1958-59 Hershey Bears Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 32-32-6 - 70 points
in the AHL
Won League Championship
Coach: Frank Mathers (32-32-6)
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
1958-59 Hershey Bears Statistics

The Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League ended the 1958-59 season with a record of 32 wins and 32 losses and 6 ties for 70 points in the AHL.

The Bears scored 200 goals, worst in the league and allowed 202. Willie Marshall netted 22 goals for Hershey, and Mike Nykoluk contributed 38 assists, while Bob Perreault recorded a 2.68 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.

Frank Mathers coached the team. The 1958-59 Hershey Bears won the League Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Wally BoyerCSeptember 27, 19375'8"165LCowan, MB Canada
Les DuffDDecember 12, 19346'6"205Kirkland Lake, ONT Canada
Gerry EhmanRNovember 3, 19326'0"190RCudworth, SK Canada
Dunc FisherRAugust 30, 19275'7"170RRegina, SK Canada
Jacques GagnonRWJuly 26, 19306'0"170RChicoutimi, QC CAN
Lloyd HaddonDAugust 10, 19386'0"195LSarnia, ON Canada
Len HaleyRSeptember 15, 19315'6"160REdmonton, AB Canada
John HendricksonDDecember 5, 19365'11"175RKingston, ON Canada
Ron HurstRMay 18, 19315'9"175RToronto, ON Canada
Arnie KullmanCOctober 9, 19275'7"170LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Claude LaforgeLJuly 1, 19365'9"172LSorel, QC Canada
Hec LalandeCNovember 24, 19345'9"150LNorth Bay, ON Canada
Bud MacPhersonDMarch 31, 19276'4"200LEdmonton, AB Canada
Willie MarshallCDecember 1, 19315'10"165LKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Frank MathersDMarch 29, 19246'1"182LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Gilles MayerGAugust 24, 19305'6"135LOttawa, ON Canada
Tom McCarthyLSeptember 15, 19346'1"191LToronto, ON Canada
Jack McIntyreLSeptember 8, 19305'11"170LBrussels, ON Canada
Mike NykolukCDecember 11, 19345'11"212RToronto, ON Canada
Ellard O'BrienLMay 27, 19306'3"183LSt. Catharines, ON Canada
Bob PerreaultGJanuary 28, 19315'8"170LThree Rivers, QC Canada
Don PoileCJune 1, 19325'11"160LFort William, ON Canada
Jack PriceDMay 8, 19325'9"180LGoderich, ON Canada
Bob SolingerLDecember 23, 19255'9"170LStar City, SK Canada
Ed StankiewiczRDecember 1, 19295'9"165RKitchener, ON Canada
Gord StrateDMay 28, 19356'1"190LEdmonton, AB Canada
Howie YanosikCJanuary 26, 19335'10"165Bracken, SASK Canada
Larry ZeidelDJune 1, 19285'11"185LMontreal, QC Canada



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