Veteran Chris Sekura has returned to re-ignite the Ice Dogs line up helping the Ice Dogs to a 4-1 win over the Gold Coast Bluetongues on Saturday night at Liverpool. It was then on the road to Newcastle on Sunday to battle with the first place Northstars where the Dogs fell short by a goal.

Saturday nights game was do or die as the pups needed a big win to break their losing streak and keep their playoff hopes alive. The Dogs needed to get back their mongrel and there was no shortage of big hits and scoring opportunities by both teams.

Jassi Sangha scored the first goal early on for the Ice Dogs but it would be defenceman Andrew White who would steal the show scoring two back to back goals in the third period with less than five minutes to win and secure the game. His defence partner and Captain Anthony Wilson put home an empty net goal to finish off the Bluetongues.

The mongrel continued in Newcastle the following night with White on a roll starting the game with a top corner goal from the blue line during a Northstars penalty. The cheering didn’t last long when a bad bounce resulted in an own goal, and if that wasn’t enough help for the Northstars the Ice Dogs found themselves in penalty trouble and down 3-1 in no time.

That didn’t phase Sydney as they continued to step up the physical play and attack the Newcastle net. Ice Dogs top goal scorer Jassi Sangha found another use for his magical hands when he got the better end of a Newcastle defenceman in a fight. Fellow import Matthew Monaghan got the Dogs within one goal with 8 minutes left, but Newcastle managed to hold on for the 3-2 win. “Despite the loss this Sunday I am proud of the guys as we are starting to play like the team we can be” finished Coach Mark Stephenson.

Finish off next weekend on a high as the Ice Dogs take on the Adelaide Adrenaline next Sunday night at 5pm at the Liverpool Catholic Club Sports Complex.