Former Bears captain Dylan McIlrath energizes the crowd ahead of game 3 of the Atlantic Division Finals at GIANT Center in Hershey on May 21, 2025.

HERSHEY, Pa. — The Hershey Bears host the Charlotte Checkers Wednesday night in a must-win Game 3 of the Atlantic Division Finals, facing elimination after falling behind 0-2 in the best-of-five ...

Notably, the Checkers took down the defending Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears in the Atlantic Division Finals 3-0. On the flip side, the Canucks knocked out the Texas Stars in the Western ...

As for the Lightning, they find themselves a far cry from the powerhouse they were in early 2020’s, where they reached three straight finals. Their core is aging, and the depth that they once ...

HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) — Game 3 of the Atlantic Division Finals is tonight, as the Hershey Bears look to stave off elimination against the Charlotte Checkers at home. Game three will start at the ...

Winners of eight straight over the course of three playoff rounds, the Checkers swept their way through the Atlantic Division Finals against the defending back-to-back champion Hershey Bears (3-0 ...

The Atlantic Division rivals are grouped with the Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, and another division foe, the Brooklyn Nets ...

The Ottawa Senators just made the playoffs for the first time since the 2017 postseason. Just one win away from reaching the ...

That's debatable. As good as this division has been in recent years — and it has been arguably the best — it sure doesn't look as through the Atlantic has weakened that much.

This is not saying that Brooklyn should be picked to drop all 16 games against Atlantic opponents, but the expectation is that it will lose a majority of them. Last season, the Nets lost 56 games ...