Game Date: Sunday 21st April, 2019, 5:00 pm
Teams: Sydney Bears vs CBR Brave
Venue: Macquarie Ice Rink, Sydney
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the first game in the series this year between the CBR Brave and the Sydney Bears. Last season, CBR Brave lead the series 3 wins to 1.
The CBR Brave last played on Sunday 26th August, 2018 in Melbourne against the Melbourne Ice, with the CBR Brave winning 6 – 2. Trevor Gerling scored 3 goals and 1 assist, and Hayden Dawes scored 1 goal and 1 assist in the victory. Mitchell Henning scored the game winning goal at 12:29 of the 2nd period, assisted by Matthew Harvey.
The Sydney Bears last played on Saturday 20th April, 2019 in Sydney against the Sydney Ice Dogs, with the Sydney Bears winning 8 – 3. Michael Schlamp scored 2 goals and 2 assists, and Timothy Newmark scored 1 goal and 2 assists in the victory. William Lamoureux scored the game winning goal at 7:39 of the 2nd period, assisted by Ryan Lough.
| Sydney Bears | 2018 SEASON COMPARISON | CBR Brave |
| 15-7-3-3 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 24-4-0-0 |
| W-W-W-L-W | Last Five Games | W-W-W-W-W |
| 101 | Goals For | 152 |
| 69 | Goals Against | 74 |
| 27 / 94 (28.72%) | Power Play | 32 / 119 (26.89%) |
| 18 / 126 (85.71%) | Penalty Kill | 22 / 133 (83.46%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN BEARS AND BRAVE
Saturday 21st July, 2018 at Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre, Canberra
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| CBR Brave | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Sydney Bears | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Scoring Summary:
Sydney Bears: Thomas Steven 1G for 1pt. Charles Adams 1G for 1pt. Ryan Lough 1A for 1pt. Michael Haynes 1A for 1pt. Tyerell Clare 1A for 1pt.
CBR Brave: Trevor Gerling 2G 3A for 5pts. Wehebe Darge 2G 1A for 3pts. Chris Leveille 1G 5A for 6pts. James Byers 1G for 1pt. Per Daniel Göransson 1G for 1pt. Channing Bresciani 3A for 3pts. Jordon Brunt 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Mat Hewitt (W) 32 saves on 34 shots (0.941 SV%)
Anthony Kimlin (L) 16 saves on 21 shots (0.762 SV%)
| Sydney Bears | HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005) | CBR Brave |
| 3-16-1-0 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 16-3-0-1 |
| 2-2-0-0 | Head To Head At Macquarie Ice Rink (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 2-2-0-0 |
| 59 / 112 | Goals For / Goals Against | 112 / 59 |
| 13 / 14 | Goals For / Goals Against At Macquarie Ice Rink | 14 / 13 |