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Hershey Bears head coach Mike Haviland, left, talks with Forward Andre Burakovsky (65), right, during afternoon practice during the 2013 Capitals Rookie Camp at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., Thursday, September 5, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** A street light shaped like a Hershey Kiss candy is silhouetted along the street in Hershey, Pa., on Feb. 15, 2007. (Associated Press)

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Hershey Bears goalie Philipp Grubauer (31) makes a save as Garrett Stafford (5) and Peter LeBlanc (18) help defend the net against the Syracuse Crunch during the second period of their AHL hockey game, Sunday, March 3, 2013, in Hershey, Pa. The Bears won 5-3. (AP Photo/Lebanon Daily News, Glen Gray)

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Defenseman Steven Olesky (center) was signed by the Capitals on March 4 and recalled from the Hershey Bears. (Courtesy JustSports Photography)

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Steven Oleksy has 151 penalty minutes in 55 games for the Hershey Bears this season. (Courtesy JustSports Photography)

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Steven Oleksy (Photo courtesy the Hershey Bears)

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Philipp Grubauer, called up by the Capitals on Wednesday, is 6-4-1 with a 2.30 goals-against average and .928 save percentage with the Hershey Bears this season. (Courtesy JustSports Photography)

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Boyd Kane and the Hershey Bears went into Thursday night in ninth place in the Eastern Conference of the AHL, one point out of a playoff spot. (Associated Press)

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Tom Poti on his two-game conditioning stint with the Hershey Bears: "“It was awesome. It was fun to be playing hockey again. It was a blast to be out there, and I thank them for kind of letting me go down there and work on my game a little bit.” (Associated Press)

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Tom Poti had a power-play goal during his two-game conditioning stint with the Hershey Bears (Associated Press)

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Goalie Braden Holtby, a playoff hero for the Capitals this past spring, is keeping sharp during the NHL lockout by playing with Washington’s top farm team, the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League. (Associated Press)