Sydney Bears
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The Sydney Bears (formerly known as the Macquarie Bears) is an Australian semi-professional ice hockey team from Sydney, New South Wales. Established in 1982, the Bears are the only remaining founding member of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) still operating. The Bears are based at Macquarie Ice Rink, within the Macquarie Centre, in the northern suburbs of Sydney. The Sydney Bears are three time Goodall Cup champions and four time H Newman Reid Trophy premiers.
History
Prior to AIHL
The Sydney Bears was founded on 1 July 1982 as the Macquarie Bears Ice Hockey Club Incorporated. The team was formed concurrently to the non-incorporated local ice hockey club sharing the same name. The Bears were based out of the Macquarie Ice Rink. The club competed in the NSW Super League (NSWSL) and then the East Coast Super League (ECSL). In 1989 the Bears claimed the NSWSL championship with star defenceman Glen Foll claiming top points scorer for the season. In 1997 the club decided to change its name to the Sydney Bears Ice Hockey Club in preparation for a new national competition. In September 1999, the Bears won the East Coast Super League after defeating the Canberra Knights in a two match grand final series held at Phillip Ice Skating Centre, Canberra. In game one, on 18 September, the Bears fought their way to a close a 6–5 victory over the hosts. In game two, on 19 September, Sydney's goalkeeper Alan Becken claimed a shutout as the Bears won 5–0.
AIHL era
2000–10
In 2000, the Australian Ice Hockey league (AIHL) was established. The league adopted a franchise arrangement for competing teams so the Sydney Bears set up their incorporation as The Bears AIHL Inc. and were granted an AIHL licence.
The Sydney Bears claimed the inaugural AIHL season premiership by finishing top of the round-robin season involving the Bears, Adelaide Avalanche and Canberra Knights. The Bears were defeated by the Avalanche, 6–5 in a shootout in the single match championship final.
The Sydney Bears backed up this performance and made the championship final in 2001. They were again defeated by the Adelaide Avalanche, 10–7. The Bears did find success in the Goodall Cup tournament in 2001. Held in Newcastle, it was the last Goodall Cup tournament held independently to the AIHL.
In 2002, the Bears had a breakout AIHL season. The team left Macquarie and moved to the new Sydney Ice Arena in Baulkham Hills. The league doubled in size to six teams and the Bears finished the season first in the table to claim their second premiership. They faced a familiar foe, Adelaide Avalanche, in the first Goodall Cup Final for the AIHL. In Blacktown Ice Arena, the Bears defeated Adelaide 5–4 in a shootout to clinch the Goodall Cup and claim their first AIHL Championship.
In 2003, the AIHL adopted a new finals format that involved the top four teams from the regular season. The Sydney Bears were involved in and won the one and only third place play-off in an AIHL finals weekend. The Bears continued their rivalry with Adelaide and defeated them 10–5 in the match to claim third. From 2004 the AIHL tweaked the finals format to remove this match.
The Bears next found success in 2007 and 2008. In 2007, the Sydney Bears changed their name to the AIHL Bears (or simply the Bears) as the team left Sydney for Penrith. The team played out of the Penrith Ice Palace. The Bears won their second championship and Goodall Cup by defeating the Newcastle North Stars 3–2 in overtime in the final. The Bears also won the inaugural Wilson Cup in 2007. In 2008, the Bears claimed the H Newman Reid Trophy for the first time by finishing top of the league table ahead of the Western Sydney Ice Dogs. The Bears also claimed back-to-back Wilson Cups after defeating the Ice Dogs in the pre-season tournament's final 6–4.
2010–20
To start the new decade, in 2010, the team rebranded and changed their name back to the Sydney Bears. The team switched between Penrith and Sydney Ice Arena over the course of seven seasons. In 2017, Macquarie Ice Rink, at a cost of $3 million, had been upgraded to AIHL standards providing the Bears the opportunity to return to their spiritual home. The Bears, along with the Ice Dogs, moved into the newly renovated arena located within the Macquarie Centre. The upgrade of Macquarie Ice Rink also brought back the Sydney Bears (IHNSW) club to Macquarie. Since the move in 2017, the AIHL team and the IHNSW club have increased cooperation and support between the two clubs. Ex AIHL Bear's players have been taking up coaching roles within the IHNSW club while the IHNSW Bears provides the AIHL team a pathway for local players. In 2018, prior to the season starting, the Bears unveiled a new team logo to signify their return home to Macquarie.
On the ice, the Bears struggled to find form. The team spent seven consecutive seasons failing to reach the AIHL finals weekend between 2011 and 2017. In 2018 the team's fortunes began to improve. The Bears finished second in the league and made their first appearance in the Goodall Cup final in eleven years. They were defeated 4–3 in overtime by the CBR Brave but their display and spirit was praised. In 2019, the Sydney Bears surprised many and went one better and clinched their third Goodall Cup. It was their second Cup success after finishing the regular season in fourth place. The Bears defeated the Perth Thunder, 5–2 in the final.
Season-by-season results
| Sydney Bears all-time record | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Regular season | Finals | Wilson Cup | Top points scorer | |||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | T | L | OW | OL | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Finish | P | W | L | GF | GA | Result | Preliminary Final | Semi Final | Goodall Cup Final | Name | Points | ||
| 2000 | Information not available | 1st | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Runner-up | – | – | Lost 5–6 (SO) (Avalanche) | – | Information not available | ||||||||||
| 2001 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | – | – | 70 | 74 | −4 | 15 | 2nd | 1 | 1 | – | 10 | 7 | Runner-up | – | – | Lost 7–10 (Avalanche) | – | Information not available | |
| 2002 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 126 | 69 | +57 | 33 | 1st | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | Champion | – | – | Won 5–4 (SO) (Avalanche) | – | Australia Murray Wand | 27 |
| 2003 | 20 | 12 | – | 8 | – | – | 84 | 72 | +12 | 26 | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | Third | – | Lost 4–7 (North Stars) | – | – | Czech Republic Vladimir Rubes | 14 |
| 2004 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 68 | 71 | −3 | 31 | 3rd | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 5 | Semi-finalist | – | Lost 4–5 (Ice Dogs) | – | – | Canada Trent Ulmer | 24 |
| 2005 | 26 | 11 | – | 12 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 100 | −4 | 38 | 4th | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 6 | Semi-finalist | – | Lost 3–6 (Avalanche) | – | – | United States Andy Luhovy | 33 |
| 2006 | 28 | 15 | – | 11 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 101 | +32 | 48 | 5th | – | – | Czech Republic Vladan Stransky | 57 | ||||||||
| 2007 | 28 | 14 | – | 8 | 4 | 2 | 112 | 84 | +28 | 49 | 4th | 2 | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | Champion | – | Won 4–1 (Avalanche) | Won 3–2 (OT) (North Stars) | Winner | Czech Republic Tomas Landa | 62 |
| 2008 | 28 | 20 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 134 | 118 | +16 | 61 | 1st | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | 7 | Semi-finalist | – | Lost 5–7 (North Stars) | – | Winner | Czech Republic Vladan Stransky | 63 |
| 2009 | 24 | 1 | – | 20 | 3 | – | 66 | 140 | −74 | 9 | 7th | – | Group | Czech Republic Vladimir Rubes | 36 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 24 | 12 | – | 8 | 1 | 3 | 82 | 90 | −8 | 41 | 3rd | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | Semi-finalist | – | Lost 1–2 (Ice) | – | – | Czech Republic Vladimir Rubes | 34 |
| 2011 | 28 | 2 | – | 21 | 2 | 3 | 83 | 151 | −68 | 13 | 8th | – | – | Canada Michael Schlamp | 45 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 24 | 9 | – | 12 | 2 | 1 | 92 | 93 | −1 | 32 | 6th | – | – | Czech Republic Tomas Landa | 58 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 28 | 7 | – | 20 | – | 1 | 73 | 120 | −47 | 22 | 7th | – | – | Czech Republic Tomas Landa | 33 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 125 | −57 | 22 | 8th | – | Group | Canada Hamilton Steen | 31 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 28 | 11 | – | 14 | 1 | 2 | 110 | 110 | +0 | 37 | 7th | – | Runner-up | United States Joe Harcharik | 52 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 28 | 5 | – | 15 | 5 | 3 | 77 | 95 | −18 | 28 | 6th | – | Winner | Czech Republic Tomas Landa | 33 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 28 | 6 | – | 14 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 121 | −20 | 33 | 6th | – | Winner | United States Jackson Brewer | 45 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 28 | 15 | – | 7 | 3 | 3 | 104 | 72 | +32 | 54 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Runner-up | – | Won 3–0 (Thunder) | Lost 3–4 (OT) (Brave) | Runner-up | United States Charlie Adams | 54 |
| 2019 | 28 | 15 | – | 11 | 2 | – | 121 | 102 | +19 | 49 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | Champion | – | Won 6–4 (Brave) | Won 5–2) (Thunder) | Winner | Canada Danick Gauthier | 53 |
| 2020 | 2020 and 2021 AIHL seasons were cancelled and not contested | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 20 | 10 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 105 | 93 | +12 | 34 | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | Prelim-finalist | Won 7–3 (Mustangs) | Lost 3–4 (OT) (Northstars) | – | Winner | Australia Tomas Landa | 38 |
| 2023 | 26 | 21 | – | 5 | – | – | 132 | 81 | +51 | 60 | 2nd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Semi-finalist | – | Lost 0–4 (Mustangs) | – | Winner | United States Ace Cowans | 33 |
| 2024 | 30 | 23 | – | 5 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 103 | +63 | 72 | 1st | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Semi-finalist | – | Lost 2–5 (Brave) | – | Winner | United States Adam Kadlec | 70 |
| 2025 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 558 | 246 | 4 | 242 | 34 | 30 | 2223 | 2185 | +38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 79 | 74 |
Notes:
Notes References:
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
Championships
Champions (3): 2002, 2007, 2019
Runners-Up (3): 2000, 2001, 2018
- H Newman Reid Trophy (2008–Current)
- Hellyer Conference
Winners (8): 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Runners-Up (2): 2015, 2018
- V.I.P. Cup (2004–07)1
Runners-Up (1): 2001
- East Coast Super League
Champions (1): 1999
- NSW Super League
Champions (1): 1989
1 This list includes Premierships prior to the first trophy for Premiers in 2004.
Players
Current roster
Team roster for the 2024 AIHL season.
| Sydney Bears roster - 2024 AIHL seasonvte | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active roster | Inactive roster | Coaching staff | ||||
| Goaltenders 33 Canada Dane Brumm (I) 31 Australia James Downie 28 Australia Anthony Kimlin 55 Australia Gabriel Robledo Defencemen 16 Australia Ryan Annesley (C) 97 Australia Tyerell Clare 95 United Kingdom Richard Crowe (I) 2 Australia Brian Funes (A) 13 Australia Joey Gunner 18 Australia Kenshin Hayashi 52 Japan Kenta Matsukane (I) 44 Australia Nathan Moncrieff 25 Australia Geoff O'Hara 88 Australia Tyrone Oxlade 41 Australia Mac Tutton | Forwards 91 Australia Jeremy Brücker 96 Australia Scott Clemie 43 New Zealand Chris Eaden 84 Australia Adrian Esposito 23 Australia Jeremy Granger 54 United States Lucas Herrmann (I) 6 Australia Eugene Ju 80 United States Adam Kadlec (I) 7 Canada Chris Kushneriuk (I) 24 Australia Tomas Landa 21 Australia Brody Lindal 37 Canada Carson Miller (I) 19 Australia Noah Moncrieff 8 Australia Thomas Moncrieff 77 Australia Tim Newmark 10 Australia Taegan Rippon 11 Australia Michael Schlamp (A) 93 Australia Colby Shumak | -- Australia Greg Davis (G) (EBUG) -- Australia Samuel Poole (G) (EBUG) -- Australia Max Portnov (F) (DNP) -- Australia Jake Riley (F) (DL) -- Canada Shawn Rooke (F) (I) (DL) -- Finland Samuli Vainionpää (F) (I) (DL) | Head Coach Australia Vladimir Rubes (Jul-Aug) United States Tyler Huberty (Apr-Jun) Coaches Australia Ryan Annesley (AC) Australia Gabriel Robledo (AC) Australia Logan Russell (AC) Australia Rhye Kolodynski (TM) Australia Lee Moncrieff (EM) Legend (C) Captain (A) Alternate Captain (I) Import player Statistics Average age: 28.9 Average height: 181.8 cm Average weight: 85.2 kg Locals: 26 Imports: 7 | |||
| Last updated on: 25 June 2022 | ||||||
Player records
These are the top-ten all-time player records in franchise history for the following categories: Appearances, Goals, Assists, Points, Penalty minutes (Figures are updated after each completed AIHL regular season)
As of 2024 AIHL Season
| All-time Appearances | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-time Appearances # Name Pos GP 1 Australia Adrian Esposito F 327 2 Australia Vladimir Rubes F 299 3 Australia Michael Schlamp D 291 4 Australia Brett Nelson-Bond F 270 5 Australia Tomas Landa F 194 6 Australia Tyerell Clare D 194 7 Australia Paul Shumak F 187 8 Australia Murray Wand D 180 9 Australia Brian Funes D 178 10 Australia Steven Adams D 151 | All-time Goals # Name Pos G 1 Australia Vladimir Rubes F 176 2 Australia Tomas Landa F 142 3 Australia Michael Schlamp D 128 4 Australia Vladan Stransky F 101 5 Australia Murray Wand D 77 6 Australia Brett Nelson-Bond F 54 7 Australia Roberto Franchini F 43 8 Australia Thomas Steven F 37 9 Australia Cameron Todd F 36 10 Australia Paul Shumak F 34 | All-time Assists # Name Pos A 1 Australia Vladimir Rubes F 270 2 Australia Tomas Landa F 212 3 Australia Michael Schlamp D 196 4 Australia Vladan Stransky F 154 5 Australia Ryan Annesley F 122 6 Australia Murray Wand D 84 7 Australia Brett Nelson-Bond F 63 8 Australia Tyerell Clare D 60 9 Australia Jeremy Brücker F 55 10 Australia Roberto Franchini F 53 | All-time Points # Name Pos Pts 1 Australia Vladimir Rubes F 446 2 Australia Tomas Landa F 354 3 Australia Michael Schlamp D 324 4 Australia Vladan Stransky F 255 5 Australia Murray Wand D 161 6 Australia Ryan Annesley D 153 7 Australia Brett Nelson-Bond F 117 8 Australia Roberto Franchini F 96 9 Australia Jeremy Brücker F 83 10 Australia Cameron Todd F 82 | All-time Penalties # Name Pos PIM 1 Australia Spencer Austin D 578 2 Australia Michael Schlamp D 527 3 Australia Brett Nelson-Bond F 469 4 Australia Tyerell Clare D 418 5 Australia Vladimir Rubes F 351 6 Australia Vladan Stransky F 304 7 Australia Brian Funes D 273 8 Australia Murray Wand D 263 9 Australia Paul Shumak F 235 10 Australia Jeremy Brücker F 232 |
| # | Name | Pos | GP | |
| 1 | Australia Adrian Esposito | F | 327 | |
| 2 | Australia Vladimir Rubes | F | 299 | |
| 3 | Australia Michael Schlamp | D | 291 | |
| 4 | Australia Brett Nelson-Bond | F | 270 | |
| 5 | Australia Tomas Landa | F | 194 | |
| 6 | Australia Tyerell Clare | D | 194 | |
| 7 | Australia Paul Shumak | F | 187 | |
| 8 | Australia Murray Wand | D | 180 | |
| 9 | Australia Brian Funes | D | 178 | |
| 10 | Australia Steven Adams | D | 151 | |
| All-time Goals | ||||
| # | Name | Pos | G | |
| 1 | Australia Vladimir Rubes | F | 176 | |
| 2 | Australia Tomas Landa | F | 142 | |
| 3 | Australia Michael Schlamp | D | 128 | |
| 4 | Australia Vladan Stransky | F | 101 | |
| 5 | Australia Murray Wand | D | 77 | |
| 6 | Australia Brett Nelson-Bond | F | 54 | |
| 7 | Australia Roberto Franchini | F | 43 | |
| 8 | Australia Thomas Steven | F | 37 | |
| 9 | Australia Cameron Todd | F | 36 | |
| 10 | Australia Paul Shumak | F | 34 | |
| All-time Assists | ||||
| # | Name | Pos | A | |
| 1 | Australia Vladimir Rubes | F | 270 | |
| 2 | Australia Tomas Landa | F | 212 | |
| 3 | Australia Michael Schlamp | D | 196 | |
| 4 | Australia Vladan Stransky | F | 154 | |
| 5 | Australia Ryan Annesley | F | 122 | |
| 6 | Australia Murray Wand | D | 84 | |
| 7 | Australia Brett Nelson-Bond | F | 63 | |
| 8 | Australia Tyerell Clare | D | 60 | |
| 9 | Australia Jeremy Brücker | F | 55 | |
| 10 | Australia Roberto Franchini | F | 53 | |
| All-time Points | ||||
| # | Name | Pos | Pts | |
| 1 | Australia Vladimir Rubes | F | 446 | |
| 2 | Australia Tomas Landa | F | 354 | |
| 3 | Australia Michael Schlamp | D | 324 | |
| 4 | Australia Vladan Stransky | F | 255 | |
| 5 | Australia Murray Wand | D | 161 | |
| 6 | Australia Ryan Annesley | D | 153 | |
| 7 | Australia Brett Nelson-Bond | F | 117 | |
| 8 | Australia Roberto Franchini | F | 96 | |
| 9 | Australia Jeremy Brücker | F | 83 | |
| 10 | Australia Cameron Todd | F | 82 | |
| All-time Penalties | ||||
| # | Name | Pos | PIM | |
| 1 | Australia Spencer Austin | D | 578 | |
| 2 | Australia Michael Schlamp | D | 527 | |
| 3 | Australia Brett Nelson-Bond | F | 469 | |
| 4 | Australia Tyerell Clare | D | 418 | |
| 5 | Australia Vladimir Rubes | F | 351 | |
| 6 | Australia Vladan Stransky | F | 304 | |
| 7 | Australia Brian Funes | D | 273 | |
| 8 | Australia Murray Wand | D | 263 | |
| 9 | Australia Paul Shumak | F | 235 | |
| 10 | Australia Jeremy Brücker | F | 232 |
Legend:
| Current Bears player |
Staff
Current as of 2024 AIHL season.
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Australia Vladimir Rubes (Jul-Aug) |
| Head coach | United States Tyler Huberty (Apr-Jun) |
| Assistant coach | Australia Ryan Annesley |
| Assistant coach | Australia Gabriel Robledo |
| Assistant coach | Australia Logan Russell |
| Analytics coach | Canada Shawn Rooke |
| Team manager | Australia Rhye Kolodynski |
| Equipment manager | Australia Lee Moncrieff |
| Medic | Australia Kasey Arkinstall |
| Trainer | Australia Hayley Rawson |
| Governor | Australia Nathan Graham |
| President | Australia Andrew Bourne |
| Secretary | Australia Marlon Dionisio |
| Treasurer | Australia Scott Graham |
Team facilities
The Sydney Bears' current home venue is the Macquarie Ice Rink, located within the Macquarie Shopping Centre in Macquarie, Sydney. The Macquarie facility consists of an Olympic sized rink (60m x 30m) with seating for approximately 2,000 people.
Macquarie is the spiritual home of the Bears, as the team called Macquarie home from foundation in 1982 till 2002. In 2002 the team moved to the recently constructed Sydney Ice Arena in Baulkham Hills, Sydney. After five years the team moved out of Sydney and into the Penrith Ice Palace, Penrith, New South Wales, out west of the city. In 2012 the Bears returned to Sydney and to the Sydney Ice Arena. In late 2013 / early 2014 it was announced that the ownership of the Sydney Ice Arena, Hillsong, had lodged a development application with the NSW Government to re-develop the site into a residential complex, removing the twelve year old ice rink. The Bears moved back to Penrith for the 2015 and 2016 AIHL seasons. In 2017 it was announced that the Bears would return home to Macquarie to play out of the newly upgraded Macquarie Ice Rink, which now met AIHL standards.
| Stadium history | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rink | Location | Term |
| Macquarie Ice Rink | Macquarie | 1982–01 |
| Sydney Ice Arena | Baulkham Hills | 2002–06 |
| Penrith Ice Palace | Penrith | 2007–11 |
| Sydney Ice Arena | Baulkham Hills | 2012–14 |
| Penrith Ice Palace | Penrith | 2015–16 |
| Macquarie Ice Rink | Macquarie | 2017–Present |
Leaders
Team captains
The Bears have had seven captains in the team's known history.
| No. | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Tyler Lovering | 2001 |
| 2 | Australia Don Burke | 2002 |
| 3 | Australia Tyler Lovering | 2003–04 |
| 4 | Australia Murray Wand | 2005–08 |
| 5 | Australia Vladimir Rubes | 2009–10 |
| 6 | Australia Michael Schlamp | 2010–19 |
| 7 | Australia Brian Funes | 2022 |
| 8 | Australia Ryan Annesley | 2023–Present |
References:
Head coaches
The Bears have had four head coaches in the team's known history, with Vladimir Rubes taking the position in three stints.
| No. | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Vladimir Rubes | 2001–05 |
| 2 | Canada Kelly Lovering | 2006 |
| 3 | Australia Vladimir Rubes | 2007–15 |
| 4 | Australia Ron Kuprowsky | 2016–23 |
| 5 | United States Tyler Huberty | 2024 |
| 6 | Australia Vladimir Rubes | 2024–Present |
References:
General managers
The Bears have had three general managers in the team's known history.
| No. | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Wayne Hellyer | 2000–19 |
| 2 | Australia Matthew Burrell | 2020–21 |
| 3 | Australia Nathan Graham | 2022–Present |
References:
Broadcasting
Current:
- AIHL.TV (2023–present) – Worldwide paid subscription-based online video broadcasting published by the AIHL in partnership with the Swedish company StayLive AB platform using local production companies at each team’s rink. In Sydney, Thought Fox Media Group is the local production company. The service went live in April 2023 in partnership with Clutch.TV, and would cover every AIHL regular season and finals games live and on demand. In 2024, the service expanded to offer Apple iOS and Andriod Play apps.
- Sportradar (2022 - present) – International online video broadcasting in North America and Europe as part of a league-wide 3-year deal signed in March 2022 in the lead up to the 2022 AIHL season.
Former:
- Kayo Sports (2022) – Domestic online video broadcasting in Australia as part of the league wide deal struck in the lead up to the 2022 AIHL season to show every AIHL game live.
- Fox Sports (2013 – 2019) – Part of the entire AIHL domestic TV broadcasting deal with Fox Sports to show one game a round, normally on Thursday's at 4:30 pm or after NHL games during NHL season.
- Self-broadcast (2015 – 2019) – Between 2015 and 2019 the Sydney Bears self-broadcast all home matches with an online audio stream utilising the Mixlr platform. Eric Brook and Nicholas Kutnjak called the play by play with various co commentators joining the team during the season.