Hershey Bears Routed 6-1 by Laval Rocket in Post-All-Star Return

Laval Rocket overwhelmed the Hershey Bears 6-1 at Place Bell in the Bears' return from the American Hockey League All-Star break on Feb. 13, 2026. Laval built a multi-goal lead early and finished with period totals of 1-3-2, while Hershey managed a lone second-period goal in a 0-1-0 line that left the Bears flat on the road.

Special teams tilted the game in Laval's favor. POWER PLAY: HER - 0-for-4; LAV - 2-for-8, a stark differential that helped the Rocket extend their margin. Bears head coach Derek King pinpointed penalties as the decisive factor, saying, "I think we took a lot of penalties against a team that's pretty good on the power play. You go down a couple power-play goals against, you go down three goals, it's hard to climb back against a good team like that. I liked our compete, our battle, but it just got a little bit out of control."

The original game report noted that the night "featured heavy penalties and a game misconduct for Hershey forward Justin Nachbaur after an incident." No further details about the nature or timing of the misconduct were provided in the team materials, but the entry stands out alongside the power-play conversions and helped swing momentum to Laval.

The loss carries historical weight for Hershey. "The loss denied Hershey the opportunity for its first win at Laval since Oct. 19, 2019 in five tries, while also snapping a three-game point streak at Laval dating back to the 2022-23 campaign." That drought at Place Bell persists even as Laval improves to 30-14-2-2 on the season; the Bears fall to 20-17-6-2 in the standings after a game that eroded in the third period.

Hershey's third period deteriorated as Laval added two insurance goals, turning what had been a one-goal game after 40 minutes into a rout. The Bears will return to a string of home dates listed on the Hershey site, which shows next home games at 7 PM on 2-20, 2-21 and 2-25; opponents were not specified in the provided excerpt. The immediate priorities from the road loss are clear in the box score and postgame notes: clean up penalties, limit power-play exposure and address whatever led to the Nachbaur game misconduct if Hershey hopes to reverse a widening gap against top teams like Laval.