The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The Bears have played in the American Hockey League since the 1938–39 season, making it the longest continuously op
Hershey Ice Palace 1932 amateur hockey program
The 1932–33 Hershey B'ars at the Ice Palace, Hershey's first pro hockey team (Tri-State Hockey League)
Newspaper clipping of The Philadelphia Record on June 29, 1938, covering the admission for the Hershey Bears
Hershey Hockey Club program and guide (1938–39)
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Capitals compete in the National Hockey League as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conferen
Hershey Bears
…operating member club of the league still playing in its original city. The Bears organization has served as the primary development club for the NHL's Washington Capitals since 2005–06. Since 2002–03, the hockey club's home games have been played at Giant Center, located less than half a mile west of Hersheypark Arena…
Capitals defenseman Darren Veitch chasing Boston Bruins defenseman Ray Bourque in 1980
First Lady Nancy Reagan shooting a puck against Washington goaltender Pete Peeters while attending a Capitals–Flyers game in 1988
The Capitals moved into the MCI Center (presently Capital One Arena) in 1997.
Kolzig was among Washington's best players between the late 1990s and early 2000s.