Overview
- Defenseman Louie Belpedio triggered the toss with a goal 2:55 into the first period at Giant Center.
- This year’s total fell short of the team’s 2025 record of 102,343 stuffed animals.
- Clearing the ice after the deluge took about 40 minutes before play resumed.
- Hershey defeated the Rockford IceHogs 5-2, with Graeme Clarke recording a hat trick.
- The Sweigart Family Foundation maintains its $1-per-animal donation to Children’s Miracle Network, while The Giant Company’s $100,000 challenge required topping last year’s total and was not activated.