2019 CBR Brave season

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2019 CBR Brave
League1st AIHL
2019 record26–0–1–1
Home record13–0–0–1
Road record13–0–1–0
Goals for161
Goals against67
Team information
Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Starke
Assistant coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Ross
Captain Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew Harvey
Alternate captains Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wehebe Darge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kai Miettinen
Arena Phillip Ice Skating Centre
Team leaders
Goals Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Gabrielle (39)
Assists Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wehebe Darge (34)
Points Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Gabrielle (67)
Penalty minutes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hayden Dawes (69)
Goals against average Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Climie (2.15)

The 2019 CBR Brave season was the Brave's 6th season in the Australian Ice Hockey League since being founded and entering the league in 2014. The season ran from 20 April 2019 to 31 August 2019 for the Brave. CBR finished first in the regular season to clinch the H Newman Reid Trophy for the second time in franchise history. However, the Brave lost their semi-final match to the Sydney Bears during the Goodall Cup Finals series in Newcastle. The team set a number of new league records including: most wins (26), most points (79), largest winning streak (17 matches), most goals scored (161), fewest goals conceded in a 28 match season (67) and least losses in a 28 match season (2). [1]

Contents

Roster

Team roster for the 2019 AIHL season [2]

2019 AIHL CBR Brave Roster [lower-alpha 1]
# Nat Name Pos S/G AgeAcquiredBirthplace
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Spencer Austin D L312019 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
71 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Brunt F L232015 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andreas Camenzind C L412019 Wettingen, Aargau, Switzerland
91 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Christensen F 2019 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
33 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Climie G L402019 Leduc, Alberta, Canada
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wehebe Darge (A) LW/RW L312017 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hayden Dawes RW R292018 Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jakob Doornbos G L212018 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicholas Doornbos D R192019 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
28 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Draper LW/RW R332019 Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
63 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Gabrielle LW L252019 Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada
80 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jackson Gallagher D 212019 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Giorgi D L352019 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
81 Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew Harvey (C) D R372014 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Henning F R252016 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph Hughes RW R382018 Springvale, Victoria, Australia
23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Kambeitz C/LW L302019 Coaldale, Alberta, Canada
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bayley Kubara D R242017 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 R282015 Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Lewis F L442018 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jayden Lewis F R242018 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
91 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brayden Low C L282019 Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
61 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph Maatouk F/D 232019 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Mayea D L292019 Burlington, Ontario, Canada
64 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kai Miettinen (A) F L272014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
51 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hamish Murray F R202019 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Price D R342019 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
44 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Riley F/D L302019 Massena, New York, United States
42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lachlan Seary F R212019 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandre Tetreault G L252015 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
61 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Chris Williamson C R312019 Okotoks, Alberta, Canada

Notes:

  1. Omitted from the roster list is Matt Buskas, Nick Eckhardt and Mark Rummukainen, who were all selected in the original 2019 roster but were never dressed for a match.

Transfers

In

Pos PlayerTransferred FromLocal / ImportSource
D Flag of Australia (converted).svg Spencer Austin Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Bears Local [3]
C Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andreas CamenzindNo teamLocal [4]
F Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Christensen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra Blades Local [5]
G Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Climie Flag of Slovenia.svg HDD Jesenice Import [6]
D Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicholas DoornbosNo teamLocal [2] [7]
W Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Draper Flag of France.svg Scorpions de Mulhouse Import [2] [7]
W Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Gabrielle Flag of the United States.svg Wichita Thunder Import [2] [7]
D Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jackson Gallagher Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Sabres Local [2] [7]
D Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike GiorgiNo teamImport [2] [7]
W Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Kambeitz Flag of France.svg Rapaces de Gap Import [2] [7]
C Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brayden Low Flag of the United States.svg Reading Royals Import [2] [7]
F Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph Maatouk Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra Rebels Local [2] [8]
D Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Mayea Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Newfoundland Growlers Import [2] [7]
F Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hamish MurrayNo teamLocal [2] [7]
D Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Price Flag of Australia (converted).svg Newcastle Northstars Local [9]
D Flag of the United States.svg Conor Riley Flag of the United States.svg Adirondack Thunder Import [2] [7]
F Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lachlan SearyNo teamLocal [2] [7]
C Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Chris Williamson Flag of the United States.svg Watertown Wolves Import [2] [7]

Out

Pos PlayerTransferred ToLocal / ImportSource
D Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Channing Bresciani Flag of Italy.svg HC Fassa Import [2] [7]
D Flag of Australia (converted).svg James ByersNo teamLocal [2] [7]
D Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darcy Flanagan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Ice Local [10]
F Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan GavinRetiredLocal [11]
F Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Gerling Flag of the United States.svg Huntsville Havoc Import [2] [7]
D Flag of Australia (converted).svg Per Daniel GöranssonNo teamLocal [2] [7]
G Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Hewitt Flag of Italy.svg HC Fassa Import [2] [7]
F Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Leveille Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brampton Beast Import [2] [7]
F Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christopher McPhailNo teamLocal [2] [7]
F Flag of Latvia.svg Ainars Podzins Flag of France.svg LHC Les Lions Import [2] [7]
G Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tynan TheobaldNo teamLocal [2] [7]

Staff

Staff Roster for 2019 AIHL season [12] [13]

2019 AIHL CBR Brave Staff
RoleStaff
Head coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Starke
Assistant coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Ross
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
2019 282610116167+94791st14131008938+5114130017229+43

Position by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
Position212222211111111111
Updated to match(es) played on Completed. Source: www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com

League table

TeamGPWOTWOTLLGFGAGDFPTS
CBR Brave 282601116167+9479
Newcastle Northstars 281630912789+3854
Perth Thunder 28161110116103+1351
Sydney Bears 28152011121102+1949
Melbourne Mustangs 2812141110899+942
Sydney Ice Dogs 28101314122128–635
Melbourne Ice 286301990140–5024
Adelaide Adrenaline 280022671188–1172
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffsH Newman Reid Trophy winners

Source

Finals

Summary

SeasonFinals weekend
PWLGFGAResultSemi-finalGoodall Cup final
2019 1146Semi-finalistLost 4-6 (Bears)

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
1 CBR Brave 4
4 Sydney Bears 6
Sydney Bears 5
Perth Thunder 2
3 Perth Thunder 3
2 Newcastle Northstars 2

Schedule & results

Regular season

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ArenaAAAHAAHAHHHHAAAAAHHHAAAHHHHH
ResultWWWLWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWLWWWWWW
Updated to match(es) played on Completed. Source: AIHL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss
2019 fixtures and results
DateTimeAwayScoreHomeLocationRecap
21 April17:00CBR Brave4–1Sydney BearsMacquarie Ice Rink
27 April16:30CBR Brave6–3Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide Ice Arena
28 April16:30CBR Brave6–2Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide Ice Arena
4 May17:30Sydney Bears4–3CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
11 May16:30CBR Brave5–1Perth ThunderPerth Ice Arena
12 May16:30CBR Brave5–1Perth ThunderPerth Ice Arena
18 May17:30Sydney Ice Dogs3–4CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
25 May17:00CBR Brave6–4Sydney Ice DogsMacquarie Ice Rink
1 June17:30Perth Thunder0–7CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
2 June16:30Perth Thunder2–6CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
8 June17:30Sydney Bears2–5CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
9 June16:30Melbourne Mustangs4–11CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
22 June17:00CBR Brave6–2Newcastle NorthstarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
23 June17:00CBR Brave6–3Sydney BearsMacquarie Ice Rink
29 June17:00CBR Brave4–2Melbourne MustangsO'Brien Icehouse
30 June14:00CBR Brave4–2Melbourne MustangsO'Brien Icehouse
7 July16:45CBR Brave7–1Sydney Ice DogsMacquarie Ice Rink
13 July17:30Melbourne Ice4–8CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
14 July16:30Melbourne Ice1–5CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
20 July17:30Newcastle Northstars2–3CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
21 July16:00CBR Brave4–2Newcastle NorthstarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
27 July17:00CBR Brave2–3 (SO)Melbourne IceO'Brien Icehouse
28 July14:00CBR Brave7–2Melbourne IceO'Brien Icehouse
3 August17:30Adelaide Adrenaline2–7CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
4 August16:30Adelaide Adrenaline4–5CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
10 August17:30Sydney Ice Dogs5–12CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
11 August16:30Melbourne Mustangs4–7CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
17 August17:30Newcastle Northstars1–6CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre

Finals

Goodall Cup semi-final

31 August 2019
15:00
Sydney Bears 6–4
(0–1, 2–3, 4–0)
CBR Brave Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
Game reference
Anthony KimlinGoaliesMatthew ClimieReferees:
Kent Unwin
Cory Ross
Linesmen:
Dan Boyd
Casper Russelhuber
0 – 16:58 – Hughes (Gabrielle, Riley)
15:30 – Gauthier (Annesley)1 – 1
1 – 217:31 – Gabrielle (Camenzind, Hughes)
1 – 327:24 – Darge (C.Kubara, Kambeitz)
28:33 – Dauda (Annesley, Ratcliffe)2 – 3
2 – 429:57 – B.Kubara (Dawes)
31:22 – Brücker (Newmark, Schlamp)3 – 4
36:01 – Annesley (Gauthier)4 – 4
46:57 – Gauthier (Schlamp, Clare)5 – 4
49:57 – Ratcliffe (Rubes)6 – 4
10 minPenalties14 min
40Shots30

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season
NatPlayerPosMGAPPIM
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Spencer Austin D 20110
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Brunt F 260222
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andreas Camenzind C 1410203012
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Christensen F 200442
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wehebe Darge W 2819345320
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hayden Dawes W 2510203069
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicholas Doornbos D 112130
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Draper W 1517284520
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Gabrielle W 2039286754
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jackson Gallagher D 130002
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Giorgi D 10000
Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew Harvey D 183161924
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Henning F 2836929
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph Hughes W 169192845
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Kambeitz C/W 2513213457
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bayley Kubara D 271161753
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Kubara W 2411152620
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyler Kubara F 221131426
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Lewis F 80332
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jayden Lewis F 20000
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brayden Low C 7891735
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph Maatouk F/D 121010
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Mayea D 70996
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kai Miettinen F 2254918
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hamish Murray F 150000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Price D 2114510
Flag of the United States.svg Conor Riley F/D 148212955
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lachlan Seary F 80000
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Chris Williamson C 10000
Finals
NatPlayerPosMGAPPIM
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Spencer Austin D
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Brunt F 10000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andreas Camenzind C 10114
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Christensen F 10000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wehebe Darge W 11012
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hayden Dawes W 10110
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicholas Doornbos D 10000
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Draper W
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Gabrielle W 11230
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jackson Gallagher D 10000
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Giorgi D
Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew Harvey D 10000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Henning F 10000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph Hughes W 12130
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Kambeitz C/W 10110
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bayley Kubara D 11012
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Kubara W 10110
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyler Kubara F 10000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Lewis F
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jayden Lewis F
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brayden Low C
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph Maatouk F/D 10000
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Mayea D
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kai Miettinen F 10000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hamish Murray F 10000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Price D 10000
Flag of the United States.svg Conor Riley F/D 10220
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lachlan Seary F
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Chris Williamson C

Goaltenders

Regular season
NatPlayerPosMGAPIMSOMPGAGAASHSASV%
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Climie G 200441953422.204804380.913
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jakob Doornbos G
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandre Tetreault G 100020400232.882081850.889
Finals
NatPlayerPosMGAPIMSOMPGAGAASHSASV%
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Climie G 100005066.0040340.850
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jakob Doornbos G
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandre Tetreault G

Awards

Team awards for 2019 season [14]

2019 Brave awards
AwardRecipient
Bravest of the Brave Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Climie
Best Forward Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wehebe Darge
Best Defenceman Flag of New Zealand.svg Matt Harvey
Fans Choice Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Gabrielle
Player’s Choice Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Kambeitz
Coach’s Award Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bayley Kubara
Emerging Brave Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Christensen
John Lewis Memorial Award Flag of Australia (converted).svg Murray Barton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mandi Webb
Deans Award Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robyn Kemp
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Kemp

AIHL awards for 2019 season [15]

2019 AIHL awards
AwardRecipient
Goaltender of the Year Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Climie

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