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.

The Bears would win the Calder Cup in back to back years, beating the Coachella Valley Firebirds in 6 games.

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

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 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

Eastern Conference 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

Roster 2024 roster Updated April 29, 2024.

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:#cfc;" | 6 || June 24 || Coachella Valley || 4-5 || Hershey || OT || Shepard || 11,013 || 4-2 || Recap

| Legend:      = Win      = Loss     

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