2017 CBR Brave season

The 2017 CBR Brave season was the Brave's 4th season in the Australian Ice Hockey League since being founded and entering the league in 2014. The season ran from 22 April 2017 to 3 September 2017 for the Brave. CBR finished third in the regular season behind the Melbourne Ice and Perth Thunder.[1] The Brave qualified for the AIHL Finals in Melbourne and played in semi-final two. Canberra defeated the Thunder 6–2 to qualify for the Goodall Cup Final for the second time in franchise history.[2] The Brave were defeated in the final by the Ice 1–4, Canberra's second championship final loss in a row.[3]

2017 CBR Brave
League3rd AIHL
2017 record13–3–1–11
Home record6–1–1–6
Road record7–2–0–5
Goals for130
Goals against101
Team information
CoachAustralia Robert Starke
Assistant coachUnited States David Rogina
CaptainAustralia Mark Rummukainen
Alternate captainsCzech Republic Jan Safar
Australia Jordan Gavin
ArenaPhillip Ice Skating Centre
Team leaders
GoalsCanada Stephen Blunden (24)
AssistsCanada Dominic Jalbert (37)
PointsCanada Geordie Wudrick (54)
Penalty minutesCanada Matt Buskas (90)
Goals against averageAustralia Aleksi Toivonen (4.10)

News

Canberra appointed a new head coach, Rob Starke, in January 2017 ahead of the 2017 AIHL season. The appointment was the Starke's first coaching role since his retirement from playing in 2016.[4]

The day after the end of the season, Brave all-time leading point scorer, Stephen Blunden, announced his departure from the team and return to Canada.[5]

Roster

Team roster for the 2017 AIHL season[6]

2017 AIHL CBR Brave Roster
#NatNamePosS/GAgeAcquiredBirthplace
42AustraliaBrian BalesCL382017Anchorage, Alaska, United States
AustraliaCorey BanksFL262017Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
73CanadaStephen BlundenLWL342014Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
21AustraliaJordan BruntFL242015Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
25CanadaMatt BuskasDR38–392017Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
17AustraliaJames ByersDR292014Perth, Western Australia, Australia
9AustraliaWehebe DargeLW/RWL312017Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
38AustraliaNickolas EckhardtGL332014Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
19AustraliaJordan Gavin (A)FR412014Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
81New ZealandMatthew HarveyDR382014Calgary, Alberta, Canada
18AustraliaMitchell HenningFR252016Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
71CanadaDominic JalbertDL342017Hull, Québec, Canada
7AustraliaBayley KubaraDR252017Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia
15AustraliaCasey KubaraRWR272016Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia
85AustraliaToby KubaraFL322017Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia
16AustraliaTyler KubaraFR282015Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia
77AustraliaTom LetkiFR342014Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
13AustraliaMatti LuomaFR432016Helsinki, Finland
14AustraliaChristopher McPhailD/FL322017New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
64AustraliaKai MiettinenFL272014Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
13AustraliaLuke PhilpsFR402016Australia
12AustraliaMark Rummukainen (C)DR412014Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
24Czech RepublicJan Safar (A)DR362016Praha, Czech Republic
35AustraliaAlexandre TetreaultGL24–252015Montreal, Quebec, Canada
20AustraliaAleksi ToivonenGL272015Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
88CanadaGeordie WudrickLWL332016Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Transfers

All the player transfers in and out by the CBR Brave for the 2017 AIHL season.

In
Pos Player Transferred From Local / Import
CAustralia Brian BalesNo teamLocal
FAustralia Corey BanksNo teamLocal
DCanada Matt BuskasNo teamImport
WAustralia Wehebe DargeAustralia Adelaide AdrenalineLocal
DCanada Dominic JalbertFrance Pionniers De Chamonix-MorzineImport
DAustralia Bayley KubaraAustralia Sydney Ice DogsLocal
FAustralia Toby KubaraNo teamLocal
FAustralia Christopher McPhailNo teamLocal

Out
Pos Player Transferred To Local / Import
DCanada Art BidlevskiiNo teamImport
DAustralia Zachary BoyleAustralia Adelaide AdrenalineLocal
WSwitzerland Nicola BrandiSwitzerland SC Rapperswil-Jona LakersImport
CAustralia Harrison ByersNo teamLocal
DAustralia Timothy CoxNo teamLocal
FAustralia Matthew GilpinNo teamLocal
WCanada Mathieu GuertinCanada Trois-Rivières BlizzardImport
FAustralia Ryan JohnsonRetiredLocal
DAustralia Luke MooreNo teamLocal
CCanada Neal ProkopNo teamImport

Staff

Staff Roster for 2017 AIHL season[7]

2017 AIHL CBR Brave Staff
RoleStaff
Head coachAustralia Robert Starke
Assistant coachUnited States David Rogina
Strength and conditioning coachAustralia Stuart Philps
PhysiotherapistAustralia Sportstec
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
201728131131130101+29463rd1466117157+141475205944+15

Position by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
Position122251111233333333
Updated to match(es) played on Completed. Source: www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com

League table

Team GP W SOW SOL L GF GA GDF PTS
Melbourne Ice282221313275+5771
Perth Thunder281633611075+3557
CBR Brave28133111130101+2946
Melbourne Mustangs28112312104113−940
Sydney Ice Dogs281200167381−836
Sydney Bears2883314101121−2033
Newcastle Northstars287331597124−2730
Adelaide Adrenaline286131885142−5723
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
201721176Runners-upWon 6-2 (Thunder)Lost 1-4 (Ice)

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
1 Melbourne Ice 4
4 Melbourne Mustangs 2
Melbourne Ice 4
CBR Brave 1
3 CBR Brave 6
2 Perth Thunder 2

Schedule & results

Regular season
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ArenaAAAAHHAHHHHHHHAAHHAAAHHHAAAA
ResultWWWLLWWWWLWWLWLLLLWWWLWLWWLL
Updated to match(es) played on Completed. Source: AIHL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss
2017 fixtures and results
Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap
22 April17:00CBR Brave4–2Melbourne MustangsO'Brien Group Arena
23 April16:00CBR Brave4–3 (SO)Melbourne MustangsO'Brien Group Arena
30 April17:00CBR Brave5–4 (SO)Newcastle NorthstarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
6 May17:00CBR Brave1–3Sydney BearsMacquarie Ice Rink
7 May17:00Newcastle Northstars6–5 (SO)CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
13 May17:30Newcastle Northstars3–4CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
27 May17:00CBR Brave4–1Sydney Ice DogsMacquarie Ice Rink
28 May17:00Sydney Ice Dogs2–4CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
10 June17:30Adelaide Adrenaline3–8CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
11 June17:00Adelaide Adrenaline8–5CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
17 June17:30Sydney Bears3–13CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
24 June17:30Sydney Bears1–7CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
1 July17:30Melbourne Mustangs5–3CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
2 July17:00Melbourne Mustangs5–6 (SO)CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
8 July16:30CBR Brave2–4Perth ThunderPerth Ice Arena
9 July16:30CBR Brave0–5Perth ThunderPerth Ice Arena
15 July17:30Perth Thunder3–2CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
16 July17:00Perth Thunder3–1CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
22 July16:30CBR Brave10–5Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide Ice Arena
23 July16:30CBR Brave4–1Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide Ice Arena
29 July17:00CBR Brave7–4Sydney BearsMacquarie Ice Rink
5 August17:30Sydney Ice Dogs4–2CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
12 August17:00Melbourne Ice5–8CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
13 August17:00Melbourne Ice6–3CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
19 August17:00CBR Brave8–1Newcastle NorthstarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
20 August17:00CBR Brave6–1Sydney Ice DogsMacquarie Ice Rink
26 August17:00CBR Brave2–5Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
27 August16:00CBR Brave2–5Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena

Finals

Goodall Cup semi-final

2 September 2017
18:00		CBR Brave6–2
(0–0, 2–1, 4–1)		Perth ThunderO'Brien Group Arena
Game reference
Aleksi ToivonenGoaliesPeter Di SalvoReferees:
Kent Unwin
Jeff Scott
Linesmen:
Casper Russelhuber
Stephen De Witt
15:55 – Blunden (Bales, Wudrick)1 – 0
1 – 116:50 – Ouellet (Bernard, Kudla)
21:20 – Bales (PP) (Wudrick, Darge)2 – 1
2 – 230:26 – Bernard (PP) (Breault, Göransson)
32:25 – Jalbert (Blunden, Darge)3 – 2
33:51 – Safar (PP) (Darge, Jalbert)4 – 2
41:55 – Blunden (PP) (Darge, Jalbert)5 – 2
48:10 – Wudrick (EN) (Jalbert, Safar)6 – 2
12 minPenalties30 min
34Shots22

Goodall Cup final

3 September 2017
15:00		CBR Brave1–4
(0–1, 1–1, 0–2)		Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
Attendance: 1500
Game reference
Aleksi ToivonenGoaliesDayne DavisReferees:
Jeff Scott
Kent Unwin
Linesmen:
Steve Setka
Casper Russelhuber
0 – 16:49 – Wong (Baclig, Carpenter)
22:37 – Blunden (Jalbert)1 – 1
1 – 229:24 – Ottosson (Brown, Dahlberg)
1 – 332:18 – Ottosson (Powell, Brown)
1 – 441:00 – Armstrong (Gibbs Sjödin)
8 minPenalties8 min
21Shots28

Player statistics

Skaters
Regular season
Nat Player Pos M G A P PIM
AustraliaBrian BalesF211030408
AustraliaCorey BanksF10002
CanadaStephen BlundenF1624224616
AustraliaJordan BruntF230110
CanadaMatt BuskasD2213490
AustraliaJames ByersD2704424
AustraliaWehebe DargeF1812152728
AustraliaJordan GavinF1602210
New ZealandMatthew HarveyD27991851
AustraliaMitchell HenningF161012
CanadaDominic JalbertD2816375372
AustraliaBayley KubaraD2501116
AustraliaCasey KubaraF268162412
AustraliaToby KubaraF170004
AustraliaTyler KubaraF20821014
AustraliaTom LetkiF10000
AustraliaMatti LuomaF31120
AustraliaChristopher McPhailD254370
AustraliaKai MiettinenF28291138
AustraliaLuke PhilpsF31012
AustraliaMark RummukainenD2424610
Czech RepublicJan SafarD278344263
CanadaGeordie WudrickF2520345428
Finals
Nat Player Pos M G A P PIM
AustraliaBrian BalesF21122
AustraliaCorey BanksF00000
CanadaStephen BlundenF23144
AustraliaJordan BruntF00000
CanadaMatt BuskasD10000
AustraliaJames ByersD20000
AustraliaWehebe DargeF20440
AustraliaJordan GavinF10002
New ZealandMatthew HarveyD20000
AustraliaMitchell HenningF00000
CanadaDominic JalbertD21450
AustraliaBayley KubaraD20000
AustraliaCasey KubaraF00000
AustraliaToby KubaraF10000
AustraliaTyler KubaraF00000
AustraliaTom LetkiF00000
AustraliaMatti LuomaF00000
AustraliaChristopher McPhailD20000
AustraliaKai MiettinenF20000
AustraliaLuke PhilpsF00000
AustraliaMark RummukainenD00000
Czech RepublicJan SafarD21126
CanadaGeordie WudrickF21236

Goaltenders
Regular season
Nat Player Pos M G A PIM SO MP GA GAA SA SV SV%
AustraliaNickolas EckhardtG–
AustraliaAlexandre TetreaultG60020235194.851251060.848
AustraliaAleksi ToivonenG2401001128774.106115340.874
Finals
Nat Player Pos M G A PIM SO MP GA GAA SA SV SV%
AustraliaNickolas EckhardtG–
AustraliaAlexandre TetreaultG–
AustraliaAleksi ToivonenG2000010063.6050440.880

Awards

Team awards for 2017 season[8]

2017 Brave awards
AwardRecipient
Bravest of the BraveCanada Stephen Blunden
Best ForwardCanada Stephen Blunden
Best DefencemanCanada Dominic Jalbert
Fans ChoiceCzech Republic Jan Safar
Player’s ChoiceCanada Dominic Jalbert
Coach’s AwardNew Zealand Matt Harvey
Emerging BraveAustralia Bayley Kubara
John Lewis Memorial AwardAustralia Krisy Maricic
Australia Bede Riley

AIHL awards for 2017 season[9]

2017 AIHL awards
AwardRecipient
Rookie of the YearAustralia Bayley Kubara

References
  1. "2017 AIHL season: Round 18". icehockeynewsaustralia.com. August 26, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  2. Miles, Lucas (September 2, 2017). "Thunder's Goodall Cup hopes dashed by Brave". theaihl.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  3. Mann, Mitch (September 3, 2017). "Melbourne Ice 2017 AIHL Champions". theaihl.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  4. Koop, Geoff (January 23, 2017). "Starke reality – new CBR Brave coach to inspire a 'brave style' of hockey". brave.theaihl.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  5. Tiernan, Eamonn (September 3, 2017). "Heartbreak again for Canberra Brave in Australian Ice Hockey League championship game". The Canberra Times. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  6. "2017 CBR Brave Team Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  7. "CBR Brave Coaching Staff". www.theaihl.com. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  8. "CBR Brave 2017 awards night". www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com. August 18, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  9. "2017 AIHL Award Winners". www.theaihl.com. September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
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