1942-43 Hershey Bears Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 35-13-8 - 78 points
in the AHL
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Cooney Weiland (35-13-8)
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
1942-43 Hershey Bears Statistics

The Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League ended the 1942-43 season with a record of 35 wins and 13 losses and 8 ties for 78 points in the AHL.

The Bears scored 240 goals, best in the league. Hershey yielded 166 goals. Harry Frost netted 43 goals for the team, while Fred Hergerts and Wally Kilrea tallied 30 or more, too. Wally Kilrea contributed 68 assists. Nick Damore earned 34 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.98 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Cooney Weiland coached the team. The 1942-43 Hershey Bears lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Ralph BowmanDJune 20, 19115'11"190LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Frank CeryanceG6'0"180Eveleth, MN
Frank DaleyLAugust 22, 19095'11"178LPort Arthur, ON Canada
Nick DamoreGJuly 10, 19165'6"160LNiagara Falls, ON Canada
Tommy Depew
John Fitzgerald
Yip FosterDNovember 25, 19076'6"198LGuelph, ON Canada
Harry FrostRAugust 17, 19145'11"165RKeer Lake, ON Canada
Tony GraboskiDMay 9, 19165'10"178LTimmins, ON Canada
Bob GracieCNovember 8, 19105'9"155LNorth Bay, ON Canada
Fred HergertsCJanuary 29, 19136'1"190RCalgary, AB Canada
Roger JenkinsDNovember 18, 19115'11"173RAppleton, WI USA
Virgil JohnsonDMarch 4, 19125'9"165LMinneapolis, MN USA
Wally KilreaCFebruary 18, 19095'7"150LOttawa, ON Canada
Hank LauzonD5'9"170LHull, QC
Joe LevandoskiDMarch 17, 19215'11"185RCobalt, ON Canada
Bill MoeDOctober 2, 19165'11"170LDanvers, MA USA
Jim O'NeilRApril 3, 19135'8"160RSemans, SK Canada
Pete PalangioLSeptember 10, 19085'11"175LNorth Bay, ON Canada
George PearsonD5'9"185Fort Francis, ON
Orville SmithL6'0"170Toledo, OH
John SorrellLJanuary 16, 19065'11"155LChesterville, ON Canada
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