Weekend Preview: Bears Prepare to Open 2018-19 Season

Fond du Lac, WI - Hockey is back! After seven long months, Bears hockey returns to the ice this weekend for a pair of home games Friday and Saturday evening.

Tonight, the Bears host the Fox Cities Ice Dogs in a non-league matchup to get things started.

On Saturday, the Bears will face their arch-rival West Bend Bombers for the right to claim the Keevin Cup. Originally scheduled as a four-team tournament, the Keevin Cup this year will be a one-game matchup, due to Monroe ceasing operations shortly before the season.

Let's take a look at this weekends opponents.

Friday

Opponent: Fox Cities Ice Dogs
Where They Finished: 9-8-1 (6th in GLHL)
Bears 2017-18 Head to Head Record vs. Fox Cities: 1-1
Leading Scorer: Matt Hughes (11-12-23)
Goalie Leader: Drew Chaney (7-5, 5.41 GAA, .840 SV%)
Game Notes: The 2018-19 season opener. This game is a non-GLHL game to open the season.

Saturday

Opponent: West Bend Bombers
Where They Finished: 14-4 (2nd in GLHL)
Bears 2017-18 Head to Head Record vs. West Bend: 1-3
Leading Scorer: Russell Johnson (25-26-51)
Goalie Leader: Bill Sias (5-3, 3.59 GAA, .910 SV%)
Game Notes: The winner of this game will win the Keevin Cup. West Bend is the defending Keevin Cup champions after winning it last season. The Bombers are also the defending GLHL Tournament Champions, having beaten the Bears in the tournament semi-finals last season.

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