2014 CBR Brave 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.[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]

2014 CBR Brave
League3rd AIHL
2014 record14–2–2–9
Home record7–1–1–4
Road record7–2–1–5
Goals for106
Goals against89
Team information
CoachFinland Matti Luoma
Assistant coachUnited States David Rogina
CaptainAustralia Mark Rummukainen
Alternate captainsAustralia Aaron Clayworth
New Zealand Matthew Harvey
ArenaPhillip Ice Skating Centre
Team leaders
GoalsCanada Stephen Blunden(36)
AssistsFinland Anton Kokkonen (42)
PointsCanada Stephen Blunden(68)
Penalty minutesAustralia Harrison Byers (111)
Goals against averageFinland Petri Pitkänen (3.52)

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
#NatNamePosS/GAgeAcquiredBirthplace
44AustraliaDavid BellD202014Cairns, Queensland, Australia
8CanadaStephen BlundenLWL262014Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
18AustraliaHarrison ByersCR222014Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
17AustraliaJames ByersDR212014Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
6AustraliaAaron ClayworthDR302014Perth, Western Australia, Australia
7AustraliaDarren CopeFR30–312014Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
35AustraliaNickolas EckhardtGL252014Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
19AustraliaJordan GavinFR32–332014Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
27CanadaMike GiorgiDL272014Toronto, Ontario, Canada
25New ZealandJeff HarveyF212014Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
65New ZealandMatthew HarveyDR292014Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3United StatesRyan JohnsonFR40–412014Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States
20AustraliaBrad HuntGL452014Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
56FinlandAnton KokkonenCL262014Turku, Finland
10AustraliaMatt LehoczkyFR382014Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
77AustraliaTom LetkiFR262014Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
11AustraliaDavid LewisFL372014Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
21AustraliaMatti LuomaRWR352014Helsinki, Finland
14AustraliaChristopher McPhailDL242014Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
64AustraliaKai MiettinenFL192014Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
5CanadaMathieu OuelletteLWL262014Clarence Creek, Ontario, Canada
54FinlandPetri PitkänenGL23–242014Jyväskylä, Finland
66AustraliaShai RabinowitzFR272014Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
32AustraliaAlain RiesenFL24–252014Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
12AustraliaMark RummukainenDR332014Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
88AustraliaDarren TaylorD2014Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
91AustraliaPeter TaylorFR272014Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
13CanadaDerek WalkerF212014Winnipeg, 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
DAustralia David BellAustralia Canberra KnightsLocal
WCanada Stephen BlundenCanada University of OttawaImport
CAustralia Harrison ByersAustralia Canberra KnightsLocal
DAustralia James ByersAustralia Canberra KnightsLocal
DAustralia Aaron ClayworthNo teamLocal
FAustralia Darren CopeNo teamLocal
GAustralia Nickolas EckhardtAustralia Canberra KnightsLocal
FAustralia Jordan GavinAustralia Canberra KnightsLocal
DCanada Mike GiorgiNo teamImport
FNew Zealand Jeff HarveyAustralia University of VictoriaLocal
DNew Zealand Matthew HarveyCanada Okotoks DrillersLocal
FUnited States Ryan JohnsonNo teamLocal
GAustralia Brad HuntAustralia Canberra KnightsLocal
CFinland Anton KokkonenFinland TuToImport
FAustralia Matt LehoczkyNo teamLocal
FAustralia Tom LetkiAustralia Canberra KnightsLocal
FAustralia David LewisAustralia Canberra KnightsLocal
WAustralia Matti LuomaAustralia Canberra KnightsLocal
DAustralia Christopher McPhailNo teamLocal
FAustralia Kai MiettinenAustralia Canberra KnightsLocal
WCanada Mathieu OuelletteCanada University of OttawaImport
GFinland Petri PitkänenFinland KeuPa HTImport
FAustralia Shai RabinowitzAustralia Newcastle North StarsLocal
FAustralia Alain RiesenAustralia Canberra KnightsLocal
DAustralia Mark RummukainenAustralia Canberra KnightsLocal
DAustralia Darren TaylorNo teamLocal
FAustralia Peter TaylorAustralia Canberra KnightsLocal
FCanada Derek WalkerCanada St. James CanucksImport
FCanada Corey WilkieCanada St. James CanucksImport
GAustralia Stuart WoodallAustralia Canberra KnightsLocal

Out
  • N/A - first season

Staff

Staff Roster for 2014 AIHL season[15]

2014 AIHL CBR Brave Staff
RoleStaff
Head coachAustralia Matti Luoma
Assistant coachUnited States David Rogina
PhysiotherapistAustralia Ben Pagett
Equipment managerAustralia Adrian Miller
Bench officialAustralia Darren Sault
Bench officialAustralia 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
2014271492210689+17493rd1374114537+81475116152+9

Position by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Position56565433323324432233
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 Mustangs2817003810888+2054
Melbourne Ice2814303810488+1651
CBR Brave2814212910689+1749
Sydney Ice Dogs28142011111697+1947
Adelaide Adrenaline2810521109490+443
Newcastle North Stars28110021587106−1935
Perth Thunder289202159494033
Sydney Bears2861111968125−5722
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
201410116Semi-finalistsLost 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

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ArenaHHHAHHAHHHHAAAHAAAHAAHAHHAAA
ResultLWLWWWWLWWWLLWLWLLTWWWWLWLLW
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 April17:30Newcastle North Stars2–0CBR BraveCanberra
26 April17:30Sydney Ice Dogs2–6CBR BraveCanberra
10 May17:30Adelaide Adrenaline5–2CBR BraveCanberra
11 May17:00CBR Brave4–2Newcastle North StarsNewcastle
17 May17:30Perth Thunder1–5CBR BraveCanberra
18 May17:00Perth Thunder4 – 5 (SO)CBR BraveCanberra
24 May17:00CBR Brave5–2Newcastle North StarsNewcastle
31 May17:30Melbourne Ice2 – 1 (SO)CBR BraveCanberra
1 June17:00Melbourne Ice2–4CBR BraveCanberra
7 June17:30Sydney Bears1–4CBR BraveCanberra
14 June17:30Sydney Bears6–8CBR BraveCanberra
15 June17:00CBR Brave3–6Sydney Ice DogsLiverpool
21 June17:00CBR Brave2 – 3 (SO)Melbourne IceMelbourne
22 June16:00CBR Brave6 – 5 (SO)Melbourne IceMelbourne
28 June17:30Sydney Ice Dogs4–1CBR BraveCanberra
5 July17:00CBR Brave7–4Melbourne MustangsMelbourne
6 July16:00CBR Brave3–4Melbourne MustangsMelbourne
12 July17:00CBR Brave4–5Sydney Ice DogsLiverpool
19 July17:30Adelaide AdrenalineCancelledCBR BraveCanberra
26 July16:30CBR Brave3–1Perth ThunderPerth
27 July16:30CBR Brave5–3Perth ThunderPerth
2 August17:30Newcastle North Stars2–3CBR BraveCanberra
3 August15:30CBR Brave12–4Sydney BearsBaulkham Hills
9 August17:30Melbourne Mustangs4–2CBR BraveCanberra
10 August17:00Melbourne Mustangs2–4CBR BraveCanberra
16 August16:30CBR Brave2–5Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide
17 August15:30CBR Brave2–6Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide
23 August18:00CBR Brave3–2Sydney BearsBaulkham Hills

Finals

Goodall Cup semi-final

30 August 2014
18:30		CBR Brave1–6
(0–2, 1–2, 0–2)		Melbourne IceMedibank Icehouse
Attendance: 1500
Game reference
Petri PitkanenGoaliesJaden Pine-MurphyReferee:
Rick West
Linesmen:
Matthew Taylor
Casper Russell-Huber
0 – 16:45 – Powell (Hamilton)
0 – 28:58 – Graham (PP) (Powell, Humphries)
0 – 318:27 – Armstrong (Johansson)
Blunden (Kokkonen) – 19:101 – 3
1 – 421:54 – J. Smith (PP) (Powell, Brown)
1 – 546:43 – Johansson (Brown, Webster)
1 – 648:24 – Powell (PP) (Brown)
24 minPenalties14 min
23Shots40

Player statistics

Skaters
Regular season
Nat Player Pos M G A P PIM
AustraliaDavid BellD170000
CanadaStephen BlundenF2436326859
AustraliaHarrison ByersF21134111
AustraliaJames ByersD2635814
AustraliaAaron ClayworthD2718930
AustraliaDarren CopeF10000
AustraliaJordan GavinF19641026
CanadaMike GiorgiD61678
New ZealandJeff HarveyF121122
New ZealandMatthew HarveyD277172430
United StatesRyan JohnsonF1110170
FinlandAnton KokkonenF2517425918
AustraliaMatt LehoczkyF2021316
AustraliaTom LetkiF130114
AustraliaDavid LewisF210224
AustraliaMatti LuomaF50110
AustraliaChristopher McPhailD2643710
AustraliaKai MiettinenF2734714
CanadaMathieu OuelletteF2217405716
AustraliaShai RabinowitzF190224
AustraliaAlain RiesenF10000
AustraliaMark RummukainenD2609943
AustraliaDarren TaylorD10000
AustraliaPeter TaylorF200338
CanadaDerek WalkerF100012
CanadaCorey WilkieF540410
Finals
Nat Player Pos M G A P PIM
AustraliaDavid BellD10000
CanadaStephen BlundenF11016
AustraliaHarrison ByersF10002
AustraliaJames ByersD10000
AustraliaBlake CameronF00000
AustraliaAaron ClayworthD10000
AustraliaDarren CopeF00000
AustraliaJordan GavinF10000
CanadaMike GiorgiD00000
New ZealandJeff HarveyF00000
New ZealandMatthew HarveyD10004
United StatesRyan JohnsonF10000
FinlandAnton KokkonenF101110
AustraliaMatt LehoczkyF10000
AustraliaTom LetkiF10000
AustraliaDavid LewisF10000
AustraliaMatti LuomaF10000
AustraliaChristopher McPhailD10000
AustraliaKai MiettinenF10000
CanadaMathieu OuelletteF10002
AustraliaShai RabinowitzF10000
AustraliaAlain RiesenF10000
AustraliaMark RummukainenD10000
AustraliaDarren TaylorD00000
AustraliaPeter TaylorF10000
CanadaDerek WalkerF00000
CanadaCorey WilkieF00000

Goaltenders
Regular season
Nat Player Pos M SO MP GA GAA SA SV SV% G A PIM
AustraliaBrad Hunt G40100137.8367540.806000
FinlandPetri PitkänenG2501227723.527646920.906014
AustraliaStuart Woodall G10202613110.846000
Finals
Nat Player Pos M SO MP GA GAA SA SV SV% G A PIM
AustraliaBrad Hunt G0----------
FinlandPetri PitkänenG105067.2040340.850000
AustraliaStuart Woodall G0----------

Awards

Team awards for 2014 season[16]

2014 Brave awards
AwardRecipient
Bravest of the BraveFinland Petri Pitkanen
Best ForwardCanada Stephen Blunden
Best DefencemanNew Zealand Matt Harvey
Fans ChoiceFinland Anton Kokkonen
Player's ChoiceAustralia Aaron Clayworth
Coach's AwardAustralia Aaron Clayworth
Emerging BraveAustralia Kai Miettinen
John Lewis Memorial AwardAustralia Mark Rummukainen

AIHL awards for 2014 season[17]

2014 AIHL awards
AwardRecipient
Goaltender of the yearFinland Petri Pitkanen

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