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ARLINGTON, VA - Capitals fans are invited to a Calder Cup Finals Watch Party at Caesars Sportsbook at Capital One Arena on Thursday, June 15. The Calder Cup Finals Game 4 between the Hershey Bears and Coachella Valley Thunderbirds will be shown on screens and fans are invited to enjoy $5 beers, 25% off appetizers and a special appearance by Capitals alumni Peter Bondra.

The game begins at 7 p.m. ET and the viewing party is free and open to the public. There will be a special raffle during the watch party featuring a prize of Capitals tickets to a 2023-24 season game, courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook.

The Bears are making their sixth trip to the Calder Cup Finals since becoming the top development affiliate of the Washington Capitals in 2005-06, with Hershey winning the Calder Cup in 2006, 2009 and 2010. It marks Hershey's 24th trip to the Calder Cup Finals in franchise history, which is an AHL record. The Bears finished second in the Atlantic Division and fourth overall in the AHL during the regular season (44-19-5-4, 97 points), then defeated the Charlotte Checkers (3-1) in the division semifinals and the Hartford Wolf Pack (3-0) in the division finals before eliminating the Rochester Americans (4-2) in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Nine Bears appeared in games with the Capitals this season, including Washington draft picks Connor McMichael, Aliaksei Protas , Vincent Iorio, Lucas Johansen and Beck Malenstyn , as well as Herndon, Virginia native Joe Snively.