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).

Roster

Team roster for the 2019 AIHL season

2019 AIHL CBR Brave Roster # Nat Name Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace25 D L 2019 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada71 F L 2015 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia27 C L 2019 Wettingen, Aargau, Switzerland91 F 2019 Toronto, Ontario, Canada33 G L 2019 Leduc, Alberta, Canada9 (A) LW/RW L 2017 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia20 RW R 2018 Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada31 G L 2018 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia22 D R 2019 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia28 LW/RW R 2019 Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada63 LW L 2019 Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada80 D 2019 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia22 D L 2019 Toronto, Ontario, Canada81 (C) D R 2014 Calgary, Alberta, Canada3 F R 2016 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia21 RW R 2018 Springvale, Victoria, Australia23 C/LW L 2019 Coaldale, Alberta, Canada7 D R 2017 Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia15 RW R 2016 Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia16 F R 2015 Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia11 F L 2018 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia14 F R 2018 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia91 C L 2019 Richmond, British Columbia, Canada61 F/D 2019 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia10 D L 2019 Burlington, Ontario, Canada64 (A) F L 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia51 F R 2019 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia41 D R 2019 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia44 F/D L 2019 Massena, New York, United States42 F R 2019 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia29 G L 2015 Montreal, Quebec, Canada61 C R 2019 Okotoks, Alberta, Canada Notes:

Transfers

In

PlayerTransferred From Local / Import Source D Sydney Bears Local C No team Local F Canberra Blades Local G HDD Jesenice Import D No team Local W Scorpions de Mulhouse Import W Wichita Thunder Import D Sydney Sabres Local D No team Import W Rapaces de Gap Import C Reading Royals Import F Canberra Rebels Local D Newfoundland Growlers Import F No team Local D Newcastle Northstars Local D Adirondack Thunder Import F No team Local C Watertown Wolves Import

Out

PlayerTransferred To Local / Import Source D HC Fassa Import D No team Local D Melbourne Ice Local F Retired Local F Huntsville Havoc Import D No team Local G HC Fassa Import F Brampton Beast Import F No team Local F LHC Les Lions Import G No team Local

Staff

Staff Roster for 2019 AIHL season 2019 AIHL CBR Brave StaffRole Staff Head coach Robert Starke Assistant coach Max Ross 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

Standings

Regular season

Summary SeasonOverall HomeAway2019 28 26 1 0 1 161 67 +94 79 1st 14 13 1 0 0 89 38 +51 14 13 0 0 1 72 29 +43

Position by round

League table Team CBR Brave 28 26 0 1 1 161 67 +94 79 Newcastle Northstars 28 16 3 0 9 127 89 +38 54 Perth Thunder 28 16 1 1 10 116 103 +13 51 Sydney Bears 28 15 2 0 11 121 102 +19 49 Melbourne Mustangs 28 12 1 4 11 108 99 +9 42 Sydney Ice Dogs 28 10 1 3 14 122 128 –6 35 Melbourne Ice 28 6 3 0 19 90 140 –50 24 Adelaide Adrenaline 28 0 0 2 26 71 188 –117 2 Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffsH Newman Reid Trophy winners Source

Finals

Summary SeasonFinals weekend2019 1 – 1 4 6 Semi-finalist Lost 4-6 (Bears) –

Bracket

Schedule & results

Regular season

2019 fixtures and results Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap 21 April 17:00 CBR Brave 4–1 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink 27 April 16:30 CBR Brave 6–3 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena 28 April 16:30 CBR Brave 6–2 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena 4 May 17:30 Sydney Bears 4–3 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 11 May 16:30 CBR Brave 5–1 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena 12 May 16:30 CBR Brave 5–1 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena 18 May 17:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 3–4 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 25 May 17:00 CBR Brave 6–4 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink 1 June 17:30 Perth Thunder 0–7 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 2 June 16:30 Perth Thunder 2–6 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 8 June 17:30 Sydney Bears 2–5 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 9 June 16:30 Melbourne Mustangs 4–11 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 22 June 17:00 CBR Brave 6–2 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium 23 June 17:00 CBR Brave 6–3 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink 29 June 17:00 CBR Brave 4–2 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Icehouse 30 June 14:00 CBR Brave 4–2 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Icehouse 7 July 16:45 CBR Brave 7–1 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink 13 July 17:30 Melbourne Ice 4–8 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 14 July 16:30 Melbourne Ice 1–5 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 20 July 17:30 Newcastle Northstars 2–3 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 21 July 16:00 CBR Brave 4–2 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium 27 July 17:00 CBR Brave 2–3 (SO) Melbourne Ice O'Brien Icehouse 28 July 14:00 CBR Brave 7–2 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Icehouse 3 August 17:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 2–7 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 4 August 16:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 4–5 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 10 August 17:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 5–12 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 11 August 16:30 Melbourne Mustangs 4–7 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 17 August 17:30 Newcastle Northstars 1–6 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre

Finals Goodall Cup semi-final

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season Player D 2 0 1 1 0 F 26 0 2 2 2 C 14 10 20 30 12 F 20 0 4 4 2 W 28 19 34 53 20 W 25 10 20 30 69 D 11 2 1 3 0 W 15 17 28 45 20 W 20 39 28 67 54 D 13 0 0 0 2 D 1 0 0 0 0 D 18 3 16 19 24 F 28 3 6 9 29 W 16 9 19 28 45 C/W 25 13 21 34 57 D 27 1 16 17 53 W 24 11 15 26 20 F 22 1 13 14 26 F 8 0 3 3 2 F 2 0 0 0 0 C 7 8 9 17 35 F/D 12 1 0 1 0 D 7 0 9 9 6 F 22 5 4 9 18 F 15 0 0 0 0 D 21 1 4 5 10 F/D 14 8 21 29 55 F 8 0 0 0 0 C 1 0 0 0 0 Finals Player D – F 1 0 0 0 0 C 1 0 1 1 4 F 1 0 0 0 0 W 1 1 0 1 2 W 1 0 1 1 0 D 1 0 0 0 0 W – W 1 1 2 3 0 D 1 0 0 0 0 D – D 1 0 0 0 0 F 1 0 0 0 0 W 1 2 1 3 0 C/W 1 0 1 1 0 D 1 1 0 1 2 W 1 0 1 1 0 F 1 0 0 0 0 F – F – C – F/D 1 0 0 0 0 D – F 1 0 0 0 0 F 1 0 0 0 0 D 1 0 0 0 0 F/D 1 0 2 2 0 F – C –

Goaltenders

Regular season Player G 20 0 4 4 1 953 42 2.20 480 438 0.913 G – G 10 0 0 2 0 400 23 2.88 208 185 0.889 Finals Player G 1 0 0 0 0 50 6 6.00 40 34 0.850 G – G –

Awards

Team awards for 2019 season 2019 Brave awardsAward Recipient Matt Climie Best Forward Wehebe Darge Best Defenceman Matt Harvey Fans Choice Jesse Gabrielle Player’s Choice Adam Kambeitz Coach’s Award Bayley Kubara Nick Christensen Murray Barton Mandi Webb Robyn Kemp David KempAIHL awards for 2019 season 2019 AIHL awardsAward Recipient Goaltender of the Year Matt Climie

References