The Melbourne Mustangs have defeated the Melbourne Ice 6–2 in their exhibition game at the O’Brien Icehouse. Matt Armstrong led the scoring with four goals for the Mustangs. The game was held in support of the Good Friday Appeal, an annual fundraising event for the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. The game was played in front of a sold-out crowd and raised over $28,000.
Update (1 April 2023): The amount raised has increased to over $30,000.
Game summary
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Ice | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Melbourne Mustangs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
– Goal scorers: Timmins (MUS), Armstrong (MUS), Armstrong (MUS), Armstrong (MUS), Pansino (ICE), Lindal (ICE), Klomp (MUS), Armstrong (MUS)
Team lineups
Melbourne Ice
Defence
- 4. Lachlan Cincotta
- 9. Mac Caruana
- 10. Corey Stringer
- 22. Kevin Peng
- 26. Darcy Flanagan
- 55. Jack Carpenter
- 93. Jacob Laver
Forwards
- 2. Lliam Webster
- 6. Nathan Cachia
- 11. Jake Riley
- 13. Christian Pansino
- 15. Kahu Joyce
- 18. Josh Walt
- 24. Sam Hodic
- 45. Brody Lindal
- 51. Byron Tschuma
- 77. Paul Lazzarotto
- 81. Austin McKenzie
- 90. Robert Clark
- 92. Yuga Kikuchi
Goaltenders
- 35. Austin Lefkowicz
- 36. Michael James
Melbourne Mustangs
Defence
- 2. Michael McDowell
- 8. Casey Minson
- 9. Jaxson Lane
- 16. Alexander Rose
- 19. Michael McMahon
- 32. Evan Khroustalev
- 67. Maksim Astafiyev
- 77. Ty Wishart
- 85. Stephen Belic
Forwards
- 5. Rachinsky
- 6. Adrian Nash
- 10. Gavin Birchler
- 13. Vadim Virjassov
- 17. Scott Timmins
- 20. Klomp
- 23. Lee Turner
- 29. Brendan McDowell
- 57. Ryan Ruddle
- 68. Bradley Apps
- 91. Matt Armstrong
Goaltenders
- 1. Mackenzie
- 14. Kieron Brown
- 30. Sebastian Woodlands
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