# GOALTENDERS POS C HT WT DOB BIRTHPLACE 2018-19 TEAM DRAFTED CONTRACT 30 Vitek Vanecek G L 6-1 187 1/9/1996 Havlickuv Brod, CZE BEARS WSH, 2nd (39), 2014 NHL 31 Pheonix Copley G L 6-4 200 1/18/1992 North Pole, AK Washington (NHL) NHL # NAME POS S HT WT DOB BIRTHPLACE 2018-19 TEAM DRAFTED CONTRACT 5 Christian Djoos D L 6-0 180 8/6/1994 Gothenburg, SWE Washington (NHL)/BEARS WSH, 7th (195), 2012 NHL 6 Lucas Johansen D L 6-2 182 11/16/1997 Vancouver, BC BEARS WSH, 1st (28), 2016 NHL 7 Connor Hobbs D R 6-1 197 1/4/1997 Regina, SK BEARS WSH, 5th (143), 2015 NHL 10 Shane Gersich F L 5-11 175 7/10/1996 Chaska, MN BEARS WSH, 5th (134), 2014 NHL 11 Steve Whitney F R 5-7 168 2/18/1991 Boston, MA BEARS AHL 13 Beck Malenstyn F L 6-2 198 2/4/98 Delta, BC BEARS WSH, 5th (145), 2016 NHL 14 Axel Jonsson-Fjallby F L 6-2 191 2/10/1998 Stockholm, SWE BEARS/Djurgardens IF (SHL) WSH, 5th (147), 2016 NHL 17 Mike Sgarbossa F L 6-0 186 7/25/1992 Campbellville, ONT BEARS NHL 18 Garrett Pilon F R 6-0 188 4/13/1998 Mineola, NY BEARS WSH, 3rd (87), 2016 NHL 19 Philippe Maillet F L 5-10 185 11/7/1992 Montreal, QC Ontario (AHL) NHL 20 Liam O’Brien F L 6-1 215 7/29/1994 Halifax, NS BEARS NHL 21 Joe Snively F L 5-9 170 1/1/1996 Herndon, VA BEARS/Yale University (NCAA) NHL 22 Kale Kessy F L 6-3 212 12/4/1992 Shaunavon, SK Colorado (AHL)/Manitoba (AHL)/Idaho (ECHL) ARI, 4th (111), 2011 AHL 23 Brett Leason F R 6-4 200 4/30/1999 Calgary, AB Prince Albert (WHL) WSH, 2nd (56), 2019 NHL 25 Colby Williams D R 6-0 200 1/26/1995 Regina, SK BEARS WSH, 6th (173), 2015 NHL 26 Matt Moulson F L 6-1 203 11/1/1983 North York, ON Ontario (AHL) PIT, 9th (263), 2003 AHL 27 Alex Alexeyev D L 6-4 196 11/15/1999 St. Petersburg, RU Red Deer (WHL) WSH, 1st (31), 2018 NHL 28 Brian Pinho F R 6-1 195 5/1/1995 North Andover, MA BEARS WSH, 6th (174), 2013 NHL 32 Erik Burgdoerfer D R 6-1 207 12/11/1988 Abington, PA Ottawa (NHL)/Belleville (AHL) AHL 33 Tobias Geisser D L 6-4 201 2/13/1999 Stans, Switzerland BEARS WSH, 4th (120), 2017 NHL 37 Bobby Nardella D L 5-9 180 4/22/1996 Rosemont, IL BEARS/Notre Dame (NCAA) NHL 39 Chris McCarthy F R 6-1 205 7/30/1991 Collegeville, PA BEARS/Reading (ECHL) AHL 42 Martin Fehervary D L 6-2 194 10/6/1999 Bratislava, Slovakia HV71 Jonkoping (SHL) WSH, 2nd (46), 2018 NHL VP of Hockey Operations: Bryan Helmer Associate Goaltending Coach: Alex Westlund Head Equipment Manager: Josh Carter Head Coach: Spencer Carbery Strength & Conditioning Coach: Mike Wagner Assistant Equipment Manager: Dillon Filepas Assistant Coaches: Patrick Wellar, Scott Allen Manager of Wellness & Team Affairs: Dan “Beaker” Stuck Media Relations/Broadcaster: Zack Fisch Video Coach: Jared Elenberger Head Athletic Trainer: Murphy Luatua Media Coordinator: Matt Trust Assistant Athletic Trainer: Brian Riedel 30 VANECEK, VITEK (VA -nih -chehk, VIH -tehk) 5 DJOOS, CHRISTIAN (JUICE) 6 JOHANSEN, LUCAS (joh-HAN-suhn) 10 GERSICH, SHANE (GUHR-sihch, SHAYN) 13 MALENSTYN, BECK (MAL-ehn-STIGHN) 14 JONSSON-FJALLBY, AXEL (YAWN-suhn-FAWL-BEE, AX-uhl) 17 SGARBOSSA, MIKE (s’ghar-BOH-suh) 18 PILON, GARRETT (PEE-LAWN) 19 MAILLET, PHILLIPPE (MIGH-yay, fihl-EEP) 21 SNIVELY, JOE (SNIGHV–lee) 27 ALEXEYEV, ALEX (a-LEHX -ay–ehv) 28 PINHO, BRIAN (PIN-oh) 32 BURGDOEFER, ERIK (BUHRG-dohr-fuhr) 33 GEISSER, TOBIAS (GIGH -suhr, toh -BYE-uhs) 42 FEHERVARY, MARTIN (FAY-her-vahr-ee) CARBERY, SPENCER CAR-bury FILEPAS, DILLON FILL-uh-piss LUATUA, MURPHY LU-ah-TOO-uh RIEDEL, BRIAN REE-dull SPENCER CARBERY - HEAD COACH Spencer Carbery is in his second season as head coach of the Hershey Bears. He led the Bears to the Calder Cup Playoffs following a 2018-19 regular season record of 43-25-4-4. Under Carbery’s direction, Hershey broke a franchise record by earning standings points in 17 consecutive regular season games. The historic streak lifted Hershey from last place in the AHL in December, to an April playoff berth. Carbery was named the 26th head coach in franchise history on June 26, 2018. South Division The native of Victoria, British Columbia has ties to the Chocolate and White, serving as the head coach and director of hockey operations for Hershey's ECHL affiliate, the South Carolina Stingrays, from 2011-2016. In his five seasons at the helm, Carbery compiled a 207-115-38 record with the Stingrays, making him the all-time winningest coach in South Carolina history. Carbery was the winner of the John Brophy Award as the ECHL’s Coach of the Year in 2014, and was the runner-up for the award in 2015 and 2016. South Carolina qualified for the Kelly Cup Playoffs in each of Carbery’s five seasons as head coach, and he helped guide the Stingrays to a pair of division titles, and Eastern Conference Finals appearances in 2015 and 2016. Carbery’s 2014-15 team registered an ECHL-record 23-game win streak during the regular season and advanced to the 2015 Kelly Cup Finals, falling in seven games to the Allen Americans. In each of the five seasons under Carbery’s direction, the Stingrays improved their point total. Carbery served as the head coach of the OHL's Saginaw Spirit in 2016-17, and also earned a nod as an assistant coach for Team Canada Black in the 2017 U-17 World Hockey Challenge, working with fellow assistant coach and former Hershey enforcer Louis Robitaille. A forward, Carbery had a four-year professional playing career in the Central Hockey League and the ECHL before joining the coaching ranks. The graduate of St. Norbert College served as an alternate captain for South Carolina during his tenure with the club, and helped the Stingrays to a Kelly Cup title in 2009. PATRICK WELLAR - ASSISTANT COACH Patrick Wellar returned to Hershey as an assistant coach ahead of the 2018-19 season after playing parts of six seasons with the Bears from 2008-2014. Wellar, a four- time champion and veteran of nearly 750 professional games as a player, is well-known in Hershey. A former defender, Wellar was a stalwart on Hershey's blue line during his playing career. He was part of Hershey's 2010 Calder Cup Championship team that went 60-17-0-3 in regular season play before ultimately claiming the franchise's 11th title. In total, the Carrot River, Saskatchewan native appeared in 260 games with Hershey, scoring 46 points (7 goals, 39 assists), and posting a +24 rating. He also appeared in 36 playoff contests with the club. Following his departure from Hershey, Wellar served as a player/assistant coach with the ECHL's Utah Grizzlies in 2014-15, and Alaska Aces in 2015-16. Upon his retirement, Wellar moved behind the bench permanently as an assistant coach with the ECHL's Cincinnati Cyclones, guiding the club to a 36-29-6-1 record in 2015-16. He joined the ECHL's Reading Royals for the 2017-18 season in the same capacity, helping the club secure a playoff berth with a 39-24-9-0 record, good for a third place in the North Division. Wellar's return to Hershey also reunited him with head coach Spencer Carbery. Wellar was a teammate of Carbery's for parts of two seasons with Hershey's ECHL affiliate, the South Carolina Stingrays. The duo teamed up to guide the Stingrays to a Kelly Cup title in 2009. In his 12-year playing career, Wellar, a 3rd round selection of the Capitals in 2002, amassed over 300 games in the AHL, making stops in Peoria, Worcester, Toronto, and Hershey. His resume also includes 441 games at the ECHL level, including an All-Star Game appearance in 2005. Wellar is one of just four players to win the Kelly Cup Championship three times. In addition to his title in South Carolina, he was victorious with Alaska in 2006 and Reading in 2013. SCOTT ALLEN - ASSISTANT COACH Scott Allen joined the Hershey Bears as an assistant coach in August 2019. He brings over 20 years of NHL, AHL, and ECHL coaching experience to Hershey. Prior to joining Hershey, Allen most recently served as an assistant coach for the two seasons seasons with the Arizona Coyotes, overseeing the team's defense and penalty kill units. The Coyotes were tied for the top penalty kill unit in the NHL in 2018-19 at 85%, and the team tied for 5th in the NHL in goals against. Allen has additional NHL experience as an assistant coach with Florida (2016-17) and with the New York Islanders (2009-12). The New Bedford, Massachusetts native has vast experience coaching in the AHL, most recently with the Portland Pirates. He started the 2015-16 campaign as an assistant coach, and was promoted to head coach of the Pirates on Jan. 1, 2016, helping guide the club to a playoff berth. In addition to Portland, Allen has worked as an assistant coach with San Antonio (2002-04, 2014-15), Lowell (2004-05), Omaha (2005-07), Quad City (2007-09), Peoria (2012-13), and Chicago (2013-14).