Welcome to the Sydney Bears Ice Hockey Club.

IHNSW TEAM TRY-OUTS

| Sunday, 14 June 2009 |

Ice Hockey NSW have announced details of the following state team tryouts:

McCrae-Williamson Atom State Team Tryout, for details CLICK HERE

Phil Ginsberg National Championship (PeeWee), for details CLICK HERE

2009 Season Draw

| Wednesday, 29 April 2009 |

Ice Hockey NSW have announced details of the remainder of the 2009 draw. Please refer to IHNSW website. Details of the draw as it pertains to the Sydney Bears will be added to the various 2009 team pages in due course

Newsletter, 25 April 2009 -

| Saturday, 25 April 2009 |

For a direct link CLICK HERE

D-LEAGUE

| Tuesday, 21 April 2009 |

D-League starts up again on Tuesday 28 April 2009. This runs from 5:30pm to 6:30pm at Macquarie Ice Rink. $10 per person for the hour. Come along and tell your friends.

Any questions please contact Bronwyn McFadden on 0407 071 665.

Second Hand Gear

| Tuesday, 21 April 2009 |

For those not aware, there is a second hand gear section on the web site. If anybody would like to list their gear, please contact the web administrator

NHL on Channel 10

| Sunday, 19 April 2009 |

Pass this around to all Ice Hockey fans for Australian free to air NHL broadcasts.

Let's sign and get the numbers up on this petition -

Just sign on electronically at:

Petition for NHL to be on Channel 10

HEATON CUP

| Friday, 10 April 2009 |

Well done to Sydney Bears' Peewee and Midget Teams

Congratulations to the two Bear teams who competed strongly at the Heaton Cup on Good Friday.

The Peewee team performed credibly to make the playoffs. Well Done!

The Midget team made it through to the grand final undefeated. They lead the grand final game and before it slipped away in the dying stages.

The club, coaching staff and parents were very impressed with the way the teams handled themselves on and off the ice. The teams both earnt a lot of respect in their leagues. The opposition teams know that the 2009 Sydney Bears are going to be teams to reckon with!

Heaton Cup 09 Midget

The 2009 Friendship Tournament – Hachinohe, Japan

SYDNEY BEARS' PLAYERS SELECTED

| Sunday, 5 April 2009 |

IceCrocs

Congratulations to the 4 Bears who have been selected to represent the Ice Crocs in the Friendship Games in Japan in April - Mackay Doran, Saxon Air , Ryan Persson, and Cian O’Reilly. The whole Bears Club hope these 4 boys have a wonderful trip and enjoy the experience of playing ice hockey in Japan.

All the best and good luck on those bullet trains!

More on the Friendship Games

2009 Season Commences

| Saturday, 21 March, 2009 |

The Sydney Bears Ice Hockey Club would like to extend a warm welcome to all players and families, particularly those who have joined our club this year. Sydney Bears are looking forward to another fun and hopefully successful season.

Once again in 2009 Sydney Bears will have teams competing in all the junior grades of Atoms, Peewees, Bantams & Midgets as well as in the Womens and Senior Div 3 competitions. From our first game Atoms to our Seniors, we are all looking forward to the 2009 season.

After the first couple of weekends of competition our Atoms team has commenced with a draw and a win and our Midgets claimed a win last week-end. Well done to both teams for their successful start to the season.

We look forward to our other teams enjoying similar success in the not too distant future.

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL YOUTH TEAM

| Thursday, 5 March, 2009 |

CONGRATULATIONS to the Australian National Youth Team for their fantastic win of the IIHF Under 18 Division III World Championships. Fantastic effort and special congratulations to our Bear Joel for his contribution to this winning team.

NOTICE

REGISTRATIONS

There are still some places available in teams. If you missed the tryouts but are interested in playing for the Sydney Bears please contact the Club Secretary. Our aim is to field teams in all age divisions this season - Atom, Pee Wee, Bantam, Midget, Women, and Seniors.

ENQUIRIES: secretary@sydneybears.com.au or 0410 632 239

Sydney Bears Registration Pack (click here)

PLAYER PROFILES - for all 2008 players are now updated - see under dropdown member TEAM NEWS.

For a direct link to index of player profiles CLICK HERE

CONGRATULATIONS

SYDNEY BEARS PLAYER SELECTED - Joel McFadden

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL YOUTH TEAM

Joel McFadden has been selected into the 2009 Australian National Youth Team. Joel and the National team will be attending a week long training camp from Wednesday 18 February in Newcastle. The team will leave for Taipei City on Wednesday 25 February. This team will be representing Australia at The IIHF Under 18 Division III World Championships in Taipei City, Taiwan from 27 February until 5 March 2009. Well done, Joel, for making the team and Sydney Bears Club members wish the team a successful Championship.