Playing without four regulars in the lineup, the shorthanded Bears skated to a 9-6 victory over the Phillipsburg Stateliners in LVSHL action last night.

Richard Bardell, moving from defense to forward, contributed a hat trick for the Bears. Andrew Castaldi just missed a hat trick by recording 2 goals. The Bears also received tallies from Tyler Farkas (1g/3a), Billy Schailley (1g/3a) and Ian O’Brien.

Mikey Boyd buried his first goal of the year in the third period and Brandon Herrmann finished the game with four assists.

The Bears will look to avenge their 7-5 loss from two weeks ago, when they face Whitehall on Monday 11/16/09 @ LVIA (7:45pm start)