2014 CBR Brave season

2014 CBR Brave
League	3rd AIHL
2014 record	14–2–2–9
Home record	7–1–1–4
Road record	7–2–1–5
Goals for	106
Goals against	89
Team information
Coach	Matti Luoma
Assistant coach	David Rogina
Captain	Mark Rummukainen
Alternate captains	Aaron Clayworth Matthew Harvey
Arena	Phillip Ice Skating Centre
Team leaders
Goals	Stephen Blunden(36)
Assists	Anton Kokkonen (42)
Points	Stephen Blunden(68)
Penalty minutes	Harrison Byers (111)
Goals against average	Petri Pitkänen (3.52)
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The 2014 CBR Brave season was the Brave's 1st season in the Australian Ice Hockey League since being founded in pre-season before the 2014 AIHL season. The season ran from 12 April 2014 to 30 August 2014 for the Brave. CBR finished third in their inaugural regular season behind the Melbourne Mustangs and Melbourne Ice. ^[1] The Brave qualified for the AIHL Finals in Melbourne and played in semi-final two. Canberra were defeated by the Melbourne Ice, 1–6 in their semi-final match and were knocked out of the finals weekend, ending their season. ^{[2] [3]}

News

The CBR Brave was established in March 2014 following the collapse of the Canberra Knights in late February. ^[4] The Brave appointed former player Matti Luoma as their inaugural head coach. ^[5] The team filled their playing roster quickly with a mix of local and international players. The first visa player to join the team was Finnish goaltender Petri Pitkänen. ^[6] The Brave filled their visa quota with the signings of Anton Kokkonen, Stephen Blunden and Mathieu Ouellett. ^{[7] [8]}

12 April 2014, The Brave played their maiden AIHL match at home in front of around 1,000 fans against the Newcastle North Stars. The visiting North Stars won the match 2–0. ^[9] The Brave won their second match to record their first victory. The defeated the defending champions, the Sydney Ice Dogs, with a dominant third period display. ^[10]

In July, one home match at Phillip had to be cancelled due to the travelling Adelaide Adrenaline team suffering a bus crash. A number of the Adelaide players were taken to hospital as a precaution but no one was seriously injured. ^[11] The match was originally postponed but the league commission eventually cancelled the fixture and gave both teams one competition point each. ^[12]

In August the Brave finished the regular season third in the table, qualifying for the AIHL finals weekend in Melbourne. It was the first time since the AIHL was founded in 2000 that a Canberra-based team had qualified for finals. ^[13]

Roster

Team roster for the 2014 AIHL season ^[14]

2014 AIHL CBR Brave Roster

#	Nat	Name	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
44		David Bell	D		20	2014	Cairns, Queensland, Australia
8		Stephen Blunden	LW	L	26	2014	Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
18		Harrison Byers	C	R	22	2014	Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
17		James Byers	D	R	21	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
6		Aaron Clayworth	D	R	30	2014	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
7		Darren Cope	F	R	31	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
35		Nickolas Eckhardt	G	L	25	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
19		Jordan Gavin	F	R	33	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
27		Mike Giorgi	D	L	27	2014	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
25		Jeff Harvey	F		21	2014	Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
65		Matthew Harvey	D	R	29	2014	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3		Ryan Johnson	F	R	41	2014	Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States
20		Brad Hunt	G	L	45	2014	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
56		Anton Kokkonen	C	L	26	2014	Turku, Finland
10		Matt Lehoczky	F	R	38	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
77		Tom Letki	F	R	26	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
11		David Lewis	F	L	37	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
21		Matti Luoma	RW	R	35	2014	Helsinki, Finland
14		Christopher McPhail	D	L	24	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
64		Kai Miettinen	F	L	19	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
5		Mathieu Ouellette	LW	L	26	2014	Clarence Creek, Ontario, Canada
54		Petri Pitkänen	G	L	24	2014	Jyväskylä, Finland
66		Shai Rabinowitz	F	R	27	2014	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
32		Alain Riesen	F	L	25	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
12		Mark Rummukainen	D	R	33	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
88		Darren Taylor	D			2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
91		Peter Taylor	F	R	27	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
13		Derek Walker	F		21	2014	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Transfers

All the player transfers in and out by the CBR Brave for the 2014 AIHL season.

In

Pos	Player	Transferred From	Local / Import
D	David Bell	Canberra Knights	Local
W	Stephen Blunden	University of Ottawa	Import
C	Harrison Byers	Canberra Knights	Local
D	James Byers	Canberra Knights	Local
D	Aaron Clayworth	No team	Local
F	Darren Cope	No team	Local
G	Nickolas Eckhardt	Canberra Knights	Local
F	Jordan Gavin	Canberra Knights	Local
D	Mike Giorgi	No team	Import
F	Jeff Harvey	University of Victoria	Local
D	Matthew Harvey	Okotoks Drillers	Local
F	Ryan Johnson	No team	Local
G	Brad Hunt	Canberra Knights	Local
C	Anton Kokkonen	TuTo	Import
F	Matt Lehoczky	No team	Local
F	Tom Letki	Canberra Knights	Local
F	David Lewis	Canberra Knights	Local
W	Matti Luoma	Canberra Knights	Local
D	Christopher McPhail	No team	Local
F	Kai Miettinen	Canberra Knights	Local
W	Mathieu Ouellette	University of Ottawa	Import
G	Petri Pitkänen	KeuPa HT	Import
F	Shai Rabinowitz	Newcastle North Stars	Local
F	Alain Riesen	Canberra Knights	Local
D	Mark Rummukainen	Canberra Knights	Local
D	Darren Taylor	No team	Local
F	Peter Taylor	Canberra Knights	Local
F	Derek Walker	St. James Canucks	Import
F	Corey Wilkie	St. James Canucks	Import
G	Stuart Woodall	Canberra Knights	Local

Out

• N/A - first season

Staff

Staff Roster for 2014 AIHL season ^[15]

2014 AIHL CBR Brave Staff

Role	Staff
Head coach	Matti Luoma
Assistant coach	David Rogina
Physiotherapist	Ben Pagett
Equipment manager	Adrian Miller
Bench official	Darren Sault
Bench official	Kelly Sault

Standings

Regular season

Summary

Season	Overall										Home								Away
	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
2014	27	14	9	2	2	106	89	+17	49	3rd	13	7	4	1	1	45	37	+8	14	7	5	1	1	61	52	+9

Position by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	5	6	5	6	5	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	4	4	3	2	2	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on Completed. Source: www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com

League table

Team	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Melbourne Mustangs	28	17	0	0	3	8	108	88	+20	54
Melbourne Ice	28	14	3	0	3	8	104	88	+16	51
CBR Brave	28	14	2	1	2	9	106	89	+17	49
Sydney Ice Dogs	28	14	2	0	1	11	116	97	+19	47
Adelaide Adrenaline	28	10	5	2	1	10	94	90	+4	43
Newcastle North Stars	28	11	0	0	2	15	87	106	−19	35
Perth Thunder	28	9	2	0	2	15	94	94	0	33
Sydney Bears	28	6	1	1	1	19	68	125	−57	22

Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs

H Newman Reid Trophy winners

Source

Finals

Summary

Season	Finals weekend
	P	W	L	GF	GA	Result	Semi-final	Goodall Cup final
2014	1	0	1	1	6	Semi-finalists	Lost 1-6 (Ice)

Bracket

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Melbourne Mustangs	6
	4	Sydney Ice Dogs	4
						Melbourne Mustangs		6
						Melbourne Ice		1
	3	CBR Brave	1
	2	Melbourne Ice	6

Schedule & results

Regular season

Results per match day

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Arena	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A
Result	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	T	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	W

Updated to match(es) played on Completed. Source: AIHL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

2014 fixtures and results
Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Recap
12 April	17:30	Newcastle North Stars	2–0	CBR Brave	Canberra
26 April	17:30	Sydney Ice Dogs	2–6	CBR Brave	Canberra
10 May	17:30	Adelaide Adrenaline	5–2	CBR Brave	Canberra
11 May	17:00	CBR Brave	4–2	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle
17 May	17:30	Perth Thunder	1–5	CBR Brave	Canberra
18 May	17:00	Perth Thunder	4 – 5 (SO)	CBR Brave	Canberra
24 May	17:00	CBR Brave	5–2	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle
31 May	17:30	Melbourne Ice	2 – 1 (SO)	CBR Brave	Canberra
1 June	17:00	Melbourne Ice	2–4	CBR Brave	Canberra
7 June	17:30	Sydney Bears	1–4	CBR Brave	Canberra
14 June	17:30	Sydney Bears	6–8	CBR Brave	Canberra
15 June	17:00	CBR Brave	3–6	Sydney Ice Dogs	Liverpool
21 June	17:00	CBR Brave	2 – 3 (SO)	Melbourne Ice	Melbourne
22 June	16:00	CBR Brave	6 – 5 (SO)	Melbourne Ice	Melbourne
28 June	17:30	Sydney Ice Dogs	4–1	CBR Brave	Canberra
5 July	17:00	CBR Brave	7–4	Melbourne Mustangs	Melbourne
6 July	16:00	CBR Brave	3–4	Melbourne Mustangs	Melbourne
12 July	17:00	CBR Brave	4–5	Sydney Ice Dogs	Liverpool
19 July	17:30	Adelaide Adrenaline	Cancelled	CBR Brave	Canberra
26 July	16:30	CBR Brave	3–1	Perth Thunder	Perth
27 July	16:30	CBR Brave	5–3	Perth Thunder	Perth
2 August	17:30	Newcastle North Stars	2–3	CBR Brave	Canberra
3 August	15:30	CBR Brave	12–4	Sydney Bears	Baulkham Hills
9 August	17:30	Melbourne Mustangs	4–2	CBR Brave	Canberra
10 August	17:00	Melbourne Mustangs	2–4	CBR Brave	Canberra
16 August	16:30	CBR Brave	2–5	Adelaide Adrenaline	Adelaide
17 August	15:30	CBR Brave	2–6	Adelaide Adrenaline	Adelaide
23 August	18:00	CBR Brave	3–2	Sydney Bears	Baulkham Hills

Finals

Goodall Cup semi-final

30 August 2014 18:30

CBR Brave

1–6 (0–2, 1–2, 0–2)

Melbourne Ice

Medibank Icehouse Attendance: 1500

Game reference
	Petri Pitkanen	Goalies	Jaden Pine-Murphy	Referee: Rick West Linesmen: Matthew Taylor Casper Russell-Huber
	0 – 1 6:45 – Powell (Hamilton) 0 – 2 8:58 – Graham (PP) (Powell, Humphries) 0 – 3 18:27 – Armstrong (Johansson) Blunden (Kokkonen) – 19:10 1 – 3 1 – 4 21:54 – J. Smith (PP) (Powell, Brown) 1 – 5 46:43 – Johansson (Brown, Webster) 1 – 6 48:24 – Powell (PP) (Brown)
	24 min	Penalties	14 min
	23	Shots	40

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season Nat Player Pos M G A P PIM David Bell D 17 0 0 0 0 Stephen Blunden F 24 36 32 68 59 Harrison Byers F 21 1 3 4 111 James Byers D 26 3 5 8 14 Aaron Clayworth D 27 1 8 9 30 Darren Cope F 1 0 0 0 0 Jordan Gavin F 19 6 4 10 26 Mike Giorgi D 6 1 6 7 8 Jeff Harvey F 12 1 1 2 2 Matthew Harvey D 27 7 17 24 30 Ryan Johnson F 11 1 0 1 70 Anton Kokkonen F 25 17 42 59 18 Matt Lehoczky F 20 2 1 3 16 Tom Letki F 13 0 1 1 4 David Lewis F 21 0 2 2 4 Matti Luoma F 5 0 1 1 0 Christopher McPhail D 26 4 3 7 10 Kai Miettinen F 27 3 4 7 14 Mathieu Ouellette F 22 17 40 57 16 Shai Rabinowitz F 19 0 2 2 4 Alain Riesen F 1 0 0 0 0 Mark Rummukainen D 26 0 9 9 43 Darren Taylor D 1 0 0 0 0 Peter Taylor F 20 0 3 3 8 Derek Walker F 1 0 0 0 12 Corey Wilkie F 5 4 0 4 10

Finals Nat Player Pos M G A P PIM David Bell D 1 0 0 0 0 Stephen Blunden F 1 1 0 1 6 Harrison Byers F 1 0 0 0 2 James Byers D 1 0 0 0 0 Blake Cameron F 0 0 0 0 0 Aaron Clayworth D 1 0 0 0 0 Darren Cope F 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan Gavin F 1 0 0 0 0 Mike Giorgi D 0 0 0 0 0 Jeff Harvey F 0 0 0 0 0 Matthew Harvey D 1 0 0 0 4 Ryan Johnson F 1 0 0 0 0 Anton Kokkonen F 1 0 1 1 10 Matt Lehoczky F 1 0 0 0 0 Tom Letki F 1 0 0 0 0 David Lewis F 1 0 0 0 0 Matti Luoma F 1 0 0 0 0 Christopher McPhail D 1 0 0 0 0 Kai Miettinen F 1 0 0 0 0 Mathieu Ouellette F 1 0 0 0 2 Shai Rabinowitz F 1 0 0 0 0 Alain Riesen F 1 0 0 0 0 Mark Rummukainen D 1 0 0 0 0 Darren Taylor D 0 0 0 0 0 Peter Taylor F 1 0 0 0 0 Derek Walker F 0 0 0 0 0 Corey Wilkie F 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular season Nat Player Pos M SO MP GA GAA SA SV SV% G A PIM Brad Hunt G 4 0 100 13 7.83 67 54 0.806 0 0 0 Petri Pitkänen G 25 0 1227 72 3.52 764 692 0.906 0 1 4 Stuart Woodall G 1 0 20 2 6 13 11 0.846 0 0 0

Finals Nat Player Pos M SO MP GA GAA SA SV SV% G A PIM Brad Hunt G 0 - - - - - - - - - - Petri Pitkänen G 1 0 50 6 7.20 40 34 0.850 0 0 0 Stuart Woodall G 0 - - - - - - - - - -

Awards

Team awards for 2014 season [16] 2014 Brave awards Award Recipient Bravest of the Brave Petri Pitkanen Best Forward Stephen Blunden Best Defenceman Matt Harvey Fans Choice Anton Kokkonen Player's Choice Aaron Clayworth Coach's Award Aaron Clayworth Emerging Brave Kai Miettinen John Lewis Memorial Award Mark Rummukainen

AIHL awards for 2014 season [17] 2014 AIHL awards Award Recipient Goaltender of the year Petri Pitkanen

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