
NHL: 610 GP
WC: 31 GP
OG: 12 GP
Liiga: 107 GP
Czechia: 1 GP
AHL: 4 853 GP
DEL: 135 GP
NL: 12 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

date	home	visiting	score	league
12/07/2025 08:00 PM UTC	Hershey Bears	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	-	AHL
12/07/2025 12:00 AM UTC	Hershey Bears	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	-	AHL
11/30/2025 10:00 PM UTC	Hershey Bears	Laval Rocket	3 - 4	AHL
11/30/2025 12:00 AM UTC	Hershey Bears	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	6 - 2	AHL
11/27/2025 12:00 AM UTC	Hershey Bears	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	3 - 6	AHL

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Hershey Bears History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	AHL	19	11	7	-	-	1	58	55	23	1.21	4	-
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
1996-1997	AHL	80	43	22	10	-	5	273	220	101	1.26	2	Champion

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