2017 CBR Brave season
2017 CBR Brave | |
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League | 3rd AIHL |
2017 record | 13–3–1–11 |
Home record | 6–1–1–6 |
Road record | 7–2–0–5 |
Goals for | 130 |
Goals against | 101 |
Team information | |
Coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Captain | ![]() |
Alternate captains | ![]() ![]() |
Arena | Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
Team leaders | |
Goals | ![]() |
Assists | ![]() |
Points | ![]() |
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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]
News
[edit]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
[edit]Team roster for the 2017 AIHL season[6]
# | Nat | Name | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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Brian Bales | C | L | 39 | 2017 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
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Corey Banks | F | L | 26 | 2017 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
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Stephen Blunden | LW | L | 35 | 2014 | Gloucester, Ontario, Canada |
21 | ![]() |
Jordan Brunt | F | L | 24 | 2015 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
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Matt Buskas | D | R | 39–40 | 2017 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
17 | ![]() |
James Byers | D | R | 30 | 2014 | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
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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 |
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Matthew Harvey | D | R | 38 | 2014 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
18 | ![]() |
Mitchell Henning | F | R | 26 | 2016 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
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Dominic Jalbert | D | L | 35 | 2017 | Hull, Québec, Canada |
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Bayley Kubara | D | R | 25 | 2017 | Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia |
15 | ![]() |
Casey Kubara | RW | R | 28 | 2016 | Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia |
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Toby Kubara | F | L | 33 | 2017 | Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia |
16 | ![]() |
Tyler Kubara | F | R | 29 | 2015 | Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia |
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Tom Letki | F | R | 35 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
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Matti Luoma | F | R | 44 | 2016 | Helsinki, Finland |
14 | ![]() |
Christopher McPhail | D/F | L | 33 | 2017 | New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
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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 | 37 | 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 |
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Geordie Wudrick | LW | L | 34 | 2016 | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada |
Transfers
[edit]All the player transfers in and out by the CBR Brave for the 2017 AIHL season.
In
[edit]Pos | Player | Transferred From | Local / Import |
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C | ![]() |
No team | Local |
F | ![]() |
No team | Local |
D | ![]() |
No team | Import |
W | ![]() |
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Local |
D | ![]() |
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Import |
D | ![]() |
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Local |
F | ![]() |
No team | Local |
F | ![]() |
No team | Local |
Out
[edit]Pos | Player | Transferred To | Local / Import |
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D | ![]() |
No team | Import |
D | ![]() |
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Local |
W | ![]() |
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Import |
C | ![]() |
No team | Local |
D | ![]() |
No team | Local |
F | ![]() |
No team | Local |
W | ![]() |
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Import |
F | ![]() |
Retired | Local |
D | ![]() |
No team | Local |
C | ![]() |
No team | Import |
Staff
[edit]Staff Roster for 2017 AIHL season[7]
Standings
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Summary
Season | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
2017 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 130 | 101 | +29 | 46 | 3rd | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 44 | +15 |
Position by round
League table
Team | GP | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
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Melbourne Ice | 28 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 132 | 75 | +57 | 71 |
Perth Thunder | 28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 110 | 75 | +35 | 57 |
CBR Brave | 28 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 130 | 101 | +29 | 46 |
Melbourne Mustangs | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 104 | 113 | −9 | 40 |
Sydney Ice Dogs | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 73 | 81 | −8 | 36 |
Sydney Bears | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 101 | 121 | −20 | 33 |
Newcastle Northstars | 28 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 97 | 124 | −27 | 30 |
Adelaide Adrenaline | 28 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 85 | 142 | −57 | 23 |
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs | H Newman Reid Trophy winners |
Finals
[edit]Summary
Season | Finals weekend | |||||||
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P | W | L | GF | GA | Result | Semi-final | Goodall Cup final | |
2017 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | Runners-up | Won 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
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Finals
[edit]Goodall Cup semi-final
2 September 2017 18:00 | CBR Brave | 6–2 (0–0, 2–1, 4–1) | Perth Thunder | O'Brien Group Arena |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aleksi Toivonen | Goalies | Peter Di Salvo | Referees: Kent Unwin Jeff Scott Linesmen: Casper Russelhuber Stephen De Witt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 30 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 22 |
Goodall Cup final
3 September 2017 15:00 | CBR Brave | 1–4 (0–1, 1–1, 0–2) | Melbourne Ice | O'Brien Group Arena Attendance: 1500 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Aleksi Toivonen | Goalies | Dayne Davis | Referees: Jeff Scott Kent Unwin Linesmen: Steve Setka Casper Russelhuber | ||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 28 |
Player statistics
[edit]Skaters
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Goaltenders
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Awards
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Team awards for 2017 season[8] |
AIHL awards for 2017 season[9]
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References
[edit]- ^ "2017 AIHL season: Round 18". icehockeynewsaustralia.com. August 26, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ Miles, Lucas (September 2, 2017). "Thunder's Goodall Cup hopes dashed by Brave". theaihl.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ Mann, Mitch (September 3, 2017). "Melbourne Ice 2017 AIHL Champions". theaihl.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tiernan, Eamonn (September 3, 2017). "Heartbreak again for Canberra Brave in Australian Ice Hockey League championship game". The Canberra Times. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ "2017 CBR Brave Team Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ "CBR Brave Coaching Staff". www.theaihl.com. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ "CBR Brave 2017 awards night". www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com. August 18, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ "2017 AIHL Award Winners". www.theaihl.com. September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2020.