Sydney Bears
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Sydney Bears | |
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City | Penrith, New South Wales |
League | AIHL |
Founded | 2000 |
Home arena | Penrith Ice Palace |
Colours | Red, black, silver and white |
General manager | Gabriel Robledo |
Head coach | ![]() ![]() |
Captain | ![]() ![]() |
Franchise history | |
2000-2007 | Sydney Bears |
2007-2009 | AIHL Bears |
2010-present | Sydney Bears |
Goodall Cup | 2 (2002, 2007) |
V.I.P cup | 1 (2008) |
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The Sydney Bears are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Penrith, New South Wales, who are members of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). They have one two Goodall Cup championships since their founding in 2000, most recently in 2007. The Bears are on of the original three teams that founded the AIHL in 2000, along with the Adelaide Avalanche, and Canberra Knights. 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-by-season record
Season | GP | W | T1 | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GF | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
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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
- V.I.P. Cup: 2008
Players
Updated 27 June 2011 [4]
No. | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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2 | ![]() |
Jordan Hale ![]() |
D/F | L | 34 | 2011 | Lacombe, AB, Canada |
3 | ![]() |
Steven Adams | D | R | 45 | 2008 | Adelaide, South Australia |
5 | ![]() |
Daniel Spina | D | L | 32 | 2009 | Australia |
6 | ![]() |
Nick Cleland | D | L | 39 | 2010 | Canberra, Australia |
6 | ![]() |
Geoff O'Hara | D | R | 45 | 2011 | Bristol, England |
8 | ![]() |
Jim Zvonicek | F | R | 35 | 2009 | Australia |
12 | ![]() |
Lukas Manco | D | L | 31 | 2008 | Australia |
16 | ![]() |
Michael Schlamp (C) | F | L | 43 | 2006 | Regina, SK, Canada |
18 | ![]() |
Kurtis Dulle (A) | D | L | 44 | 2011 | Craik, SK, Canada |
20 | ![]() |
Vladimir Rubes (A) | F | L | 53 | 2000 | Praha, Czech Republic |
21 | ![]() |
Tony Demelinne | F | L | 36 | 2011 | Den Haag, Netherlands |
19 | ![]() |
Brett Nelson-Bond (A) | F | R | 41 | 2000 | Australia |
29 | ![]() |
Daniel Shaw | F | - | 33 | 2008 | Australia |
33 | ![]() |
Scott Clemie | F | L | 29 | 2009 | Australia |
37 | ![]() |
Sheldon Baerg | G | R | 38 | 2011 | Burnaby, BC, Canada |
47 | ![]() |
Spencer Austin | D | L | 32 | 2010 | Hamilton, ON, Canada |
55 | ![]() |
Gabe Robledo | G | L | 38 | 2005 | Australia |
56 | ![]() |
Lucien Hackett | F | L | 34 | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
57 | ![]() |
Laurie Mock | D | R | 40 | 2006 | Australia |
84 | ![]() |
Adrian Esposito | RW | R | 39 | 2003 | Sydney, Australia |
88 | ![]() |
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 |
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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 |
Current Staff
- President – Wayne Hellyer
- General Manager/Team Manager – Gabriel Robledo Snr
- Assistant Team Manager - Robert Palmer
- Head coach – Vladimir Rubes
- Bench coach – Art Shaw
- Secretary – Bronwyn McFadden & Neil McFadden
- Treasurer – Marlon Jayawardene & Lorelle Cross
- Game Day Ticketing - Bronwyn McFadden & Keri Spina
- Time Keepers – Marichu Liddicoat & Warwick Griffith
- Announcing - Wayne Hellyer & Debbie Clemie
- Game Day Organiser - Jennifer Scott & Rachel Tanit
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
- ^ "Sydney Bears on Elite Prospects". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ Roach, Christian. "Bears tame Mustangs for 3rd win". Sydney Bears Official Site. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "2010 AIHL Regular Season". Australian Ice Hockey League. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
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- ^ "Franchise All-Time Points". Elite Hockey Prospects.
External links
- Official website of the Sydney Bears
- Sydney Bears profile on Elite Hockey Prospects
- The Official AIHL site