Friday, December 12, 2008

All good things...










...must come to an end.

If you had Josh Tordjman pitching a shutout to end the Hershey Bears' franchise-best 11 game winning streak, you win the prize.

The undrafted Montreal native stopped all 41 shots he faced last night as the San Antonio Rampage defeated the Bears, 3-0, at AT&T Center in San Antonio.

It was the first time the Bears have tasted defeat since losing at Bridgeport, 4-1, on November 9th. It was the first time the Bears were shut out since Marc Denis turned the trick in a 6-0 Hamilton win on October 29th. Clearly, their top-two goal scorers -- Alexandre Giroux and Oskar Osala, who are with the Capitals -- were missed.

Still, Hershey's 20-6-1 record is the best in the AHL, their 41 standings points being four points better than their East Division rival Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Their 114 goals scored (4.22/game) is a whopping 18 better than next best Hamilton (3.69). Only one team in the Eastern Conference (Manchester) has allowed fewer goals than the 69 allowed by the Bears.

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