Welcome to the Hershey Bears Player Tracker for the 2024 offseason! This page will be updated throughout the summer as players sign contracts for the upcoming season.
Many of your favorite players from Hershey's 2023-24 Calder Cup Championship team are already under contract and will return within the Washington Capitals/Bears pipeline for next year. Our Player Tracker has you covered!
Below is a list of players who skated the majority of the season with Hershey in 2023-24, ended the season in the organization, and their current contract status. This list will be updated as players re-sign and sign elsewhere.
Not sure what all this means? PuckPedia has a great Q&A page for your reference.
NHL and AHL Free Agency starts on July 1.
FREE AGENT ADDITIONS:
D Hudson Thornton - Signed by Hershey to one-year AHL contract on April 10
F Luke Philp - Signed by Washington to one-year, two-way contract on July 2
F Spencer Smallman - Signed by Washington to one-year, two-way contract on July 2
F Brennan Saulnier - Signed by Hershey to one-year AHL contract on July 5
Players in BOLD are under contract for the 2024-25 season
FORWARDS:
#10 Ivan Miroshnichenko
Under NHL contract through 2025-26 season
#11 Matthew Phillips
NHL contract expires at conclusion of 2023-24 season, UFA
#12 Alex Limoges
NHL contract expires at conclusion of 2023-24 season, RFA - Received Qualifying Offer on June 30, signed to one-year NHL contract on July 4
#15 Jimmy Huntington
AHL contract expires at conclusion of 2023-24 season - Signed NHL contract with Pittsburgh Penguins on July 1
#18 Pierrick Dube
Under NHL contract through 2024-25 season, RFA
#19 Mike Vecchione
Under AHL contract through 2024-25 season
#21 Joe Snively
NHL contract expires at conclusion of 2023-24 season, UFA - Signed NHL contract with Detroit Red Wings on July 1
#23 Mike Sgarbossa
Under NHL contract through 2024-25 season, UFA
#24 Riley Sutter
NHL contract expires at conclusion of 2023-24 season, RFA - Received Qualifying Offer on June 30, Signed to one-year NHL contract on July 3
#25 Ryan Hofer
Under NHL contract through 2025-26 season, RFA
#28 Ethen Frank
NHL contract expires at conclusion of 2023-24 season, RFA - Received Qualifying Offer on June 30, Signed to two-year NHL contract on July 1
#29 Hendrix Lapierre
Under NHL contract through 2024-25 season, RFA
#36 Andrew Cristall
Under NHL contract through 2026-27 season, RFA - Ineligible for AHL for 2024-25 regular season due to NHL-CHL transfer agreement
#38 Henrik Rybinski
Under NHL contract through 2024-25 season, RFA
#41 Alexander Suzdalev
Under NHL contract through 2026-27 season, RFA
#44 Bogdan Trineyev
Under NHL contract through 2024-25 season, RFA
#45 Matt Strome
AHL contract expires at conclusion of 2023-24 season
#65 Garrett Roe
AHL contract expires at conclusion of 2023-24 season - Re-signed to one-year AHL contract on July 3
DEFENSEMEN:
#2 Jake Massie
Under AHL contract through 2024-25 season
#5 Lucas Johansen
NHL contract expires at conclusion of 2023-24 season, UFA-Group 6
#6 Vincent Iorio
Under NHL contract through 2025-26 season, RFA
#7 Hardy Haman Aktell
NHL contract expires at conclusion of 2023-24 season, RFA - Received Qualifying Offer on June 30, Signed to one-year NHL contract on July 3
#22 Chase Priskie
NHL contract expires at conclusion of 2023-24 season, UFA - Signed to one-year NHL contract on July 1
#26 Logan Day
AHL contract expires at conclusion of 2023-24 season
#27 Aaron Ness
Under AHL contract through 2024-25 season
#34 Dmitry Osipov
AHL contract expires at conclusion of 2023-24 season - Re-signed to one-year AHL contract on July 2
#42 Dylan McIlrath
Under NHL contract through 2024-25 season, UFA
GOALTENDERS:
#1 Garin Bjorklund
Under NHL contract through 2024-25 season, RFA
#30 Hunter Shepard
Under NHL contract through 2025-26 season, UFA
#31 Clay Stevenson
Under NHL contract through 2026-27 season, UFA
#35 Mitch Gibson
NHL contract expires at conclusion of 2023-24 season, RFA - Received Qualifying Offer on June 30, Signed to one-year NHL contract on July 1
Players under AHL contract with the Bears in 2023-24 who spent the majority or all of the season in South Carolina (ECHL) and are considered Unrestricted Free Agents at noon on July 1:
#4 Nicky Leivermann, D - Re-signed to one-year AHL contract on July 3
#20 Tyson Empey, F
#32 Benton Maass, D
#33 Michael Kim, D
#37 Colin Swoyer, D
#39 Kevin O'Neil, F
#47 Jon McDonald, D - Re-signed to one-year AHL contract on July 2
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