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| | ESPN.com: NHL - Minors: Hershey's team a keeper |
 | | The American Hockey League begins its 65th season on Oct. 5, and the one constant throughout those decades has been the Bears. |
 | | Before expansion and the World Hockey Association diluted the talent pool in the late-'60s and early-'70s, AHL teams owned many of their own players and they stayed around for years. |
 | | In 1938-39, the league had teams in Philadelphia, Providence, Springfield, New Haven, Hershey, Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Cleveland, and one of the playoff matchups was Hershey-Philadelphia. |
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