Funes’ Five Points Help Bears Demolish Ice Dogs

20220819 - Game Review - Ice Dogs vs Bears
20220819 - Game Review - Ice Dogs vs Bears

SYDNEY – Brian Funes tallied five points and two goals to Jake Ratcliffe saw the Sydney Bears smash the Sydney Ice Dogs 12-1 at the Macquarie Ice Rink on Friday evening.

Brian Funes scored at 0:03 of the third period, scoring the last goal for the Bears, with assists to Tyerell Clare and Ellesse Carini.  He also scored four assists for five points.

The first goal for Ratcliffe was scored at 16:15 of the second period, with Michael Poirier and Brian Funes picking up the assists. Ratcliffe scored his second goal at 8:25 of the third period, with Alexander Gauthier and Scott Clemie picking up the assists.

Carini scored his first goal at 18:43 of the second period, with Brian Funes and Anthony Kimlin picking up the assists. Carini scored his second goal at 4:30 of the third period, with Tomas Landa and Brian Funes picking up the assists.

Michel Glowka scored his first goal at 17:39 of the second period, with Noah Moncrieff and Geoffrey O’Hara picking up the assists. Glowka scored his second goal at 6:28 of the third period, with Noah Moncrieff getting the assist.

Geoffrey O’Hara scored the game winning goal at 9:56 of the 1st, assisted by Alexander Gauthier and Timothy Newmark.  O’Hara also got one assist for two points.

Jake Ratcliffe and Ellesse Carini scored two goals and two assists for four points each.

Tomas Landa got three assists for three points.

Thomas Moncrieff and Michael Poirier scored one goal and one assist for two points each.  Timothy Newmark and Scott Clemie also scored one goal and one assist for two points each.

Alexander Gauthier and Noah Moncrieff got two assists for two points each.

Strat Allen scored the lone Ice Dogs goal on the power play at 5:00 of the third period, assisted by Thomas Voller and Daniel Pataky.

Anthony Kimlin was the winning goalie for Sydney Bears, making 27 saves on 28 shots, for a Save Percentage of 0.964.  Jakob Doornbos was the losing goalie for Sydney Ice Dogs, making 35 saves on 47 shots, for a Save Percentage of 0.745.