2023–24 Hershey Bears season

The 2023–24 Hershey Bears season was the franchise's 86th season in the American Hockey League (AHL), starting on October 14, 2023, and ending during the Calder Cup playoffs. They play their home games at Giant Center.
On April 2, 2024, the Bears clinched a playoff berth for the third consecutive season following a 1–0 win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. In that same game, they clinched their division.
The Bears finished the season as Atlantic Division champions, their second in franchise history, and Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners for the fourth time in franchise history, with a record-setting 111 points from 53 wins, 15 losses, and 5 shootout losses, their 53 wins also serving as a new AHL record under a 72 game season. 
For the first time in AHL history, the Bears scored back-to-back Calder Cup-clinching goals.
==Standings==
 indicates team has clinched division and a playoff spot
 indicates team has clinched a playoff spot 
 indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention
===Division===
Eastern Confrence 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
y–Hershey Bears (WSH) 	72	53	14	0	5	111	.771	229	151
x–Providence Bruins (BOS) 	72	42	21	6	3	93 	.646	239	208
x–Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT)	72	39	24	8	1	87 	.604	211	194
x–Charlotte Checkers (FLA) 	72	39	26	7	0	85 	.590	217	203
x–Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) 	72	34	28	7	3	78 	.542	204	219
x–Lehigh Valley Phantoms (PHI) 	72	32	31	6	3	73 	.507	191	217
e–Springfield Thunderbirds (STL) 	72	30	37	3	2	65 	.451	226	244
e–Bridgeport Islanders (NYI) 	72	25	38	7	2	59 	.410	162	222
===Conference===
Atlantic Division 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
y–Hershey Bears (WSH) 	72	53	14	0 	5	111	.771	229	151
x–Providence Bruins (BOS) 	72	42	21	6 	3	93 	.646	239	208
y–Cleveland Monsters (CBJ) 	72	40	24	5 	3	88 	.611	233	238
x–Rochester Americans (BUF) 	72	39	23	7 	3	88 	.611	234	239
x–Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT)	72	39	24	8 	1	87 	.604	211	194
x–Syracuse Crunch (TBL) 	72	39	24	4 	5	87 	.604	220	203
x–Charlotte Checkers (FLA) 	72	39	26	7 	0	85 	.590	217	203
x–Belleville Senators (OTT) 	72	38	28	3 	3	82 	.569	209	211
x–Toronto Marlies (TOR) 	72	34	26	10	2	80 	.556	249	220
x–Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) 	72	34	28	7 	3	78 	.542	204	219
e–Utica Comets (NJD) 	72	32	29	5 	6	75 	.521	221	226
x–Lehigh Valley Phantoms (PHI) 	72	32	31	6 	3	73 	.507	191	217
e–Laval Rocket (MTL) 	72	33	31	6 	2	74 	.514	235	242
e–Springfield Thunderbirds (STL) 	72	30	37	3 	2	65 	.451	226	244
e–Bridgeport Islanders (NYI) 	72	25	38	7 	2	59 	.410	162	222
==Playoffs==
=== Game log ===
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 || May 1 || Lehigh Valley || 1–6 || Hershey || || Shepard || 8,038 || 1–0 || Recap
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 || May 4 || Lehigh Valley || 2–4 || Hershey || || Shepard || 10,520 || 2–0 || Recap
|- style="background:#fcf;"
| 3 || May 8 || Hershey || 0–2 || Lehigh Valley || || Shepard || 6,240 || 2–1 || Recap
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 4 || May 11 || Hershey || 5–3 || Lehigh Valley || || Shepard || 7,089 || 3–1 || Recap
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 || May 16 || Hartford || 1–6 || Hershey || Shepard || || 8,384 || 1–0 || Recap
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 || May 18 || Hartford || 2–4 || Hershey || || Shepard || 10,714 || 2–0 || Recap
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 3 || May 22 || Hershey || 4–1 || Hartford || || Shepard || 3,954 || 3–0 || Recap
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 || May 30 || Cleveland || 4–5 || Hershey || OT || Shepard || 9,229 || 0–1 || Recap
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 || June 1 || Cleveland || 2–3 || Hershey || OT || Shepard || 10,562 || 0–2 || Recap
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 3 || June 4 || Hershey || 6–2 || Cleveland || || Shepard || 14,675 || 0–3 || Recap
|- style="background:#fcf;"
| 4 || June 6 || Hershey || 2–3 || Cleveland || || Shepard || 12,814 || 3–1 || Recap 
|- style="background:#fcf;"
| 5 || June 8 || Hershey || 1–5 || Cleveland || || Shepard || 13,159 || 3–2 || Recap
|- style="background:#fcf;"
| 6 || June 10 || Cleveland || 3–2 || Hershey || OT || Shepard || 9,511 || 3–3 || Recap
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 7 || June 12 || Cleveland || 2–3 || Hershey || OT || Shepard || 10,520 || 4–3 || Recap
|- style="background:#fcf;"
| 1 || June 14 || Coachella Valley || 4–3 || Hershey || || Shepard || 10,154 || 0–1 || Recap
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 || June 16 || Coachella Valley || 2–5 || Hershey || || Shepard || 10,507 || 1–1 || Recap 
|- style="background:#fcf;"
| 3 || June 18 || Hershey || 2-6 || Coachella Valley || || Shepard || 9.034 || 1-2 || Recap
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 4 || June 20 || Hershey || 3-2 || Coachella Valley || || Shepard || 10,087 || 2-2 || Recap
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 5 || June 22 || Hershey || 3-2 || Coachella Valley || || Shepard || 10,087 || 3-2 || Recap 
|- style="background:#;"
| 6 || June 24 || Coachella Valley || 4-5|| Hershey || OT || Shepard || 11,013 || || 
| Legend:      = Win      = Loss     
==References==