The Bears notched a dominant win on Saturday night in front of a record Giant Center crowd.
The reigning Calder Cup champions have their eye set on Game 3 in the Atlantic Division semifinals on Wednesday night. The Hershey Bears are going for the sweep when the puck drops in Allentown against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms . As the defending champs, Hershey recognizes they've seen nearly every team's best hockey this season, with the playoffs being no different.
Our News 8 crew caught up with the team before taking off for Allentown and discussed what makes competing in a closeout game so hard.'You're going to see their best game of the season by far. You know, teams feel desperate, they want to stay alive. We're going to see their best hockey game of the season,' said Bears head coach Todd Nelson. 'Everyone's back is against the wall. You put them in a corner and that's where you see desperate hockey.
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