Sydney Bears
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 | Vlad Rubes [1] |
Captain | Michael Schlamp [2] |
Franchise history | |
History | Sydney Bears 2000-2007 AIHL Bears 2007-2009 Sydney Bears 2010-present |
Goodall Cup | 2 (2002, 2007) |
V.I.P cup | 1 (2008) |
Uniform | File:SydneyBearsUniform.jpg |
Current uniform | |
File:SydneyBearsUniform.jpg |
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 won two Goodall Cup championships since their founding in 2000, most recently in 2007. The Bears are one 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 to their new arena, Penrith Ice Palace, at the beginnig of 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 at which time, dropping "Sydney" 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]
2011 Season
The Bears commenced the 2011 season on April 16 with a home opener against the newest addition to the AIHL, The Mustangs. Bears rookie forward Lucian Hackett scored the first goal of the season on his debut. Other Bears players making their debut were Laurie Mock, and import Kurtis Dulle[4] . The Bears struggled to record a win in their first five games, however their roster was not yet at full strength. The Bears were missing goaltender Sheldon Baerg, forward Tony Demelinne who was representing Netherlands at the IIHF World Championship Division I[5], and defenceman Jordan Hale who was competing in the Royal Bank Cup with the Camrose Kodiaks [6].
With the 2011 Roster finally at full strength with the arrival and clearance of their import players, the Bears made their way to Melbourne. The Bears showed signs of improvement in their game against the Melbourne Ice, losing 3-4 to them in the shootout[7] . The Bears also lost import Jordan Hale to a season ending lower body injury. The Bears then went on to record their first win of the season against the The Mustangs in a thrilling 5-3 victory, with newly acquired import Tony Demelinne displaying some of his puck handling skills and recording 4 points during the game[8].
However The Bears game seemingly unravelled, experiencing huge losses to the Knights, BlueTongues and Ice. However bouncing back in June recording a win against the Newcastle North Stars, ending their wining streak and starting a 3 game win streak of their own. The month of June saw the Bears 3-2-0, and they reached a peak position of 7th in the standings.
Currently the Bears sit 8th in the ladder, with 12 points.
2011 Schedule and Results
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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 [9]
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 | 36 | 2009 | Australia | |
12 | Lukas Manco | D | L | 32 | 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 | F | L | 54 | 2000 | Praha, Czech Republic | |
21 | Tony Demelinne | F | L | 37 | 2011 | Den Haag, Netherlands | |
19 | Brett Nelson-Bond (A) | F | R | 41 | 2000 | Australia | |
29 | Daniel Shaw | F | - | 34 | 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 | 41 | 2006 | Australia | |
84 | Adrian Esposito | RW | R | 39 | 2003 | Sydney, Australia | |
88 | Joel McFadden | F | R | 33 | 2007 | Australia |
Notable players
Franchise scoring leaders
Below are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history [10]
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
Home games are played 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, but announced they would move to Penrith for the 2007 AIHL season.
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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- ^ "Netherlands Entry List 2011" (PDF). Entry List By Team 2011. IIHF World Championship DIV I Group A. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ Corbett, Graeme. "Snakes strive for RBC record book".
- ^ Australian Ice Hockey League. "Boxscores: May 14th 2011 - Sydney Bears vs Melbourne Ice". Australian Ice Hockey League Boxscores. AIHL.
- ^ Nelson-Bond, Brett. "Bears Run Over Mustangs for Win". Game Recaps.
- ^ "2011 Sydney Bears Roster". Sydney Bears Official Roster.
- ^ "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