Sunday, October 19, 2008

Bears vs Penguins Preview

Hershey Bears
record - 5-0-0-0 10 points
standings - 1st in East Division
most recent game - 7-1 Win vs Syracuse, 10/18
last 5 games - 5-0
home record - 1-0
goals for - 29
goals against - 15

Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins
record - 1-1-0-1 3 points
standings - 4in East Division
most recent game - 4-3 SO Loss vs Bridgeport 10/17
last 5 games - 1-1-0-1
road record - 0-0
goals for - 11
goals against - 15

last time teams met - Bears won 8-4 in Wilkes Barre on 10/8

Players to watch:

Hershey:
The MAG line! They have a combined 13 goals and 16 assists in 5 GAMES!!
C Keith Aucoin - After last night's game he has 3 goals and 8 assists through 5 games. That is incredible.
RW Graham Mink - Tied for the team lead with 5 goals and has added another 4 assists to give him 9 points through 5 games.
LW Alexandre Giroux - Tied with Minker for team lead with 5 goals and also has 4 assists for 9 points also.

Wilkes Barre/Scranton:
The typical players here.
LW Chris Minard (14) - Minard is leading the Pens in points with 5 (3 g, 2 a) through 3 games. His is also a plus 4 this season.
C Jeff Taffe (22) - He wasn't with the Pens in the first game against Hershey but has scored a goal and had 2 assists in 2 games this season and is also a +4.
LW Janne Pesonen (25) - Newcomer to the Pens has tallied 1 goal and 4 assists through 3 games.


LET'S GO BEARS!!

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