2015 CBR Brave season

November 2020 March 2026 2015 2015 CBR Brave AIHL 4th 13–3–2–10 9–1–1–3 4–2–1–7 125 104 AUS Brad Hunt USA Josh Unice (Interim head coach) USA David Rogina AUS Aaron Clayworth AUS Mark Rummukainen AUS Peter Taylor AUS Aaron Clayworth AUS Jimmy Byers Phillip Ice Skating Centre CAN Stephen Blunden (28) CAN Kelly Geoffrey CAN Stephen Blunden (51) CAN Stephen Blunden (79) AUS David Dunwoodie (120) USA Josh Unice (3.71) 2014 season 2016 season 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. https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/08/21/2015-aihl-season-round-18/ 2015 AIHL season: Round 18 icehockeynewsaustralia.com 21 August 2015 5 January 2020 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. http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1440466 CBR Brave vs Newcastle North Stars - 2015 Semi-Final theaihl.com 29 August 2015 5 January 2021 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&page=89785 North Stars edge Brave in instant classic theaihl.com Bianca Gibson 29 August 2015 5 January 2021 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. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/new-canberra-brave-coach-brad-hunt-aims-to-improve-on-fairytale-season-in-australian-ice-hockey-league-20150205-136pkt.html New Canberra Brave coach Brad Hunt aims to improve on fairytale season in Australian Ice Hockey League The Canberra Times Lee Gaskin 2015-02-05 2015-04-14 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.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/02/10/schedule-changes-for-the-bears-and-ice-dogs/ Schedule changes for the Bears and Ice Dogs Ice Hockey News Australia 2015-02-10 2015-02-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150210165359/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/02/10/schedule-changes-for-the-bears-and-ice-dogs/ 10 February 2015 live 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. http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/03/31/junior-brave-to-play-in-nsw-midget-league/ Junior Brave to play in NSW Midget League icehockeynewsaustralia.com 2015-03-31 2015-04-14 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.https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11009958_848200421882355_7503524598830867657_n.jpg?oh=1c00a73523a34075e76aecd4444c94fe&oe=561B4E41&__gda__=1445421099_dc5f8978c60405f2b8852048865aedec Brave Move: Unice appointed interim Head Coach for remainder of 2015 season CBR Brave ltd 2015-07-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150714180715/https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11009958_848200421882355_7503524598830867657_n.jpg?oh=1c00a73523a34075e76aecd4444c94fe&oe=561B4E41&__gda__=1445421099_dc5f8978c60405f2b8852048865aedec 14 July 2015 Roster Team roster for the 2015 AIHL seasonhttp://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=17009&year0=2015 2015 CBR Brave Team Roster Elite Prospects 5 January 2020 2015 AIHL CBR Brave Roster# Nat Name Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 73 CAN Blunden Stephen Blunden W L 5 April 1989 September 2015 2014 Gloucester, Ontario, Canada 92 AUS Brunt Jordan Brunt F L 3 October 1999 September 2015 2015 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 22 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 14 AUS Dunwoodie David Dunwoodie D R 13 November 1985 September 2015 2015 Hamilton, New Zealand 38 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 39 CAN Geoffrey Kelly Geoffrey W L 25 January 1990 September 2015 2015 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada 27 CAN Giorgi Mike Giorgi D L 22 October 1987 September 2015 2014 Toronto, Ontario, 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 16 AUS Kubara Tyler Kubara F R 28 November 1994 September 2015 2015 Wombarra, New South Wales, 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 93 AUS Lewis Jayden Lewis F L 14 September 1998 September 2015 2015 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 8 AUS Manco Tomas Manco D L 19 January 1988 September 2015 2015 Brezno, Slovakia 4 CAN Mariani Kyle Mariani D R 6 February 1989 September 2015 2015 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 64 AUS Miettinen Kai Miettinen F L 23 December 1995 September 2015 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 24 AUS Pagett Ben Pagett D 0 1 January 1985 September 2015 2015 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 77 CAN Peddle Jordan Peddle C L 5 March 1991 September 2015 2015 Elbow, Saskatchewan, Canada 61 CAN Pitt Scott Pitt C L 25 January 1988 September 2015 2015 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 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 91 AUS Taylor Peter Taylor F R 29 June 1988 September 2015 2014 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 92 AUS Tetreault Alex Tetreault G L 23 May 1998 September 2015 2015 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 69 AUS Toivonen Aleksi Toivonen G L 12 December 1995 September 2015 2015 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 30 USA Unice Josh Unice G L 24 June 1989 September 2015 2015 Holland, Ohio, United States 29 AUS Woodall Stuart Woodall G L 14 February 1983 September 2015 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 Position PlayerTransferred From Local / ImportF AUS Brunt Jordan Brunt No Team LocalD AUS Dunwoodie David Dunwoodie AUS Sydney Ice Dogs LocalW CAN Geoffrey Kelly Geoffrey No Team ImportF AUS Kubara Tyler Kubara AUS Sydney Ice Dogs LocalF AUS Lewis Jayden Lewis AUS Meaford Knights LocalD AUS Manco Tomas Manco No Team LocalD CAN Mariani Kyle Mariani CAN Laval Prédateurs ImportD AUS Pagett Ben Pagett No Team LocalC CAN Peddle Jordan Peddle USA Mississippi Surge ImportC CAN Pitt Scott Pitt Braehead Clan ImportG AUS Tetreault Alexandre Tetreault No Team LocalG AUS Toivonen Aleksi Toivonen FIN HCIK LocalG USA Unice Josh Unice Sheffield Steelers Import Out Pos Position PlayerTransferred To Local / ImportD AUS Bell David Bell No Team LocalF AUS Cope Darren Cope No Team LocalF CAN Harvey Jeff Harvey No Team ImportG AUS Hunt Brad Hunt AUS CBR Brave head coach LocalC FIN Kokkonen Anton Kokkonen FIN TuTo ImportF AUS Lehoczky Matthew Lehoczky No Team LocalF AUS McPhail Christopher McPhail No Team LocalW CAN Ouellette Mathieu Ouellette No Team ImportG FIN Pitkänen Petri Pitkänen FIN KeuPa HT ImportF AUS Rabinowitz Shai Rabinowitz No Team LocalD AUS Taylor Darren Taylor No Team LocalF CAN Walker Derek Walker No Team ImportF CAN Wilkie Corey Wilkie CAN Ste. Anne Aces Import Staff Staff Roster for 2015 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 2015 AIHL CBR Brave StaffRole Staff Head coach USA Josh Unice AUS Brad Hunt Assistant coach USA David Rogina Assistant coach AUS Aaron Clayworth Physiotherapist AUS Carolyn Smith 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 difference2015 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 table b Round Position 5 / 4 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 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 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 01 Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffsH Newman Reid Trophy winners 1The 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.http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?leagueID=11464&clientID=3856&page=89321 Ice Dogs docked points for by-law breach Australian Ice Hockey League 28 July 2015 2 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160314193935/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?leagueID=11464&clientID=3856&page=89321 14 March 2016 live 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 details2015 1 0 1 3 4 Semi-finalists Lost 3-4 (North Stars) Bracket Semifinals Final Newcastle North Stars 4 CBR Brave 3 Perth Thunder 0 Melbourne Ice 1 Newcastle North Stars 3 Melbourne Ice 2 Schedule & results Regular season table b Matchday 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 green2 Win red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Home Away Completed AIHL 2015 fixtures and results Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap 25 April 17:30 Sydney Bears 2–4 CBR Brave Canberra 26 April 17:00 CBR Brave 4–7 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 2 May 17:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 3–5 CBR Brave Canberra 9 May 16:30 CBR Brave 3–4 Perth Thunder Perth 10 May 16:30 CBR Brave 1–4 Perth Thunder Perth 16 May 17:30 Melbourne Mustangs 4–5 CBR Brave Canberra 17 May 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 4 – 3 (SO) CBR Brave Canberra 23 May 17:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 2–8 CBR Brave Canberra 24 May 17:00 CBR Brave 5 – 4 (SO) Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 30 May 17:30 Melbourne Ice 1–3 CBR Brave Canberra 31 May 17:00 Melbourne Ice 4–2 CBR Brave Canberra 6 June 17:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 1–4 CBR Brave Canberra 13 June 17:00 CBR Brave 1–3 Melbourne Ice Melbourne 14 June 16:00 CBR Brave 2–3 Melbourne Ice Melbourne 20 June 17:00 CBR Brave 3–4 Sydney Bears Canberra 27 June 17:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 4–6 CBR Brave Canberra 28 June 17:30 Newcastle North Stars 5–1 CBR Brave Canberra 4 July 17:00 CBR Brave 2 – 3 (SO) Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne 5 July 16:00 CBR Brave 5–4 Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne 11 July 16:30 CBR Brave 7–11 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide 12 July 15:30 CBR Brave 6 – 5 (SO) Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide 18 July 17:00 Sydney Bears 3–6 CBR Brave Canberra 25 July 17:30 CBR Brave 7–3 Sydney Bears Penrith 1 August 17:00 CBR Brave 10–2 Sydney Ice Dogs Canberra 8 August 17:30 Perth Thunder 4–3 CBR Brave Canberra 9 August 17:00 Perth Thunder 3–6 CBR Brave Canberra 15 August 17:30 Newcastle North Stars 5 – 6 (SO) CBR Brave Canberra 22 August 17:00 CBR Brave 7–2 Sydney Ice Dogs Canberra Finals Goodall Cup semi-final All times are UTC+10:00 29 August 2015 15:00 CBR Brave Newcastle North Stars 3–4 (2–0, 1–1, 0–3) http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1440466 Aleksi Toivonen Dayne Davis 1 – 02 – 03 – 03 – 13 – 23 – 33 – 4 Geoffrey (SH) (Mariani, Blunden) – 1:08Blunden (SH) (Geoffrey, Rummukainen) – 7:14Blunden (Peddle, Geoffrey) – 18:59 22:47 – Malloy (PP) (Wudrick)38:45 – Wudrick (Starke)44:09 – Wudrick48:49 – Wudrick Cory Ross Casper Russell-Huber Fraser Ohlson Melbourne Icehouse 1200 47 18 20 38 #FFBBBB Player statistics Skaters Regular season Nat Nationality Player Pos Position M Matches played G Goals A Assists P Points PIM Penalty minutesCAN Blunden Stephen Blunden D 24 28 51 79 46AUS Brunt Jordan Brunt F 1 0 0 0 0AUS Byers Harrison Byers D 25 4 2 6 102AUS Byers James Byers F 26 1 9 10 10AUS Clayworth Aaron Clayworth F 17 0 1 1 10AUS Dunwoodie David Dunwoodie F 20 4 18 22 120AUS Gavin Jordan Gavin D 21 5 2 7 18CAN Geoffrey Kelly Geoffrey D 21 28 33 61 40CAN Giorgi Mike Giorgi F 2 0 1 1 2NZL Harvey Matthew Harvey F 11 7 5 12 2USA Johnson Ryan Johnson F 24 3 4 7 55AUS Kubara Tyler Kubara D 27 5 10 15 4AUS Letki Tom Letki F 2 0 0 0 0AUS Lewis David Lewis F 23 1 1 2 2AUS Lewis Jayden Lewis F 1 0 1 1 0AUS Manco Tomas Manco F 23 0 6 6 20CAN Mariani Kyle Mariani F 24 10 18 28 46AUS Miettinen Kai Miettinen F 28 2 4 6 38AUS Pagett Ben Pagett F 5 0 0 0 2CAN Peddle Jordan Peddle D 7 2 8 10 24CAN Pitt Scott Pitt F 19 18 24 42 18AUS Riesen Alain Riesen F 17 0 2 2 8AUS Rummukainen Mark Rummukainen D 26 3 10 13 49AUS Taylor Peter Taylor D 24 1 2 3 18 Finals Nat Nationality Player Pos Position M Matches played G Goals A Assists P Points PIM Penalty minutesCAN Blunden Stephen Blunden D 1 2 1 3 25AUS Brunt Jordan Brunt F 0 0 0 0 0AUS Byers Harrison Byers D 0 0 0 0 0AUS Byers James Byers F 1 0 0 0 0AUS Clayworth Aaron Clayworth F 0 0 0 0 0AUS Dunwoodie David Dunwoodie F 1 0 0 0 4AUS Gavin Jordan Gavin D 1 0 0 0 0CAN Geoffrey Kelly Geoffrey D 1 1 2 3 0CAN Giorgi Mike Giorgi F 0 0 0 0 0NZL Harvey Matthew Harvey F 1 0 0 0 0USA Johnson Ryan Johnson F 0 0 0 0 0AUS Kubara Tyler Kubara D 0 0 0 0 0AUS Letki Tom Letki F 0 0 0 0 0AUS Lewis David Lewis F 1 0 0 0 0AUS Lewis Jayden Lewis F 0 0 0 0 0AUS Manco Tomas Manco F 1 0 0 0 0CAN Mariani Kyle Mariani F 1 0 1 1 16AUS Miettinen Kai Miettinen F 1 0 0 0 0AUS Pagett Ben Pagett F 0 0 0 0 0CAN Peddle Jordan Peddle D 1 0 1 1 2CAN Pitt Scott Pitt F 0 0 0 0 0AUS Riesen Alain Riesen F 1 0 0 0 0AUS Rummukainen Mark Rummukainen D 1 0 1 1 0AUS Taylor Peter Taylor D 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 Eckhardt Nickolas Eckhardt G 0 - - - - - - - - - -AUS Tetreault Alex Tetreault G 1 0 50 2 2.40 20 18 0.900 0 0 0AUS Toivonen Aleksi Toivonen G 10 0 463 36 4.66 311 275 0.884 0 1 0USA Unice Josh Unice G 14 0 679 42 3.71 533 491 0.921 0 1 2AUS Woodall Stuart Woodall G 6 0 198 19 5.76 120 101 0.842 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 Eckhardt Nickolas Eckhardt G - - - - - - - - - - -AUS Tetreault Alex Tetreault G - - - - - - - - - - -AUS Toivonen Aleksi Toivonen G 1 0 49 4 4.88 38 34 0.895 0 0 0USA Unice Josh Unice G - - - - - - - - - - -AUS Woodall Stuart Woodall G - - - - - - - - - - - Awards Team awards for 2015 seasonhttps://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6062566/canberra-brave-forward-stephen-blunden-named-most-valuable-player-after-outstanding-season/ Canberra Brave forward Stephen Blunden named most valuable player after outstanding season The Canberra Times Lee Gaskin 23 August 2015 5 January 2021 2015 Brave awardsAward Recipient Bravest of the Brave Most Valuable Player CAN Stephen Blunden Best Forward CAN Stephen Blunden Best Defenceman CAN Kyle Mariani Fans Choice AUS Jimmy Byers Player's Choice AUS Mark Rummukainen Coach's Award AUS Kai Miettinen AUS Peter Taylor Emerging Brave Rookie of the Year AUS Jimmy Byers John Lewis Memorial Award Recognises outstanding commitment to the CBR Brave USA Ryan JohnsonAIHL awards for 2015 seasonhttps://theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?page=89879&clientID=3856&leagueID=11464 2015 AIHL Award Winners Australian Ice Hockey League 1 September 2015 5 January 2021 2015 AIHL awardsAward Recipient * No Brave players won any AIHL Awards in 2015 References 30em Links to related articles background:#FFFFFF; border: solid #0c1f3d 2px; Category:CBR Brave seasons