2018 CBR Brave season

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2018 CBR Brave
Goodall Cup champions
League1st AIHL
2018 record24–0–0–4
Home record12–0–0–2
Road record12–0–0–2
Goals for152
Goals against74
Team information
Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Starke
Assistant coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Sargeant
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gordon Cocknell
Captain Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew Harvey
Alternate captains Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wehebe Darge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kai Miettinen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Gavin
Arena Phillip Ice Skating Centre
Team leaders
Goals Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Gerling (24)
Assists Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Gerling (43)
Points Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Gerling (67)
Penalty minutes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Per Daniel Göransson (65)
Goals against average Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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]

Contents

Roster

Team roster for the 2018 AIHL season [10]

2018 AIHL CBR Brave Roster
# Nat Name Pos S/G AgeAcquiredBirthplace
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Channing Bresciani D L292018 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
71 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Brunt F L222015 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Buskas D R382017 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Byers D R282014 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wehebe Darge (A) LW/RW L302017 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hayden Dawes RW R282018 Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jakob Doornbos G L212018 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nickolas Eckhardt G L322014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darcy Flanagan D R232018 Melbourne, Australia
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Gavin (A) F R392014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
78 Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Gerling RW R312018 Seattle, Washington, United States
59 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Per Daniel Göransson D L362018 Stockholm, Sweden
81 Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew Harvey (C) D R362014 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Henning F R242016 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
92 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mat Hewitt G L292018 Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph Hughes RW R372018 Springvale, Victoria, Australia
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bayley Kubara D R232017 Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Kubara RW R262016 Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyler Kubara F R272015 Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia
48 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Leveille RW L342018 Guelph, Ontario, Canada
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Lewis F L432018 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jayden Lewis F R232018 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christopher McPhail D/F L302017 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
64 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kai Miettinen (A) F L262014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
66 Flag of Latvia.svg Ainars Podzins LW/C R302018 Jūrmala, Latvia
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Rummukainen D R402014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandre Tetreault G L242015 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tynan Theobald G L262018 Melbourne, Australia

Transfers

All the player transfers in and out by the CBR Brave for the 2018 AIHL season.

In

Pos PlayerTransferred FromLocal / Import
D Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Channing Bresciani Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg University of Manitoba Import
W Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hayden Dawes Flag of the United States.svg Lindenwood University Local
G Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jakob Doornbos Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Wolf Pack Local
D Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darcy Flanagan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Ice Local
W Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Gerling Flag of France.svg LHC Les Lions Import
D Flag of Australia (converted).svg Per Daniel Göransson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Thunder Local
G Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mat Hewitt Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg University of British Columbia Import
F Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph Hughes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Ice Local
W Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Leveille Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brampton Beast Import
F Flag of Australia (converted).svg David LewisNo teamLocal
F Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jayden Lewis Flag of Finland.svg KaKiPo U20 Local
W Flag of Latvia.svg Ainars Podzins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edinburgh Capitals Import
G Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tynan Theobald Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg London Lakers Local

Out

Pos PlayerTransferred ToLocal / Import
C Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian BalesNo teamLocal
F Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey BanksNo teamLocal
W Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stephen Blunden Flag of the United States.svg Northern Federals Import
D Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dominic Jalbert Flag of France.svg Anglet Hormadi Élite Import
F Flag of Australia (converted).svg Toby KubaraNo teamLocal
F Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom LetkiNo teamLocal
F Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matti LuomaNo teamLocal
D Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke PhilpsNo teamLocal
D Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Safar Flag of France.svg Remparts de Tours Import
G Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aleksi Toivonen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Mustangs Local
F Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Geordie Wudrick Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Ice Dogs Import

Staff

Staff Roster for 2018 AIHL season [11]

2018 AIHL CBR Brave Staff
RoleStaff
Head coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Starke
Assistant coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Sargeant
Assistant coach Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gordon Cocknell
Director of Player Development and Personnel Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Steenberg
Team Manager Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Deans
Equipment Manager Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darryl Day
Chiropractor Flag of Australia (converted).svg Saara Stevenson
Sports Trainer Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Mohr
Personal Trainer Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Zeitlhofer
Personal Trainer Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan Swan
Bench official Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Sault
Bench official Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kelly Sault

Standings

Regular season

Summary

SeasonOverallHomeAway
PWLOWOLGFGAGDPtsFinishPWLOWOLGFGAGDPWLOWOLGFGAGD
2018 282440015274+78721st14122007635+4114122007639+37

Position by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
Position212111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on Completed. Source: www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com

League table

TeamGPWSOWSOLLGFGAGDFPTS
CBR Brave 282400415274+7872
Sydney Bears 281533710472+3254
Perth Thunder 28124210111100+1146
Melbourne Mustangs 2812221210697+942
Newcastle Northstars 2894411106119–1339
Sydney Ice Dogs 281032139697–138
Melbourne Ice 287241587114–2729
Adelaide Adrenaline 283232062151–8916
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffsH Newman Reid Trophy winners

Source

Finals

Summary

SeasonFinals weekend
PWLGFGAResultSemi-finalGoodall Cup final
2018 22–94ChampionWon 5-1 (Mustangs)Won 4-3 (OT) (Bears)

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
1 CBR Brave 5
4 Melbourne Mustangs 1
CBR Brave4
Sydney Bears 3
3 Perth Thunder 0
2 Sydney Bears 3

Schedule & results

Regular season

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ArenaHAHAAHHHHAAHHAAAAHHHHAAHAHAA
ResultWWWLWWLWWWWLWWWWLWWWWWWWWWWW
Updated to match(es) played on Completed. Source: AIHL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss
2018 fixtures and results
DateTimeAwayScoreHomeLocationRecap
21 April17:30 Sydney Bears 2–4 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
28 April17:00 CBR Brave 4–2 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
5 May17:30 Newcastle Northstars 3–8 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
6 May17:00 CBR Brave 3–5 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink
12 May17:00 CBR Brave 3–1 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink
19 May17:30 Perth Thunder 2–6 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
20 May17:00 Perth Thunder 4–3 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
26 May17:00 Melbourne Ice 0–5 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
27 May17:00 Melbourne Ice 1–4 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
16 June16:30 CBR Brave 11–4 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena
17 June16:30 CBR Brave 5–2 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena
23 June17:30 Melbourne Mustangs 4–1 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
24 June17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 4–8 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
30 June16:30 CBR Brave 6–2 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena
1 July16:30 CBR Brave 6–2 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena
7 July17:00 CBR Brave 7–5 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena
8 July16:00 CBR Brave 3–6 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena
14 July17:30 Newcastle Northstars 1–3 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
21 July17:30 Sydney Bears 2–7 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
28 July17:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 2–5 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
29 July14:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 0–6 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
4 August17:00 CBR Brave 6–3 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink
5 August16:00 CBR Brave 6–4 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
11 August17:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 8–11 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
18 August17:00 CBR Brave 3–1 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink
19 August17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 2–5 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
25 August17:00 CBR Brave 7–0 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena
26 August16:30 CBR Brave 6–2 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena

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

Goodall Cup final

2 September 2018
15:00		Sydney Bears3–4 (OT)
(0–2, 3–0, 0–1, 0–1)		CBR Brave O'Brien Group Arena
Attendance: 1500

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season
NatPlayerPosMGAPPIM
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Channing Bresciani D 243424548
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Brunt F 190332
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Buskas D 1010127
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Byers D 1915614
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wehebe Darge W 2622345634
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hayden Dawes W 1913152824
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darcy Flanagan D 150118
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Gavin F 1831410
Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Gerling W 2424436712
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Per Daniel Göransson D 214101465
Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew Harvey D 266152138
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Henning F 242101210
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph Hughes W 2015163134
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bayley Kubara D 2406636
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Kubara W 1378154
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyler Kubara F 2433618
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Leveille W 1520274747
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Lewis F 200114
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jayden Lewis F 2004410
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christopher McPhail D/F 173142
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kai Miettinen F 269122132
Flag of Latvia.svg Ainars Podzins W/C 1716193522
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Rummukainen D 90002
Finals
NatPlayerPosMGAPPIM
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Channing Bresciani D 20220
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Brunt F 10000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Buskas D –
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Byers D 20000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wehebe Darge W 20444
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hayden Dawes W 20116
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darcy Flanagan D –
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Gavin F 10000
Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Gerling W 231410
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Per Daniel Göransson D 20000
Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew Harvey D 21010
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Henning F 20110
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph Hughes W 21012
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bayley Kubara D 20002
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Kubara W 22020
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyler Kubara F 21010
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Leveille W 21230
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Lewis F 10002
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jayden Lewis F 10000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christopher McPhail D/F 10000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kai Miettinen F 20112
Flag of Latvia.svg Ainars Podzins W/C –
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Rummukainen D 10000

Goaltenders

Regular season
NatPlayerPosMGAPIMSOMPGAGAASHSASV%
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jakob Doornbos G 100002025.0012100.833
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nickolas Eckhardt G –
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mat Hewitt G 2603221182461.956145680.925
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandre Tetreault G 70000189225.82117950.812
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tynan Theobald G 100004337.50520.400
Finals
NatPlayerPosMGAPIMSOMPGAGAASHSASV%
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nickolas Eckhardt G –
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jakob Doornbos G –
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mat Hewitt G 2000010852.3166610.924
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandre Tetreault G –
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tynan Theobald G –

Awards

Team awards for 2018 season [12]

2018 Brave awards
AwardRecipient
Bravest of the Brave Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Gerling
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Hewitt
Best Forward Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Leveille
Best Defenceman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Channing Bresciani
Fans Choice Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Hewitt
Player’s Choice Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wehebe Darge
Coach’s Award Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kai Miettinen
Emerging Brave Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Henning
John Lewis Memorial Award Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darryl Day
Deans Award Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tristan Metcalfe

AIHL awards for 2018 season [13] [14]

2018 AIHL awards
AwardRecipient
Local Player of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wehebe Darge

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