2014 CBR Brave season

November 2020 March 2026 2014 2014 CBR Brave AIHL 3rd 14–2–2–9 7–1–1–4 7–2–1–5 106 89 FIN Matti Luoma USA David Rogina AUS Mark Rummukainen AUS Aaron Clayworth NZL Matthew Harvey Phillip Ice Skating Centre CAN Stephen Blunden(36) FIN Anton Kokkonen (42) CAN Stephen Blunden(68) AUS Harrison Byers (111) FIN Petri Pitkänen (3.52) 2015 season 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. https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/08/24/2014-aihl-season-round-20/ 2014 AIHL season: Round 20 icehockeynewsaustralia.com 24 August 2014 10 January 2021 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. http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1369712 CBR Brave vs Melbourne Ice - 2014 Semi-Final theaihl.com 2015-04-14 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=81731 Ice seal derby finale theaihl.com Bernard McNamara 2014-08-30 2015-04-16 News The CBR Brave was established in March 2014 following the collapse of the Canberra Knights in late February. http://www.smh.com.au/sport/act-sport/timeline-of-cbr-brave-entering-the-australian-ice-hockey-league-20140411-zqtmv.html#ixzz2zNWmsR7Y Timeline of CBR Brave entering the Australian Ice Hockey League The Sydney Morning Herald Lee Gaskin 2014-04-11 2015-04-18 The Brave appointed former player Matti Luoma as their inaugural head coach.http://icelegendsaustralia.com/legends-2/bio_luoma.html Luoma, Matti (1980 - ) Ross Carpenter 10 January 2021 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.https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/03/28/brave-sign-pitkanen/ Brave Sign Pitkanen icehockeynewsaustralia.com 28 March 2014 10 January 2021 The Brave filled their visa quota with the signings of Anton Kokkonen, Stephen Blunden and Mathieu Ouellett.https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/04/04/2014-cbr-brave-signings/ 2014 CBR Brave Signings icehockeynewsaustralia.com 4 April 2014 10 January 2021 https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/04/26/brave-sign-kokkonen/ Brave Sign Kokkonen icehockeynewsaustralia.com 26 April 2014 10 January 2021 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. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/win-for-cbr-brave-even-in-20-ice-hockey-defeat-by-newcastle-20140412-zqtzf.html Win for CBR Brave even in 2-0 ice hockey defeat by Newcastle The Canberra Times Jon Tuxworth 2014-04-12 2015-04-14 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. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/cbr-brave-hammer-sydney-ice-dogs-for-inaugural-victory-in-australian-ice-hockey-league-20140426-zqzy8.html CBR Brave hammer Sydney Ice Dogs for inaugural victory in Australian Ice Hockey League The Canberra Times Lee Gaskin 2014-04-26 2015-04-14 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.http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/adelaide-adrenaline-team-bus-crashes-forcing-canberra-ice-hockey-game-to-be-cancelled-20140719-zuu6d.html Adelaide Adrenaline team bus crashes forcing Canberra ice hockey game to be cancelled The Canberra Times Tom McIlroy 9 July 2014 10 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20140806092405/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/adelaide-adrenaline-team-bus-crashes-forcing-canberra-ice-hockey-game-to-be-cancelled-20140719-zuu6d.html 6 August 2014 live The match was originally postponed but the league commission eventually cancelled the fixture and gave both teams one competition point each.http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=81212 Cancellation of Matches Australian Ice Hockey League 31 July 2014 2 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140804135218/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=81212 4 August 2014 live 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. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/brave-books-canberras-spot-in-the-finals-for-the-first-time-in-australian-ice-hockey-league-history-20140810-102erf.html Brave books Canberra's spot in the finals for the first time in Australian Ice Hockey League history The Canberra Times Lee Gaskin 2014-08-10 2015-04-14 Roster Team roster for the 2014 AIHL seasonhttp://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=17009&year0=2014 2014 CBR Brave Team Roster Elite Prospects 5 January 2020 2014 AIHL CBR Brave Roster# Nat Name Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 44 AUS Bell David Bell D 19 October 1994 September 2015 2014 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 8 CAN Blunden Stephen Blunden LW L 5 April 1989 September 2015 2014 Gloucester, Ontario, Canada 18 AUS Byers Harrison Byers C R 15 December 1992 September 2015 2014 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 17 AUS Byers James Byers D R 1 March 1994 September 2015 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 6 AUS Clayworth Aaron Clayworth D R 21 March 1985 September 2015 2014 Perth, Western Australia, Australia 7 AUS Cope Darren Cope F R 12 September 1984 September 2015 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 35 AUS Eckhardt Nickolas Eckhardt G L 10 December 1989 September 2015 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 19 AUS Gavin Jordan Gavin F R 22 September 1982 September 2015 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 27 CAN Giorgi Mike Giorgi D L 22 October 1987 September 2015 2014 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 25 NZL Harvey Jeff Harvey F 29 April 1994 September 2015 2014 Okotoks, Alberta, Canada 65 NZL Harvey Matthew Harvey D R 17 October 1985 September 2015 2014 Calgary, Alberta, Canada 3 USA Johnson Ryan Johnson F R 25 September 1974 September 2015 2014 Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States 20 AUS Hunt Brad Hunt G L 9 July 1970 September 2015 2014 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 56 FIN Kokkonen Anton Kokkonen C L 13 August 1989 September 2015 2014 Turku, Finland 10 AUS Lehoczky Matt Lehoczky F R 22 March 1977 September 2015 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 77 AUS Letki Tom Letki F R 25 January 1989 September 2015 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 11 AUS Lewis David Lewis F L 17 July 1978 September 2015 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 21 AUS Luoma Matti Luoma RW R 23 January 1980 September 2015 2014 Helsinki, Finland 14 AUS McPhail Christopher McPhail D L 21 June 1991 September 2015 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 64 AUS Miettinen Kai Miettinen F L 23 December 1995 September 2015 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 5 CAN Ouellette Mathieu Ouellette LW L 17 April 1989 September 2015 2014 Clarence Creek, Ontario, Canada 54 FIN Pitkänen Petri Pitkänen G L 26 September 1991 September 2015 2014 Jyväskylä, Finland 66 AUS Rabinowitz Shai Rabinowitz F R 9 March 1988 September 2015 2014 Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia 32 AUS Riesen Alain Riesen F L 5 September 1990 September 2015 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 12 AUS Rummukainen Mark Rummukainen D R 19 February 1982 September 2015 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 88 AUS Taylor Darren Taylor D 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 91 AUS Taylor Peter Taylor F R 29 June 1988 September 2015 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 13 CAN Walker Derek Walker F 4 June 1994 September 2015 2014 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Transfers All the player transfers in and out by the CBR Brave for the 2014 AIHL season. In Pos Position PlayerTransferred From Local / ImportD AUS Bell David Bell AUS Canberra Knights LocalW CAN Blunden Stephen Blunden CAN University of Ottawa ImportC AUS Byers Harrison Byers AUS Canberra Knights LocalD AUS Byers James Byers AUS Canberra Knights LocalD AUS Clayworth Aaron Clayworth No team LocalF AUS Cope Darren Cope No team LocalG AUS Eckhardt Nickolas Eckhardt AUS Canberra Knights LocalF AUS Gavin Jordan Gavin AUS Canberra Knights LocalD CAN Giorgi Mike Giorgi No team ImportF NZL Harvey Jeff Harvey AUS University of Victoria LocalD NZL Harvey Matthew Harvey CAN Okotoks Drillers LocalF USA Johnson Ryan Johnson No team LocalG AUS Hunt Brad Hunt AUS Canberra Knights LocalC FIN Kokkonen Anton Kokkonen FIN TuTo ImportF AUS Lehoczky Matt Lehoczky No team LocalF AUS Letki Tom Letki AUS Canberra Knights LocalF AUS Lewis David Lewis AUS Canberra Knights LocalW AUS Luoma Matti Luoma AUS Canberra Knights LocalD AUS McPhail Christopher McPhail No team LocalF AUS Miettinen Kai Miettinen AUS Canberra Knights LocalW CAN Ouellette Mathieu Ouellette CAN University of Ottawa ImportG FIN Pitkänen Petri Pitkänen FIN KeuPa HT ImportF AUS Rabinowitz Shai Rabinowitz AUS Newcastle North Stars LocalF AUS Riesen Alain Riesen AUS Canberra Knights LocalD AUS Rummukainen Mark Rummukainen AUS Canberra Knights LocalD AUS Taylor Darren Taylor No team LocalF AUS Taylor Peter Taylor AUS Canberra Knights LocalF CAN Walker Derek Walker CAN St. James Canucks ImportF CAN Wilkie Corey Wilkie CAN St. James Canucks ImportG AUS Woodall Stuart Woodall AUS Canberra Knights Local Out N/A - first season Staff Staff Roster for 2014 AIHL season https://www.theaihl.com/leagues/personnel.cfm?leagueID=11464&clientID=3856 CBR Brave Coaching Staff www.theaihl.com 9 January 2021 2014 AIHL CBR Brave StaffRole Staff Head coach AUS Matti Luoma Assistant coach USA David Rogina Physiotherapist AUS Ben Pagett Equipment manager AUS Adrian Miller Bench official AUS Darren Sault Bench official AUS Kelly Sault Standings Regular season Summary SeasonOverall HomeAwayP Games playedW WonL LostOW Overtime winOL Overtimes lossGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsFinish Regular-season finishP Games playedW WonL LostOW Overtime winOL Overtimes lossGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differenceP Games playedW WonL LostOW Overtime winOL Overtimes lossGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal difference2014 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 table b Round Position 5 / 6 / 5 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 2 / 3 / 3 / 2 / 4 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 2 / 3 / 3 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Completed www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com League table TeamGP Games playedW WinsOTW Overtime winsT TiesOTL Overtime lossesL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGDF Goal differencePTS Points 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 weekendP Games playedW WonL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstResult Finals series finishSemi-final Semi-final match detailsGoodall Cup final Goodall Cup final match details2014 1 0 1 1 6 Semi-finalists Lost 1-6 (Ice) Bracket Semifinals Final Melbourne Mustangs 6 Sydney Ice Dogs 4 CBR Brave 1 Melbourne Ice 6 Melbourne Mustangs 6 Melbourne Ice 1 Schedule & results Regular season Results per match day table b Matchday Arena H / H / H / A / H / H / A / H / H / H / H / A / A / A / H / A / A / A / H / A / A / H / A / H / H / A / A / A Result L / W / L / W / W / W / W / L / W / W / W / L / L / W / L / W / L / L / T / W / W / W / W / L / W / L / L / W green2 Win red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Home Away Tie Completed AIHL 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 30 August 2014 18:30 CBR Brave Melbourne Ice 1–6 (0–2, 1–2, 0–2) http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1369712 Petri Pitkanen Jaden Pine-Murphy 0 – 10 – 20 – 31 – 31 – 41 – 51 – 6 Blunden (Kokkonen) – 19:10 6:45 – Powell (Hamilton)8:58 – Graham (PP) (Powell, Humphries)18:27 – Armstrong (Johansson)21:54 – J. Smith (PP) (Powell, Brown)46:43 – Johansson (Brown, Webster)48:24 – Powell (PP) (Brown) Rick West Matthew Taylor Casper Russell-Huber Medibank Icehouse 1500 24 14 23 40 #FFBBBB Player statistics Skaters Regular season Nat Nationality Player Pos Position M Matches Played G Goals A Assists P Points PIM Penalty minutesAUS Bell David Bell D 17 0 0 0 0CAN Blunden Stephen Blunden F 24 36 32 68 59AUS Byers Harrison Byers F 21 1 3 4 111AUS Byers James Byers D 26 3 5 8 14AUS Clayworth Aaron Clayworth D 27 1 8 9 30AUS Cope Darren Cope F 1 0 0 0 0AUS Gavin Jordan Gavin F 19 6 4 10 26CAN Giorgi Mike Giorgi D 6 1 6 7 8NZL Harvey Jeff Harvey F 12 1 1 2 2NZL Harvey Matthew Harvey D 27 7 17 24 30USA Johnson Ryan Johnson F 11 1 0 1 70FIN Kokkonen Anton Kokkonen F 25 17 42 59 18AUS Lehoczky Matt Lehoczky F 20 2 1 3 16AUS Letki Tom Letki F 13 0 1 1 4AUS Lewis David Lewis F 21 0 2 2 4AUS Luoma Matti Luoma F 5 0 1 1 0AUS McPhail Christopher McPhail D 26 4 3 7 10AUS Miettinen Kai Miettinen F 27 3 4 7 14CAN Ouellette Mathieu Ouellette F 22 17 40 57 16AUS Rabinowitz Shai Rabinowitz F 19 0 2 2 4AUS Riesen Alain Riesen F 1 0 0 0 0AUS Rummukainen Mark Rummukainen D 26 0 9 9 43AUS Taylor Darren Taylor D 1 0 0 0 0AUS Taylor Peter Taylor F 20 0 3 3 8CAN Walker Derek Walker F 1 0 0 0 12CAN Wilkie Corey Wilkie F 5 4 0 4 10 Finals Nat Nationality Player Pos Position M Matches Played G Goals A Assists P Points PIM Penalty minutesAUS Bell David Bell D 1 0 0 0 0CAN Blunden Stephen Blunden F 1 1 0 1 6AUS Byers Harrison Byers F 1 0 0 0 2AUS Byers James Byers D 1 0 0 0 0AUS Cameron Blake Cameron F 0 0 0 0 0AUS Clayworth Aaron Clayworth D 1 0 0 0 0AUS Cope Darren Cope F 0 0 0 0 0AUS Gavin Jordan Gavin F 1 0 0 0 0CAN Giorgi Mike Giorgi D 0 0 0 0 0NZL Harvey Jeff Harvey F 0 0 0 0 0NZL Harvey Matthew Harvey D 1 0 0 0 4USA Johnson Ryan Johnson F 1 0 0 0 0FIN Kokkonen Anton Kokkonen F 1 0 1 1 10AUS Lehoczky Matt Lehoczky F 1 0 0 0 0AUS Letki Tom Letki F 1 0 0 0 0AUS Lewis David Lewis F 1 0 0 0 0AUS Luoma Matti Luoma F 1 0 0 0 0AUS McPhail Christopher McPhail D 1 0 0 0 0AUS Miettinen Kai Miettinen F 1 0 0 0 0CAN Ouellette Mathieu Ouellette F 1 0 0 0 2AUS Rabinowitz Shai Rabinowitz F 1 0 0 0 0AUS Riesen Alain Riesen F 1 0 0 0 0AUS Rummukainen Mark Rummukainen D 1 0 0 0 0AUS Taylor Darren Taylor D 0 0 0 0 0AUS Taylor Peter Taylor F 1 0 0 0 0CAN Walker Derek Walker F 0 0 0 0 0CAN Wilkie Corey Wilkie F 0 0 0 0 0 Goaltenders Regular season Nat Nationality Player Pos Position M Matches Played SO Shutouts MP Minutes played GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against/faced SV Saves made SV% Saves percentage G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutesAUS Hunt Brad Hunt G 4 0 100 13 7.83 67 54 0.806 0 0 0FIN Pitkänen Petri Pitkänen G 25 0 1227 72 3.52 764 692 0.906 0 1 4AUS Woodall Stuart Woodall G 1 0 20 2 6 13 11 0.846 0 0 0 Finals Nat Nationality Player Pos Position M Matches Played SO Shutouts MP Minutes played GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against/faced SV Saves made SV% Saves percentage G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutesAUS Hunt Brad Hunt G 0 - - - - - - - - - -FIN Pitkänen Petri Pitkänen G 1 0 50 6 7.20 40 34 0.850 0 0 0AUS Woodall Stuart Woodall G 0 - - - - - - - - - - Awards Team awards for 2014 seasonhttps://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6136822/goalkeeper-petri-pitkanen-named-the-canberra-braves-mvp-in-the-australian-ice-hockey-league/ Goalkeeper Petri Pitkanen named the Canberra Brave's MVP in the Australian Ice Hockey League The Canberra Times Lee Gaskin 24 August 2014 9 January 2021 2014 Brave awardsAward Recipient Bravest of the Brave Most Valuable Player FIN Petri Pitkanen Best Forward CAN Stephen Blunden Best Defenceman NZL Matt Harvey Fans Choice FIN Anton Kokkonen Player's Choice AUS Aaron Clayworth Coach's Award AUS Aaron Clayworth Emerging Brave Rookie of the Year AUS Kai Miettinen John Lewis Memorial Award Recognises outstanding commitment to the CBR Brave AUS Mark RummukainenAIHL awards for 2014 seasonhttps://theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?page=81786&clientID=3856&leagueID=11464 Barg MVP as season awards announced Australian Ice Hockey League Andrew McMurtry Ellanor Pavlovich 2 September 2014 9 January 2021 2014 AIHL awardsAward Recipient Goaltender of the year FIN Petri Pitkanen References 30em Links to related articles background:#FFFFFF; border: solid #0c1f3d 2px; Category:CBR Brave seasons