Preview: Bears @ Ice – June 25, 2016

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Date & Time:	Saturday June 25, 2016 @ 5.00pm AEST / 4.30pm ACST / 3.00pm AWST
Location:	O’Brien Group Arena, Docklands, Victoria
Tickets:	Tickets available at aihl.net/MelbTics - or at the door.   Adults: $22.50 Concession: $18.50 Child (3-14 years): $10 Family (2 adults, 2 children): $55 Single Family (1 adult, 2 children): $35

 
History (Note: all stats above are from 2005 to current)
 
Last meeting: Game 25 - 15/05/2016 - Melbourne Ice 3 @ Sydney Bears 1, Iceworld Olympic Ice Rink, Acacia Ridge – aihl.net/28OJYBW
 

Sydney Bears	Teams	Melbourne Ice
42 games (13-22-2-5)	Head-to-Head (Overall – W-L-SOW-SOL-D)	42 games (22-13-5-2-0)
12 games (2-8-0-2-0)	Head-to-Head (at Rink – W-L-SOW-SOL-D)	12 games (8-2-2-0-0)
135 (3.21)	Overall Goals For (Per Game)	188 (4.48)
33 (2.75)	Goals For At Rink (Per Game)	63 (5.25)
Game 83 - 22/07/2007 - Sydney Bears 6 @ Melbourne Ice 3, Olympic Ice Skating Centre - aihl.net/1qhdnws	Biggest Win	Game 74 - 13/07/2014 - Sydney Bears 1 @ Melbourne Ice 10, O'Brien Group Arena - aihl.net/1N2bWbJ

 
Season (2015)

12, 1-5-4-2 (6th)	Season (GP, W-L-SOW-SOL (Rank))	15, 10-0-3-2 (1st)
L-SOW-L-W-SOW	Last Five Games (5-4-3-2-1)	SOL-W-W-W-W
34 (8th)	Goals For	69 (1st)
43 (3rd)	Goals Against	34 (1st)
Brent Vandenberg: 11GP, 5G, 10A, 15P (=21st)	Leading Scorer (Overall Rank)	Jason Baclig: 15GP, 16G, 20A, 36P (2nd)
Cameron Todd: 11GP, 9G, 2A, 11P (=29th)	Leading Local Scorer (Overall Rank)	Joey Hughes: 13GP, 7G, 19A, 26P (5th)
Anthony Kimlin: 8GP, 3.17GAA (4th), 0.900 SV% (4th)	Leading Goalkeeper	Troy Davenport: 11GP, 1.64GAA (1st), 0.934 SV% (1st)
11 from 50 - 22.00% (6th)	Power Play	17 from 50 - 34.00% (1st)
11 from 54 - 79.63% (3th)	Penalty Kill	13 from 66 - 80.30% (2nd)
2	Shorthanded Goals For	6
1	Shorthanded Goals Against	1

 
Cold Hard Stats
1. The Melbourne Ice lead the 2016 season series against the Sydney Bears after the two games in Brisbane, leading 1-0-1-0.
 
2. This is the 3^rd annual Canada Day Classic between the Ice and Bears with the Bears leading 2-0-0-0 after having won 3-1 in 2014 and 6-4 in 2015.
 
3. The Bears wins in the two previous Canada Day Classic’s are their only wins against the Ice at the O’Brien Group Arena from 12 games.
 
4. The Melbourne Ice’s Jaden Pine-Murphy has started both Canada Day Classics for the Melbourne Ice. Pine-Murphy is just one shy of his 50^th AIHL game.
 
5. Last Canada Day Classic, the Sydney Bears’ Richard Tesarik scored 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists).
 
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