2016 CBR Brave season

November 2020 March 2026 2016 2016 CBR Brave AIHL 4th 15–2–2–9 9–0–1–4 6–2–1–5 129 117 USA Josh Unice CAN Art Bidlevskii (Interim head coach) USA David Rogina AUS Jordan Gavin USA Ryan Johnson AUS Kai Miettinen Phillip Ice Skating Centre CAN Stephen Blunden (20) CAN Geordie Wudrick AUS Casey Kubara (33) CAN Geordie Wudrick (50) AUS Harrison Byers (108) AUS Alex Tetreault (4.72) 2015 season 2017 season The 2016 CBR Brave season was the Brave's 3rd season in the Australian Ice Hockey League since being founded and entering the league in 2014. The season ran from 23 April 2016 to 28 August 2016 for the Brave. CBR finished fourth in the regular season behind the Melbourne Ice, Perth Thunder and Newcastle North Stars. https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2016/08/20/2016-aihl-season-round-17/ 2016 AIHL season: Round 17 icehockeynewsaustralia.com 20 August 2016 17 November 2020 The Brave qualified for the AIHL Finals in Melbourne and played in semi-final one. Canberra defeated the Ice 4–3 in overtime to qualify for the Goodall Cup Final for the first time in franchise history.http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/canberra-brave-into-grand-final-with-ot-win-20160827-gr2k27.html Canberra Brave into Australian Ice Hockey League with overtime win The Canberra Times Tom Corrigan 2016-08-27 2017-01-01 August 10, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170810055355/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/canberra-brave-into-grand-final-with-ot-win-20160827-gr2k27.html dead http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?page=96550&clientID=3856&leagueID=11464 CBR Brave first to advance to Goodall Cup Final theaihl.com Jordan Scardetta 2016-08-27 2017-01-01 The Brave were defeated in the final by the North Stars 1–2. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-29/ice-hockey-league-grand-final-canberra-brave-newcastle/7793262 Australian Ice Hockey League grand final: 'Heartbreaking' loss for Canberra Brave against Newcastle North Stars ABC News (Australia) Adrienne Francis 2016-08-29 2017-01-02 News In March 2016, Josh Unice was named as Brave head coach for the 2016 AIHL season. The inexperienced former goaltender was joined by experienced assistant coach Dave Rogina and strength and conditioning trainer Stuart Philps. https://www.facebook.com/cbrbrave/photos/a.325323310836738.68867.322026517833084/949250771777319/?type=3&theater 2016 Coaching Team Announcement CBR Brave 2016-03-09 2016-03-09 In April 2016, The Brave announced their playing roster for the season. The bulk of the roster returned from 2015 but the team confirmed six imported players from overseas including the inter-league transfer of AIHL MVP Geordie Wudrick from the Newcastle North Stars. https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2016/04/14/brave-release-2016-roster/ Brave Release 2016 Roster icehockeynewsaustralia.com 2016-04-14 2016-04-21 The Brave also announced two new partnerships in the month of April. Firstly, a new marketing and supporter partnership with Canberra's national baseball team, the Canberra Cavalry. http://brave.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientID=6061&leagueID=25105&page=94774 Canberra Cavalry and CBR Brave partnership to offer fans extended benefits brave.theaihl.com 2016-04-18 2016-04-21 And secondly, a promotional partnership with Australian Defence Force hockey team the Navy Tigersharks with the goal to help promote the sport in the ADF. http://brave.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientID=6061&leagueID=25105&page=94844 CBR Brave and Navy Tigersharks Announce new Partnership brave.theaihl.com 2016-04-22 2016-04-26 Six matches into the 2016 season, import Canadian defenceman, Art Bidlevskii, was hospitalised after a freak accident in an ugly AIHL match in Newcastle between rivals the North Stars and Brave. Art's voice box was shattered, he lost his voice for a period of time, he was almost placed in a coma and he was told he could die if he played ice hockey again. The accident ended the twenty five year old's playing career. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/canberra-brave-boss-urges-players-to-use-blood-and-heartbreak-as-ahl-motivation-20160729-gqgat7.html Canberra Brave boss urges players to use blood and heartbreak as AHL motivation The Sydney Morning Herald Chris Dutton 29 July 2016 17 November 2020 https://www.smh.com.au/sport/canberra-braves-art-bidlevskii-breaks-throat-almost-placed-in-a-coma-20160810-gqpgho.html Canberra Brave's Art Bidlevskii breaks throat, almost placed in a coma The Sydney Morning Herald Jon Kroiter 10 August 2016 17 November 2020 Art took up a role as assistant coach with the team following his release from hospital. In August, one week before the end of the regular season, the CBR Brave management announced the sudden departure of Josh Unice from the team for personal reasons. Art Bidlevskii was named as replacement head coach on an interim basis for the final match of the regular season and the finals series. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/ice-hockey-cbr-brave-coach-josh-unice-stands-down-on-the-eve-of-the-aihl-finals-20160817-gquy96.html Ice Hockey: CBR Brave coach Josh Unice stands down on the eve of the AIHL finals The Canberra Times Caden Helmers 2016-08-17 2017-01-01 The CBR Brave finished the season in fourth place after a surprise 6–4 loss to last placed Sydney Ice Dogs in Liverpool, Sydney. The team qualified for the finals weekend in Melbourne where they would face league premiers, the Melbourne Ice in the first semi-final match. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/aihl-cbr-brave-vs-sydney-ice-dogs-20160820-gqx9kx.html AIHL: CBR Brave's Goodall Cup ambitions take another hit against Sydney Ice Dogs The Canberra Times Caden Helmers 2016-08-20 2017-01-01 In September, post-finals, CBR Brave players took out a hat-trick of AIHL player awards for the 2016 season. http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?page=96710&clientID=3856&leagueID=11464 The AIHL's best recognised in Annual AIHL Awards theaihl.com 2016-09-12 2017-01-11 Czech import, Jan Safar, was named AIHL Defenceman of the season for the second straight year while Casey Kubara was awarded both the Local Player of the year as well as Rookie of the year awards. http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=96732 Safar takes out second straight D-man honour theaihl.com Bernard McNamara 2016-09-13 2017-01-11 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=96730 Kubara takes out Rookie and Local Player of the Year theaihl.com Bernard McNamara 2016-09-13 2017-01-11 Roster Team roster for the 2016 AIHL seasonhttp://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=17009&year0=2016 2016 CBR Brave Team Roster Elite Prospects 13 April 2016 2016 AIHL CBR Brave Roster# Nat Name Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace4 CAN Bidlevskii Art Bidlevskii D R 11 April 1991 September 2016 2016 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada73 CAN Stephen Blunden LW L 5 April 1989 September 2016 2014 Gloucester, Ontario, Canada10 AUS Boyle Zachary Boyle D L 12 May 1996 September 2016 2016 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia8 SUI Brandi Nicola Brandi LW R 2 March 1994 September 2016 2016 Wetzikon, Hinwil, Switzerland21 AUS Brunt Jordan Brunt F L 3 October 1999 September 2016 2015 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia22 AUS Byers Harrison Byers C R 15 December 1992 September 2016 2014 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada17 AUS Byers James Byers D R 1 March 1994 September 2016 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia23 AUS Cox Timothy Cox D R 16 September 1987 September 2016 2016 Australia38 AUS Eckhardt Nickolas Eckhardt G L 10 December 1989 September 2016 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia19 AUS Gavin Jordan Gavin (C) F R 22 September 1982 September 2016 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia14 AUS Gilpin Matt Gilpin F R 15 January 1996 September 2016 2016 Queensland, Australia2 CAN Guertin Mathieu Guertin LW L 2 June 1992 September 2016 2016 Repentigny, Quebec, Canada86 NZL Harvey Matthew Harvey D R 17 October 1985 September 2016 2014 Calgary, Alberta, Canada18 AUS Henning Mitchell Henning F R 2 November 1997 September 2016 2016 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia3 USA Johnson Ryan Johnson (A) F R 25 September 1974 September 2016 2014 Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States15 AUS Kubara Casey Kubara RW R 6 April 1996 September 2016 2016 Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia16 AUS Kubara Tyler Kubara F R 28 November 1994 September 2016 2015 Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia77 AUS Letki Tom Letki F R 25 January 1989 September 2016 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia28 AUS Louma Matti Louma RW R 23 January 1980 September 2016 2016 Helsinki, Finland64 AUS Miettinen Kai Miettinen (A) F L 23 December 1995 September 2016 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia27 AUS Moore Luke Moore D R 20 November 1995 September 2016 2016 Belfast, United Kingdom13 AUS Philps Luke Philps F R 21 December 1982 September 2016 2016 Australia9 CAN Prokop Neal Prokop C L 28 January 1990 September 2016 2016 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada12 AUS Rummukainen Mark Rummukainen D R 19 February 1982 September 2016 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia24 CZE Safar Jan Safar D R 29 July 1987 September 2016 2016 Praha, Czech Republic20 AUS Tetreault Alexandre Tetreault G L 23 May 1998 September 2016 2015 Montreal, Quebec, Canada5 AUS Toivonen Aleksi Toivonen G L 12 December 1995 September 2016 2015 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia88 CAN Wudrick Geordie Wudrick LW L 9 April 1990 September 2016 2016 Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada Transfers All the player transfers in and out by the CBR Brave for the 2016 AIHL season. In Pos Position PlayerTransferred From Local / Import D CAN Bidlevskii Art Bidlevskii SWE Kallinge-Ronneby IF Import D AUS Boyle Zachary Boyle AUS Adelaide Adrenaline Local W SWI Brandi Nicola Brandi SWI SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Import D AUS Cox Timothy Cox No team Local F AUS Gilpin Matt Gilpin No team Local W CAN Guertin Mathieu Guertin CAN Trois-Rivières Blizzard Import F AUS Henning Mitchell Henning No team Local W AUS Kubara Casey Kubara USA Atlanta Jr. Knights Local W AUS Luoma Matti Luoma No team Local D AUS Moore Luke Moore No team] Local F AUS Philps Luke Philps No team Local C CAN Prokop Neal Prokop No team Import D CZE Safar Jan Safar AUS Newcastle North Stars Import W CAN Wudrick Geordie Wudrick AUS Newcastle North Stars Import Out Pos Position PlayerTransferred To Local / Import D AUS Clayworth Aaron Clayworth No team Local D/F AUS Dunwoodie David Dunwoodie AUS Sydney Ice Dogs Local W CAN Geoffrey Kelly Geoffrey FRA Aigles de La Roche sur Yon Import D/F CAN Giorgi Mike Giorgi No team Import F AUS Lewis David Lewis No team Local F AUS Lewis Jayden Lewis No team Local D AUS Manco Tomas Manco AUS Sydney Ice Dogs Local D CAN Mariani Kyle Mariani FRA Bouquetins de Val Vanoise Import D AUS Pagett Ben Pagett No team Local C CAN Peddle Jordan Peddle CAN Terrace River Kings Import C CAN Pitt Scott Pitt SCO Braehead Clan Import F AUS Riesen Alain Riesen No team Local D/F AUS Taylor Peter Taylor No team Local G USA Josh Unice AUS CBR Brave (head coach) Import G AUS Woodall Stuart Woodall No team Local Staff Staff Roster for 2016 AIHL season http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/personnel.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&teamID=432015 CBR Brave Coaching Staff www.theaihl.com 25 April 2016 2016 AIHL CBR Brave StaffRole Staff Head coach USA Josh Unice Assistant coach USA David Rogina Assistant coach CAN Art Bidlevskii Strength and conditioning coach AUS Stuart Philps Physiotherapist AUS Sportstec 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 difference2016 28 15 9 2 2 129 117 +12 51 4th 14 9 4 0 1 70 56 +14 14 6 5 2 1 59 61 -2 Position by round table b Round Position 1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 3 / 4 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Completed www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com League table TeamGP Games playedW WinsSOW Shootout winsSOL Shootout lossesL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGDF Goal differencePTS Points Melbourne Ice 28 19 3 3 3 127 71 +56 66 Perth Thunder 28 16 4 1 7 96 73 +23 57 Newcastle North Stars 28 15 1 5 7 105 74 +31 52 CBR Brave 28 15 2 2 9 129 117 +12 51 Melbourne Mustangs 28 11 2 0 15 89 102 −13 37 Sydney Bears 28 5 5 3 15 77 95 −18 28 Sydney Ice Dogs 28 7 1 1 19 92 139 −47 24 Adelaide Adrenaline 28 5 1 4 18 83 127 −44 21 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 details2016 2 1 1 5 5 Runners-up Won 4-3 (OT) (Ice) Lost 1-2 (North Stars) Bracket Semifinals Final Melbourne Ice 3 CBR Brave 4* Newcastle North Stars 3* Perth Thunder 2 CBR Brave 1 Newcastle North Stars 2 * denotes number of overtime periods Schedule & results Regular season table b Matchday Arena H / A / A / A / H / A / H / H / A / H / H / A / A / H / H / H / A / A / A / H / H / H / A / H / H / A / A / A Result W / W / W / L / L / W / L / L / L / W / W / L / L / W / W / L / W / L / W / W / W / W / W / L / W / W / W / L green2 Win red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Home Away Completed AIHL 2016 fixtures and results Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap 23 April 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 2–5 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 24 April 17:00 CBR Brave 6–3 Sydney Bears Penrith Ice Palace 30 April 17:00 CBR Brave 4–2 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena 1 May 16:00 CBR Brave 1–7 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena 7 May 17:00 Sydney Bears 3 – 2 (SO) CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 8 May 17:00 CBR Brave 4 – 3 (SO) Newcastle North Stars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium 14 May 17:30 Perth Thunder 6–2 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 15 May 17:00 Perth Thunder 7–6 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 22 May 17:00 CBR Brave 2–7 Newcastle North Stars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium 28 May 17:30 Newcastle North Stars 3–5 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 29 May 17:00 Sydney Bears 4–6 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 4 June 17:00 CBR Brave 5–7 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena 5 June 16:00 CBR Brave 3–6 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena 18 June 17:30 Melbourne Mustangs 2–5 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 19 June 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 1–4 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 2 July 17:30 Newcastle North Stars 3–1 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 3 July 17:00 CBR Brave 6–1 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink 9 July 16:30 CBR Brave 3 – 4 (SO) Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena 10 July 16:30 CBR Brave 4–2 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena 16 July 17:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 5–6 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 23 July 17:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 2–7 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 24 July 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 5–8 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 31 July 17:00 CBR Brave 6–4 Sydney Bears Penrith Ice Palace 6 August 17:30 Melbourne Ice 10–9 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 7 August 17:00 Melbourne Ice 3–4 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre 13 August 16:30 CBR Brave 5 – 4 (SO) Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena 14 August 16:00 CBR Brave 6–5 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena 20 August 17:00 CBR Brave 4–6 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink Finals Goodall Cup semi-final All times are UTC+10:00 27 August 2016 15:00 CBR Brave Melbourne Ice 4 – 3 OT (1–1, 1–1, 1–1, 1–0) http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1560986 Aleksi Toivonen Troy Davenport 1 – 01 – 11 – 22 – 23 – 23 – 34 – 3 2:43 – Safar (PP) (T. Kubara, Miettinen)29:47 – Wudrick (PP) (Safar, Brandi)44:31 – Wudrick (PP) (Prokop, Kubara)58:47 – Safar (Wudrick and Rummukainen) 13:27 – Lassen (PP) (Graham, Armstrong)26:01 – Hughes (Baclig, Yule)48:35 – Lassen Jeff Scott Fraser Ohlson Casper Russell-Huber O'Brien Group Arena 12 35 34 35 #BBF3BB Goodall Cup final 28 August 2016 15:00 CBR Brave Newcastle North Stars 1–2 (0–1, 0–1, 1–0) http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1560990 Aleksi Toivonen Dayne Davis 0 – 10 – 21 – 2 32.51 – Wudrick (Safar, Blunden) 13:02 – McLaughlin (Nadin)19:44 – Harris (Taylor) Cory Ross Fraser Ohlson Casper Russell-Huber O'Brien Group Arena 8 8 29 31 #FFBBBB Player statistics Skaters Regular season Nat Nationality Player Pos Position M Matches Played G Goals A Assists P Points PIM Penalty minutesCAN Bidlevskii Artem Bidlevskii D 6 0 3 3 2CAN Blunden Stephen Blunden F 14 20 17 37 99AUS Boyle Zach Boyle D 27 1 8 9 10SWI Brandi Nicola Brandi F 10 8 6 14 14AUS Brunt Jordon Brunt F 6 0 0 0 0AUS Byers Harrison Byers F 19 1 2 3 108AUS Byers James Byers D 28 1 4 5 36AUS Cox Timothy Cox D 4 0 0 0 0AUS Gavin Jordie Gavin F 13 0 1 1 20AUS Gilpin Matthew Gilpin F 4 0 0 0 0CAN Guertin Mathieu Guertin F 20 18 31 49 86CAN Harvey Matthew Harvey D 15 0 9 9 18AUS Henning Mitchell Henning F 26 1 3 4 6USA Johnson Ryan Johnson F 19 1 1 2 70AUS Kubara Casey Kubara F 27 16 33 49 24AUS Kubara Tyler Kubara F 22 8 14 22 14AUS Letki Thomas Letki F 10 0 0 0 0AUS Luoma Matti Luoma F 10 2 5 7 2AUS Miettinen Kai Miettinen F 28 5 6 11 32AUS Moore Luke Moore D 20 0 0 0 0AUS Philps Luke Philps F 17 0 0 0 0CAN Prokop Neal Prokop F 20 16 14 30 8AUS Rummukainen Mark Rummukainen D 25 2 6 8 18CZE Safar Jan Safar D 17 7 25 32 61CAN Wudrick Geordie Wudrick F 20 20 30 50 34 Finals Nat Nationality Player Pos Position M Matches Played G Goals A Assists P Points PIM Penalty minutesCAN Bidlevskii Artem Bidlevskii D 0 0 0 0 0CAN Blunden Stephen Blunden F 1 0 1 1 2AUS Boyle Zach Boyle D 2 0 0 0 0SWI Brandi Nicola Brandi F 2 0 1 1 0AUS Brunt Jordon Brunt F 0 0 0 0 0AUS Byers Harrison Byers F 2 0 0 0 0AUS Byers James Byers D 2 0 0 0 4AUS Cox Timothy Cox D 0 0 0 0 0AUS Gavin Jordie Gavin F 2 0 0 0 2AUS Gilpin Matthew Gilpin F 0 0 0 0 0CAN Guertin Mathieu Guertin F 0 0 0 0 0CAN Harvey Matthew Harvey D 2 0 0 0 2AUS Henning Mitchell Henning F 0 0 0 0 0USA Johnson Ryan Johnson F 0 0 0 0 0AUS Kubara Casey Kubara F 2 0 1 1 2AUS Kubara Tyler Kubara F 2 0 1 1 0AUS Letki Thomas Letki F 0 0 0 0 0AUS Luoma Matti Luoma F 2 0 0 0 0AUS Miettinen Kai Miettinen F 2 0 1 1 0AUS Moore Luke Moore D 0 0 0 0 0AUS Philps Luke Philps F 0 0 0 0 0CAN Prokop Neal Prokop F 1 0 1 1 0AUS Rummukainen Mark Rummukainen D 2 0 1 1 0CZE Safar Jan Safar D 2 2 2 4 2CAN Wudrick Geordie Wudrick F 2 3 1 4 6 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 Eckhardt Nickolas Eckhardt G 0 - - - - - - - - - -AUS Tetreault Alex Tetreault G 9 0 280 22 4.72 178 156 0.876 0 2 0AUS Toivonen Aleksi Toivonen G 24 0 1111 93 5.02 754 661 0.877 0 2 2 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 Eckhardt Nickolas Eckhardt G 0 - - - - - - - - - -AUS Tetreault Alex Tetreault G 0 - - - - - - - - - -AUS Toivonen Aleksi Toivonen G 2 0 108 5 2.79 66 61 0.924 0 0 0 Awards Team awards for 2016 season https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2016/08/19/cbr-brave-2016-player-awards/ CBR Brave 2016 Player Awards www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com 19 August 2016 18 November 2020 2016 Brave awardsAward Recipient Bravest of the Brave Most Valuable Player CZE Jan Safar CAN Mathieu Guertin Best Forward CAN Mathieu Guertin Best Defenceman CZE Jan Safar Fans Choice AUS James Byers Player's Choice AUS Kai Miettinen Coach's Award *Not awarded Emerging Brave Rookie of the Year AUS Casey Kubara John Lewis Memorial Award Recognises outstanding commitment to the CBR Brave AUS Andrew Deans AUS Judy DeansAIHL awards for 2016 season https://theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?page=96710&clientID=3856&leagueID=11464 The AIHL's best recognised in Annual AIHL Awards www.theaihl.com 12 September 2016 18 November 2020 2016 AIHL awardsAward Recipient Rookie of the Year AUS Casey Kubara Local Player of the Year AUS Casey Kubara Defenseman of the Year CZE Jan Safar References 30em Links to related articles background:#FFFFFF; border: solid #0c1f3d 2px; Category:CBR Brave seasons