List of Hershey Bears seasons explained

This is a list of seasons completed by the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the Bears have completed in the AHL since their inception in 1932.

Season-by-season record

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonGamesWonLostTiedOTLSOLPointsPCTGoals
for		Goals
against		StandingYearPreliminary1st roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
1932–33 18 6 11 1 ——13 .361 6958 3rd, TSHL 1933 Data unavailable
1933–34 23 13 9 1 ——27 .587 45 38 3rd, EAHL 1934 Data unavailable
1934–35 21 10 9 2 ——22 .524 56 22 2nd, EAHL 1935 Data unavailable
1935–36 39 27 10 2 ——56 .718 119 78 1st, EAHL 1936 Data unavailable
1936–37 48 25 15 8 ——58 .604 133 105 1st, EAHL 1937 Data unavailable
1937–38 58 32 15 11 ——75 .647 197 135 1st, EAHL 1938 Data unavailable
54 31 18 5 ——67 .620 140 110 1st, West 1939 —BYE —
56 27 24 5 ——59 .527 154 156 2nd, West 1940 ——
56 24 23 9 ——57 .509 193 189 2nd, West 1940 —L, 2–3, CLE
56 33 17 6 ——72 .643 207 169 2nd, West 1942 —L, 2–3, IND
56 35 13 8 ——78 .696 240 166 1st, East 1943 —BYE —
54 30 16 8 ——68 .630 181 133 1st, East 1944 ——
60 28 24 8 ——64 .533 197 186 2nd, East 1945 —L, 2–4, CLE
62 26 26 10 ——62 .500 213 221 2nd, East 1946 ———
64 36 16 12 ——84 .656 276 174 1st, East 1947 —BYE W, 4–3, PIT
68 25 30 13 ——63 .463 240 273 3rd, East 1948 ———
68 28 35 5 ——61 .449 256 261 2nd, East 1949 —L, 3–4, PRO
70 21 39 10 ——52 .371 229 310 5th, East 1950 —Did not qualify
70 38 28 5 ——80 .571 256 242 2nd, East 1951 ——
68 35 28 5 ——75 .551 256 215 1st, East 1952 ———
64 31 32 1 ——63 .492 208 217 4th, AHL 1953 ——
70 37 29 4 ——78 .557 274 243 2nd, AHL 1954 —L, 2–3, CLE
64 29 28 7 ——65 .508 217 225 5th, AHL 1955 —Did not qualify
64 19 39 6 ——44 .344 218 271 5th, AHL 1956 —Did not qualify
64 32 28 4 ——68 .531 223 237 4th, AHL 1957 ——
70 39 24 7 ——85 .607 241 198 1st, AHL 1958 —W, 4–2, SPR
70 32 32 6 ——70 .500 200 202 4th, AHL 1959 —W, 4–2, BUF
72 28 37 7 ——63 .438 226 238 6th, AHL 1960 —Did not qualify
72 36 32 4 ——76 .528 218 210 2nd, AHL 1961 —
70 37 28 5 ——79 .564 236 213 2nd, East 1962 ——
72 36 28 8 ——80 .556 262 231 2nd, East 1963 —L, 3–4, BUF
72 36 31 5 ——77 .535 236 249 2nd, East 1964 ——
72 36 32 4 ——76 .528 246 243 2nd, East 1965 —L, 1–4, RCH
72 37 30 5 ——79 .549 268 232 2nd, East 1966 ———
72 38 24 10 ——86 .597 273 216 1st, East 1967 ———
72 34 30 8 ——76 .528 276 248 1st, East 1968 ———
74 41 27 6 ——88 .595 307 234 1st, East 1969 —BYE W, 4–1, QUE
72 28 28 16 ——72 .500 247 249 2nd, West 1970 ———
72 31 31 10 ——72 .500 238 212 3rd, West 1971 ———
76 33 30 13 ——79 .520 266 253 2nd, West ———
76 42 23 11 ——95 .625 326 231 2nd, West ———
76 39 23 14 ——92 .605 320 241 2nd, South —W, 4–1, PRO
76 27 38 10 ——64 .427 259 303 3rd, South ——
76 39 31 6 ——84 .553 304 275 1st, South —BYE L, 1–4, NS
80 36 38 6 ——78 .488 282 293 4th, AHL ——
81 27 44 10 ——64 .395 281 324 4th, South —Did not qualify
79 35 36 8 ——78 .494 311 324 2nd, South ———
80 35 39 6 ——76 .475 289 273 2nd, South —W, 4–2, NB
80 47 24 9 ——103 .644 357 299 1st, South ——
80 36 38 6 ——78 .488 316 347 4th, South ———
80 40 35 5 ——85 .531 313 308 2nd, South ———
80 28 42 10 ——66 .413 320 384 7th, South —Did not qualify
80 26 43 11 ——63 .394 315 339 6th, South —Did not qualify
80 48 29 3 ——99 .619 346 292 1st, South —L, 2–4, ADK
80 43 36 0 1 —87 .544 329 309 4th, South ———
80 50 25 3 2 —105 .656 343 256 1st, South —W, 4–0, FRD
80 40 30 10 0 —90 .563 361 309 2nd, South ——
80 32 38 10 0 —74 .463 298 296 6th, South —Did not qualify
80 33 35 12 0 —78 .488 313 324 4th, South ———
80 36 33 11 0 —83 .519 313 337 3rd, South ————
80 27 41 12 0 —66 .413 316 339 5th, South —Did not qualify
80 38 31 11 0 —87 .544 306 298 1st, South ———
80 34 36 10 0 —78 .488 275 300 3rd, South ————
80 36 30 11 3 —86 .538 301 287 2nd, South ————
80 43 22 10 5 —101 .631 273 220 2nd, Mid-Atlantic —W, 4–1, HAM
80 36 31 7 6 —85 .531 238 235 2nd, Mid-Atlantic —W, 3–0, KEN——
80 37 32 10 1 —85 .531 242 224 3rd, Mid-Atlantic ————
80 43 29 5 3 —94 .588 297 267 2nd, Mid-Atlantic ——
80 34 39 4 3 —75 .469 216 234 5th, Mid-Atlantic ——
80 36 27 11 6 —89 .556 200 193 2nd, South BYE ——
80 36 27 14 3 —89 .556 217 209 2nd, South BYE ———
80 33 34 8 5 —78 .494 203 218 6th, East Did not qualify
80 39 37 —2 2 82 .513 207 226 5th, East —Did not qualify
80 44 21 —5 10 103 .644 262 234 2nd, East —W, 4–2, MIL
80 51 17 —6 6 114 .713 305 219 1st, East —L, 1–4, HAM
80 42 30 —2 6 92 .575 253 247 4th, East ————
80 49 23 —2 6 106 .663 296 240 1st, East —W, 4–2, MTB
80 60 17 —0 3 123 .769 342 218 1st, East —W, 4–2, TEX
80 46 26 —3 5 100 .625 255 214 2nd, East ————
76 38 26 —4 8 88 .579 244 225 3rd, East ————
76 36 31 —3 6 81 .533 204 196 4th, East ————
76 39 27 —5 5 88 .579 221 213 4th, East —Did not qualify
7646 22 —5 3 100 .658 218 181 1st, East ———
7643 21 —5 7 98 .645 259 220 1st, Atlantic —W, 4–3, WBSL, 0–4, LE
76 43 22 —8 3 97 .638 252 211 3rd, Atlantic ———
76 30 37 —4 5 69 .454 201 249 8th, Atlantic —Did not qualify
76 43 25 —4 4 94 .618 211 215 3rd, Atlantic ———
62 37 18 —3 4 81 .653 187 157 2nd, Atlantic 2020align=left; colspan="5"Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
33 24 7 —2 0 50 .758 110 77 1st, North 2021align=left; colspan="5"No playoffs were held
76 34 32 —6 4 78 .513 202 209 5th, Atlantic
72 44 19 —5 4 97 .674 217 184 2nd, Atlantic BYE W, 4–3, CV
72 53 14 —0 5 111 .771 229 151 1st, Atlantic BYE W, 4-2, CV

Team records

Single season

Goals: 60 Alexandre Giroux (2008–09)

Assists: 89 George "Red" Sullivan (1953–54)

Points: 124 Tim Tookey (1986–87)

Penalty minutes: 432 Steve Martinson (1985–86)

GAA: 1.98 Alfie Moore (1938–39)

SV%:

Career

Career goals: 260 Dunc Fisher

Career assists: 636 Mike Nykoluk

Career points: 808 Mike Nykoluk

Career penalty minutes: 1519 Mike Stothers

Career goaltending wins: 226 Gordie Henry

Career shutouts: 29 Nick Damore

Career games: 972 Mike Nykoluk

Career games coached: 1,256 (610–512–134) Frank Mathers

Team season records

Division championships: 18

Regular season points championships: 8

Most points-one season: 123 2009–10

Fewest points-one season: 44 1955–56

Most wins-one season: 60 2009–10

Fewest wins-one season: 19 1955–56

Most losses-one season: 44 1977–78

Fewest losses-one season: 13 1942–43

Most ties-one season (No OT): 16 1969–70

Most ties-one season (With OT): 12 1990–91, 1992–93

Fewest ties-one season (No OT): 5 1948–49

Fewest ties-one season (With OT): 1 1952–53

Fewest ties at home-season: 0 1982–83

Shootout wins-one season: 7 (7–2 overall) 2004–05

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