Behind the Scenes with the Hershey Bears Equipment Staff 

The unsung heroes of the hockey world

Without these guys teams wouldn't function.long hours and no glory

My brother and I spent 12 yrs working as equipment managers for some minor league Hockey teams in our State, the Indianapolis Checkers CHL Indianapolis ICE IHL, we earned two championship rings and life time of great memories and friends. Its hard work its very time consuming but boy i would go back and do it all over again in a minute. This video bring back tons of memories.

This is really a good human interest story. Love the behind the scenes view into the background of what keeps a pro team rolling along daily..

The producer of this did an excellent job showing behind the scenes life we all go through no matter what our work is.

You guys are the unsung heros of the game as a fan I appreciate all your hard work you do for the team...thanks for showing us behind the seens...

Please do more videos like theses

Salute to these guys 😉

This is awesome! I loved this video. So cool to see what goes in behind the scenes. Seems like a cool gig.

this is such a cool video I work for a team as a locker room attendant so when the guys are morning skate I feel that my job is done at leat for the morning still have the game get ready for

That was friggen awesome

these boys work hard!

Vanecek and samsonov have grown up so much after this video came out

this is just so wholesome. not just a team but a family.

strong piece. great work

i love this

Coming from an Amerks fan, this is the best hockey equipment manager video out there

Nothing will get done without this crew 👍

My uncle is one of their assistants... for the record, I'm still a Flyers and a Phantoms fan though (because the Bears were the Flyers farm team until the Aves took them when the Flyers got the Phantoms). But, like half of my gear is Bears or Caps gear. Shoulder pads, skates, helmet, 5 of my sticks, one of my sets of gloves... I do like the Bears though. I can literally walk to the rink. (it would be like a 20 minute walk). I play there sometimes. It's cool parking in the players lot and seeing all of their cars and meeting the players and seeing them around town. Even though it's the AHL, they still get paid well and have sick rides. Not all of them though. And the locker rooms are cool. But we have to change in the away room or the spare. But I've been in their main room once or twice. It's HOT as shit on the ice though. I'm used to a rink not a stadium so when I play there I sweat my ass off. People think it's cold on the ice. It's not. The only part that is cold is literally the ice itself. This is cool to see though.

Fantastic story, loved it!

Good job boys

The boys looked baked lol

My skates aren't sharp enough. Do 'em again. My jersey smells during the game wash it again. My stall is dirty. Where's my lucky cup?

I never knew Dana Holgorsen worked in hockey before becoming a football coach. 😀 10:49

That looks fun

This is an outstanding video. So much to learn about the process you have to go through before, during, and after a game. I work in a pro shop now doing things such as skate/equipment repairs, sharpenings, and profiles. I couldn't agree more from the remark about learning something new everyday. As someone who is potentially looking to forward my career path to potentially start working with a team instead of just inside a shop, is there anything you could recommend I do to reach out and try and find these positions? What level do equipment managers start becoming a necessity?

I work at the casino up the street. I pass the giant center anywhere from 3am to 5am everyday on my way home. I will now give a tip of the cap to these boys during season as I pass knowing the are in there working hard.

These guys are absolutely #ferda

My Dream job

How do people get into this profession? After my initial contract with the Navy, I might look into it

Go Bears.

How much do they make. I want to do this

My dream job ever since I was a kid.

What’s the best ways to clean goalie pants?

ive met the whole team becuase i was on the ice after then praticed

What kind of hangers do they use for the jerseys? They look especially long.

2:56, there’s always one!

I literally just bought the watson jersey featured at 1:42 on eBay 😂

I know how they feel. In music, or in auto racing, I didn't need to be the star, but I was still in a position, and had to be an all-star for the people who were the show. They were the only ones who knew me, but they trusted me. My face, or my voice had been on national TV, yet you likely will never know who I am. But that wasn't important to me. Hell, I even had a heart attack while working a race on TV. But I made as sure as I could that I didn't disrupt "the show". My wife watching at home didn't even know what happened. She just happen to realize someone else was where I was 20 minutes earlier. Rode 12 hrs. home, drove by myself the last 1½ hours. Wife drove me to the hospital at 3 a.m., surgery at 7 a.m. You'll do anything to try and keep a dream alive, whether anyone knows it or not.

This just in. Ilya Samsonov hollows his skates at 1/32" no less.

Josh Carter is giving me a strong Jim Halpert vibe

Hi

I get a huge Jim Halpert vibe from this guy.

does anyone know what spray they use ti clean the visors?

Washington capitals farm team uses the New York rangers goal horn.... interesting

#DreamJob

What league is this

My gech was run over by the zamboni

Is this a college team or minor league or just a a smaller pro hockey league

Its a full time job?

Is this a two towel league?

I’m from Anaheim

How aboot the Hersheys squirts

These guys super high

These guys are way underpaid