Game Date: Saturday 6th August, 2022, 5:00 pm
Teams: Sydney Bears vs Newcastle Northstars
Venue: Macquarie Ice Rink, Sydney
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the third game in the series this year between these two teams. Newcastle Northstars lead the series 2 wins to 0.
The Newcastle Northstars last played on Saturday 30th July, 2022 in Newcastle against the Sydney Ice Dogs, with the Newcastle Northstars winning 8 – 4. Liam Manwarring scored 2 goals and 2 assists, and Patrick Nadin scored 2 goals and 1 assist in the victory. Daniel Berno scored the game winning goal at 18:18 of the 2nd period, assisted by Timothy Stanger and Francis Drolet.
The Sydney Bears last played on Saturday 16th July, 2022 in Newcastle against the Newcastle Northstars, with the Sydney Bears losing 4 – 7. Thomas Moncrieff scored 1 goal, and Michael Poirier scored 1 goal in the loss. Glen Forbes-White stopped 28 of the 35 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.800.
| Sydney Bears | 2022 SEASON COMPARISON | Newcastle Northstars |
| 9-6-1-0 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 13-3-0-0 |
| W-W-W-L-L | Last Five Games | W-W-L-L-W |
| 81 | Goals For | 92 |
| 78 | Goals Against | 58 |
| 21 / 92 (22.83%) | Power Play | 22 / 77 (28.57%) |
| 17 / 83 (79.52%) | Penalty Kill | 10 / 83 (87.95%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN BEARS AND NORTHSTARS
Saturday 16th July, 2022 at Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| Sydney Bears | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Newcastle Northstars | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Scoring Summary:
Sydney Bears: Alexander Gauthier 1G for 1pt. Thomas Moncrieff 1G for 1pt. Scott Clemie 1G for 1pt. Michael Poirier 1G for 1pt. Robert Haselhurst 2A for 2pts. Brian Funes 2A for 2pts. Joey Gunner 1A for 1pt. Alexander Wardlaw 1A for 1pt. Jake Ratcliffe 1A for 1pt. Tyerell Clare 1A for 1pt.
Newcastle Northstars: Daniel Berno 2G 2A for 4pts. Francis Drolet 2G 2A for 4pts. Robert Malloy 2G 1A for 3pts. Dash Quartarolo 1G for 1pt. Tim Stanger 3A for 3pts. Richard Tesarik 3A for 3pts. Patrick Nadin 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
James Downie (W) 32 saves on 36 shots (0.889 SV%)
Glen Forbes-White (L) 28 saves on 35 shots (0.800 SV%)
| Sydney Bears | HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005) | Newcastle Northstars |
| 26-31-2-4 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 31-26-4-2 |
| 3-3-0-0 | Head To Head At Macquarie Ice Rink (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 3-3-0-0 |
| 219 / 235 | Goals For / Goals Against | 235 / 219 |
| 25 / 18 | Goals For / Goals Against At Macquarie Ice Rink | 18 / 25 |