Hershey Bears 1987-88 Team Photo

Hershey Bears 1987-88 Team Photo. Hershey Bears 1987-88 Calder Cup Champions. They ran the table in the playoffs—a perfect 12-0 record. John Paddock coached the Bears from 1985-1989 and ranks No. 4 all-time in Hershey coaching wins. The native of Oak River, Manitoba compiled a career record of 181-122-17 with the Bears, helping Hershey to a pair of division titles. Paddock guided his 1987-88 Bears squad to 50 victories and an AHL record 12-0 in the playoffs en route to the 1988 Calder Cup title. He became the first Hershey coach with 50 wins in a year, and earned the Louis A.R. Pieri Award as the AHL’s outstanding coach that season. To this day, he remains the only Hershey coach with four seasons of 40 or more wins.

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