Prospect Info: Hershey Bears/South Carolina Stingrays 2023-24 Seasons | Hershey 12x (and Defending) Champions Edition

[Strawberry Fields]

Purchased from the Meigray summer sale. Aaron Ness game issue from 2022. My first ever Made in Canada NHL jersey.

 

[hb13xchamps]

Hunt is a great addition. He’s a great AHL player and teammate and he will mentor the younglings. Hershey has a ton of great leaders on the team

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Dynasty in Hershey….

 

[MFHOOD]

My favorite band is playing Van Andel arena tomorrow and Wednesday, gonna be interesting watching that when I'm only used to seeing hockey in that arena lol

 

[Strawberry Fields]

 

[hb13xchamps]

Logan Day resigned with Hershey. Very surprised at that one. You can never have enough depth I guess? Thought he’d want an opportunity somewhere else

 

[Strawberry Fields]

I thought for sure that Hunt would be the death knell for Day in Hershey. Guess too much depth never hurts, especially with how depleted the blueline became in the Finals, but I was hoping for Leivermann and maybe even Thornton to get a bigger opportunity.

 

[DWGie26]

I like Day. Not sure what we are going to do with him (or others). I believe that is 12 Dee on Hershey contracts. only 4 are two way (Alexyev now one way this contract year). That is a lot of depth.

Also, Caps have 12 Dee eligible to play with 8 on roster and 4 in Hershey. That is also pretty good depth.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

The few losses aren't exactly small ones, but this has gotta be the most an AHL roster has been run back from one year to the next, no?

 

[Holtbyisms]

The few losses aren't exactly small ones, but this has gotta be the most an AHL roster has been run back from one year to the next, no?

Pretty darn close. Looking good again this year on paper. If Philp bounces back from his injury and gets remotely close to what he was the year before and Sgarbossa remains with the team all year I might even say we've upgraded a bit.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

Phillips finally signs in Colorado.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Phillips finally signs in Colorado.

Good luck to the Hockey Jockey!

 

[Holtbyisms]

Phillips finally signs in Colorado.

Congrats on your deal, one of the most disappointing Bears in recent memory!

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Congrats on your deal, one of the most disappointing Bears in recent memory!

totally....what a massive bust......one of the more disappointing minor league signings in recent memory.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

That’s a possibility. I would take LuJo back if they don’t add any other vets. He hit vet status last season so that hinders him a bit. He’s still a very good player at the AHL level. I’m fully expecting him to move on though. I’m assuming he wants a fresh start elsewhere

Curious about Johansen at this stage in his career. Two Calder Cups but just nine NHL games to this point. Would he be able to stick in another organization or is the AHL the peak of his potential?

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Curious about Johansen at this stage in his career. Two Calder Cups but just nine NHL games to this point. Would he be able to stick in another organization or is the AHL the peak of his potential?

Call up fodder at best….

 

[Ridley Simon]

Curious about Johansen at this stage in his career. Two Calder Cups but just nine NHL games to this point. Would he be able to stick in another organization or is the AHL the peak of his potential?

Always a chance he’s a late bloomer….its prob not a very high percentage chance, but I suppose there is a chance.

He’s prob a 6-8 on most teams, at best. Good teams he’s 9-11. Bad teams? Maybe 5 IF all goes well

 

[hb13xchamps]

Curious about Johansen at this stage in his career. Two Calder Cups but just nine NHL games to this point. Would he be able to stick in another organization or is the AHL the peak of his potential?

As others have said, he’s a top pairing AHL D who can give you some games if needed. Injuries destroyed his development, which is unfortunate because he was great the past few seasons when he was healthy in Hershey. I’d also argue Hershey isn’t a back to back champion after how well he played for them in the finals two seasons ago. His game 7 performance was incredible

Congrats on your deal, one of the most disappointing Bears in recent memory!

He gave me Joe Motzko vibes for sure

 

[Ridley Simon]

As others have said, he’s a top pairing AHL D who can give you some games if needed. Injuries destroyed his development, which is unfortunate because he was great the past few seasons when he was healthy in Hershey. I’d also argue Hershey isn’t a back to back champion after how well he played for them in the finals two seasons ago. His game 7 performance was incredible


He gave me Joe Motzko vibes for sure

Joe MustGo? I miss him.

 

[DWGie26]

This happens in hockey. Easy to judge from the outside. But this is a business. Johansen is gone. Good luck to him.

 

[Ridley Simon]

This happens in hockey. Easy to judge from the outside. But this is a business. Johansen is gone. Good luck to him.

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[DWGie26]

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I guess that didn’t make sense and i was a couple of bourbons and puffs in. Haha.

I was just saying we aren’t going to resign Johansen. Some players just don’t get there with the team that drafted them. That is the case with Johansen. I think Caps have seen enough and hence why they signed 12 defensemen in Hershey and he isn’t one of them.

 

[MFHOOD]

can't believe we're so close to hockey again!

 

[Holtbyisms]

can't believe we're so close to hockey again!

The only thing that keeps my seasonal depression away!

 

[hb13xchamps]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1832098206479434145

my guess is some kind of Calder Cup themed jersey like they’ve done in the past? It would be tough to change up their current sweater enough to make it worth while