# 2018 CBR Brave season

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 :
| # | Name | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 4 | Channing Bresciani | D | L | 31 | 2018 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| 71 | Jordan Brunt | F | L | 25 | 2015 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 25 | Matt Buskas | D | R | 39–40 | 2017 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| 17 | James Byers | D | R | 30 | 2014 | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| 9 | Wehebe Darge (A) | LW/RW | L | 32 | 2017 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 20 | Hayden Dawes | RW | R | 30 | 2018 | Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada |
| 31 | Jakob Doornbos | G | L | 23 | 2018 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 31 | Nickolas Eckhardt | G | L | 34 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 26 | Darcy Flanagan | D | R | 25 | 2018 | Melbourne, Australia |
| 19 | Jordan Gavin (A) | F | R | 42 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 78 | Trevor Gerling | RW | R | 34 | 2018 | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| 59 | Per Daniel Göransson | D | L | 38 | 2018 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 81 | Matthew Harvey (C) | D | R | 38 | 2014 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| 3 | Mitchell Henning | F | R | 26 | 2016 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| 92 | Mat Hewitt | G | L | 31 | 2018 | Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada |
| 24 | Joseph Hughes | RW | R | 40 | 2018 | Springvale, Victoria, Australia |
| 7 | Bayley Kubara | D | R | 26 | 2017 | Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia |
| 15 | Casey Kubara | RW | R | 28 | 2016 | Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia |
| 16 | Tyler Kubara | F | R | 29 | 2015 | Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia |
| 48 | Chris Leveille | RW | L | 37 | 2018 | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| 11 | David Lewis | F | L | 46 | 2018 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 14 | Jayden Lewis | F | R | 26 | 2018 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 6 | Christopher McPhail | D/F | L | 33 | 2017 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 64 | Kai Miettinen (A) | F | L | 28 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 66 | Ainars Podzins | LW/C | R | 32 | 2018 | Jūrmala, Latvia |
| 12 | Mark Rummukainen | D | R | 42 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 35 | Alexandre Tetreault | G | L | 25–26 | 2015 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 29 | Tynan Theobald | G | L | 28 | 2018 | Melbourne, Australia |

## Transfers

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

### In

| Pos | Player | Transferred From | Local / Import |
| D | Channing Bresciani | University of Manitoba | Import |
| W | Hayden Dawes | Lindenwood University | Local |
| G | Jakob Doornbos | Sydney Wolf Pack | Local |
| D | Darcy Flanagan | Melbourne Ice | Local |
| W | Trevor Gerling | LHC Les Lions | Import |
| D | Per Daniel Göransson | Perth Thunder | Local |
| G | Mat Hewitt | University of British Columbia | Import |
| F | Joseph Hughes | Melbourne Ice | Local |
| W | Chris Leveille | Brampton Beast | Import |
| F | David Lewis | No team | Local |
| F | Jayden Lewis | KaKiPo U20 | Local |
| W | Ainars Podzins | Edinburgh Capitals | Import |
| G | Tynan Theobald | London Lakers | Local |

### Out

| Pos | Player | Transferred To | Local / Import |
| C | Brian Bales | No team | Local |
| F | Corey Banks | No team | Local |
| W | Stephen Blunden | Northern Federals | Import |
| D | Dominic Jalbert | Anglet Hormadi Élite | Import |
| F | Toby Kubara | No team | Local |
| F | Tom Letki | No team | Local |
| F | Matti Luoma | No team | Local |
| D | Luke Philps | No team | Local |
| D | Jan Safar | Remparts de Tours | Import |
| G | Aleksi Toivonen | Melbourne Mustangs | Local |
| F | Geordie Wudrick | Sydney Ice Dogs | Import |

## Staff

Staff Roster for 2018 AIHL season

## Standings
### Regular season

Summary
| Season | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Season | 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 |
| 2018 | 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
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
League table
| Team | GP | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
| 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 playoffs | H Newman Reid Trophy winners |
Source

### Finals

Summary
| Season | Finals weekend | Finals weekend | Finals weekend | Finals weekend | Finals weekend | Finals weekend | Finals weekend | Finals weekend |
| Season | P | W | L | GF | GA | Result | Semi-final | Goodall Cup final |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | – | 9 | 4 | Champion | Won 5-1 (Mustangs) | Won 4-3 (OT) (Bears) |
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | CBR Brave | 5 | | | |
| 4 | Melbourne Mustangs | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Melbourne Mustangs | 1 | CBR Brave | CBR Brave | 4 |
| | | | Sydney Bears | Sydney Bears | 3 |
| 3 | Perth Thunder | 0 | Sydney Bears | Sydney Bears | 3 |
| 2 | Sydney Bears | 3 | | | |

## 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 |
| Arena | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
2018 fixtures and results :
| Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location |
| 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 | Pos | M | G | A | P | PIM |
| Channing Bresciani | D | 24 | 3 | 42 | 45 | 48 |
| Jordan Brunt | F | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Matt Buskas | D | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| James Byers | D | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| Wehebe Darge | W | 26 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 34 |
| Hayden Dawes | W | 19 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 24 |
| Darcy Flanagan | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Jordan Gavin | F | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Trevor Gerling | W | 24 | 24 | 43 | 67 | 12 |
| Per Daniel Göransson | D | 21 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 65 |
| Matthew Harvey | D | 26 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 38 |
| Mitchell Henning | F | 24 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Joseph Hughes | W | 20 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 34 |
| Bayley Kubara | D | 24 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| Casey Kubara | W | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
| Tyler Kubara | F | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| Chris Leveille | W | 15 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 47 |
| David Lewis | F | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Jayden Lewis | F | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Christopher McPhail | D/F | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Kai Miettinen | F | 26 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 32 |
| Ainars Podzins | W/C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 22 |
| Mark Rummukainen | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Finals :
| Player | Pos | M | G | A | P | PIM |
| Channing Bresciani | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jordan Brunt | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Buskas | D | – | – | – | – | – |
| James Byers | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wehebe Darge | W | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hayden Dawes | W | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Darcy Flanagan | D | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jordan Gavin | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Gerling | W | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Per Daniel Göransson | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Harvey | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell Henning | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joseph Hughes | W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bayley Kubara | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Casey Kubara | W | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler Kubara | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Leveille | W | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| David Lewis | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jayden Lewis | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher McPhail | D/F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kai Miettinen | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ainars Podzins | W/C | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mark Rummukainen | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | Pos | M | G | A | PIM | SO | MP | GA | GAA | SH | SA | SV% |
| Jakob Doornbos | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 | 12 | 10 | 0.833 |
| Nickolas Eckhardt | G | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mat Hewitt | G | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1182 | 46 | 1.95 | 614 | 568 | 0.925 |
| Alexandre Tetreault | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 22 | 5.82 | 117 | 95 | 0.812 |
| Tynan Theobald | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 37.50 | 5 | 2 | 0.400 |
Finals :
| Player | Pos | M | G | A | PIM | SO | MP | GA | GAA | SH | SA | SV% |
| Nickolas Eckhardt | G | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jakob Doornbos | G | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mat Hewitt | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 5 | 2.31 | 66 | 61 | 0.924 |
| Alexandre Tetreault | G | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tynan Theobald | G | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## Awards

2018 Brave awards :
| Team awards for 2018 season 2018 Brave awards AwardRecipient Bravest of the Brave 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 Emerging Brave Mitchell Henning John Lewis Memorial Award Darryl Day Deans Award Tristan Metcalfe | AIHL awards for 2018 season 2018 AIHL awards AwardRecipient Local Player of the Year Wehebe Darge |