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 Notes: Notes References: Championships Goodall Cup Champions (3): 2002, 2007, 2019 Runners-Up (1): 2001 H Newman Reid Trophy (2008–Current) Premiers (1): 2008 Runners-Up (1): 2018 Wilson Cup Winners (6): 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022 Runners-Up (2): 2015, 2018 V.I.P. Cup (2004–07)1 Premiers (1): 2002 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 2022 AIHL season. 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) Staff Current as of 2022 AIHL season. 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