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4 hours agoNY Islanders and Flyers clash at UBS Arena as tightly packed playoff race continues
The Islanders face the Flyers in a crucial game for playoff positioning in the Eastern Conference.
The 'Home Team Act' would require that any sports team owner looking to move their franchise, or sell to a new owner with the intention of relocation, first be required to offer the sale of the franchise to a group keeping it in its current location.
The Angels are coming off a split in Houston, and like the Nats they are not projected to be particularly good this year. In Saturday's loss, one of their relievers put up a fun 1 IP, 6 R, 0 ER line thanks to multiple errors and walks, and was rewarded by being shipped to the minors the next day.
In his third season in the KHL, Sam Anas demonstrated an outstanding level of hockey: the Dynamo Minsk forward tied the point record and became the top scorer by 15 points - the largest margin in the league's history!
Cristall got the Bears on the board first, lighting the lamp 6:01 into the frame with his 14th goal of the season. Taking a no-look backhand pass from Brett Leason behind the net, the Capitals' prospect winger fired a quick shot past an unaware Sergei Murashov.
Cruikshank, 27, has appeared in 50 games with the Bears this season and has registered career highs in goals (9), assists (5), and points (14). The 5'11, 193-pound forward's four shorthanded goals are tied most in the AHL and are the most by a Hershey player since Chris Bourque tallied five in the 2011-12 season.
On most of the teams he played on growing up, Jonny Lazarus found himself the only Jewish player in the locker room. Lazarus has always had a deep connection to hockey and Judaism. When he got an opportunity to get involved with the Israel Elite Hockey League (IEHL) Israel's premier professional hockey league he saw an opportunity to make Jewish players feel more represented in the game.
📸: Hershey Bears/Facebook The Hershey Bears are hosting another Washington Capitals night this evening at Giant Center and the team will wear their tan Screaming Bear jerseys for the third time this season. The team will also be hosting a giveaway. The first 5,000 fans in attendance will receive Screaming Bear knit hats courtesy of PSECU. The hats were modeled by Cam Allen and Sam Bitten for Hershey's social media accounts.
The Hershey Bears authored an impressive comeback victory on their third Washington Capitals' night of the season. Wearing their tan Screaming Bear jerseys, Capitals prospect Andrew Cristall registered the first three-point game of his career, while Bears captain Aaron Ness scored the game-winning goal with 11:50 remaining in the third period to give the Bears a 5-4 victory over the Rockford IceHogs.