KIDS, CANDY & CALDER CUPS

For Washington Capitals prospects, the road to the NHL is paved with chocolate – and Hershey’s AHL championship success is pretty sweet, too

BY JARED CLINTON

THERE ARE enough on-the-nose context clues sprinkled throughout Hershey, Pa., that it doesn’t take a Mensa member to decipher the town’s chief commodity. To wit, a jaunt down West Chocolate Avenue, with its Hershey Kiss-shaped streetlights, to Cocoa Avenue provides one key to this particular mystery, while a quick stroll along Chocolate World Way likewise serves as a dead giveaway. Of course, if you’re still not getting the hint, a venture down Hersheypark Drive, which borders the confection-centric theme park, provides a sense of what Hershey is all about. But if the sights are of little help, the distinct aroma wafting its way through town – yes, this is, in fact, a regular occurrence – removes any doubt: Hershey is America’s home of chocolate. Ask around the nation’s capital, though, and you’ll…

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The Hockey News (Digital) - 1 Issue, Prospects Unlimited 2024-25

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