If you’re a Washington Capitals fan who also keeps close tabs on the Hershey Bears, you may remember Mathias Bau from the 2017-18 season.
It was a down season for the Bears that year. A lot of the main faces from the previous few seasons were finally up in Washington getting their NHL shot. But Bau was one of the biggest positives from that down season.
Bau is nicknamed by fans as the “Giant Panda” based on the popular former panda Bao Bao who once made his home right here in Washington’s Smithsonian National Zoo.