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Hershey Bears vs. Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 11/01/23


*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*


   The Hershey Bears played against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, defeating them in overtime by the score 4-3 on Wednesday, November 1st.

   Below is the lineup and the highlights in each period!


LINEUP

Vecchione - Sgarbossa - Frank

Snively - Huntington - Limoges

Miroshnichenko - Rybinski - Dube

Trineyev - Sutter - Aube-Kubel


Ness - Mcilrath

Massie - Day

Priskie - Iorio


Shepard

Stevenson


   1st Period

   Scoreless period, not much happened. Though, Adam Ginning on the Phantoms came out acting like a little bratty brother! He is a good skater though.

   There was also an update on Jimmy Huntington - he sustained an upper-body injury during first period. 

 

   2nd Period

   Cooper Marody scored the first goal of the game

   Nicolas Aube-Kubel scores his first as a bear, tying the game 1-1

   Bogdan Trineyev scores, the bears in the lead 2-1 - the Phantoms scoring not long after, tying the game. 

   Mike Vecchione receives a penalty 

 

   3rd Period

   Adam Ginning receives a penalty

   Pierrick Dube scores his 4th of the season, getting the bears back in the lead by a 3-2 score!

   Jon-Randall Avon scores, tying the game 3-3


   Overtime

   Chase Priskie scores, winning the game for the Hershey Bears by a 4-3 score!



 







Links to photos from the game:
https://twitter.com/TheHersheyBears/status/1719884790654984243?s=20
https://twitter.com/TheHersheyBears/status/1719908085483897192?s=20


Link to the Hershey Bears game highlights video!


 

    

 

   

    

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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