2015 CBR Brave | |
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League | 4th AIHL |
2015 record | 13–3–2–10 |
Home record | 9–1–1–3 |
Road record | 4–2–1–7 |
Goals for | 125 |
Goals against | 104 |
Team information | |
Coach | Brad Hunt Josh Unice (Interim head coach) |
Assistant coach | David Rogina Aaron Clayworth |
Captain | Mark Rummukainen |
Alternate captains | Peter Taylor Aaron Clayworth Jimmy Byers |
Arena | Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Stephen Blunden (28) Kelly Geoffrey |
Assists | Stephen Blunden (51) |
Points | Stephen Blunden (79) |
Penalty minutes | David Dunwoodie (120) |
Goals against average | Josh Unice (3.71) |
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The 2015 CBR Brave season was the Brave's 2nd season in the Australian Ice Hockey League since being founded and entering the league in 2014. The season ran from 25 April 2015 to 29 August 2015 for the Brave. CBR finished fourth in the regular season behind the Newcastle North Stars, Melbourne Ice and Perth Thunder. The Brave qualified for the AIHL Finals in Melbourne and played in semi-final one. Canberra were defeated by league premiers, the Newcastle North Stars, 3–4 in their semi-final match and were knocked out of the finals weekend, ending their season.
News
In January 2015, the Brave announced the appointment of Brad Hunt as the new head coach of the team for the 2015 AIHL season. Brad was originally going to take on the assistant coach role for 2015 after hanging up the skates at the end of the 2014 season but with former head coach Matti Louma leaving the club to take on a development coaching position in Perth, Hunt was promoted to head coach instead.
In February 2015, the league commission announced scheduling changes for the 2015 season that saw the Sydney Ice Dogs and Sydney Bears move three home matches from Sydney to Canberra.
In March 2015, the CBR Brave in conjunction with Ice Hockey ACT announced the formation of the Junior Brave team to compete in the 2015 NSW Midget League. The junior program was coached by former AIHL player and Australian representative Andrew Brunt and finished their first season by finishing second in the league and losing the grand final to defending champions, the Liverpool Saints, 3–1. Three of the Junior Brave players made their debut with the senior CBR Brave team in the AIHL during 2015, including: goalie Alexandre Tetrault and forwards Jayden Lewis and Jordan Brunt. Alexandre Tetrault was also selected to represent Australia in the Under 20 World Championships in Serbia in 2016.
In July 2015, the CBR Brave and head coach Brad Hunt parted ways by mutual consent. On ice performances during the first half of the regular season and future planning were cited as the main reasons for the decision. Import goaltender, Josh Unice, was appointed interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Alternative captain, Aaron Clayworth, retired from playing and stepped in to take over as assistant coach for the remainder of the season.
Roster
Team roster for the 2015 AIHL season
# | Nat | Name | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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73 | Stephen Blunden | W | L | 26 | 2014 | Gloucester, Ontario, Canada | |
92 | Jordan Brunt | F | L | 15 | 2015 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
22 | Harrison Byers | C | R | 22 | 2014 | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
17 | James Byers | D | R | 21 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
6 | Aaron Clayworth | D | R | 30 | 2014 | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
14 | David Dunwoodie | D | R | 29 | 2015 | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
38 | Nickolas Eckhardt | G | L | 25 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
19 | Jordan Gavin | F | R | 32–33 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
39 | Kelly Geoffrey | W | L | 25 | 2015 | Newmarket, Ontario, Canada | |
27 | Mike Giorgi | D | L | 27 | 2014 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
65 | Matthew Harvey | D | R | 29 | 2014 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
3 | Ryan Johnson | F | R | 40–41 | 2014 | Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States | |
16 | Tyler Kubara | F | R | 20 | 2015 | Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia | |
77 | Tom Letki | F | R | 26 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
11 | David Lewis | F | L | 37 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
93 | Jayden Lewis | F | L | 16–17 | 2015 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
8 | Tomas Manco | D | L | 27 | 2015 | Brezno, Slovakia | |
4 | Kyle Mariani | D | R | 26 | 2015 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
64 | Kai Miettinen | F | L | 19 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
24 | Ben Pagett | D | 0 | 30 | 2015 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
77 | Jordan Peddle | C | L | 24 | 2015 | Elbow, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
61 | Scott Pitt | C | L | 27 | 2015 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
32 | Alain Riesen | F | L | 24–25 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
12 | Mark Rummukainen | D | R | 33 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
91 | Peter Taylor | F | R | 27 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
92 | Alex Tetreault | G | L | 17 | 2015 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
69 | Aleksi Toivonen | G | L | 19 | 2015 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
30 | Josh Unice | G | L | 26 | 2015 | Holland, Ohio, United States | |
29 | Stuart Woodall | G | L | 32 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
Transfers
All the player transfers in and out by the CBR Brave for the 2015 AIHL season.
In
Pos | Player | Transferred From | Local / Import |
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F | Jordan Brunt | No Team | Local |
D | David Dunwoodie | Sydney Ice Dogs | Local |
W | Kelly Geoffrey | No Team | Import |
F | Tyler Kubara | Sydney Ice Dogs | Local |
F | Jayden Lewis | Meaford Knights | Local |
D | Tomas Manco | No Team | Local |
D | Kyle Mariani | Laval Prédateurs | Import |
D | Ben Pagett | No Team | Local |
C | Jordan Peddle | Mississippi Surge | Import |
C | Scott Pitt | Braehead Clan | Import |
G | Alexandre Tetreault | No Team | Local |
G | Aleksi Toivonen | HCIK | Local |
G | Josh Unice | Sheffield Steelers | Import |
Out
Pos | Player | Transferred To | Local / Import |
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D | David Bell | No Team | Local |
F | Darren Cope | No Team | Local |
F | Jeff Harvey | No Team | Import |
G | Brad Hunt | CBR Brave head coach | Local |
C | Anton Kokkonen | TuTo | Import |
F | Matthew Lehoczky | No Team | Local |
F | Christopher McPhail | No Team | Local |
W | Mathieu Ouellette | No Team | Import |
G | Petri Pitkänen | KeuPa HT | Import |
F | Shai Rabinowitz | No Team | Local |
D | Darren Taylor | No Team | Local |
F | Derek Walker | No Team | Import |
F | Corey Wilkie | Ste. Anne Aces | Import |
Staff
Staff Roster for 2015 AIHL season
Role | Staff |
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Head coach | Josh Unice Brad Hunt |
Assistant coach | David Rogina |
Assistant coach | Aaron Clayworth |
Physiotherapist | Carolyn Smith |
Equipment manager | Adrian Miller |
Bench official | Darren Sault |
Bench official | Kelly Sault |
Standings
Regular season
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 | |
2015 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 125 | 104 | +21 | 47 | 4th | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 59 | +4 |
Position by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Position | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
League table
Team | GP | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
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Newcastle North Stars | 28 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 152 | 83 | +69 | 63 |
Melbourne Ice | 28 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 121 | 83 | +38 | 56 |
Perth Thunder | 28 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 103 | 93 | +10 | 48 |
CBR Brave | 28 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 125 | 104 | +21 | 47 |
Adelaide Adrenaline | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 109 | 111 | −2 | 42 |
Melbourne Mustangs | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 139 | 105 | +34 | 41 |
Sydney Bears | 28 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 37 |
Sydney Ice Dogs | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 39 | 209 | −170 | 0 |
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs | H Newman Reid Trophy winners |
The Ice Dogs were fined three competition points for multiple breaches by-law 4 which requires teams to travel with at least 15 players unless an exemption has been granted.
Finals
Summary
Season | Finals weekend | |||||||
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P | W | L | GF | GA | Result | Semi-final | Goodall Cup final | |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Semi-finalists | Lost 3-4 (North Stars) |
Bracket
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Newcastle North Stars | 4 | |||||||
4 | CBR Brave | 3 | |||||||
Newcastle North Stars | 3 | ||||||||
Melbourne Ice | 2 | ||||||||
3 | Perth Thunder | 0 | |||||||
2 | Melbourne Ice | 1 |
Schedule & results
Regular season
Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
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Arena | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A |
Result | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss
Finals
Goodall Cup semi-final All times are UTC+10:00
29 August 2015 15:00 | CBR Brave | 3–4 (2–0, 1–1, 0–3) | Newcastle North Stars | Melbourne Icehouse Attendance: 1200 |
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Aleksi Toivonen | Goalies | Dayne Davis | Referee: Cory Ross Linesmen: Casper Russell-Huber Fraser Ohlson | ||||||||||||||||||||
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47 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 38 |
Player statistics
Skaters
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Goaltenders
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Awards
Team awards for 2015 season |
AIHL awards for 2015 season
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References
- "2015 AIHL season: Round 18". icehockeynewsaustralia.com. August 21, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- "CBR Brave vs Newcastle North Stars - 2015 Semi-Final". theaihl.com. August 29, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- Gibson, Bianca (August 29, 2015). "North Stars edge Brave in instant classic". theaihl.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- Gaskin, Lee (February 5, 2015). "New Canberra Brave coach Brad Hunt aims to improve on fairytale season in Australian Ice Hockey League". The Canberra Times. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- "Schedule changes for the Bears and Ice Dogs". Ice Hockey News Australia. February 10, 2015. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- "Junior Brave to play in NSW Midget League". icehockeynewsaustralia.com. March 31, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- "Brave Move: Unice appointed interim Head Coach for remainder of 2015 season". CBR Brave ltd. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- "2015 CBR Brave Team Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- "CBR Brave Coaching Staff". www.theaihl.com. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- "Ice Dogs docked points for by-law breach". Australian Ice Hockey League. July 28, 2015. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- Gaskin, Lee (August 23, 2015). "Canberra Brave forward Stephen Blunden named most valuable player after outstanding season". The Canberra Times. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- "2015 AIHL Award Winners". Australian Ice Hockey League. September 1, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
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