List of former CBR Brave team rosters

Last updated May 03, 2024

This article lists CBR Brave team rosters season-by-season from the inaugural 2014 AIHL season onwards. You can find the current season team roster on the main CBR Brave page under Players > Current Roster.

# – Squad number assigned and worn in matches for that season to the player
Nat – The nationality of the player
Pos – Position the player played for the Brave that season
Date of Birth – Player date of birth
Acquired – The year the CBR Brave acquired the player
Birthplace – Place of birth of player

Positions key

F – Forward
LW – Left Winger
RW – Right Winger
C – Centre
D – Defenceman
G – Goaltender

2014 AIHL season roster

Team roster for the 2014 AIHL season ^[1]^[2]^[3]

2014 AIHL CBR Brave Roster
#	Name	Pos	Date of birth	Acquired	Birthplace
44	David Bell	D	19 October 1994	2014	Cairns, Queensland, Australia
8	Stephen Blunden	LW	5 April 1989	2014	Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
18	Harrison Byers	C	15 December 1992	2014	Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
17	James Byers	D	1 March 1994	2014	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
6	Aaron Clayworth (A)	D	21 March 1985	2014	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
	Darren Cope	F	12 September 1984	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
35	Nickolas Eckhardt	G	10 December 1989	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
19	Jordan Gavin	F	22 September 1982	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
27	Mike Giorgi	D/F	22 October 1987	2014	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
65	Matthew Harvey	D	17 October 1985	2014	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
20	Brad Hunt	G	9 July 1970	2014	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
3	Ryan Johnson	F	25 September 1974	2014	Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States
56	Anton Kokkonen	F	13 August 1989	2014	Turku, Finland
10	Matthew Lehoczky	F	22 March 1977	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
77	Tom Letki	F	25 January 1989	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
11	David Lewis	F	17 July 1978	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
89	Christopher McPhail	D/F	21 June 1991	2014	New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
15	Kai Miettinen	F	23 December 1995	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
5	Mathieu Ouellette	LW	17 April 1989	2014	Clarence Creek, Ontario, Canada
1	Petri Pitkänen	G	26 September 1991	2014	Jyväskylä, Finland
66	Shai Rabinowitz	F	9 March 1988	2014	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
32	Alain Riesen	F	5 September 1990	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
12	Mark Rummukainen (C)	D	19 February 1982	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
88	Darren Taylor	D		2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
91	Peter Taylor	D/F	29 June 1988	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
13	Derek Walker	F	4 June 1994	2014	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
71	Corey Wilkie	F	19 March 1993	2014	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
29	Stuart Woodall	G	14 February 1983	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
21	Louma Matti	RW	23 January 1980	2014	Helsinki, Finland
25	Jeff Harvey	F	29 April 1994	2014	Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
4	Ben Pagett	D	1985	2014	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Staff for 2014 AIHL season.

2014 AIHL CBR Brave Staff
Position	Name^[4]
Head coach	Louma Matti
Associate Coach	David Rogina
Physiotherapist	Ben Pagett
Bench Official	Kelly Sault

2015 AIHL season roster

Team roster for the 2015 AIHL season ^[5]

2015 AIHL CBR Brave Roster
#	Name	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
73	Stephen Blunden	F/LW	L	35	2014	Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
92	Jordan Brunt	F	L	24	2015	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
22	Harrison Byers	C	R	31	2014	Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
17	James Byers (A)	D	R	30	2014	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
6	Aaron Clayworth (A)	D	R	39	2014	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
14	David Dunwoodie	D/F	R	34	2015	Hamilton, New Zealand
38	Nickolas Eckhardt	G	L	34	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
19	Jordan Gavin	F	R	41	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
39	Kelly Geoffrey	LW	L	34	2015	Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
27	Mike Giorgi	D/F	L	36	2014	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
65	Matthew Harvey	D	R	38	2014	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3	Ryan Johnson	F	R	49	2014	Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States
16	Tyler Kubara	F	R	29	2015	Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia
77	Tom Letki	F	R	35	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
11	David Lewis	F	L	45	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
93	Jayden Lewis	F	L	25	2015	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
8	Tomas Manco	D	L	36	2015	Brezno, Czechoslovakia
4	Kyle Mariani	D/RW	R	35	2015	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
64	Kai Miettinen	F	L	28	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
24	Ben Pagett	D		39	2014	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
77	Jordan Peddle	C	L	33	2015	Elbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
61	Scott Pitt	C/LW	L	36	2015	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
32	Alain Riesen	F	L	33	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
12	Mark Rummukainen (C)	D	R	42	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
91	Peter Taylor (A)	D/F	R	35	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
92	Alexandre Tetreault	G	L	25–26	2015	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
69	Aleksi Toivonen	G	L	28	2015	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
30	Josh Unice	G	L	34	2015	Holland, Ohio, United States
29	Stuart Woodall	G	L	41	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Staff for 2015 AIHL season.

2015 AIHL CBR Brave Staff
Position	Name^[6]
Head Coach	Josh Unice
Assistant Coach	Aaron Clayworth
Associate Coach	David Rogina
Physiotherapist	Carolyn Smith
Equipment Manager	Adrian Miller
Bench Official	Darren Sault
Bench Official	Kelly Sault

14 July 2015, CBR Brave, through chairman Peter Chamberlain, released a club media statement on Facebook confirming the mutual separation between the club and head coach Brad Hunt with immediate effect. On ice performances during the 2015 AIHL regular season and future planning were cited as the main reasons for the decision. In the same statement the club confirmed current first choice import goaltender, Josh Unice, as the new interim head coach of the CBR Brave for the remainder of the 2015 AIHL season including finals. Josh will be joined by long standing defenceman and alternative captain Aaron Clayworth as his assistant for the remainder of the season. A committee has been established to oversee the selection process of a permanent head coach for the 2016 AIHL season.^[7]

2016 AIHL season roster

Team roster for the 2016 AIHL season ^[8]

2016 AIHL CBR Brave Roster
#	Name	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
4	Art Bidlevskii	D	R	33	2016	Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
73	Stephen Blunden	F/LW	L	35	2014	Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
10	Zachary Boyle	D	L	27	2016	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
8	Nicola Brandi	LW	R	30	2016	Wetzikon, Hinwil, Switzerland
21	Jordan Brunt	F	L	24	2015	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
22	Harrison Byers	C	R	31	2014	Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
17	James Byers	D	R	30	2014	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
23	Timothy Cox	D	R	36	2016	Australia
38	Nickolas Eckhardt	G	L	34	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
19	Jordan Gavin (C)	F	R	41	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
14	Matt Gilpin	F	R	28	2016	Queensland, Australia
2	Mathieu Guertin	LW	L	31	2016	Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
86	Matthew Harvey	D	R	38	2014	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
18	Mitchell Henning	F	R	26	2016	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
3	Ryan Johnson (A)	F	R	49	2014	Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States
15	Casey Kubara	RW	R	28	2016	Sydney, Australia
16	Tyler Kubara	F	R	29	2015	Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia
77	Tom Letki	F	R	35	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
28	Matti Louma	RW	R	44	2016	Helsinki, Finland
64	Kai Miettinen (A)	F	L	28	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
27	Luke Moore	D	R	28	2016	Belfast, United Kingdom
13	Luke Philps	F	R	41	2016	Australia
9	Neal Prokop	C	L	34	2016	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
12	Mark Rummukainen	D	R	42	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
24	Jan Safar	D	R	36	2016	Praha, Czech Republic
20	Alexandre Tetreault	G	L	25–26	2015	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
5	Aleksi Toivonen	G	L	28	2015	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
88	Geordie Wudrick	LW	L	34	2016	Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Staff for 2016 AIHL season.

2016 AIHL CBR Brave Staff
Position	Name^[9]
Head Coach	Josh Unice
Assistant Coach	David Rogina
Assistant Coach	Art Bidlevskii
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Stuart Philps
Physiotherapist	Sportstec
Equipment Manager	Adrian Miller
Bench Official	Darren Sault
Bench Official	Kelly Sault

After a freak accident in Art's sixth match for the CBR Brave against the Newcastle North Stars in Newcastle, Art suffered an injury to his voice box that ended his playing career at 25 years of age. After the accident Art become a permanent member of the CBR Brave coaching staff and took up the role of duel Assistant coach alongside the experienced David Rogina.^[10]
17 August 2016, In a shock announcement just a week out from the AIHL Finals weekend The CBR Brave management released a media statement detailing the bombshell sudden departure of Josh Unice from the head coaching position at the club on the grounds of 'personal reasons'. Brave director, Warren Apps, indicated management would promote ex-player and current assistant coach Art Bidlevskii to the role of interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[11]

2017 AIHL season roster

Team roster for the 2017 AIHL season ^[12]

2017 AIHL CBR Brave Roster
#	Name	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
42	Brian Bales	C	L	39	2017	Anchorage, Alaska, United States
	Corey Banks	F	L	26	2017	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
73	Stephen Blunden	LW	L	35	2014	Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
21	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	30	2014	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
9	Wehebe Darge	LW/RW	L	32	2017	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
38	Nickolas Eckhardt	G	L	34	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
19	Jordan Gavin (A)	F	R	41	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
81	Matthew Harvey	D	R	38	2014	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
18	Mitchell Henning	F	R	26	2016	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
71	Dominic Jalbert	D	L	34	2017	Hull, Québec, Canada
7	Bayley Kubara	D	R	25	2017	Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia
15	Casey Kubara	RW	R	28	2016	Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia
85	Toby Kubara	F	L	33	2017	Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia
16	Tyler Kubara	F	R	29	2015	Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia
77	Tom Letki	F	R	35	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
13	Matti Luoma	F	R	44	2016	Helsinki, Finland
14	Christopher McPhail	D/F	L	32	2017	New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
64	Kai Miettinen	F	L	28	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
13	Luke Philps	F	R	41	2016	Australia
12	Mark Rummukainen (C)	D	R	42	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
24	Jan Safar (A)	D	R	36	2016	Praha, Czech Republic
35	Alexandre Tetreault	G	L	25–26	2015	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
20	Aleksi Toivonen	G	L	28	2015	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
88	Geordie Wudrick	LW	L	34	2016	Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Staff for 2017 AIHL season.

2017 AIHL CBR Brave Staff
Position	Name^[13]
Head Coach	Robert Starke
Assistant Coach	David Rogina
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Stuart Philps
Physiotherapist	Sportstec
Equipment Manager	Adrian Miller
Bench Official	Darren Sault
Bench Official	Kelly Sault

2018 AIHL season roster

Team roster for the 2018 AIHL season ^[14]

2018 AIHL CBR Brave Roster
#	Name	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
4	Channing Bresciani	D	L	31	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	30	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	23	2018	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
31	Nickolas Eckhardt	G	L	34	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
26	Darcy Flanagan	D	R	25	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	38	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	28	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	32	2018	Jūrmala, Latvia
12	Mark Rummukainen	D	R	42	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
35	Alexandre Tetreault	G	L	25–26	2015	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
29	Tynan Theobald	G	L	28	2018	Melbourne, Australia

Staff for 2018 AIHL season.^[15]

2018 AIHL CBR Brave Staff
Position	Name
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

2019 AIHL season roster

Team roster for the 2019 AIHL season ^[16]

2019 AIHL CBR Brave Roster ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
#	Name	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
25	Spencer Austin	D	L	32	2019	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
71	Jordan Brunt	F	L	24	2015	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
27	Andreas Camenzind	C	L	42	2019	Wettingen, Aargau, Switzerland
91	Nick Christensen	D/F	L	27	2019	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
33	Matt Climie	G	L	41	2019	Leduc, Alberta, Canada
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	23	2018	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
22	Nicholas Doornbos	D	R	20	2019	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
28	Jordan Draper	LW/RW	R	34	2019	Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
63	Jesse Gabrielle	LW	L	26	2019	Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada
80	Jackson Gallagher	D		22	2019	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
22	Mike Giorgi	D	L	36	2019	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
81	Matthew Harvey (C)	D	R	38	2014	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3	Mitchell Henning	F	R	26	2016	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
21	Joseph Hughes	RW	R	39	2018	Springvale, Victoria, Australia
23	Adam Kambeitz	C/LW	L	31	2019	Coaldale, Alberta, Canada
7	Bayley Kubara	D	R	25	2017	Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia
15	Casey Kubara	RW	R	28	2016	Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia
16	Tyler Kubara	F	R	29	2015	Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia
11	David Lewis	F	L	45	2018	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
14	Jayden Lewis	F	R	25	2018	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
91	Brayden Low	C	L	29	2019	Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
61	Joseph Maatouk	F/D		24	2019	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
10	Tyler Mayea	D	L	30	2019	Burlington, Ontario, Canada
64	Kai Miettinen (A)	F	L	28	2014	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
51	Hamish Murray	F	R	21	2019	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
41	Matthew Price	D	R	35	2019	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
44	Conor Riley	F/D	L	31	2019	Massena, New York, United States
42	Lachlan Seary	F	R	23	2019	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
29	Alexandre Tetreault	G	L	25–26	2015	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
61	Chris Williamson	C	R	32	2019	Okotoks, Alberta, Canada

Notes:

↑ 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.

Staff for 2019 AIHL season.^[17]

**CBR Brave Staff**
Role	Staff
Head coach	Stuart Philps
Assistant coach	Max Ross
Team manager	Andrew Deans
Equipment manager	Emily Purvis
Physiotherapist	Michael Irvine
Strength and conditioning coach	Jake Sbroja
Bench official	Darren Sault
Bench official	Kelly Sault

2020-21 AIHL season roster

Never released due to the 2020 and 2021 seasons being cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[18]^[19]^[20]

2022 AIHL season roster

Team roster for the 2022 AIHL season ^[21]

CBR Brave roster - 2022 AIHL season
Active Roster		Coaching staff
Goaltenders -- Luke Fiveash -- Wylie Hodder 29 Alexandre Tetreault 35 Aleksi Toivonen Defencemen 58 Declan Bronte 27 Andreas Camenzind 5 Garret Cockerill (I) 6 Nicholas Doornbos 22 Mike Giorgi 7 Bayley Kubara (A) 61 Joseph Maatouk 20 Matthew Marasco 41 Matthew Price 72 Alastair Punler 18 Jamie Woodman	Forwards 71 Jordan Brunt 44 Nick Christensen 9 Wehebe Darge 42 Jackson Gallagher 3 Mitchell Henning 21 Joseph Hughes 15 Casey Kubara (A) 85 Toby Kubara 16 Tyler Kubara 11 Lyndon Lodge -- Brandon McNally (I) 64 Kai Miettinen (C) 51 Hamish Murray 19 Mario Valery-Trabucco (I) 14 Charlie York 91 Henry York	Head Coach Stuart Philps Coaches Andrew Brunt Jake Sbroja Andrew Deans Darryl Day Rob Reid Jono Carey Legend (C) Captain (A) Alternate Captain (I) Import player Statistics Average age: 26.4 Average height: 183 cm Average weight: 82.16 kg Locals: 27 Imports: 3 Acquired 2022: 13 Acquired pre-2022: 17
Last updated on: 15 August 2022
Elite Prospects

Staff for 2022 AIHL season.^[22]^[23]

CBR Brave Staff
Role	Staff
Head Coach	Stuart Philps
Assistant Coach	Andrew Brunt
Team Manager	Andrew Deans
Equipment Manager	Darryl Day
Team Doctor	Rob Reid
Physiotherapist	Jono Carey
Strength / conditioning coach	Jake Sbroja
General Manager (hockey operations)	Jordan Gavin
Chief Operating Officer	Steve Moeller
Chief Executive Officer	Stephen Campbell
Bench Official	Darren Sault
Bench Official	Kelly Sault

2023 Roster

Team roster for the 2023 AIHL season ^[24]

CBR Brave roster - 2023 AIHL season v t e
Active Roster		Coaching staff
Goaltenders -- Andrew Glass 29 Alexandre Tétreault 35 Aleksi Toivonen Defencemen 71 Jordan Brunt 44 Nick Christensen 4 Lachlan Fahmy 22 Mike Giorgi 7 Bayley Kubara (A) 61 Joseph Maatouk 8 Cameron Marks (I) 28 Carson Vance (I)	Forwards 11 Austin Albrecht (I) 27 Andreas Camenzind 42 Jackson Gallagher 81 Matthew Harvey 3 Mitchell Henning 21 Joseph Hughes 15 Casey Kubara (A) 85 Toby Kubara 16 Tyler Kubara 64 Kai Miettinen (C) 96 Ricki Miettinen 93 Félix Plouffe (I) 92 Jake Riley 90 Christopher Stoikos (I)(REL) 14 Charlie York 91 Henry York	Head Coach Stuart Philps Coaches Jeff Helbren Peter Di Salvo Andrew Deans Darryl Day Rob Reid Jono Carey Legend (C) Captain (A) Alternate Captain (I) Import player Statistics Average age: 27.0 Average height: 184.9 cm Average weight: 84.18 kg Locals: 21 Imports: 5 Acquired 2023: 9 Acquired pre-2023: 17
Last updated on: 7 August 2023
Elite Prospects IHNA

Staff for 2023 AIHL season.^[25]

CBR Brave Staff
Role	Staff
Head Coach	Stuart Philps
Assistant Coach	Jeff Helbren
Team Manager	Andrew Deans
Equipment Manager	Darryl Day
Team Doctor	Rob Reid
Physiotherapist	Jono Carey
General Manager (hockey operations)	Jordan Gavin
Chief Operating Officer	Steve Moeller
Chief Executive Officer	Stephen Campbell
Bench Official	Darren Sault
Bench Official	Kelly Sault

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The 2016 CBR Brave season was the Brave's 3rd season in the Australian Ice Hockey League since being founded and entering the league in 2014. The season ran from 23 April 2016 to 28 August 2016 for the Brave. CBR finished fourth in the regular season behind the Melbourne Ice, Perth Thunder and Newcastle North Stars. The Brave qualified for the AIHL Finals in Melbourne and played in semi-final one. Canberra defeated the Ice 4–3 in overtime to qualify for the Goodall Cup Final for the first time in franchise history. The Brave were defeated in the final by the North Stars 1–2.

The 2015 CBR Brave season was the Brave's 2nd season in the Australian Ice Hockey League since being founded and entering the league in 2014. The season ran from 25 April 2015 to 29 August 2015 for the Brave. CBR finished fourth in the regular season behind the Newcastle North Stars, Melbourne Ice and Perth Thunder. The Brave qualified for the AIHL Finals in Melbourne and played in semi-final one. Canberra were defeated by league premiers, the Newcastle North Stars, 3–4 in their semi-final match and were knocked out of the finals weekend, ending their season.

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. 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.

The 2022 AIHL season is the delayed 21st season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL), following the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 seasons. The season will consist of 60 regular season games and is scheduled to run from 30 April to 28 August 2022, with the Goodall Cup finals, consisting of 2 semi-finals, a preliminary final and a grand final, following the regular season on 2–4 September 2022. The CBR Brave won the double and claimed the H Newman Reid Trophy for a third time and Goodall Cup for a second time in 2022 by finishing top of the regular season standings and winning the AIHL grand final. The Newcastle Northstars were runner's up to both titles and the Sydney Ice Dogs claimed the wooden spoon.

The Brisbane Lightning is a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Brisbane, Queensland. The team is a member of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The team was founded in 2022 as an expansion AIHL team and are the first team based in Queensland since the Blue Tongues last competed in 2012. The Lightning's home venue is Iceworld Boondall and the team formally entered the AIHL regular season in 2023.

The 2023 AIHL season was the 22nd season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The season consisted of 130 regular season games from 15 April to 13 August 2023, with the Goodall Cup finals consisting of two play-in matches, two semi-finals, and a grand final, following the regular season on 26–27 August 2023. The CBR Brave and Sydney Bears claimed the Rurak and Hellyer conference trophies for finishing top of their respective conference standings. The CBR Brave also won the Premiership and claimed the H Newman Reid Trophy for a record fourth consecutive time by finishing top of the regular season standings. The Melbourne Mustangs won the Championship and claimed the Goodall Cup for the second time in their history, defeating the Brave in the grand final. The returning Central Coast Rhinos claimed the wooden spoon.

The 2022 CBR Brave season was the Brave's 7th season in the Australian Ice Hockey League since being founded and entering the league in 2014. Canberra completed the double by finishing first in the regular season and winning the grand final in the AIHL Finals, lifting the H Newman Reid Trophy for the third time and Goodall Cup for the second time in franchise history.

The 2023 CBR Brave season was the Brave's 8th season in the Australian Ice Hockey League since being founded and entering the league in 2014. Canberra won a fourth consecutive premiership title and lifted the H Newman Reid Trophy, by finishing top of the regular season standings. The Brave also finished top of the newly formed Rurak Conference and held aloft the inaugural Rurak Conference Cup. Canberra finished second in the AIHL Finals, being beaten by the Melbourne Mustangs in the championship grand final in Melbourne to miss out on the Goodall Cup.

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[fn1-17] 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.

[ELITEPROSPECTSROSTER-1] "2014 CBR Brave Team Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 19 April 2014.

[2] "2014 CBR Brave Team Roster". www.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 16 April 2015.

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v t e CBR Brave
Founded in 2014 Based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Franchise	Team Coaches Players Captains Seasons Current season
History	History Records Award winners
Personnel	Owner(s) Cruachan Investments (Stephen Campbell) General manager Jordan Gavin Chief operating office Steve Moeller Head coach Stuart Philps Team captain Kai Miettinen Current roster (Former rosters)
Arenas	Phillip Ice Skating Centre
Rivalries	Newcastle Northstars Melbourne Ice Adelaide Adrenaline
Affiliates	NSW Midget League Junior Brave
Media	Domestic AIHL.TV (provided by Sportscast Australia) International Sportradar
Related articles	Australian Ice Hockey League Ice Hockey ACT Canberra Pirates Canberra Knights
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v t e CBR Brave seasons
Summary	List of CBR Brave seasons
2010s	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s	2022 2023
Highlighted seasons indicate Goodall Cup championship winning seasons