Games 21 and 22

Medibank Melbourne Ice were on the road again, facing off against the Newcastle North Stars and the Sydney Bears.  With the full complement of coaching staff traveling for the weekend this ICE were well prepared and focused, securing wins on Saturday and Sunday to bring home another 6 points and cement top spot on the AIHL ladder.

Game 21 v Newcastle North Stars

SCORING 1 2 3 TOTAL
Melbourne Ice 2 1 1 4
Newcastle North Stars 1 2 0 3
SHOTS 1 2 3 TOTAL
Melbourne Ice 10 8 7 25
Newcastle North Stars 4 5 7 16

POWER PLAYS

Melbourne Ice    1 for 1 (100.0%)

Newcastle North Stars    0 for 2 (00.0%)

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Melbourne Ice at 11:47 (SH) – Obi Aduba from Jason Baclig

Melbourne Ice at 6:03 (PP) – Joseph Hughes from Matt Armstrong

Newcastle North Stars at 1:17 – Brian Bales from Peter Cartwright

PERIOD 2

Newcastle North Stars at 11:45 – Peter Cartwright from Brian Bales and Justin Chwedoruk

Melbourne Ice at 10:46 – Joseph Hughes from Matt Armstrong

Newcastle North Stars at 2:49 – Justin Chwedoruk from Brian Bales and Peter Cartwright

PERIOD 3

Melbourne Ice at 3:32 – Jason Baclig from Kevin Darcy and Tommy Powell

PENALTY SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Melbourne Ice at 12:24 – Vinnie Hughes for Slashing (2 Min.)

Newcastle North Stars at 6:57 – Sean Oultram for Slashing (2 Min.)

PERIOD 2

No Penalties

PERIOD 3

Melbourne Ice at 5:39 – Kevin Darcy for Delay Of Game (2 Min.)

Game 22 v Sydney Bears

SCORING 1 2 3 TOTAL
Melbourne Ice 3 2 3 8
Sydney Bear 0 3 1 4
SHOTS 1 2 3 TOTAL
Melbourne Ice 9 14 16 39
Sydney Bears 11 12 6 29

POWER PLAYS

Melbourne Ice    4 for 5 (80.0%)

Sydney Bears      3 for 8 (37.5%)

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Melbourne Ice at 12:27 (PP) – Todd Graham from Tommy Powell and Obi Aduba

Melbourne Ice at 11:13 – Jason Baclig from Obi Aduba and Tommy Powell

Melbourne Ice at 8:16 (SH) – Jacques Perreault from Matt Armstrong and Kevin Darcy

PERIOD 2

Melbourne Ice at 13:59 (PP) – Jason Baclig from Matt Armstrong and Jacques Perreault

Melbourne Ice at 9:40 – Jason Baclig from Obi Aduba and Andrew Erzen

Sydney Bears at 7:15 (PP) – Spencer Austin from Michael Schlamp and Dan Shaw

Sydney Bears at 2:22 – Brett Nelson-Bond from Spencer Austin and Michael Schlamp

Sydney Bears at 0:18 (PP) – Kurtis Dulle from Michael Schlamp and Jim Zvonicek

PERIOD 3

Melbourne Ice at 13:52 (PP) – Jason Baclig from Matt Armstrong and Joseph Hughes

Melbourne Ice at 9:14 (PP) – Jason Baclig from Joseph Hughes

Sydney Bears at 5:45 (PP) – Brett Nelson-Bond from Jim Zvonicek and Michael Schlamp

Melbourne Ice at 1:47 – Jacques Perreault from Joseph Hughes and Matt Armstrong

PENALTY SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Sydney Bears at 13:32 – Lucien Hackett for Slashing (2 Min.)

Melbourne Ice at 9:35 – Joseph Hughes for Charging (2 Min.)

Melbourne Ice at 7:14 – Obi Aduba for Slashing (2 Min.)

Melbourne Ice at 5:54 – Vinnie Hughes for Cross Checking (2 Min.)

Melbourne Ice at 1:57 – Todd Graham for Hooking (2 Min.)

Sydney Bears at 0:01 – Spencer Austin for Cross Checking (2 Min.)

PERIOD 2

Sydney Bears at 14:21 – Kurtis Dulle for Roughing (2 Min.)

Sydney Bears at 13:54 – Geoff O’Hara for Cross Checking (2 Min.)

Sydney Bears at 10:08 – Geoff O’Hara for Hooking (2 Min.)

Melbourne Ice at 8:59 – Tommy Powell for Slashing (2 Min.)

Sydney Bears at 8:28 – Brett Nelson-Bond for Roughing (2 Min.)

Melbourne Ice at 8:28 – Vinnie Hughes for Roughing (2 Min.)

Melbourne Ice at 3:20 – Kevin Darcy for Cross Checking (2 Min.)

Melbourne Ice at 1:35 – Marcus Wong for Tripping (2 Min.)

Sydney Bears at 0:06 – Joel McFadden for High Sticking (2 Min.)

PERIOD 3

Melbourne Ice at 7:14 – Vinnie Hughes for Hooking (2 Min.)