The 1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 24th season in the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 (NHL).

Rick Tocchet

Rick Tocchet

Richard Tocchet is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals and Phoenix Coyotes. He was most recently the head coach of the...

 scored 40 goals and Pelle Eklund

Pelle Eklund

Per-Eric "Pelle" Eklund is a Swedish former professional ice hockey center who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers and Dallas Stars and nine seasons in the Swedish Elitserien with AIK and Leksands IF.-Playing career:Eklund played for AIK of the...

 recorded 50 assists. However, Ron Hextall

Ron Hextall

Ronald Jeffrey Hextall is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 13 National Hockey League seasons for the Philadelphia Flyers, Quebec Nordiques, and New York Islanders...

 continued to be hampered by injuries during the 1990–91 season. He only played in 36 games and as a result the Flyers missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year, finishing fifth in the division and three points short of a playoff spot after a late-season collapse.

Game log

1990–91 Game Log
EWLINE October: 6–6–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 2–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 1 October 4 Philadelphia 1 – 4 Boston Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...   Hextall 14,448 0–1–0 0 2 October 6 Philadelphia 1 – 3 New Jersey New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...   Hextall 13,050 0–2–0 0 3 October 7 Detroit Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...   2 – 7 Philadelphia Wregget 17,382 1–2–0 2 4 October 11 New Jersey New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...   4 – 7 Philadelphia Wregget 17,382 2–2–0 4 5 October 13 Winnipeg  3 – 4 Philadelphia Wregget 17,382 3–2–0 6 6 October 16 Philadelphia 5 – 1 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...   Wregget 16,164 4–2–0 8 7 October 18 Quebec Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...   4 – 5 Philadelphia Wregget 16,995 5–2–0 10 8 October 20 Philadelphia 5 – 3 Montreal Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...   Wregget 17,453 6–2–0 12 9 October 23 Washington Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...   6 – 2 Philadelphia Wregget 17,382 6–3–0 12 10 October 25 Philadelphia 3 – 5 NY Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...   Wregget 15,813 6–4–0 12 11 October 27 Philadelphia 2 – 5 NY Islanders New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...   Hextall 11,789 6–5–0 12 12 October 30 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...   6 – 2 Philadelphia Wregget 17,314 6–6–0 12
EWLINE November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 13 November 1 Minnesota Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...   3 – 6 Philadelphia Wregget 17,151 7–6–0 14
EWLINE December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts December 1 0 – 0 0–0–0
EWLINE January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts January 1 0 – 0 0–0–0
EWLINE February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts February 1 0 – 0 0–0–0
EWLINE March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts March 1 0 – 0 0–0–0

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position (C = Center

Centre (ice hockey)

The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...

; D = Defense; G = Goaltender

Goaltender

In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...

; LW = Left wing

Winger (ice hockey)

Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...

; RW = Right wing); GP = Games played; G = Goals

Goal (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to...

; A = Assists

Assist (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...

; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Penalty (ice hockey)

A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,...

; = Joined team via trade or waivers during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.

#	Player	Age	Pos	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
				Regular season						Playoffs
22		26	RW	70	40	31	71	2	150	—	—	—	—	—	—
		27	C	73	19	50	69	-2	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
32		26	LW	77	19	47	66	-2	53	—	—	—	—	—	—
14		27	C	80	17	28	45	2	92	—	—	—	—	—	—
		23	D	80	11	31	42	-7	58	—	—	—	—	—	—
18		19	C	68	21	20	41	-8	64	—	—	—	—	—	—
19		24	RW	74	20	21	41	8	155	—	—	—	—	—	—
25		32	C	76	14	23	37	-9	131	—	—	—	—	—	—
29		24	D	79	7	25	32	-15	204	—	—	—	—	—	—
20		26	RW	74	11	20	31	-1	27	—	—	—	—	—	—
28		32	D	78	9	19	28	4	82	—	—	—	—	—	—
11		23	D	50	5	21	26	-19	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
12		31	RW	27	10	14	24	-8	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
24		26	LW	72	11	10	21	0	37	—	—	—	—	—	—
10		24	RW	63	7	11	18	-4	195	—	—	—	—	—	—
17		25	LW	74	8	9	17	-6	293	—	—	—	—	—	—
		23	D	67	8	8	16	-3	74	—	—	—	—	—	—
26		23	C	50	3	10	13	1	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
		35	D	19	0	10	10	9	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
21		23	LW	34	3	6	9	6	49	—	—	—	—	—	—
		24	D	36	0	6	6	1	105	—	—	—	—	—	—
39		30	D	40	1	4	5	1	28	—	—	—	—	—	—
45		27	RW	18	2	1	3	-5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
23		21	LW	16	2	1	3	-5	15	—	—	—	—	—	—
41		23	LW	12	2	1	3	-8	5	—	—	—	—	—	—
		23	D	10	1	2	3	1	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
50		26	D	15	0	3	3	-3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
36		22	D	3	1	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
27		26	G	36	0	1	1		10	—	—	—	—	—	—
33		33	G	26	0	1	1		14	—	—	—	—	—	—
46		19	C	2	0	1	1	-2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
58		24	C	1	0	1	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
35		26	G	30	0	0	0		6	—	—	—	—	—	—
15		20	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
30		24	G	2	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals against; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average; MIN = Minutes played

#	Player	Age	GP	W	L	T	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN	GP	W	L	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN
			Regular season									Playoffs
27		26	36	13	16	5	0	106	.892	3.13	2035	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35		26	30	10	14	3	0	88	.867	3.56	1484	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
33		33	26	9	7	1	1	61	.902	2.88	1270	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30		24	2	1	0	1	0	3	.850	4.62	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards

NHL
Award	Recipient
All-Star Game 42nd National Hockey League All-Star Game The 42nd National Hockey League All-Star Game took place in Chicago Stadium, home of the Chicago Blackhawks, on January 19, 1991.-Commissioner's Choice:...  representative	Rick Tocchet
NHL Player of the Month	Pete Peeters (November)
NHL Player of the Week	Ken Wregget (October 22)
Team
Award	Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy	Kjell Samuelsson
Bobby Clarke Trophy	Pelle Eklund
Class Guy Award	Gord Murphy

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 1990–91 season.

Trades

Date	Details
June 16, 1990	To Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...   3rd-round pick in 1990 1990 NHL Entry Draft The 1990 National Hockey League Entry Draft was the 28th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Vancouver Canucks at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 16, 1990...	To Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...   Kevin Maguire Kevin Maguire (ice hockey) Kevin Maguire is a former professional ice hockey forward and referee. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, and Philadelphia Flyers.... 8th-round pick in 1991 1991 NHL Entry Draft The 1991 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 22 at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. A total of 264 players were drafted. The draft was famous for the controversy surrounding star first overall draft pick, touted by some observers to be The Next One, Eric Lindros, who was drafted by the...
March 5, 1991	To Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...   Mark Pederson Mark Pederson Mark Pederson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played five seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks and Detroit Red Wings from 1989–90 until 1993–94. He was the head coach of the Tilburg Trappers of the...	To Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...   2nd-round pick in 1991 1991 NHL Entry Draft The 1991 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 22 at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. A total of 264 players were drafted. The draft was famous for the controversy surrounding star first overall draft pick, touted by some observers to be The Next One, Eric Lindros, who was drafted by the...

Additions and subtractions

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%">	Additions
Player	Former team	Via
Dale Kushner Dale Kushner Dale T. Kushner is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers.-External links:...	NY Islanders New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	free agency (7/31)
Rod Dallman Rod Dallman Rod Dallman is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played seven National Hockey League games with the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers.-Playing career:...	NY Islanders	free agency (7/31)
Lance Pitlick Lance Pitlick Lance Eric Pitlick is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the NHL with the Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers.-Playing career:...	Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...  (WCHA Western Collegiate Hockey Association The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference.... )	free agency (9/5)

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"> Subtractions Player New team Via — — —

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft

1990 NHL Entry Draft

The 1990 National Hockey League Entry Draft was the 28th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Vancouver Canucks at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 16, 1990...

.

Rnd	#	Player	Position	Nationality	Drafted From
1	4	Mike Ricci Mike Ricci Michael Ricci is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks and Phoenix Coyotes....	Center		Peterborough Petes Peterborough Petes The Peterborough Petes are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team has played in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, since 1956, and is the oldest continuously operating team in the league.-History:...  (OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... )
2	25	Chris Simon Chris Simon Chris Simon is a former Canadian professional ice hockey left winger whose last club was UHC Dynamo of the Kontinental Hockey League . He played 15 seasons in the NHL.-Minor hockey:...	Left Wing		Ottawa 67's Ottawa 67's The Ottawa 67’s are a junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. They have played in the Ontario Hockey League since 1967, Canada's centennial year. The current coach is Chris Byrne.-History:...  (OHL)
2	40	Mikael Renberg Mikael Renberg Mikael Renberg is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player, last playing for Skellefteå AIK in Elitserien. He spent ten seasons in the National Hockey League and eight in the Swedish Elitserien.-Playing career:...	Right Wing		Lulea HF Luleå HF Luleå Hockeyförening is an ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. Luleå is the most northern club in the league and has played in Elitserien constantly since the 1984-85 season. They have won the Swedish championships once, in 1996...  (Elitserien Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... )
2	42	Terran Sandwith Terran Sandwith Terran Sandwith is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played eight games in the National Hockey League for the Edmonton Oilers during the 1997–98 season.-Playing career:...	Defenseman		Tri-City Americans Tri-City Americans The Tri-City Americans are a major junior ice hockey team of the Western Hockey League, based in Kennewick, Washington. The team plays its home games at the Toyota Center...  (USHL)
3	44	Kimbi Daniels Kimbi Daniels Kimbi Daniels is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Fort St. John Flyers of the North Peace Hockey League...	Center		Swift Current Broncos Swift Current Broncos The Swift Current Broncos are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. Founded during 1967 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, the Broncos played seven seasons before relocating to Lethbridge from 1974 to 1986 as the Lethbridge Broncos...  (WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... )
3	46	Bill Armstrong Bill Armstrong (ice hockey b. 1970) William C. Armstrong is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played nine seasons in the American Hockey League and the International Hockey League and served as head coach for the AHL's Providence Bruins and ECHL's Trenton Titans, both for two seasons. He is currently the St...	Defenseman		Oshawa Generals Oshawa Generals The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. The Generals are one of the most successful franchises in Canadian Hockey League...  (OHL)
3	47	Chris Therien Chris Therien Christopher Bowie Therien , affectionately known as Bundy, is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 12 National Hockey League seasons for the Philadelphia Flyers and Dallas Stars. He is currently the color commentator on Philadelphia Flyers radio broadcasts on 610 WIP...	Defenseman		Ottawa 67's Ottawa 67's The Ottawa 67’s are a junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. They have played in the Ontario Hockey League since 1967, Canada's centennial year. The current coach is Chris Byrne.-History:...  (OHL)
3	52	Al Kinisky	Defenseman		Seattle Thunderbirds Seattle Thunderbirds The Seattle Thunderbirds are a junior ice hockey team based in Kent, a suburb of Seattle, Washington. They are part of the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League, and play in the ShoWare Center...  (WHL)
5	88	Dan Kordic Dan Kordic Daniel Kordic is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played six seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers. Much like his brother John Kordic, he was primarily known as an enforcer....	Left Wing		Medicine Hat Tigers Medicine Hat Tigers The Medicine Hat Tigers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League who play out of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Established in 1970, the team has won two national Memorial Cups, five WHL League Championships and seven Division Titles. The Tigers play at the Medicine Hat Arena....  (WHL)
6	109	Vyacheslav Butsayev Vyacheslav Butsayev Vyacheslav Gennadievich Butsayev is a Russian retired professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the sixth round, 109th overall, of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He last played for HC Dmitrov in Russia's Vysshaya Liga....	Center		CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow is a Russian ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army, popularly known as the Red Army...  (RUS)
8	151	Patrik Englund	Left Wing		AIK (Elitserien)
9	172	Toni Porkka	Defenseman		Lukko Rauma (SM-liiga SM-liiga The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice... )
10	193	Greg Hanson	Defenseman		Bloomington Kennedy H.S Bloomington Kennedy High School Kennedy High School is one of two public high schools located in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA. Named after former president John F. Kennedy, it was opened in 1965 due to the rapid growth of Bloomington at the time. The school has been a member of the Lake Conference since the school opened...  (Minn.)
11	214	Tommy Soderstrom Tommy Söderström Tommy Söderström is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in 156 National Hockey League games with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders over parts of five seasons.-External links:...	Goaltender		Djurgardens IF Djurgårdens IF Hockey Djurgårdens IF Hockey are a professional ice hockey team based in Stockholm, Sweden. They are the ice hockey department of the sports club Djurgårdens IF. The department was formed in 1922 with the help of Wilhelm Arwe and have since then become Sweden's most successful team, having won the Swedish...  (Elitserien)
12	235	Billy Lund	Center		Roseau H.S. (Minn.)
Sup 1990 NHL Supplemental Draft -Round 1:-See also:*1990 NHL Entry Draft*1990–91 NHL season*List of NHL players-References:*...	4	Steve Beadle	Defenseman		Michigan State University Michigan State University Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...  (CCHA Central Collegiate Hockey Association The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey college athletic conference that operates mostly in Michigan and Ohio, although it also has members in Alaska and Indiana. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. It holds its championship... )
Sup	8	Ray Letourneau	Goaltender		Yale University Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...  (ECAC)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears

Hershey Bears

The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of...

 of the AHL

American Hockey League

The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...

.