Springfield Thunderbirds center Matthew Peca vies for room along the boards

T-Birds' Early Burst Undone by Bears' Special Teams

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (2-5-0-0) ran into a special teams buzzsaw as the Hershey Bears (5-1-1-0) came away with a 6-2 victory on Saturday night at the MassMutual Center. The T-Birds entered the night in an offensive funk, with only one goal to show for their prior six periods of work. However, on this night, Steve Konowalchuk's team quickly changed their fortunes, as just 2:28 into the first, Reec... Full Story