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List of Hershey Bears seasons

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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

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Games Won Lost Tied OTL SOL Points PCT Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing Year Preliminary 1st round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1932–33 18 6 11 1 13 .361 69 58 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
1938–39 54 31 18 5 67 .620 140 110 1st, West 1939 BYE L, 2–3, PHI
1939–40 56 27 24 5 59 .527 154 156 2nd, West 1940 W, 2–1, NH L, 1–2, PIT
1940–41 56 24 23 9 57 .509 193 189 2nd, West 1940 W, 2–0, NH W, 2–1, PIT L, 2–3, CLE
1941–42 56 33 17 6 72 .643 207 169 2nd, West 1942 W, 2–0, NH W, 2–1, CLE L, 2–3, IND
1942–43 56 35 13 8 78 .696 240 166 1st, East 1943 BYE L, 2–4, BUF
1943–44 54 30 16 8 68 .630 181 133 1st, East 1944 L, 3–4, CLE
1944–45 60 28 24 8 64 .533 197 186 2nd, East 1945 W, 4–1, IND L, 2–4, CLE
1945–46 62 26 26 10 62 .500 213 221 2nd, East 1946 L, 1–2, PIT
1946–47 64 36 16 12 84 .656 276 174 1st, East 1947 BYE W, 4–0, CLE W, 4–3, PIT
1947–48 68 25 30 13 63 .463 240 273 3rd, East 1948 L, 1–2, BUF
1948–49 68 28 35 5 61 .449 256 261 2nd, East 1949 W, 2–0, IND W, 2–0, CLE L, 3–4, PRO
1949–50 70 21 39 10 52 .371 229 310 5th, East 1950 Did not qualify
1950–51 70 38 28 5 80 .571 256 242 2nd, East 1951 W, 3–0, IND L, 0–3, PIT
1951–52 68 35 28 5 75 .551 256 215 1st, East 1952 L, 1–4, PIT
1952–53 64 31 32 1 63 .492 208 217 4th, AHL 1953 L, 0–3, PIT
1953–54 70 37 29 4 78 .557 274 243 2nd, AHL 1954 W, 3–2, PIT L, 2–3, CLE
1954–55 64 29 28 7 65 .508 217 225 5th, AHL 1955 Did not qualify
1955–56 64 19 39 6 44 .344 218 271 5th, AHL 1956 Did not qualify
1956–57 64 32 28 4 68 .531 223 237 4th, AHL 1957 L, 3–4, CLE
1957–58 70 39 24 7 85 .607 241 198 1st, AHL 1958 W, 4–1, PRO W, 4–2, SPR
1958–59 70 32 32 6 70 .500 200 202 4th, AHL 1959 W, 4–3, CLE W, 4–2, BUF
1959–60 72 28 37 7 63 .438 226 238 6th, AHL 1960 Did not qualify
1960–61 72 36 32 4 76 .528 218 210 2nd, AHL 1961 W, 3–1, BUF L, 0–4, SPR
1961–62 70 37 28 5 79 .564 236 213 2nd, East 1962 W, 2–1, PRO L, 1–3, BUF
1962–63 72 36 28 8 80 .556 262 231 2nd, East 1963 W, 2–1, BAL W, 3–2, CLE L, 3–4, BUF
1963–64 72 36 31 5 77 .535 236 249 2nd, East 1964 W, 2–1, PRO L, 0–3, CLE
1964–65 72 36 32 4 76 .528 246 243 2nd, East 1965 W, 3–2, BAL W, 3–2, BUF L, 1–4, RCH
1965–66 72 37 30 5 79 .549 268 232 2nd, East 1966 L, 0–3, SPR
1966–67 72 38 24 10 86 .597 273 216 1st, East 1967 L, 1–4, PIT
1967–68 72 34 30 8 76 .528 276 248 1st, East 1968 L, 1–4, RCH
1968–69 74 41 27 6 88 .595 307 234 1st, East 1969 W, 4–2, BUF BYE W, 4–1, QUE
1969–70 72 28 28 16 72 .500 247 249 2nd, West 1970 L, 3–4, SPR
1970–71 72 31 31 10 72 .500 238 212 3rd, West 1971 L, 1–3, CLE
1971–72 76 33 30 13 79 .520 266 253 2nd, West 1972 L, 0–4, CIN
1972–73 76 42 23 11 95 .625 326 231 2nd, West 1973 L, 3–4, VIR
1973–74 76 39 23 14 92 .605 320 241 2nd, South 1974 W, 4–1, CIN W, 4–0, BAL W, 4–1, PRO
1974–75 76 27 38 10 64 .427 259 303 3rd, South 1975 W, 4–3, RIC L, 1–4, NH
1975–76 76 39 31 6 84 .553 304 275 1st, South 1976 BYE W, 4–1, RIC L, 1–4, NS
1976–77 80 36 38 6 78 .488 282 293 4th, AHL 1977 L, 2–4, NS
1977–78 81 27 44 10 64 .395 281 324 4th, South 1978 Did not qualify
1978–79 79 35 36 8 78 .494 311 324 2nd, South 1979 L, 1–3, BNG
1979–80 80 35 39 6 76 .475 289 273 2nd, South 1980 W, 4–0, SYR W, 4–2, NH W, 4–2, NB
1980–81 80 47 24 9 103 .644 357 299 1st, South 1981 W, 4–0, NH L, 2–4, ADK
1981–82 80 36 38 6 78 .488 316 347 4th, South 1982 L, 2–3, BNG
1982–83 80 40 35 5 85 .531 313 308 2nd, South 1983 L, 1–4, NH
1983–84 80 28 42 10 66 .413 320 384 7th, South 1984 Did not qualify
1984–85 80 26 43 11 63 .394 315 339 6th, South 1985 Did not qualify
1985–86 80 48 29 3 99 .619 346 292 1st, South 1986 W, 4–1, NH W, 4–3, SCS L, 2–4, ADK
1986–87 80 43 36 0 1 87 .544 329 309 4th, South 1987 L, 1–4, RCH
1987–88 80 50 25 3 2 105 .656 343 256 1st, South 1988 W, 4–0, BNG W, 4–0, ADK W, 4–0, FRD
1988–89 80 40 30 10 0 90 .563 361 309 2nd, South 1989 W, 4–1, UTI L, 3–4, ADK
1989–90 80 32 38 10 0 74 .463 298 296 6th, South 1990 Did not qualify
1990–91 80 33 35 12 0 78 .488 313 324 4th, South 1991 W, 13–4,[a] ADK L, 1–4, RCH
1991–92 80 36 33 11 0 83 .519 313 337 3rd, South 1992 L, 2–4, RCH
1992–93 80 27 41 12 0 66 .413 316 339 5th, South 1993 Did not qualify
1993–94 80 38 31 11 0 87 .544 306 298 1st, South 1994 W, 4–0, RCH L, 3–4, CRN
1994–95 80 34 36 10 0 78 .488 275 300 3rd, South 1995 L, 2–4, CRN
1995–96 80 36 30 11 3 86 .538 301 287 2nd, South 1996 L, 2–3, BAL
1996–97 80 43 22 10 5 101 .631 273 220 2nd, Mid-Atlantic 1997 W, 3–1, KEN W, 4–3, PHI W, 4–3, SPR W, 4–1, HAM
1997–98 80 36 31 7 6 85 .531 238 235 2nd, Mid-Atlantic 1998 W, 3–0, KEN L, 0–4, PHI
1998–99 80 37 32 10 1 85 .531 242 224 3rd, Mid-Atlantic 1999 L, 2–3, KEN
1999–00 80 43 29 5 3 94 .588 297 267 2nd, Mid-Atlantic 2000 W, 3–2, PHI W, 4–1, KEN L, 0–4, RCH
2000–01 80 34 39 4 3 75 .469 216 234 5th, Mid-Atlantic 2001 W, 3–0, KEN W, 4–1, NOR L, 0–4, WBS
2001–02 80 36 27 11 6 89 .556 200 193 2nd, South 2002 BYE W, 3–1, NOR L, 0–4, HOU
2002–03 80 36 27 14 3 89 .556 217 209 2nd, South 2003 BYE L, 2–3, CHI
2003–04 80 33 34 8 5 78 .494 203 218 6th, East 2004 Did not qualify
2004–05 80 39 37 2 2 82 .513 207 226 5th, East 2005 Did not qualify
2005–06 80 44 21 5 10 103 .644 262 234 2nd, East 2006 W, 4–0, NOR W, 4–0, WBS W, 4–3, POR W, 4–2, MIL
2006–07 80 51 17 6 6 114 .713 305 219 1st, East 2007 W, 4–1 ALB W, 4–1, WBS W, 4–0, MAN L, 1–4, HAM
2007–08 80 42 30 2 6 92 .575 253 247 4th, East 2008 L, 1–4, WBS
2008–09 80 49 23 2 6 106 .663 296 240 1st, East 2009 W, 4–0, PHI W, 4–3, WBS W, 4–1, PRO W, 4–2, MTB
2009–10 80 60 17 0 3 123 .769 342 218 1st, East 2010 W, 4–1, BRI W, 4–0, ALB W, 4–2, MAN W, 4–2, TEX
2010–11 80 46 26 3 5 100 .625 255 214 2nd, East 2011 L, 2–4, CHA
2011–12 76 38 26 4 8 88 .579 244 225 3rd, East 2012 L, 2–3, WBS
2012–13 76 36 31 3 6 81 .533 204 196 4th, East 2013 L, 2–3, PRO
2013–14 76 39 27 5 5 88 .579 221 213 4th, East 2014 Did not qualify
2014–15 76 46 22 5 3 100 .658 218 181 1st, East 2015 W, 3–1, WOR L, 2–4, HFD
2015–16 76 43 21 5 7 98 .645 259 220 1st, Atlantic 2016 W, 3–2, POR W, 4–3, WBS W, 4–1, TOR L, 0–4, LE
2016–17 76 43 22 8 3 97 .638 252 211 3rd, Atlantic 2017 W, 3–2, LV L, 3–4, PRO
2017–18 76 30 37 4 5 69 .454 201 249 8th, Atlantic 2018 Did not qualify
2018–19 76 43 25 4 4 94 .618 211 215 3rd, Atlantic 2019 W, 3–2 , BRI L, 0–4, CHA
2019–20 62 37 18 3 4 81 .653 187 157 2nd, Atlantic 2020 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 33 24 7 2 0 50 .758 110 77 1st, North 2021 No playoffs were held
2021-22 76 34 32 6 4 78 .513 202 209 5th, Atlantic 2022 L, 1–2, WBS
2022–23 72 44 19 5 4 97 .674 217 184 2nd, Atlantic 2023 BYE W, 3–1, CHA W, 3–0, HAR W, 4–2, ROC W, 4–3, CV
2023–24 72 53 14 0 5 111 .771 229 151 1st, Atlantic 2024 BYE W, 3-1 LV W, 3-0 HAR W, 4-3, CLE W, 4-2, CV
  1. ^ Two-game aggregate score

Team records

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Single season

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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

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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

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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