Game Date: Saturday 16th July, 2022, 5:30 pm
Teams: Newcastle Northstars vs Sydney Bears
Venue: Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the second game in the series this year between these two teams. Newcastle Northstars lead the series 1 win to 0.
The Sydney Bears last played on Sunday 10th July, 2022 in Sydney against the CBR Brave, with the Sydney Bears losing 1 – 9. Alexander Wardlaw scored 1 goal, and Brian Funes scored 1 assist in the loss. Glen Forbes-White stopped 13 of the 21 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.619.
The Newcastle Northstars last played on Saturday 9th July, 2022 in Sydney against the Sydney Ice Dogs, with the Newcastle Northstars winning 6 – 3. Richard Tesarik scored 4 goals, and Robert Malloy scored 1 goal in the victory. Richard Tesarik scored the game winning goal at 15:40 of the 3rd period, assisted by Francis Drolet and Daniel Berno.
| Newcastle Northstars | 2022 SEASON COMPARISON | Sydney Bears |
| 11-1-0-0 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 9-5-1-0 |
| W-L-W-W-W | Last Five Games | W-W-W-W-L |
| 72 | Goals For | 77 |
| 33 | Goals Against | 71 |
| 13 / 58 (22.41%) | Power Play | 20 / 83 (24.1%) |
| 7 / 61 (88.52%) | Penalty Kill | 14 / 79 (82.28%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN NORTHSTARS AND BEARS
Saturday 14th May, 2022 at Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| Sydney Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Newcastle Northstars | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Scoring Summary:
Newcastle Northstars: Daniel Berno 3G for 3pts. Beau Taylor 2G for 2pts. Patrick Nadin 1G 3A for 4pts. Ethan Hawes 1G 1A for 2pts. Francis Drolet 4A for 4pts. Liam Manwarring 1A for 1pt. David-James Jeremy 1A for 1pt. John Kennedy Jr. 1A for 1pt.
Sydney Bears: Brian Kim 1G for 1pt. Tyerell Clare 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
James Downie (W) 28 saves on 29 shots (0.966 SV%)
Gabe Robledo (L) 26 saves on 33 shots (0.788 SV%)
| Newcastle Northstars | HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005) | Sydney Bears |
| 35-21-1-5 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 21-35-5-1 |
| 23-8-2-2 | Head To Head At Hunter Ice Skating Stadium (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 8-23-2-2 |
| 236 / 207 | Goals For / Goals Against | 207 / 236 |
| 145 / 94 | Goals For / Goals Against At Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | 94 / 145 |