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Sydney Bears
CityPenrith, New South Wales
LeagueAIHL
Founded2000 (2000)
Home arenaPenrith Ice Palace
ColoursRed, black, silver and white        
General managerGabriel Robledo
Rick Williams
Wayne Hellyer
Head coachCzech RepublicAustralia Vlad Rubes [1]
CaptainCanadaAustralia Michael Schlamp [2]
Franchise history
2000-2007Sydney Bears
2007-2009AIHL Bears
2010-presentSydney Bears
Goodall Cup2 (2002, 2007)
V.I.P cup1 (2008)
Logo worn from 2000-2007. Changed when the Bears moved to Penrith

The Sydney Bears are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Penrith, New South Wales. They are currently one of eight teams competing in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The Bears played at the Sydney Ice Arena from the time of their inception through the end of the 2006 season. They moved into their new arena, Penrith Ice Palace, to begin the 2007 AIHL season.

Team history

The Bears are two-time winners of the Goodall Cup and won the AIHL championship in 2002 and 2007. The Bears were one of three teams that founded the AIHL in 2000, along with the Adelaide Avalanche and Canberra Knights. Although the Bears did not win the championship in either year, they won the Goodall Cup tournament in 2001 in Newcastle, the last time the Cup was awarded independently of the AIHL.

In 2002, the Bears defeated the Avalanche in the Goodall Cup final for their second consecutive Cup and their first and only AIHL championship to date. Four members of the Bears - Tyler Lovering, Brett Nelson-Bond, Vladimir Rubes and Murray Wand - were named to the Mighty Roos roster for the 2006 Division II World Championships in New Zealand. In 2007 the team announced they would move to Penrith for the 2007 AIHL season and at the same time, dropping the "Sydney" part from the name to become The Bears, or AIHL Bears. For the start of the 2010 season the Bears reverted to their previous name of Sydney Bears.[3]

Season GP W T1 OTW OTL L GF GF Pts Finish Playoffs
2002 15 12 1 - - 2 90 54 25 1 Won Goodall Cup final vs. Adelaide Avalanche)
2003 6 1 0 - - 5 23 34 2 5 Did not qualify
2004 29 8 6 1 4 10 68 71 31 3 Lost in Semifinals, 4-5 (West Sydney Ice Dogs)
2005 26 11 0 2 1 12 96 100 38 4 Lost in Semifinals, (Adelaide Avalanche)
2006 28 15 - 1 1 11 133 101 48 5 Did not qualify
2007 28 14 - 4 2 8 112 84 49* 4 Won Semifinals 4-5 (Adelaide Avalanche)
Won Goodall Cup, 4-3 in OT (Newcastle North Stars
2008 28 20 - 0 1 7 134 118 61 1 Lost in Semifinal, 7-5 (Newcastle North Stars)
2009 24 1 - 3 0 20 66 140 9 7 Did not qualify
2010 25 12 - 9 1 3 41 83 92 3 Lost Semifinal, 1-2 (Melbourne Ice)
1 As of the 2006 AIHL season, all games will have a winner.
* The Bears were penalised 3 competition points for icing players that had not been officially cleared to play by the IIHF and IHA.

Championships

Goodall Cup: 2002, 2007
V.I.P. Cup: 2008

Players

Updated 27 June 2011 [4]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
2 Canada Jordan Hale Injured Reserve D/F L 34 2011 Lacombe, AB, Canada
3 Australia Steven Adams D R 45 2008 Adelaide, South Australia
5 Australia Daniel Spina D L 32 2009 Australia
6 Australia Nick Cleland D L 39 2010 Canberra, Australia
6 England Geoff O'Hara D R 45 2011 Bristol, England
8 Australia Jim Zvonicek F R 35 2009 Australia
12 Australia Lukas Manco D L 31 2008 Australia
16 Australia Michael Schlamp (C) F L 43 2006 Regina, SK, Canada
18 Canada Kurtis Dulle (A) D L 44 2011 Craik, SK, Canada
20 Czech Republic Vladimir Rubes (A) F L 53 2000 Praha, Czech Republic
21 Netherlands Tony Demelinne F L 36 2011 Den Haag, Netherlands
19 Australia Brett Nelson-Bond (A) F R 41 2000 Australia
29 Australia Daniel Shaw F - 33 2008 Australia
33 Australia Scott Clemie F L 29 2009 Australia
37 Canada Sheldon Baerg G R 38 2011 Burnaby, BC, Canada
47 Canada Spencer Austin D L 32 2010 Hamilton, ON, Canada
55 Australia Gabe Robledo G L 38 2005 Australia
56 Canada Lucien Hackett F L 34 2010 Vancouver, BC, Canada
57 Australia Laurie Mock D R 40 2006 Australia
84 Australia Adrian Esposito RW R 39 2003 Sydney, Australia
88 Australia Joel McFadden F R 33 2007 Australia


Notable players


Franchise scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history [5]

Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; TP = Points; * = current Bears player

Player GP G A TP
Vladimir Rubes* 187 126 203 329
Vladan Stransky 137 100 149 249
Murray Wand 170 70 75 145
Roberto Franchini 85 42 53 95
Brett Nelson-Bond* 178 37 50 87
Michael Schlamp* 77 35 47 82
Andy Luhovy 46 31 40 71
Tomas Landa 25 20 42 62
Paul Shumak 162 32 29 61
Joshua Gribben 42 20 26 46

Arena

The team plays its home games at the Penrith Ice Palace in Penrith, on the western outskirts of Sydney, New South Wales. The team previously played at the Sydney Ice Arena in Baulkham Hills under the name Sydney Bears, but announced they would move to Penrith for the 2007 AIHL season, dropping the "Sydney" from their name.

References

  1. ^ "Sydney Bears on Elite Prospects". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  2. ^ Roach, Christian. "Bears tame Mustangs for 3rd win". Sydney Bears Official Site. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  3. ^ "2010 AIHL Regular Season". Australian Ice Hockey League. Retrieved 2010-04-30. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "2011 Sydney Bears Roster". Sydney Bears Official Roster.
  5. ^ "Franchise All-Time Points". Elite Hockey Prospects.


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