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2022 CBR Brave season

The 2022 CBR Brave season was the Brave's 7th season in the Australian Ice Hockey League since being founded and entering the league in 2014. Canberra completed the double by finishing first in the regular season and winning the grand final in the AIHL Finals, lifting the H Newman Reid Trophy for the third time and Goodall Cup for the second time in franchise history.[1][2]

2022 CBR Brave
Goodall Cup champions
League1st AIHL
2022 record15–0–1–2
Home record9–0–1–0
Road record6–0–0–2
Goals for141
Goals against56
Team information
CoachAustralia Stuart Philps
Assistant coachAustralia Andrew Brunt
CaptainAustralia Kai Miettinen
Alternate captainsAustralia Bayley Kubara
Australia Casey Kubara
ArenaPhillip Ice Skating Centre
Team leaders
GoalsAustralia Casey Kubara (25)
AssistsAustralia Wehebe Darge (33)
PointsAustralia Casey Kubara (52)
Penalty minutesAustralia Joseph Hughes (51)
Goals against averageAustralia Alex Tetreault (2.74)

Season notes

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In February 2022, there was unconfirmed reports the CBR Brave were looking to leave the AIHL and join the newly formed Pacific Hockey League.[3] In late February 2022, Brave CEO, Sunny Singh, publicly committed the team to the AIHL for the 2022 season. Singh said the AIHL had taken profound action in addressing key issues the Brave organisation had leading into the new season.[4]

In April, the team announced the 2022 team roster, team staff and new on-ice leadership team.[5][6] The Brave's most capped player, Kai Miettinen, was appointed team captain, replacing the departed Matt Harvey.[7] Bayley and Casey Kubara were promoted to alternate captains to assist Kai.[8]

In July 2022, two regular season games involving the Brave and Melbourne Mustangs were first postponed and then cancelled due to flight cancellations.[9] The Brave team were left stranded at Canberra Airport on Saturday morning and despite attempts to rebook were unable to secure a flight to Melbourne on the weekend of 2 and 3 July 2022.[10] The Brave and Mustangs were subsequently unable to come to an agreement to re-arrange the two games before the end of the regular season and by early August the games were officially cancelled.[11] Both teams were awarded three points each for the two cancelled games, sharing in the six points that would have been contested for.[12]

On 31 July 2022, the CBR Brave announced the change in ownership of the team from Sunny Singh to Steve Moeller, with Moeller taking over the General Manager (GM) role within the organisation.[13][14]

For the final three games of the regular season and the exhibition game against the Central Coast Rhinos, the Brave released gameday programmes for the first time since 2016. Unlike previously, the new programmes were released digitally only and not printed.[15][16][17]

In 2022, the Brave setup two charity rounds during the AIHL regular season to raise money for Hockey Fights Cancer and Menslink.[18][19] The team raised money during the games against the Newcastle Northstars and Sydney Ice Dogs and issued special one-off sweaters that were then auctioned off after the games.[20][21]

The Brave set two new team records in 2022, securing the team's largest regular season and finals victories.

In recognition of the CBR Brave's achievements in the 2022 season, the team was named Canberra team of the year in the 2022 CBR Sports Awards. The Brave were selected from a field of finalists including ACT Griffins, Canberra Gunners and Tuggeranong Vikings Masters Swimming Club.[22] In additional to team of the year, the Brave were also ranked 20th in the top 25 Australasian Sporting Teams for 2022, produced by Platinum Asset Management and GAIN LINE Analytics.[23]

Roster

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Team roster for the 2022 AIHL season[24][25]

CBR Brave roster - 2022 AIHL season
Active Roster Coaching staff
Goaltenders
  • --   Luke Fiveash
  • --   Wylie Hodder
  • 29   Alexandre Tetreault
  • 35   Aleksi Toivonen

Defencemen

  • 58   Declan Bronte
  • 27   Andreas Camenzind
  •  5   Garret Cockerill (I)
  •  6   Nicholas Doornbos
  • 22   Mike Giorgi
  •  7   Bayley Kubara (A)
  • 61   Joseph Maatouk
  • 20   Matthew Marasco
  • 41   Matthew Price
  • 72   Alastair Punler
  • 18   Jamie Woodman
 Forwards
  • 71   Jordan Brunt
  • 44   Nick Christensen
  •  9   Wehebe Darge
  • 42   Jackson Gallagher
  •  3   Mitchell Henning
  • 21   Joseph Hughes
  • 15   Casey Kubara (A)
  • 85   Toby Kubara
  • 16   Tyler Kubara
  • 11   Lyndon Lodge
  • --   Brandon McNally (I)
  • 64   Kai Miettinen (C)
  • 51   Hamish Murray
  • 19   Mario Valery-Trabucco (I)
  • 14   Charlie York
  • 91   Henry York
 Head Coach
  •   Stuart Philps

Coaches

  •   Andrew Brunt
  •   Jake Sbroja
  •   Andrew Deans
  •   Darryl Day
  •   Rob Reid
  •   Jono Carey

Legend
(C) Captain
(A) Alternate Captain
(I) Import player

Statistics
Average age: 26.4
Average height: 183 cm
Average weight: 82.16 kg
Locals: 27
Imports: 3
Acquired 2022: 13
Acquired pre-2022: 17

Last updated on: 15 August 2022
Elite Prospects

Transfers

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All transfers in and out of the team since the last AIHL season.[26]

In

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Pos Player Transferred From Local / Import
D   Declan Bronte   Connecticut Chiefs Local
D   Garret Cockerill   Reading Royals Import
G   Luke Fiveash No team Local
G   Wylie Hodder No team Local
F   Toby Kubara No team Local
F   Lyndon Lodge   Perth Thunder Local
D   Matt Marasco No team Local
W   Brandon McNally   Cardiff Devils Import
D   Alastair Punler   Perth Thunder Local
G   Aleksi Toivonen   Melbourne Mustangs Local
C   Mario Valery-Trabucco   Hannover Scorpions Import
D   Jamie Woodman   Perth Thunder Local
F   Charlie York No team Local
C   Henry York No team Local

Out

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Pos Player Transferred To Local / Import
D   Spencer Austin No team Local
G   Matt Climie   Bratislava Capitals Import
W   Hayden Dawes   Lindenwood Lions Local
G   Jakob Doornbos   Sydney Ice Dogs Local
W   Jordan Draper   Hamburg Crocodiles Import
G   Nickolas Eckhardt No team Local
W   Jesse Gabrielle   HK Nitra Import
D   Matt Harvey No team Local
W   Adam Kambeitz No team Import
F   Jayden Lewis No team Local
C   Brayden Low   Reading Royals Import
D   Tyler Mayea   Birmingham Bulls Import
D   Conor Riley   Adirondack Thunder Import
D   Mark Rummukainen No team Local
F   Lachlan Seary — Local
C   Chris Williamson   Nanton Palominos Import

Staff

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Staff Roster for 2022 AIHL season[27][28]

CBR Brave Staff
Role Staff
Head coach   Stuart Philps
Assistant coach   Andrew Brunt
Team manager   Andrew Deans
Equipment manager   Darryl Day
Team doctor   Rob Reid
Physiotherapist   Jono Carey
Strength / conditioning coach   Jake Sbroja
Bench official   Darren Sault
Bench official   Kelly Sault

Standings

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Regular season

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Summary

Season Overall Home Away
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
2022 18 15 2 0 1 141 56 +85 49 1st 10 9 0 0 1 83 35 +48 8 6 2 0 0 58 21 +37

Position by round

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Updated to match(es) played on Completed. Source: www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com

League table

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 CBR Brave (C) 18 15 0 1 2 141 56 +85 49 2022 Goodall Cup Finals
2 Newcastle Northstars 20 15 0 2 3 112 74 +38 47
3 Sydney Bears 20 10 2 0 8 105 93 +12 34
4 Melbourne Mustangs 18 8 0 1 9 89 83 +6 28
5 Melbourne Ice 20 3 2 0 15 54 116 −62 13
6 Sydney Ice Dogs 20 3 0 0 17 66 145 −79 9
Source: AIHL Elite Prospects
Rules for classification:
Tie-break: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Points: 3 points for regulation win; 2 points for OT or SO win; 1 point for OT or SO loss; 0 points for regulation loss
Note: CBR Brave and Melbourne Mustangs were awarded 3 points each for 2 cancelled games.[12] Their points tallies reflect this adjustment.
(C) Champion

Finals

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Summary

Season Finals weekend
P W L GF GA Result Semi-final Preliminary final Goodall Cup final
2022 2 2 – 9 3 Champion Won 6-1 (Northstars) – Won 3-2 (Northstars)

Bracket

SemifinalsPreliminary finalGrand final
2 September – Melbourne4 September – Melbourne
CBR Brave6CBR Brave3
Newcastle Northstars13 September – MelbourneNewcastle Northstars2
Newcastle Northstars4
2 September – MelbourneSydney Bears3
Sydney Bears7
Melbourne Mustangs3

Schedule & results

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Exhibition games

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2022 exhibition fixtures and results
Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap
7 AUG 15:30 Central Coast Rhinos 2–12 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre Ref
27 AUG 17:00 CBR Brave Cancelled Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall Ref

Regular season

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ArenaAAHAHHHAAHAAAAAHHHHH
ResultWWWWWWLWLWWL--WWWWWW
Updated to match(es) played on Completed. Source: AIHL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss
2022 fixtures and results
Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap
30 APR 17:00 CBR Brave 10–3 Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse [1]
1 MAY 14:00 CBR Brave 6–4 Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse [2]
7 MAY 17:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 5–9 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [3]
8 MAY 16:30 CBR Brave 14–1 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink [4]
14 MAY 17:30 Melbourne Ice 1–9 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [5]
15 MAY 17:00 Melbourne Ice 3–7 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [6]
29 MAY 17:00 Sydney Bears 8–7 (SO) CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [7]
4 JUN 16:30 CBR Brave 7–3 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink [8]
5 JUN 16:30 CBR Brave 4–5 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink [9]
11 JUN 17:30 Sydney Bears 4–11 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [10]
18 JUN 16:30 CBR Brave 6–1 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium [11]
19 JUN 16:00 CBR Brave 2–3 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium [12]
2 JUL 17:00 CBR Brave Cancelled Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse [13]
3 JUL 14:00 CBR Brave Cancelled Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse [14]
10 JUL 16:30 CBR Brave 9–1 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink [15]
16 JUL 17:30 Melbourne Mustangs 4–9 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [16]
17 JUL 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 4–6 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [17]
23 JUL 17:30 Newcastle Northstars 3–9 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [18]
24 JUL 17:00 Newcastle Northstars 2–8 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [19]
13 AUG 17:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 1–8 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [20]

Finals

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Goodall Cup semi-final

2 September 2022
20:30		CBR Brave6–1
(1–1, 2–0, 3–0)		Newcastle NorthstarsO’Brien Icehouse
Game reference
Alex TetreaultGoaliesCharles SmartReferees:
Jeff Klinck
Kent Unwin
Linesmen:
David Rehak
Mark Peruzzo
0 – 15:44 – Robert Malloy (Tesarik, Manwarring)
Mitchell Henning (Valery-Trabucco, Cockerill) – 12:191 – 1
Joseph Hughes (Camenzind) – 21:292 – 1
Joseph Hughes (Unassisted) – 31:023 – 1
Wehebe Darge (Bronte, Lodge) – 45:244 – 1
Tyler Kubara (Darge, Hughes) – 52:525 – 1
Kai Miettinen (Lodge, Henning) – 54:566 – 1
12 minPenalties6 min
54Shots28

Goodall Cup final

4 September 2022
14:00		CBR Brave3–2
(2–0, 0–1, 1–1)		Newcastle NorthstarsO’Brien Icehouse
Game reference
Alex TetreaultGoaliesCharles SmartReferees:
Joey Theriault
Jeff Klinck
Linesmen:
David Rehak
Russel Dow
Joseph Hughes (Cockerill, Brunt) – 09:071 – 0
Wehebe Darge (Giorgi) – 10:292 – 0
2 – 124:44 – Francis Drolet (Malloy, Tesarik)
Casey Kubara (Darge, Valery-Trabucco) – 53:323 – 1
3 – 259:52 – Robert Malloy (Hawes)
10 minPenalties12 min
53Shots22

Player statistics

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Stats for 2022 AIHL season[29][30]

Skaters

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Regular season
Nat Player Pos M G A P PIM
  Declan Bronte D 16 3 8 11 8
  Jordan Brunt F 18 4 9 13 4
  Andreas Camenzind C 15 14 24 38 12
  Nick Christensen F 15 2 4 6 6
  Garret Cockerill D 6 6 6 12 12
  Wehebe Darge W 17 17 33 50 20
  Nicholas Doornbos F 11 0 0 0 6
  Jackson Gallagher W 14 3 1 4 0
  Mike Giorgi D 18 3 11 14 18
  Mitchell Henning F 18 9 7 16 6
  Joseph Hughes W 10 11 9 20 51
  Bayley Kubara D 7 3 8 11 12
  Casey Kubara W 18 25 27 52 8
  Toby Kubara F 16 0 1 1 8
  Tyler Kubara F 16 8 22 30 10
  Lynden Lodge F 6 2 3 5 4
  Joseph Maatouk D 8 0 0 0 4
  Matthew Marasco D 9 1 0 1 16
  Brandon McNally W 0 0 0 0 0
  Kai Miettinen F 18 8 13 21 10
  Hamish Murray F 0 0 0 0 0
  Matthew Price D 15 1 7 8 2
  Alastair Punler D 6 0 7 7 10
  Mario Valery-Trabucco C 15 20 26 46 22
  Jamie Woodman D 2 1 3 4 2
  Charlie York F 10 0 1 1 4
  Henry York C 0 0 0 0 0
Finals
Nat Player Pos M G A P PIM
  Declan Bronte D 2 0 1 1 0
  Jordan Brunt F 2 0 1 1 0
  Andreas Camenzind C 2 0 1 1 4
  Nick Christensen F 2 0 0 0 0
  Garret Cockerill D 2 0 2 2 4
  Wehebe Darge W 2 2 2 4 2
  Nicholas Doornbos F –
  Jackson Gallagher W 1 0 0 0 0
  Mike Giorgi D 2 0 1 1 0
  Mitchell Henning F 2 1 1 2 0
  Joseph Hughes W 2 3 1 4 0
  Bayley Kubara D 2 0 0 0 4
  Casey Kubara W 2 1 0 1 0
  Toby Kubara F 1 0 0 0 0
  Tyler Kubara F 2 1 0 1 0
  Lynden Lodge F 2 0 2 2 2
  Joseph Maatouk D –
  Matthew Marasco D 1 0 0 0 0
  Brandon McNally W –
  Kai Miettinen F 2 1 0 1 0
  Hamish Murray F –
  Matthew Price D 2 0 0 0 0
  Alastair Punler D –
  Mario Valery-Trabucco C 2 0 2 2 4
  Jamie Woodman D –
  Charlie York F –
  Henry York C –

Goaltenders

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Regular season
Nat Player Pos M G A PIM SO MP GA GAA SA SV SV%
  Luke Fiveash G –
  Wylie Hodder G –
  Alexandre Tetreault G 14 0 0 0 0 789 36 2.74 336 300 0.893
  Aleksi Toivonen G 5 0 0 0 0 296 19 3.85 144 125 0.868
Finals
Nat Player Pos M G A PIM SO MP GA GAA SA SV SV%
  Luke Fiveash G –
  Wylie Hodder G –
  Alexandre Tetreault G 2 0 0 0 0 120 3 1.50 50 47 0.940
  Aleksi Toivonen G –

Awards

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Team awards for 2022 season[31]

2022 Brave awards
Award Recipient
Bravest of the Brave   Mario Valery-Trabucco
Best Forward   Casey Kubara
Best Defenceman   Garret Cockerill
Fans Choice   Mike Giorgi
Player's Choice   Mario Valery-Trabucco
Coach's Award   Bayley Kubara
Emerging Brave   Declan Bronte
John Lewis Memorial Award   Jordie Gavin
Deans Award   Scott Stevenson

AIHL awards for 2022 season[32]

2022 AIHL awards
Award Recipient
Most Valuable Player   Casey Kubara
Local Player of the Year   Casey Kubara

References

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