# 2019 CBR Brave season

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 :
| # | Name | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 25 | Spencer Austin | D | L | 32 | 2019 | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| 71 | Jordan Brunt | F | L | 25 | 2015 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 27 | Andreas Camenzind | C | L | 42 | 2019 | Wettingen, Aargau, Switzerland |
| 91 | Nick Christensen | F | | | 2019 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 33 | Matt Climie | G | L | 41 | 2019 | Leduc, Alberta, Canada |
| 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 |
| 22 | Nicholas Doornbos | D | R | 21 | 2019 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 28 | Jordan Draper | LW/RW | R | 35 | 2019 | Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada |
| 63 | Jesse Gabrielle | LW | L | 27 | 2019 | Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| 80 | Jackson Gallagher | D | | 23 | 2019 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 22 | Mike Giorgi | D | L | 36 | 2019 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 81 | Matthew Harvey (C) | D | R | 38 | 2014 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| 3 | Mitchell Henning | F | R | 26 | 2016 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| 21 | Joseph Hughes | RW | R | 40 | 2018 | Springvale, Victoria, Australia |
| 23 | Adam Kambeitz | C/LW | L | 32 | 2019 | Coaldale, Alberta, Canada |
| 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 |
| 11 | David Lewis | F | L | 46 | 2018 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 14 | Jayden Lewis | F | R | 26 | 2018 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 91 | Brayden Low | C | L | 30 | 2019 | Richmond, British Columbia, Canada |
| 61 | Joseph Maatouk | F/D | | 24 | 2019 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 10 | Tyler Mayea | D | L | 31 | 2019 | Burlington, Ontario, Canada |
| 64 | Kai Miettinen (A) | F | L | 28 | 2014 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 51 | Hamish Murray | F | R | 22 | 2019 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 41 | Matthew Price | D | R | 36 | 2019 | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| 44 | Conor Riley | F/D | L | 32 | 2019 | Massena, New York, United States |
| 42 | Lachlan Seary | F | R | 23 | 2019 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 29 | Alexandre Tetreault | G | L | 25–26 | 2015 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 61 | Chris Williamson | C | R | 32 | 2019 | Okotoks, Alberta, Canada |
Notes:
* ↑ Omitted from the roster list is Matt Buskas, Nick Eckhardt and Mark Rummukainen, who were all selected in the original 2019 roster but were never dressed for a match.

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | Transferred From | Local / Import |
| D | Spencer Austin | Sydney Bears | Local |
| C | Andreas Camenzind | No team | Local |
| F | Nick Christensen | Canberra Blades | Local |
| G | Matt Climie | HDD Jesenice | Import |
| D | Nicholas Doornbos | No team | Local |
| W | Jordan Draper | Scorpions de Mulhouse | Import |
| W | Jesse Gabrielle | Wichita Thunder | Import |
| D | Jackson Gallagher | Sydney Sabres | Local |
| D | Mike Giorgi | No team | Import |
| W | Adam Kambeitz | Rapaces de Gap | Import |
| C | Brayden Low | Reading Royals | Import |
| F | Joseph Maatouk | Canberra Rebels | Local |
| D | Tyler Mayea | Newfoundland Growlers | Import |
| F | Hamish Murray | No team | Local |
| D | Matthew Price | Newcastle Northstars | Local |
| D | Conor Riley | Adirondack Thunder | Import |
| F | Lachlan Seary | No team | Local |
| C | Chris Williamson | Watertown Wolves | Import |

### Out

| Pos | Player | Transferred To | Local / Import |
| D | Channing Bresciani | HC Fassa | Import |
| D | James Byers | No team | Local |
| D | Darcy Flanagan | Melbourne Ice | Local |
| F | Jordan Gavin | Retired | Local |
| F | Trevor Gerling | Huntsville Havoc | Import |
| D | Per Daniel Göransson | No team | Local |
| G | Matt Hewitt | HC Fassa | Import |
| F | Chris Leveille | Brampton Beast | Import |
| F | Christopher McPhail | No team | Local |
| F | Ainars Podzins | LHC Les Lions | Import |
| G | Tynan Theobald | No team | Local |

## Staff

Staff Roster for 2019 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 |
| 2019 | 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
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
League table
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
| 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 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 |
| 2019 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 6 | Semi-finalist | Lost 4-6 (Bears) | – |
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | CBR Brave | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Sydney Bears | 6 | | | |
| 4 | Sydney Bears | 6 | Sydney Bears | Sydney Bears | 5 |
| | | | Perth Thunder | Perth Thunder | 2 |
| 3 | Perth Thunder | 3 | Perth Thunder | Perth Thunder | 2 |
| 2 | Newcastle Northstars | 2 | | | |

## 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 | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | H | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W |
2019 fixtures and results :
| Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location |
| 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 | Pos | M | G | A | P | PIM |
| Spencer Austin | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Brunt | F | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Andreas Camenzind | C | 14 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 12 |
| Nick Christensen | F | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Wehebe Darge | W | 28 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 20 |
| Hayden Dawes | W | 25 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 69 |
| Nicholas Doornbos | D | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jordan Draper | W | 15 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 20 |
| Jesse Gabrielle | W | 20 | 39 | 28 | 67 | 54 |
| Jackson Gallagher | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Giorgi | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Harvey | D | 18 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 24 |
| Mitchell Henning | F | 28 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 29 |
| Joseph Hughes | W | 16 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 45 |
| Adam Kambeitz | C/W | 25 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 57 |
| Bayley Kubara | D | 27 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 53 |
| Casey Kubara | W | 24 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 20 |
| Tyler Kubara | F | 22 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 26 |
| David Lewis | F | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Jayden Lewis | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Low | C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 35 |
| Joseph Maatouk | F/D | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Mayea | D | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Kai Miettinen | F | 22 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| Hamish Murray | F | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Price | D | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Conor Riley | F/D | 14 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 55 |
| Lachlan Seary | F | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Williamson | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Finals :
| Player | Pos | M | G | A | P | PIM |
| Spencer Austin | D | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jordan Brunt | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andreas Camenzind | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Nick Christensen | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wehebe Darge | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hayden Dawes | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicholas Doornbos | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Draper | W | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jesse Gabrielle | W | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jackson Gallagher | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Giorgi | D | – | – | – | – | – |
| Matthew Harvey | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Henning | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Hughes | W | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Adam Kambeitz | C/W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bayley Kubara | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Casey Kubara | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Kubara | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Lewis | F | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jayden Lewis | F | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brayden Low | C | – | – | – | – | – |
| Joseph Maatouk | F/D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Mayea | D | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kai Miettinen | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamish Murray | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Price | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Riley | F/D | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Lachlan Seary | F | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chris Williamson | C | – | – | – | – | – |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | Pos | M | G | A | PIM | SO | MP | GA | GAA | SH | SA | SV% |
| Matt Climie | G | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 953 | 42 | 2.20 | 480 | 438 | 0.913 |
| Jakob Doornbos | G | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Alexandre Tetreault | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 400 | 23 | 2.88 | 208 | 185 | 0.889 |
Finals :
| Player | Pos | M | G | A | PIM | SO | MP | GA | GAA | SH | SA | SV% |
| Matt Climie | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 | 6.00 | 40 | 34 | 0.850 |
| Jakob Doornbos | G | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Alexandre Tetreault | G | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## Awards

2019 Brave awards :
| Team awards for 2019 season 2019 Brave awards AwardRecipient Bravest of the Brave Matt Climie Best Forward Wehebe Darge Best Defenceman Matt Harvey Fans Choice Jesse Gabrielle Player’s Choice Adam Kambeitz Coach’s Award Bayley Kubara Emerging Brave Nick Christensen John Lewis Memorial Award Murray Barton Mandi Webb Deans Award Robyn Kemp David Kemp | AIHL awards for 2019 season 2019 AIHL awards AwardRecipient Goaltender of the Year Matt Climie |