34,798 stuff animals were thrown onto from fan’s seats and on to the ice. This is a new world record, which was previously held by the Calgary Hitmen in 2015 (28,815). The previous personal record for Hershey was 25,017 which happened in 2017.
CommunityAid donated $.50 for every bear collected, up to $15,000 and a club seat member donated $1 for every bear on the behalf of the Sweigart Family Foundation.