1981-82 Hershey Bears Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 36-38-6 - 78 points
in the AHL's Southern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Gary Inness (36-38-6)
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
1981-82 Hershey Bears Statistics

The Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 36 wins and 38 losses and 6 ties for 78 points in the AHL's Southern Division.

The Bears netted 316 goals and conceded 347. Jean Pronovost scored 35 goals for Hershey, and Wes Jarvis tallied 30 or more, too. Wes Jarvis contributed 61 assists. Rollie Boutin earned 27 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 4.13 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.

Gary Inness coached the team. The 1981-82 Hershey Bears lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Bill BennettLMay 31, 19536'5"235LWarwick, RI USA
Todd BidnerCJuly 5, 19616'2"205LPetrolia, ON Canada
Timo BlomqvistDJanuary 23, 19616'0"200RHelsinki, Finland
Pierre BouchardDFebruary 20, 19486'2"205LLongueuil, QC Canada
Rollie BoutinGNovember 6, 19575'9"179LWestlock, AB Canada
Martin BurgersLApril 24, 19605'11"202LDjenenveen, Netherlands
Tony CassolatoRMay 7, 19565'11"180RGuelph, ON Canada
Dan ClarkDNovember 3, 19576'1"195LToronto, ON Canada
Joe ContiniCJanuary 29, 19575'10"178LGuelph, ON Canada
Glen CurrieCJuly 18, 19586'2"180LMontreal, QC Canada
Lou FranceschettiRMarch 28, 19586'0"200LToronto, ON Canada
Eddy GodinRMarch 29, 19575'10"190LDonnacona, QC Canada
Al HangslebenDFebruary 22, 19536'1"195LWarroad, MN USA
Mike Haworth0'0"
Bart HunterGOctober 1, 19595'10"154Vancouver, BC Canada
Wes JarvisCMay 30, 19585'11"185LToronto, ON Canada
Al JensenGNovember 27, 19585'10"180LHamilton, ON Canada
Jay JohnstonDFebruary 28, 19585'11"195LHamilton, ON Canada
Dwayne LowdermilkDJanuary 9, 19586'0"201RBurnaby, BC Canada
Paul MacKinnonDNovember 6, 19586'0"195RBrantford, ON Canada
Paul ManciniLWMarch 7, 19586'1"185LToronto, ON Canada
Jim McTaggartDMarch 31, 19605'11"200LWeyburn, SK Canada
Dan MieleRWApril 12, 19626'2"185RLaSalle, QC CAN
Vic MorinDFebruary 20, 19606'0"194North Bay, ON Canada
Frank PerkinsDJune 2, 19605'10"181Springtownship, PA USA
Harvie PoczaLSeptember 22, 19596'2"200LLethbridge, AB Canada
Jean PronovostRDecember 18, 19456'0"185RShawinigan Falls, QC Canada
Errol RausseLMay 18, 19595'10"180LQuesnel, BC Canada
Torrie RobertsonLAugust 2, 19615'11"200LVictoria, BC Canada
Tom RoweRMay 23, 19566'0"190RLynn, MA USA
Tom Shingara0'0"
Bob SiroisRFebruary 6, 19546'0"178LMontreal, QC Canada
Larry SkinnerCApril 21, 19565'11"180LVancouver, BC Canada
Bill Stover0'0"
Randy Stover0'0"
Tim TookeyCAugust 29, 19605'11"185LEdmonton, AB Canada
Chris ValentineCDecember 6, 19616'0"190RBelleville, ON Canada
Darren VeitchDApril 24, 19605'11"195RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Howard WalkerDAugust 5, 19586'2"205LGrande Prairie, AB Canada


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