Once again, the Hershey Bears are buried in last place of the Atlantic Division. With 16 games left to play in the season, Hershey is staring at its first early summer since 2014 when they missed by two points. From that team, only Garrett Mitchell and Nathan Walker remain with this year’s squad.
The Bears are playing every game with the understanding that every loss is another blow to their limited hopes to make the playoffs.
Hershey and Lehigh Valley have played instant classics before, but their bout at the PPL Center on Friday night was reminiscent of an offensive onslaught from the 1980s.