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. 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.

News

The CBR Brave was established in March 2014 following the collapse of the Canberra Knights in late February. The Brave appointed former player Matti Luoma as their inaugural head coach. 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. The Brave filled their visa quota with the signings of Anton Kokkonen, Stephen Blunden and Mathieu Ouellett.

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. 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.

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. The match was originally postponed but the league commission eventually cancelled the fixture and gave both teams one competition point each.

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.

Roster

Team roster for the 2014 AIHL season

2014 AIHL CBR Brave Roster# Nat Name Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 44 D 2014 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 8 LW L 2014 Gloucester, Ontario, Canada 18 C R 2014 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 17 D R 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 6 D R 2014 Perth, Western Australia, Australia 7 F R 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 35 G L 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 19 F R 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 27 D L 2014 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 25 F 2014 Okotoks, Alberta, Canada 65 D R 2014 Calgary, Alberta, Canada 3 F R 2014 Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States 20 G L 2014 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 56 C L 2014 Turku, Finland 10 F R 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 77 F R 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 11 F L 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 21 RW R 2014 Helsinki, Finland 14 D L 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 64 F L 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 5 LW L 2014 Clarence Creek, Ontario, Canada 54 G L 2014 Jyväskylä, Finland 66 F R 2014 Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia 32 F L 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 12 D R 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 88 D 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 91 F R 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 13 F 2014 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Transfers

All the player transfers in and out by the CBR Brave for the 2014 AIHL season.

In

PlayerTransferred From Local / ImportD Canberra Knights LocalW University of Ottawa ImportC Canberra Knights LocalD Canberra Knights LocalD No team LocalF No team LocalG Canberra Knights LocalF Canberra Knights LocalD No team ImportF University of Victoria LocalD Okotoks Drillers LocalF No team LocalG Canberra Knights LocalC TuTo ImportF No team LocalF Canberra Knights LocalF Canberra Knights LocalW Canberra Knights LocalD No team LocalF Canberra Knights LocalW University of Ottawa ImportG KeuPa HT ImportF Newcastle North Stars LocalF Canberra Knights LocalD Canberra Knights LocalD No team LocalF Canberra Knights LocalF St. James Canucks ImportF St. James Canucks ImportG Canberra Knights Local

Out

N/A - first season

Staff

Staff Roster for 2014 AIHL season 2014 AIHL CBR Brave StaffRole Staff Head coach Matti Luoma Assistant coach David Rogina Physiotherapist Ben Pagett Equipment manager Adrian Miller Bench official Darren Sault Bench official Kelly Sault

Standings

Regular season

Summary SeasonOverall HomeAway2014 27 14 9 2 2 106 89 +17 49 3rd 13 7 4 1 1 45 37 +8 14 7 5 1 1 61 52 +9

Position by round

League table Team Melbourne Mustangs 28 17 0 0 3 8 108 88 +20 54 Melbourne Ice 28 14 3 0 3 8 104 88 +16 51 CBR Brave 28 14 2 1 2 9 106 89 +17 49 Sydney Ice Dogs 28 14 2 0 1 11 116 97 +19 47 Adelaide Adrenaline 28 10 5 2 1 10 94 90 +4 43 Newcastle North Stars 28 11 0 0 2 15 87 106 −19 35 Perth Thunder 28 9 2 0 2 15 94 94 0 33 Sydney Bears 28 6 1 1 1 19 68 125 −57 22 Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffsH Newman Reid Trophy winners Source

Finals

Summary SeasonFinals weekend2014 1 0 1 1 6 Semi-finalists Lost 1-6 (Ice)

Bracket

Schedule & results

Regular season

Results per match day

2014 fixtures and results Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap 12 April 17:30 Newcastle North Stars 2–0 CBR Brave Canberra 26 April 17:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 2–6 CBR Brave Canberra 10 May 17:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 5–2 CBR Brave Canberra 11 May 17:00 CBR Brave 4–2 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 17 May 17:30 Perth Thunder 1–5 CBR Brave Canberra 18 May 17:00 Perth Thunder 4 – 5 (SO) CBR Brave Canberra 24 May 17:00 CBR Brave 5–2 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 31 May 17:30 Melbourne Ice 2 – 1 (SO) CBR Brave Canberra 1 June 17:00 Melbourne Ice 2–4 CBR Brave Canberra 7 June 17:30 Sydney Bears 1–4 CBR Brave Canberra 14 June 17:30 Sydney Bears 6–8 CBR Brave Canberra 15 June 17:00 CBR Brave 3–6 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool 21 June 17:00 CBR Brave 2 – 3 (SO) Melbourne Ice Melbourne 22 June 16:00 CBR Brave 6 – 5 (SO) Melbourne Ice Melbourne 28 June 17:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 4–1 CBR Brave Canberra 5 July 17:00 CBR Brave 7–4 Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne 6 July 16:00 CBR Brave 3–4 Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne 12 July 17:00 CBR Brave 4–5 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool 19 July 17:30 Adelaide Adrenaline Cancelled CBR Brave Canberra 26 July 16:30 CBR Brave 3–1 Perth Thunder Perth 27 July 16:30 CBR Brave 5–3 Perth Thunder Perth 2 August 17:30 Newcastle North Stars 2–3 CBR Brave Canberra 3 August 15:30 CBR Brave 12–4 Sydney Bears Baulkham Hills 9 August 17:30 Melbourne Mustangs 4–2 CBR Brave Canberra 10 August 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 2–4 CBR Brave Canberra 16 August 16:30 CBR Brave 2–5 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide 17 August 15:30 CBR Brave 2–6 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide 23 August 18:00 CBR Brave 3–2 Sydney Bears Baulkham Hills

Finals Goodall Cup semi-final

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season Player D 17 0 0 0 0 F 24 36 32 68 59 F 21 1 3 4 111 D 26 3 5 8 14 D 27 1 8 9 30 F 1 0 0 0 0 F 19 6 4 10 26 D 6 1 6 7 8 F 12 1 1 2 2 D 27 7 17 24 30 F 11 1 0 1 70 F 25 17 42 59 18 F 20 2 1 3 16 F 13 0 1 1 4 F 21 0 2 2 4 F 5 0 1 1 0 D 26 4 3 7 10 F 27 3 4 7 14 F 22 17 40 57 16 F 19 0 2 2 4 F 1 0 0 0 0 D 26 0 9 9 43 D 1 0 0 0 0 F 20 0 3 3 8 F 1 0 0 0 12 F 5 4 0 4 10 Finals Player D 1 0 0 0 0 F 1 1 0 1 6 F 1 0 0 0 2 D 1 0 0 0 0 F 0 0 0 0 0 D 1 0 0 0 0 F 0 0 0 0 0 F 1 0 0 0 0 D 0 0 0 0 0 F 0 0 0 0 0 D 1 0 0 0 4 F 1 0 0 0 0 F 1 0 1 1 10 F 1 0 0 0 0 F 1 0 0 0 0 F 1 0 0 0 0 F 1 0 0 0 0 D 1 0 0 0 0 F 1 0 0 0 0 F 1 0 0 0 2 F 1 0 0 0 0 F 1 0 0 0 0 D 1 0 0 0 0 D 0 0 0 0 0 F 1 0 0 0 0 F 0 0 0 0 0 F 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular season Player G 4 0 100 13 7.83 67 54 0.806 0 0 0 G 25 0 1227 72 3.52 764 692 0.906 0 1 4 G 1 0 20 2 6 13 11 0.846 0 0 0 Finals Player G 0 - - - - - - - - - - G 1 0 50 6 7.20 40 34 0.850 0 0 0 G 0 - - - - - - - - - -

Awards

Team awards for 2014 season 2014 Brave awardsAward Recipient Petri Pitkanen Best Forward Stephen Blunden Best Defenceman Matt Harvey Fans Choice Anton Kokkonen Player's Choice Aaron Clayworth Coach's Award Aaron Clayworth Kai Miettinen Mark RummukainenAIHL awards for 2014 season 2014 AIHL awardsAward Recipient Goaltender of the year Petri Pitkanen

References