1961-62 Hershey Bears Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 37-28-5 - 79 points
in the AHL's Eastern Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Frank Mathers (37-28-5)
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
1961-62 Hershey Bears Statistics

The Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 37 wins and 28 losses and 5 ties for 79 points in the AHL's Eastern Division.

The Bears netted 236 goals and surrendered 213. Willie Marshall and John McKenzie scored 30 goals for Hershey each, and Willie Marshall accounted for 65 assists. Bob Perreault earned 36 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.86 goals against average, leading regular goalies.

Frank Mathers coached the team. The 1961-62 Hershey Bears lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Marc BoileauCSeptember 3, 19325'11"170LPointe-Claire, QC Canada
Gilles BoisvertGFebruary 15, 19335'8"152LTrois-Rivieres, QC Canada
Pete ConacherLJuly 29, 19325'10"165LToronto, ON Canada
Bob DillaboughCApril 27, 19415'10"180LBelleville, ON Canada
Les DuffDDecember 12, 19346'6"205Kirkland Lake, ONT Canada
Gord HollingworthDJuly 24, 19335'11"170LMontreal, QC Canada
Allan JohnsonRMarch 30, 19355'11"180RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Dennis JordanG0'0"
Ray KinasewichSeptember 12, 19330'0"Smokey Lake, AB Canada
Claude LaforgeLJuly 1, 19365'9"172LSorel, QC Canada
Hec LalandeCNovember 24, 19345'9"150LNorth Bay, ON Canada
Parker MacDonaldLJune 14, 19335'11"160LSydney, NS Canada
Mike MahoneyDJanuary 8, 19386'0"175LSouth Porcupine, ON
Willie MarshallCDecember 1, 19315'10"165LKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Frank MathersDMarch 29, 19246'1"182LWinnipeg, MB Canada
John McKenzieRDecember 12, 19375'9"175RHigh River, AB Canada
Cleland MortsonRMarch 29, 19345'10"165RArnfield, QC Canada
Mike NykolukCDecember 11, 19345'11"212RToronto, ON Canada
Bob PerreaultGJanuary 28, 19315'8"170LThree Rivers, QC Canada
Nick PolanoDMarch 25, 19416'0"187LSudbury, ON Canada
Marc ReaumeDFebruary 7, 19346'1"185LLaSalle, ON Canada
Wayne RiversRFebruary 1, 19425'9"177RHamilton, ON Canada
Myron StankiewiczLDecember 4, 19355'11"185LKitchener, ON Canada
Murray WilkieDJanuary 5, 19325'10"185LRodville, SASK Canada
Howie YanosikCJanuary 26, 19335'10"165Bracken, SASK Canada
Larry ZeidelDJune 1, 19285'11"185LMontreal, QC Canada


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