The 2018 CBR Brave season was the Brave's 5th season in the Australian Ice Hockey League since being founded and entering the league in 2014. The season ran from 21 April 2018 to 2 September 2018 for the Brave. CBR finished first in the regular season to clinch their maiden H Newman Reid Trophy. The team set then AIHL records for most wins and points in a season. The Brave completed the double and claimed their first Goodall Cup trophy and the AIHL Championship in Melbourne in September. CBR defeated the Melbourne Mustangs in the first semi-final 5–1 before overcoming the Sydney Bears in the final 4–3 with an overtime winner scored by Trevor Gerling. The Brave became the first Canberra based ice hockey franchise to lift the Goodall Cup and the second Canberra based team overall, following the ACT representative team's victory in 1998. Canberra Brave's Dave and Jayden Lewis became the first father-son duo in Australian Ice Hockey League history to lift the Goodall Cup. American import forward, Trevor Gerling, finished equal top points scorer in the league. Canadian import goaltender, Matt Hewitt, finished top in the league goaltender standings and Australian international, Wahebe Darge, won the AIHL best local player award for 2018. Foundation player, Jordie Gavin who was instrumental in building the CBR Brave following the collapse of the Canberra Knights, retired after the 2018 AIHL final.

Roster

Team roster for the 2018 AIHL season

2018 AIHL CBR Brave Roster# Nat Name Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace4 D L 2018 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada71 F L 2015 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia25 D R 2017 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada17 D R 2014 Perth, Western Australia, Australia9 (A) LW/RW L 2017 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia20 RW R 2018 Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada31 G L 2018 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia31 G L 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia26 D R 2018 Melbourne, Australia19 (A) F R 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia78 RW R 2018 Seattle, Washington, United States59 D L 2018 Stockholm, Sweden81 (C) D R 2014 Calgary, Alberta, Canada3 F R 2016 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia92 G L 2018 Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada24 RW R 2018 Springvale, Victoria, Australia7 D R 2017 Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia15 RW R 2016 Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia16 F R 2015 Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia48 RW L 2018 Guelph, Ontario, Canada11 F L 2018 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia14 F R 2018 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia6 D/F L 2017 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia64 (A) F L 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia66 LW/C R 2018 Jūrmala, Latvia12 D R 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia35 G L 2015 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 29 G L 2018 Melbourne, Australia

Transfers

All the player transfers in and out by the CBR Brave for the 2018 AIHL season.

In

PlayerTransferred From Local / Import D University of Manitoba Import W Lindenwood University Local G Sydney Wolf Pack Local D Melbourne Ice Local W LHC Les Lions Import D Perth Thunder Local G University of British Columbia Import F Melbourne Ice Local W Brampton Beast Import F No team Local F KaKiPo U20 Local W Edinburgh Capitals Import G London Lakers Local

Out

PlayerTransferred To Local / Import C No team Local F No team Local W Northern Federals Import D Anglet Hormadi Élite Import F No team Local F No team Local F No team Local D No team Local D Remparts de Tours Import G Melbourne Mustangs Local F Sydney Ice Dogs Import

Staff

Staff Roster for 2018 AIHL season 2018 AIHL CBR Brave StaffRole Staff 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

Standings

Regular season

Summary SeasonOverall HomeAway2018 28 24 4 0 0 152 74 +78 72 1st 14 12 2 0 0 76 35 +41 14 12 2 0 0 76 39 +37

Position by round

League table Team CBR Brave 28 24 0 0 4 152 74 +78 72 Sydney Bears 28 15 3 3 7 104 72 +32 54 Perth Thunder 28 12 4 2 10 111 100 +11 46 Melbourne Mustangs 28 12 2 2 12 106 97 +9 42 Newcastle Northstars 28 9 4 4 11 106 119 –13 39 Sydney Ice Dogs 28 10 3 2 13 96 97 –1 38 Melbourne Ice 28 7 2 4 15 87 114 –27 29 Adelaide Adrenaline 28 3 2 3 20 62 151 –89 16 Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffsH Newman Reid Trophy winners Source

Finals

Summary SeasonFinals weekend2018 2 2 – 9 4 Champion Won 5-1 (Mustangs) Won 4-3 (OT) (Bears)

Bracket

Schedule & results

Regular season

2018 fixtures and results Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap 21 April 17:30 Sydney Bears 2–4 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 28 April 17:00 CBR Brave 4–2 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium 5 May 17:30 Newcastle Northstars 3–8 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 6 May 17:00 CBR Brave 3–5 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink 12 May 17:00 CBR Brave 3–1 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink 19 May 17:30 Perth Thunder 2–6 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 20 May 17:00 Perth Thunder 4–3 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 26 May 17:00 Melbourne Ice 0–5 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 27 May 17:00 Melbourne Ice 1–4 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 16 June 16:30 CBR Brave 11–4 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena 17 June 16:30 CBR Brave 5–2 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena 23 June 17:30 Melbourne Mustangs 4–1 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 24 June 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 4–8 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 30 June 16:30 CBR Brave 6–2 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena 1 July 16:30 CBR Brave 6–2 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena 7 July 17:00 CBR Brave 7–5 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena 8 July 16:00 CBR Brave 3–6 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena 14 July 17:30 Newcastle Northstars 1–3 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 21 July 17:30 Sydney Bears 2–7 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 28 July 17:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 2–5 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 29 July 14:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 0–6 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 4 August 17:00 CBR Brave 6–3 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink 5 August 16:00 CBR Brave 6–4 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium 11 August 17:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 8–11 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 18 August 17:00 CBR Brave 3–1 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink 19 August 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 2–5 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 25 August 17:00 CBR Brave 7–0 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena 26 August 16:30 CBR Brave 6–2 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena

Finals Goodall Cup semi-final

Goodall Cup final

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season Player D 24 3 42 45 48 F 19 0 3 3 2 D 10 1 0 1 27 D 19 1 5 6 14 W 26 22 34 56 34 W 19 13 15 28 24 D 15 0 1 1 8 F 18 3 1 4 10 W 24 24 43 67 12 D 21 4 10 14 65 D 26 6 15 21 38 F 24 2 10 12 10 W 20 15 16 31 34 D 24 0 6 6 36 W 13 7 8 15 4 F 24 3 3 6 18 W 15 20 27 47 47 F 20 0 1 1 4 F 20 0 4 4 10 D/F 17 3 1 4 2 F 26 9 12 21 32 W/C 17 16 19 35 22 D 9 0 0 0 2 Finals Player D 2 0 2 2 0 F 1 0 0 0 0 D – D 2 0 0 0 0 W 2 0 4 4 4 W 2 0 1 1 6 D – F 1 0 0 0 0 W 2 3 1 4 10 D 2 0 0 0 0 D 2 1 0 1 0 F 2 0 1 1 0 W 2 1 0 1 2 D 2 0 0 0 2 W 2 2 0 2 0 F 2 1 0 1 0 W 2 1 2 3 0 F 1 0 0 0 2 F 1 0 0 0 0 D/F 1 0 0 0 0 F 2 0 1 1 2 W/C – D 1 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular season Player G 1 0 0 0 0 20 2 5.00 12 10 0.833 G – G 26 0 3 2 2 1182 46 1.95 614 568 0.925 G 7 0 0 0 0 189 22 5.82 117 95 0.812 G 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 37.50 5 2 0.400 Finals Player G – G – G 2 0 0 0 0 108 5 2.31 66 61 0.924 G – G –

Awards

Team awards for 2018 season 2018 Brave awardsAward Recipient Trevor Gerling Matt Hewitt Best Forward Chris Leveille Best Defenceman Channing Bresciani Fans Choice Matt Hewitt Player’s Choice Wehebe Darge Coach’s Award Kai Miettinen Mitchell Henning Darryl Day Tristan MetcalfeAIHL awards for 2018 season 2018 AIHL awardsAward Recipient Wehebe Darge

References