One of the best hockey games I’ve ever watched. I was lucky enough to take a trip to Hershey for game 3 of the conference finals and the fans are no joke felt like an NHL game. PA is a great hockey state. Good job Bears.
Good series. Awesome to see the Bears win it. CV/Seattle: if this is how good the organization is now, then the future looks bright at the AHL and NHL levels.
@@aaronvarela89 i had seen that first-hand earlier in the year. the Caps were going through injuries all season, promoting the Bears talent seemingly on a daily/weekly basis. in fact, I did not even consider the Bears doing much after a March game I attended. of course, that all changed once the Caps were eliminated from playoff contention a short while later. the Bears made a great push to secure the first-round bye. the rest is history.
Was up to 2 a.m. watching our Bears win! That was a fantastic game and win, and I am so happy for this team to achieve that comeback and victory. From 2 games down to 2 goals down, they never gave up and a achieved history! Absolutely sweeter by the dozen!
B-E-A-R-S Bears Bears Bears. Underdogs in the finals. Playing all these away games at 10 pm, finding a way to come back in an environment they hadn't won in down 2-0. Easily one of the greatest wins in Hershey Bears history. This CV Firebirds team is nearly an NHL team and they extinguished the flames. FEELS SO DAMN GOOD!
@@KevinBYee Absolutely Kevin! Firebirds had our number on Away ice but the boys found a way! CV was one of the best AHL teams I've ever seen and yet the Bears found a way to win. Incredible.
The Seattle Kraken have a heck of an organization.... the Kraken went deep and the Firebirds went to OT in Game 7 of the FInals... im a VGK guy and I am still hung over from the Stanley Cup lol, but I am very mindful of the leathal power of the Seattle Kraken organization!
Whenever mom calls you and your friends home for dinner you always ask for five more minutes and your street hockey game suddenly becomes overtime of game seven in the finals, very rarely do teams actually ever get to experience that feeling. Congrats to the Bears on living every child's hockey dream, B-E-A-R-S BEARS BEARS BEARS!
i thought the whole playoff run was great, hartford was the only series where i never really felt like we could lose, but i was up for game one against your amerks, an they killed us an i thought uh oh this team can beat us
@@DefiantMist Oh for sure ...now I am a Devil's/Utica fan (also huge fan of Yaroslav Askarov and Dustin Wolf) . However Fucale, my heart goes out to especially Now this is a lot of players.....but in his draft year and when drafted Craig Button really gave him a glowing outlook on his future....a future NHL star. Well, for whatever reason it has it worked out that way at all. He was surpassed in the Caps system now regulated to back up ....clear backup and he put his ego aside and has been a very great teammate, happy for others at his expense. That says so many great things about him......as a fellow goalie that is so tough. He now goes to Traktor of the KHL. I hope my beloved CSKA RED ARMY MOSCOW take it easy on him
@@ms.felonystrutter2472 i will agree greatly on that. Hes put his ego aside. Its been a development throughout this year. At the beginning I could tell he wanted to be the star of the show. He slowly realized that he was on a team that wanted to be a TEAM. This playoff series and his undying support for Shep and the other guys has made me respect him more than I did. His attitude was always been an issue for me because he would get in his head and his ego would get in the way. Hes become a great teammate. I hope he gets a good shot next year wherever he may be.
@@ms.felonystrutter2472I honestly think the capitals didn’t give him enough of a chance he had 1 bad game after the best start any goalie has ever had to their nhl career and he never played again hopefully he can play well enough over in Russia to get another shot in North America
2024 Calder Cup finals: I believe that we will win. Always have been always will be a huge firebirds fan since I am a huge kraken fan. Go firebirds. Stay strong and positive Coachella residents. We got this!!
As a Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL) fan, congratulations to the Bears. I've always admired this team from Hershey. Would love to see an exhibition game between the Bears and the Komets, two of the oldest teams in North American minor league hockey.
Let's Go Bears!!! It was awesome cheering you guys on at Games 3 and 4 at the Giant Center. You beat a really good team because you stuck to your game and played with tremendous determination! Way to keep Roaring!!!
😂😂😂😂😂 firebirds CHOKED. It was there's to take! The way the firebirds played all year.....and then lay an egg when it matters the most......i love it!😂😂😂😂😂😂
The 2018 cup was exactly like this! The capitals won (in this case the bears) and the new expansion team got to the Stanley cup final in their 1st season (Vegas but in this case the fire birds)
Personally I was on the Firebirds Fan Train because the team managers to put on a show with their awesome way of scoring. It was a really close series. Even though the Firebirds lost in the finals, I’m honestly not upset that they lost. They had a great run and a fantastic inaugural season in Coachella Valley. I’m happy for the Bears because it’s great that a successful franchise can win their 12th Title in AHL History. Overall great season and a fantastic way to end the season.
Congratulations from an Amerks fan...Hershey really deserved this cup! I hope a lot of these guys (especially Shepard) get the call-up next year. Flyers need some fresh blood more than any team. Congrats again🎉
Hershey is affiliated with the Capitals, not the Flyers. That said, the Caps could use an injection of youth as well. I would be surprised to see Shep get bumped up to the NHL next year. Probably gets another year in Hershey, but there are definitely some guys that will make a case for themselves.
Great game but whoever was operating the main center ice camera should never be allowed to do so again. It was brutal to watch. Thought I was going to get motion sickness.
Came to watch McMichael score a goal. He was a beast in London back in the junior days. Sad to see him in the AHL, as he was as good, if not better than Nick Suzuki in the OHL.
Let's send a shout out to all the Connor McMichael followers around the nation's capital in D.C. Will be so interesting to see if the Ice Caps and their new coach can make him a regular in the lineup with all the established players with the team like N. Backstrom, A. Ovechkin, T.J. Oshie, Tom Wilson, etc.
Seattle Kraken became my other favourite team when they made their debut in 2021-22 season and because of that I decided to follow their farm team Coachella Valley Firebirds. This was the first time I have watched a full season of AHL hockey and I really enjoyed it. It was also nice that the Firebirds had some Finnish players that I knew beforehand like Ville Petman and Peetro Seppälä and it was cool to see them play there. I never knew that this season would go so well and that these Calder Cup finals would become so dramatic, but even after that tough loss I really liked what I saw and I will definitely watch Coachella's games in the future also.
Весь сезон были выше на голову всех, всех уничтожали. Вели в финальной серии в счёте... И так проиграть финал...... Очень жаль... Привет из России. Поздравляю херши беарз
I grew up a fan of the Baltimore Clippers (remember them?) in the 60's-70's. 😮 Hershey Bears were the arch enemy back then but the Bears deserved this one. They were the better team.
can somebody tell me why 7 bears came down from the dressing room after they won? are those just spare guys that arnt playing but dressed to get pictures?
Healthy scratches or just scratched players. They have them dressed for photos. They are usually just waiting in the locker room watching and waiting if there is a chance. The firebirds had the same thing going on, but they had to just get undressed lol
They were right.....that big save by Shepard helped spark the Hershey comeback in this game. Congratulations to the Hershey Bears, the 2023 Calder Cup Champions!!!
Hes been a phenomenal captain. Couldn't imagine anyone else holding that title for this younger team. Hes a great guy for the rookies to look up to. Ness is also such a good mentor too.
I Say Congrats to the Hershey 🐻 on Winning the Calder Cup from A Long Time AHL Fan and former Utica and Lowell Devils Fan! I Wish we Could Had More Success trying to Keep a Team as Long as you had The Bears but at Least we have Good College Hockey in Lowell and Yes I will Ask my Mom to buy Me a Hershey Bar in Honor of your Championship Win!
Will beats skill. CV was the more talented team, but the Hershey Bears grinded CV in the 3rd period and OT. CV made some poor mistakes, especially Daccord handling the puck and clearing it right to a Bears player, that made 2-2. CV is a flashy scoring, young, cocky team that is reflective of their coach Dan Bylsma. Hershey was a defense first, grind it out team, with clutch goal scoring(won 3 times in OT in the Final) and good goaltending. Bears were patient and look to be the mature, experienced team. Something that was really evident as the game got longer, CV looked fatigued and was running on fumes. They probably learned a lesson that you can't win a Championship winning big and scoring flashy goals. Bears were accustomed to playing very tight games and the Firebirds were not!
Something interesting. We have a lot of rookies this year on the bears. A few players you saw in this game for an example: Shepherd, Iorio, Lappy, Frank, and McMichael (I'm pretty sure, maybe not him) Our goal scorers are young blood and im happy for them that they got a big win, especially Shepherd.
Turning point of this game was the shorthanded breakaway save by Shepherd. What a great game!
Absolutely
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The greatest Calder Cup Clinching Game of All Time!!
you are righ6t great organizations
This and 2016 are tied
@@firebird200 the only major difference is this year’s cup clinching game was a Game 7. So I argue this one is greater than 2016 because of that part.
@@firebird200 no they aren't. A game 7 OT Finals winner is far greater.
And its even greater when hershey wins go bears
One of the best hockey games I’ve ever watched. I was lucky enough to take a trip to Hershey for game 3 of the conference finals and the fans are no joke felt like an NHL game. PA is a great hockey state. Good job Bears.
It’s a good place for flyer fans to actually cheer for a winning team 😂
@@RFRacing717fr 💀☠️
Game 7 OT! It doesn’t get better than that!
When the players shake hands at the end of a series, that is one of the greatest moments in team sports.
Good series.
Awesome to see the Bears win it.
CV/Seattle: if this is how good the organization is now, then the future looks bright at the AHL and NHL levels.
AHL success is a lot harder to sustain especially if the roster gets gutted from free agency and call ups
@@aaronvarela89 i had seen that first-hand earlier in the year.
the Caps were going through injuries all season, promoting the Bears talent seemingly on a daily/weekly basis.
in fact, I did not even consider the Bears doing much after a March game I attended.
of course, that all changed once the Caps were eliminated from playoff contention a short while later.
the Bears made a great push to secure the first-round bye.
the rest is history.
Was up to 2 a.m. watching our Bears win! That was a fantastic game and win, and I am so happy for this team to achieve that comeback and victory. From 2 games down to 2 goals down, they never gave up and a achieved history! Absolutely sweeter by the dozen!
B-E-A-R-S Bears Bears Bears. Underdogs in the finals. Playing all these away games at 10 pm, finding a way to come back in an environment they hadn't won in down 2-0. Easily one of the greatest wins in Hershey Bears history. This CV Firebirds team is nearly an NHL team and they extinguished the flames. FEELS SO DAMN GOOD!
What a nail-biter of a game, great series with CV Firebirds. The first road win of the series I think?
@@KevinBYee Absolutely Kevin! Firebirds had our number on Away ice but the boys found a way! CV was one of the best AHL teams I've ever seen and yet the Bears found a way to win. Incredible.
The Seattle Kraken have a heck of an organization.... the Kraken went deep and the Firebirds went to OT in Game 7 of the FInals... im a VGK guy and I am still hung over from the Stanley Cup lol, but I am very mindful of the leathal power of the Seattle Kraken organization!
Technically the away games were at 7pm but still incredible to be undefeated on the road until this series
Not the underdogs.
Let’s go BEARS!!!!! Was at Games 4 and 5 for the finals and it was exhilarating. Way to finish. Roaring For More!!!!!!
WHAT A FINISH!
This was so much better than the Stanley Cup Finals that's for sure!
What was better? 2016 Calder Cup Finals Game 4, or 2023 Calder Cup Finals Game 7? Just curious
12-time Calder Cup Champs! Lets Go Bears! ROAR!!! 🍫 🐻
i was there an got to touch the cup in 73-74, when we beat the providence reds to win the cup, team led by mike nykoluk
congrats to the bears! as a BIG firebirds fan, for their first year, they didnt do bad! we will get them next time boys! ❤
Hats off to the firebirds and Joey daccord. That is a hell of a team you guys got there. Sweeter by the dozen!!! Go bears!!!!
Whenever mom calls you and your friends home for dinner you always ask for five more minutes and your street hockey game suddenly becomes overtime of game seven in the finals, very rarely do teams actually ever get to experience that feeling. Congrats to the Bears on living every child's hockey dream, B-E-A-R-S BEARS BEARS BEARS!
Shepherd… easily one of the most underrated goalies
Congrates to the Bears and their fans. From a long time Rochester Americans fan. It was one incredible series final.
i thought the whole playoff run was great, hartford was the only series where i never really felt like we could lose, but i was up for game one against your amerks, an they killed us an i thought uh oh this team can beat us
Game 7! One mistake, one success, some luck, some bad luck… This is hockey 👊🏼
Congrats to the Hershey Bears.... I hope the city is getting their overload of their very own chocolate in celebration!
I hope that there is a recall on Hershey chocolate
Yeah we are!
I reckon Coachella Valley will be boycotting Hershey products and drowning their sorrows with loads of Cadbury's Drinking Chocolate.
LET’S GO BEARS!
GREAT game, very happy for Zach Fucale and Carlsson
And every other player on the team
@@DefiantMist Oh for sure ...now I am a Devil's/Utica fan (also huge fan of Yaroslav Askarov and Dustin Wolf) . However Fucale, my heart goes out to especially Now this is a lot of players.....but in his draft year and when drafted Craig Button really gave him a glowing outlook on his future....a future NHL star. Well, for whatever reason it has it worked out that way at all. He was surpassed in the Caps system now regulated to back up ....clear backup and he put his ego aside and has been a very great teammate, happy for others at his expense. That says so many great things about him......as a fellow goalie that is so tough. He now goes to Traktor of the KHL. I hope my beloved CSKA RED ARMY MOSCOW take it easy on him
@@ms.felonystrutter2472 i will agree greatly on that. Hes put his ego aside. Its been a development throughout this year. At the beginning I could tell he wanted to be the star of the show. He slowly realized that he was on a team that wanted to be a TEAM. This playoff series and his undying support for Shep and the other guys has made me respect him more than I did. His attitude was always been an issue for me because he would get in his head and his ego would get in the way. Hes become a great teammate. I hope he gets a good shot next year wherever he may be.
@@DefiantMist He is signed to Traktor Chelbayinsk KHL
@@ms.felonystrutter2472I honestly think the capitals didn’t give him enough of a chance he had 1 bad game after the best start any goalie has ever had to their nhl career and he never played again hopefully he can play well enough over in Russia to get another shot in North America
2024 Calder Cup finals: I believe that we will win. Always have been always will be a huge firebirds fan since I am a huge kraken fan. Go firebirds. Stay strong and positive Coachella residents. We got this!!
As a Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL) fan, congratulations to the Bears. I've always admired this team from Hershey. Would love to see an exhibition game between the Bears and the Komets, two of the oldest teams in North American minor league hockey.
Closest thing you'll get is playing the south Carolina stingrays
As a European I would love to see European teams play against AHL and ECHL teams. It would be interesting to see which are better
What an incredible game. Stayed up into the wee hours to watch the clincher!
Hershey is hockey. Canadian hockey fans learn that at an early age. Congrats - what a game!
This game was so nerve racking at the watch party in the Giant Center
Let's Go Bears!!! It was awesome cheering you guys on at Games 3 and 4 at the Giant Center. You beat a really good team because you stuck to your game and played with tremendous determination! Way to keep Roaring!!!
If only the Stanley cup final had been half as exciting as this!
I'm just happy the Knights won in the end they deserved it the most
"Херши Бэрс" (12-я победа Кубке Колдера) один из самых старых членов АХЛ.Сезона 2005/06 является фарм-клубом НХЛ "Вашингтон Кэпиталз"
WE DID IT YALL! GO BEARS!!!!!
Congratulations to the Bears and Firebirds for an incredible Finals! The Bears are extremely worthy champions!
Game 7 OT. Nothing better. This is what sports are all about. Congratulations Hershey.
😂😂😂😂😂 firebirds CHOKED. It was there's to take! The way the firebirds played all year.....and then lay an egg when it matters the most......i love it!😂😂😂😂😂😂
I am a Wolf Pack fan, but congrats to the Bears
Bears fans and AHL fans would know why I wanted Coachella Valley to win
They were one shot away from being down 3-0 in the series. What a victory!
@2:10 - Play of the game. Remember that one, if the Bears have any chance of coming back.
@ 6:02THEY SCOREEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE WON THE CUP!!! GO BEARS!!! 🐻
I’m from the Coachella valley this game made me cry 😢
10 months later, and I feel bad :(
-Phantoms fan
The 2018 cup was exactly like this! The capitals won (in this case the bears) and the new expansion team got to the Stanley cup final in their 1st season (Vegas but in this case the fire birds)
HERSHEY BEARS ARE 2023 CALDER CUP CHAMPIONS 🐻🔥🔥
Let Go Hershey. B-E-A-R-S Bears Bears Bears. Woooo.
What a fantastic game! I'm many ways,more fun than the NHL.thedr guys play their hearts out.
Had no idea the Hershey Bears have now won 12 Calder Cup titles. Congratulations guys.
Wishing my Milwaukee Admirals were there.
YEAH BEARS! CHOCOLATE TOWN TRIUMPHS!
I'm NoT tOo WoRrIeD. ThEy'Ll CrUsH tHe BeArS iN gAmE 6 aNd 7. We GoT tHiS.
The best part 😂😂😂
Personally I was on the Firebirds Fan Train because the team managers to put on a show with their awesome way of scoring. It was a really close series. Even though the Firebirds lost in the finals, I’m honestly not upset that they lost. They had a great run and a fantastic inaugural season in Coachella Valley. I’m happy for the Bears because it’s great that a successful franchise can win their 12th Title in AHL History. Overall great season and a fantastic way to end the season.
agree!! lets go firebirds
Congratulations from an Amerks fan...Hershey really deserved this cup! I hope a lot of these guys (especially Shepard) get the call-up next year. Flyers need some fresh blood more than any team. Congrats again🎉
Hershey is affiliated with the Capitals, not the Flyers. That said, the Caps could use an injection of youth as well. I would be surprised to see Shep get bumped up to the NHL next year. Probably gets another year in Hershey, but there are definitely some guys that will make a case for themselves.
@@Hairy_Melon that's right, I forgot! Washington is also a club in transition.
Great game but whoever was operating the main center ice camera should never be allowed to do so again. It was brutal to watch. Thought I was going to get motion sickness.
Came to watch McMichael score a goal. He was a beast in London back in the junior days. Sad to see him in the AHL, as he was as good, if not better than Nick Suzuki in the OHL.
He will get his chance. He wasnt quite ready this year. Hes got a long career ahead of him. Hes a very level headed player.
Let's send a shout out to all the Connor McMichael followers around the nation's capital in D.C. Will be so interesting to see if the Ice Caps and their new coach can make him a regular in the lineup with all the established players with the team like N. Backstrom, A. Ovechkin, T.J. Oshie, Tom Wilson, etc.
It would've been great to see this live, but I have to work. Great job, 🐻🐻!
Seattle Kraken became my other favourite team when they made their debut in 2021-22 season and because of that I decided to follow their farm team Coachella Valley Firebirds. This was the first time I have watched a full season of AHL hockey and I really enjoyed it. It was also nice that the Firebirds had some Finnish players that I knew beforehand like Ville Petman and Peetro Seppälä and it was cool to see them play there.
I never knew that this season would go so well and that these Calder Cup finals would become so dramatic, but even after that tough loss I really liked what I saw and I will definitely watch Coachella's games in the future also.
Весь сезон были выше на голову всех, всех уничтожали. Вели в финальной серии в счёте... И так проиграть финал...... Очень жаль... Привет из России. Поздравляю херши беарз
I grew up a fan of the Baltimore Clippers (remember them?) in the 60's-70's. 😮 Hershey Bears were the arch enemy back then but the Bears deserved this one. They were the better team.
What a great series! Frank
I just got into the AHL and I can’t believe I missed this gem!
can somebody tell me why 7 bears came down from the dressing room after they won? are those just spare guys that arnt playing but dressed to get pictures?
Healthy scratches or just scratched players. They have them dressed for photos. They are usually just waiting in the locker room watching and waiting if there is a chance. The firebirds had the same thing going on, but they had to just get undressed lol
They were right.....that big save by Shepard helped spark the Hershey comeback in this game.
Congratulations to the Hershey Bears, the 2023 Calder Cup Champions!!!
I'm happy for Dylan.
Hes been a phenomenal captain. Couldn't imagine anyone else holding that title for this younger team. Hes a great guy for the rookies to look up to. Ness is also such a good mentor too.
Once again, the best duty of a team captain, at 7:27. Congrats to the Bears.
So sweet after being at game 1 and 6. Revenge is a dish best served with an OT goal in game 7!!! BEARS!!!
Yes hershey deserved this after starting this series with back to back shut out losses
Amazing series
Hells yes! GO BEARS! 🏆🤘🏽
I was at the watch party it was too stressful to watch
GO BEARS!!!! 12TH CUP! CELEBRATION AT GIANT CENTER COMING UP!
LETS GOOOOO BEARS🎉🎉🎉🎉
WOOOOOOOOOOOO
This series was better than the Stanley Cup finals
Coachella snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Go Bears!
Roar! The best! Congrats, Bears!
Way To Go Bears!!!!
Кто думал Херши будет Чемпионом
B.E.A.R.S BEARS BEARS BEARS!!!🐻
I Say Congrats to the Hershey 🐻 on Winning the Calder Cup from A Long Time AHL Fan and former Utica and Lowell Devils Fan! I Wish we Could Had More Success trying to Keep a Team as Long as you had The Bears but at Least we have Good College Hockey in Lowell and Yes I will Ask my Mom to buy Me a Hershey Bar in Honor of your Championship Win!
From a Milwaukee Admirals fan, hats off to the Firebirds. Watching this game shows how much this team is supported in such short amount of time.
The Sweetest Place On Earth!! Go BEARS
Giant center was electric lets go bears
WAY TO GO BEARS!!!!
It should had been better if Hershey won this In Hershey so that way all Hershey fans can be happy
We’re the Champions!!!! Go Bears!!
Great game. Congrats bears.
I wish Coachella Valley won, but the Bears are so good they won so many cups, including this one.
I’m so happy my bears wonnnn!
DESTINY FULFILLED!
12 TIME CHAMPIONS!!
Yesssssss!!!!!
Being down 2, coming back and winning it! What a game 7! Congrats boys 🐻
Who else was in giant center
Da Bears!
SHEPDADDYYYYYYYY!!!!!!
Вратарь коачеллы это как моя бывшая. Такая же черная дыра
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When they beat the Amerks in game 6, just had a feeling they were going to go all the way.
LETS GO THE CHOCOLATEY BEARS
NGL this had to have been more exciting then the stanley cup finals
Amy burgess voice of rosie red cartoon she talk good girl
First championship for a professional eastern Pa team since the royals in 2013
Let’s go Hershey Bears
Comeback let’s go Bears
Will beats skill. CV was the more talented team, but the Hershey Bears grinded CV in the 3rd period and OT. CV made some poor mistakes, especially Daccord handling the puck and clearing it right to a Bears player, that made 2-2. CV is a flashy scoring, young, cocky team that is reflective of their coach Dan Bylsma. Hershey was a defense first, grind it out team, with clutch goal scoring(won 3 times in OT in the Final) and good goaltending. Bears were patient and look to be the mature, experienced team.
Something that was really evident as the game got longer, CV looked fatigued and was running on fumes. They probably learned a lesson that you can't win a Championship winning big and scoring flashy goals. Bears were accustomed to playing very tight games and the Firebirds were not!
Something interesting. We have a lot of rookies this year on the bears. A few players you saw in this game for an example: Shepherd, Iorio, Lappy, Frank, and McMichael (I'm pretty sure, maybe not him)
Our goal scorers are young blood and im happy for them that they got a big win, especially Shepherd.
Agreed! CV couldn’t play a full 60+ minutes of hockey either run you out in first 40 or lose. Couldn’t grind out 1 gritty win
Agree wholeheartedly. Perfect example right there! And I am not saying this because I am a Capitals fan!
Way to go bears well deserved
2 goal lead is the worst in hockey! Way to go, Bears!