Smiths Falls Bears

Empty net symphony: Bears conduct 4-1 victory over Lumber Kings

CHRIS UHLIG 362 hockey fans packed the den Friday night to watch the Bears play the Pembroke Lumber Kings in their final regular season game before the playoffs for a […]

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Bears deliver on the ice and give back to the community

The Bears’ quick mid-week report. CHRIS UHLIG The Nepean Raiders sailed into town Tuesday night to look for an easy scoring treasure, but were shredded by the Bears’ claws instead. […]

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Renewed rivalry heats up as Canadians edge Bears in shootout

CHRIS UHLIG The win seemed oh so close, but in the end it was yet so far away. The Bears enjoyed a good week, first a 6-1 win over the […]

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Smiths Falls defenseman suffers spinal cord injury in EOJHL playoff action

Mac Spinelli of the Athens Aeros recovers in neck brace for 8 weeks LAURIE WEIR A Smiths Falls native, and defenseman for the Athens Aeros, has suffered a spinal cord […]

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Bears face tough battle against Grads in CCHL Showdown

CHRIS UHLIG This week’s action saw the Smiths Falls facing off not once but twice against the current undisputed number 1 team in the CCHL, the Navan Grads. The Bears […]

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Contrasting triumphs: A tale of two games for Smiths Falls Bears

CHRIS UHLIG Hockey fans got treated to not one but two games this week. While one game entertained viewers with qualitative great hockey to watch, the other didn’t extend past […]

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Bears roar to victory: Dominant performance over Ottawa Junior Senators ends in 5-2 triumph

CHRIS UHLIG Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. All roads led to the Den Friday night for an exciting game of hockey of course. The Ottawa Junior Senators team […]

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End of the streak: Bears fall to Rockland Nationals despite strong efforts

BY CHRIS UHLIG The Bears amazing seven-game winning streak finally came to an end at the Friday night home game on February 9th against the Rockland Nationals. Some people argued […]

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Bears deliver spectacular victory in intense showdown against Lumber Kings

BY CHRIS UHLIG Last time, we reported on the dramatic 4-3 overtime win during the January 28th Sunday home game against the Hawkesbury Hawks. The Bears then elevated the excitement […]

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The battle of the 33s: Bears triumph in nail-biting overtime victory against Hawkesbury Hawks

BY CHRIS UHLIG The den felt pretty quiet since the last home game on January 19th with a stunning 5:2 win over the Nepean Raiders. But that doesn’t mean that […]

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Bears roar back: Impressive turnaround secures victories over Nepean Raiders and Carleton Place Canadians

BY CHRIS UHLIG After the 4:7 loss a week ago Friday against the Renfrew Wolves and an equally disappointing 4:6 loss the next day at the rematch, the Bears ended […]

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Bears hometown struggle as Wolves triumph in disappointing game

BY CHRIS UHLIG Well hello my friends, how have you all been? It’s been a while since hockey grazed these pages last, but it finally returned to Hometown News and […]

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Bears win last home game of the regular season

The Bears faced the Pembroke Lumber Kings Friday night for the last home game of the regular season, and they finished it on a high note with a solid 4:2 […]

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Bears put up a good fight against the leading team in the league

Friday night’s game against the Carleton Place Canadians didn’t really hold any surprises for anyone. The Bears had to yield to the leading team of the league with a 4:6 […]

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Bears fans treated to a thriller game

Only a mere 130 spectators came to see the Bears taking on the Brockville Braves Tuesday night, but those people got treated to a thriller of Michael Jackson quality. Best […]

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Bears hit rough patch losing another game, to Navan Grads

The Bears have seemingly hit a patch of rough ice lately with a string of losses at home and abroad. In all fairness, the game Friday night against the Navan […]

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Bears winning streak comes to an end against Lumber Kings

The Bears amazing winning streak came to a screeching halt last Friday at the home game against the Pembroke Lumber Kings. Some spectators attributed the 2:4 loss to a lack […]

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Another game in the bag for the Bears

Seemingly unstoppable, the Bears added yet another win to their portfolio. The team extended their winning streak once more, coming out atop with a 4:3 result against the Rockland Nationals […]

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Bears beat Kemptville 73’s bringing their streak to six in a row

A 5:3 win over the Kemptville 73’s extended the Bears winning streak to the sixth game in a row. The team won that game however only with a good portion […]

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Bears come out on top against the Kanata Lasers

The Tuesday Bears game against the Kanata Lasers can be regarded as one of the slightly more unusual ones. Remember the postponed game of November 29th of last year, the […]

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Killer Bears win shootout against the Braves

The Sunday game of the Bears against Brockville radiated the vibes of a good old fashioned whodunit movie of the Miss Marple Kind with Margaret Ruthford. One didn’t have the […]

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Bears do Smiths Falls proud on Friday against the Nepean Raiders

Potential anthropologists of the world of hockey would surely find the Friday night games to represent a bewildering ever changing microcosm of their chosen field of study. There are 50/50 […]

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3:4 shootout loss for the Bears against the Navan Grads

‘Almost’ isn’t good enough in most of the sports, you either win or you loose. The Bears almost made it after a fierce comeback in Friday’s game against the Navan […]

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Big night Friday for the Bears

The Bears welcomed their fans back at the Den Friday night for the first home game since Christmas. The team had already two road games under their belt in the […]

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