The Hershey Bears see another player head overseas for the 2025-26 season. Yesterday, Pierrick Dube signed with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the KHL. Today, defenseman Chase Priskie signed with Sibir Novosibirsk, also of the KHL.
The Minnesota Wild and Washington Capitals got a deal done during the NHL draft on Saturday. Minnesota moved pending restricted free agent defenseman Declan Chisholm to the Capitals in exchange for defenseman Chase Priskie.
The chase for a third consecutive Calder Cup title began on Wednesday night (April 30). The Hershey Bears hosted and defeated the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in a 3-0 victory.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Washington Capitals have re-signed goaltender Mitchell Gibson to a one-year, two-way contract ($775,000/$100,000) and defenseman Chase Priskie to a one-year, two-way contract (775,000/$400,000), president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today.
The Hershey Bears fell to the Bridgeport Islanders in a shootout, by a score of 2-1 on Monday. The loss drops the Bears record to 29-7-o-1 on the season.