2018 CBR Brave | |
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Goodall Cup champions | |
League | 1st AIHL |
2018 record | 24–0–0–4 |
Home record | 12–0–0–2 |
Road record | 12–0–0–2 |
Goals for | 152 |
Goals against | 74 |
Team information | |
Coach | Robert Starke |
Assistant coach | Mike Sargeant Gordon Cocknell |
Captain | Matthew Harvey |
Alternate captains | Wehebe Darge Kai Miettinen Jordan Gavin |
Arena | Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Trevor Gerling (24) |
Assists | Trevor Gerling (43) |
Points | Trevor Gerling (67) |
Penalty minutes | Per Daniel Göransson (65) |
Goals against average | Matt Hewitt (1.95) |
The 2018 CBR Brave season was the Brave's 5th season in the Australian Ice Hockey League since being founded and entering the league in 2014. The season ran from 21 April 2018 to 2 September 2018 for the Brave. CBR finished first in the regular season to clinch their maiden H Newman Reid Trophy.[1] The team set then AIHL records for most wins and points in a season.[2] The Brave completed the double and claimed their first Goodall Cup trophy and the AIHL Championship in Melbourne in September. CBR defeated the Melbourne Mustangs in the first semi-final 5–1 before overcoming the Sydney Bears in the final 4–3 with an overtime winner scored by Trevor Gerling.[3] The Brave became the first Canberra based ice hockey franchise to lift the Goodall Cup and the second Canberra based team overall, following the ACT representative team's victory in 1998.[4] Canberra Brave's Dave and Jayden Lewis became the first father-son duo in Australian Ice Hockey League history to lift the Goodall Cup.[5] American import forward, Trevor Gerling, finished equal top points scorer in the league.[6] Canadian import goaltender, Matt Hewitt, finished top in the league goaltender standings and Australian international, Wahebe Darge, won the AIHL best local player award for 2018.[7][8] Foundation player, Jordie Gavin who was instrumental in building the CBR Brave following the collapse of the Canberra Knights, retired after the 2018 AIHL final.[9]
Roster
Team roster for the 2018 AIHL season[10]
# | Nat | Name | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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4 | Channing Bresciani | D | L | 30 | 2018 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
71 | Jordan Brunt | F | L | 24 | 2015 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
25 | Matt Buskas | D | R | 39–40 | 2017 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
17 | James Byers | D | R | 29 | 2014 | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
9 | Wehebe Darge (A) | LW/RW | L | 32 | 2017 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
20 | Hayden Dawes | RW | R | 30 | 2018 | Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada | |
31 | Jakob Doornbos | G | L | 22 | 2018 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
31 | Nickolas Eckhardt | G | L | 34 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
26 | Darcy Flanagan | D | R | 24 | 2018 | Melbourne, Australia | |
19 | Jordan Gavin (A) | F | R | 41 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
78 | Trevor Gerling | RW | R | 33 | 2018 | Seattle, Washington, United States | |
59 | Per Daniel Göransson | D | L | 37 | 2018 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
81 | Matthew Harvey (C) | D | R | 38 | 2014 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
3 | Mitchell Henning | F | R | 26 | 2016 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
92 | Mat Hewitt | G | L | 31 | 2018 | Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada | |
24 | Joseph Hughes | RW | R | 39 | 2018 | Springvale, Victoria, Australia | |
7 | Bayley Kubara | D | R | 25 | 2017 | Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia | |
15 | Casey Kubara | RW | R | 27 | 2016 | Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia | |
16 | Tyler Kubara | F | R | 29 | 2015 | Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia | |
48 | Chris Leveille | RW | L | 36 | 2018 | Guelph, Ontario, Canada | |
11 | David Lewis | F | L | 45 | 2018 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
14 | Jayden Lewis | F | R | 25 | 2018 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
6 | Christopher McPhail | D/F | L | 32 | 2017 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
64 | Kai Miettinen (A) | F | L | 28 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
66 | Ainars Podzins | LW/C | R | 31 | 2018 | Jūrmala, Latvia | |
12 | Mark Rummukainen | D | R | 41 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
35 | Alexandre Tetreault | G | L | 25–26 | 2015 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
29 | Tynan Theobald | G | L | 27 | 2018 | Melbourne, Australia | |
Transfers
All the player transfers in and out by the CBR Brave for the 2018 AIHL season.
In
Pos | Player | Transferred From | Local / Import |
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D | Channing Bresciani | University of Manitoba | Import |
W | Hayden Dawes | Lindenwood University | Local |
G | Jakob Doornbos | Sydney Wolf Pack | Local |
D | Darcy Flanagan | Melbourne Ice | Local |
W | Trevor Gerling | LHC Les Lions | Import |
D | Per Daniel Göransson | Perth Thunder | Local |
G | Mat Hewitt | University of British Columbia | Import |
F | Joseph Hughes | Melbourne Ice | Local |
W | Chris Leveille | Brampton Beast | Import |
F | David Lewis | No team | Local |
F | Jayden Lewis | KaKiPo U20 | Local |
W | Ainars Podzins | Edinburgh Capitals | Import |
G | Tynan Theobald | London Lakers | Local |
Out
Pos | Player | Transferred To | Local / Import |
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C | Brian Bales | No team | Local |
F | Corey Banks | No team | Local |
W | Stephen Blunden | Northern Federals | Import |
D | Dominic Jalbert | Anglet Hormadi Élite | Import |
F | Toby Kubara | No team | Local |
F | Tom Letki | No team | Local |
F | Matti Luoma | No team | Local |
D | Luke Philps | No team | Local |
D | Jan Safar | Remparts de Tours | Import |
G | Aleksi Toivonen | Melbourne Mustangs | Local |
F | Geordie Wudrick | Sydney Ice Dogs | Import |
Staff
Staff Roster for 2018 AIHL season[11]
Role | Staff |
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Head coach | Robert Starke |
Assistant coach | Mike Sargeant |
Assistant coach | Gordon Cocknell |
Director of Player Development and Personnel | Johan Steenberg |
Team Manager | Andrew Deans |
Equipment Manager | Darryl Day |
Chiropractor | Saara Stevenson |
Sports Trainer | Cameron Mohr |
Personal Trainer | Alex Zeitlhofer |
Personal Trainer | Dylan Swan |
Bench official | Darren Sault |
Bench official | Kelly Sault |
Standings
Regular season
Summary
Season | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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P | W | L | OW | OL | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Finish | P | W | L | OW | OL | GF | GA | GD | P | W | L | OW | OL | GF | GA | GD | |
2018 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 74 | +78 | 72 | 1st | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 35 | +41 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 39 | +37 |
Position by round
League table
Team | GP | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
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CBR Brave | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 152 | 74 | +78 | 72 |
Sydney Bears | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 104 | 72 | +32 | 54 |
Perth Thunder | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 111 | 100 | +11 | 46 |
Melbourne Mustangs | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 106 | 97 | +9 | 42 |
Newcastle Northstars | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 106 | 119 | –13 | 39 |
Sydney Ice Dogs | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 96 | 97 | –1 | 38 |
Melbourne Ice | 28 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 87 | 114 | –27 | 29 |
Adelaide Adrenaline | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 62 | 151 | –89 | 16 |
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs | H Newman Reid Trophy winners |
Finals
Summary
Season | Finals weekend | |||||||
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P | W | L | GF | GA | Result | Semi-final | Goodall Cup final | |
2018 | 2 | 2 | – | 9 | 4 | Champion | Won 5-1 (Mustangs) | Won 4-3 (OT) (Bears) |
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 | CBR Brave | 5 | |||||||
4 | Melbourne Mustangs | 1 | |||||||
CBR Brave | 4 | ||||||||
Sydney Bears | 3 | ||||||||
3 | Perth Thunder | 0 | |||||||
2 | Sydney Bears | 3 |
Schedule & results
Regular season
Finals
Goodall Cup semi-final
1 September 2018 15:00 | Melbourne Mustangs | 1–5 (0–2, 1–3, 0–0) | CBR Brave | O'Brien Group Arena Attendance: 1500 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Aleksi Toivonen | Goalies | Matt Hewitt | Referees: Jeff Scott Kent Unwin Linesmen: Casper Russelhuber Grainge Phillips | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 28 min | ||||||||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 17 |
Goodall Cup final
2 September 2018 15:00 | Sydney Bears | 3–4 (OT) (0–2, 3–0, 0–1, 0–1) | CBR Brave | O'Brien Group Arena Attendance: 1500 |
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Anthony Kimlin | Goalies | Matt Hewitt | Referees: Jeff Scott Kent Unwin Linesmen: Casper Russelhuber Fraser Ohlson | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 37 |
Player statistics
Skaters
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Goaltenders
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Awards
Team awards for 2018 season[12]
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AIHL awards for 2018 season[13][14]
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References
- ↑ Tiernan, Eamonn (August 5, 2018). "Canberra Brave secure AIHL minor premiership with five games to spare". The Canberra Times. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ↑ Helmers, Caden (August 26, 2018). "Canberra Brave set their sights on AIHL Goodall Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ↑ Tiernan, Eamonn (September 2, 2018). "Canberra Brave win first Goodall Cup in overtime epic". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ↑ Tiernan, Eamonn (August 31, 2018). "Canberra Brave skipper ready for championship 20 years in the making". The Canberra Times. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ↑ Tiernan, Eamonn (August 10, 2018). "Canberra Brave father-son duo keen to lift Goodall Cup together". The Canberra Times. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 AIHL League Leading Players". theaihl.com. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 AIHL League Leading Goalies". theaihl.com. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 AIHL awards: Part 2". icehockeynewsaustralia.com. August 28, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ↑ Helmers, Caden (August 19, 2018). "Canberra Brave's Jordie Gavin exits Brave Cave in style". The Canberra Times. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 CBR Brave Team Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ↑ "CBR Brave Personnel". www.brave.theaihl.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ "CBR Brave 2018 awards night". www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com. August 21, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ↑ "2018 AIHL awards: Part 1". www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com. August 27, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ↑ "2018 AIHL awards: Part 2". www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com. August 28, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2020.