The Hershey Bears season begins on Saturday, October 12 with a home matchup with the Cleveland Monsters, a repeat of last year’s Eastern Conference finals, a close, seven-game series.

The weekend will feature a doubleheader with Cleveland, as Hershey hosts the Monsters again for a meeting on Sunday at 5 PM after Saturday’s 7 PM game.

Below, browse through Hershey’s opening night roster followed by information for opening weekend at GIANT Center:

FORWARDS (17):

Pierrick Dube, Ethen Frank, Zac Funk, Ryan Hofer, Alex Limoges, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Luke Philip, Garrett Roe, Henrik Rybinski, Brennan Saulnier, Mike Sgarbossa, Spencer Smallman, Matt Strome, Riley Sutter, Alex Suzdalev, Bogdan Trineyev, Mike Vecchione

DEFENSEMEN (11):

Ethan Bear, Logan Day, Hardy Haman Aktell, Brad Hunt, Vincent Iorio, Nicky Leivermann, Jake Massie, Jon McDonald, Aaron Ness, Dmitry Osipov, Chase Priskie

GOALTENDERS (2):

Hunter Shepard, Clay Stevenson

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Of course, the home opener will be prefaced by a banner raising ceremony, sure to spark the crowd in Hershey, celebrating the team’s 13th AHL championship, the most of any AHL team all-time.

Extended coverage of the season opener on Saturday will begin at 6:30 on Antenna TV.