July 1, 2011

Hershey Signs Baier

HERSHEY - The Hershey Bears announced today that the club has signed former Brown defenseman Paul Baier to an AHL contract for the upcoming 2011-12 season. The announcement was made today by Bears President/GM Doug Yingst.

Baier, 6'4" 225 lbs, played in 62 games last season for Rochester (AHL), scoring two goals and assisting on eight others. A native of Summit, NJ, Baier brings 198 games of AHL experience to Hershey this fall, having previously played for the Binghamton Senators and Portland Pirates. He also accumulated 80 penalty minutes in 2010-11.

Baier, 26, played collegiately at Brown from 2004-08, playing in 125 games over four seasons.