2024 Canberra Brave season
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| 2024 Canberra Brave | |
|---|---|
Goodall Cup champions | |
| League | 5th AIHL |
| Conference | 2nd Rurak |
| 2024 record | 15–1–3–11 |
| Home record | 8–0–2–5 |
| Road record | 7–1–1–6 |
| Goals for | 128 |
| Goals against | 105 |
| Team information | |
| Coach |  Stuart Philps |
| Assistant coach | Jeff Helbren |
| Captain | Kai Miettinen |
| Alternate captains | Bayley Kubara Casey Kubara |
| Arena | Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals |  Austin Cangelosi (24) |
| Assists | Austin Cangelosi (29) |
| Points | Austin Cangelosi (53) |
| Penalty minutes |  Matthew Harvey (41) |
| Goals against average | Aleksi Toivonen (2.79) |
The 2024 Canberra Brave season was the Brave's 9th season in the Australian Ice Hockey League since being founded and entering the league in 2014. Canberra finished fifth in the AIHL league standings and second in the Rurak Conference behind the Newcastle Northstars. The Brave claimed their third championship title and lifted the Goodall Cup after defeating the Melbourne Ice in the grand final of the AIHL Finals weekend.[1]
Before the start of the regular season, the Brave marked 10 years since joining the league.[2] They launched a re-brand of the franchise, by updating the team name, colours and logo.[3] CBR Brave become Canberra Brave, blue, yellow and white become black, gold and white and an updated 'B' and 'Brave' shortform and longform logos.[3] The Brave then released a trio of New Jersey designs produced by Hockey Militia with the home jersey becoming black, away remaining white and a third alternative jersey of gold.[4] The jerseys were also the first in team history to use stitched logos and name plates and incorporated a special shoulder 10 year team crest.[4] Caribou Kingston was re-signed as naming right partner for a second season and former AIHL head coach, Andrew Petrie, was appointed as Head of Hockey Operations.[5][6] Kai Miettenen was announced team captain for 2025, a role he had held since 2022, with Bayley and Casey Kubara as alternative captains.[7]
Roster
Team roster for the 2024 AIHL season.[8][9][7]
| Active roster | Inactive roster | Coaching staff | ||||
Goaltenders
Defencemen
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Forwards
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Head Coach
Coaches
Legend Statistics | |||
| Last updated on: 16 May 2024 | ||||||
| Elite Prospects IHNA | ||||||
Transfers
All transfers in and out of the team since the last AIHL season.[9][10]
In
| Pos | Player | Transferred From | Local / Import |
|---|---|---|---|
| F |  Maximilian Astner | No team | Import |
| D/F | Matt Buskas | No team | Local |
| C | Austin Cangelosi | Stjernen Hockey | Import |
| C |  Jacob Carey | New Jersey Rockets | Local |
| D | Matt Clark* | Birmingham Bulls | Import |
| C/W | Jean Dupuy* | Tohoku Free Blades | Import |
| D | Matt Marasco | No team | Local |
| D | Bodhi Matthew | Adelaide Generals | Local |
| C | Justin Maylan | Wipptal Broncos | Import |
| W | Jake Ratcliffe | Danbury Hat Tricks | Local |
| D/F |  Jonatan Ruth | The Coast | Import |
| F | Thomas Steven | Sydney Bears | Local |
| G | Victor Sjodin | Bulls (ACT) | Local |
| G | Lachlan White* | Rebels (ACT) | Local |
- * Mid-season transfer
Out
| Pos | Player | Transferred To | Local / Import |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | Austin Albrecht | Melbourne Ice | Import |
| C | Andreas Camenzind | No team | Local |
| D | Mike Giorgi | Melbourne Mustangs | Local |
| G | Andrew Glass | No team | Local |
| F | Joey Hughes | Melbourne Ice | Local |
| C | Félix Plouffe | Diables Rouges de Valenciennes | Import |
| F | Jake Riley | Sydney Bears | Local |
| F | Christopher Stoikos | Saint-Roch-de-l’Achigan Jaguars | Import |
| D | Carson Vance | Birmingham Bulls | Import |
- * Mid-season transfer
Staff
Current as of 2024 AIHL season.[9]
| Canberra Brave Staff | |
|---|---|
| Role | Staff |
| Head Coach | Stuart Philps |
| Assistant Coach | Jeff Helbren |
| Assistant Coach | Jordan Gavin |
| Goaltending Coach | Peter Di Salvo |
| Team Manager | Andrew Deans |
| Equipment Manager | Darryl Day |
| Equipment Manager | Tom Letki |
| Team Doctor | Rob Reid |
| Physiotherapist | Jono Carey |
| Trainer | Brent Russ |
| General Manager | Jordan Gavin |
| Head of Hockey Operations | Andrew Petrie |
| Chief Operating Officer | Steve Moeller |
| Chief Executive Officer | Stephen Campbell |
| Bench Official | Darren Sault |
| Bench Official | Kelly Sault |
Standings
Regular season
Summary
| Season | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | OW | OL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Finish | P | W | OW | OL | L | GF | GA | GD | P | W | OW | OL | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 2024 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 128 | 105 | +23 | 50 | 5th | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 68 | 58 | +10 |
Position by round
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Bears | 30 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 166 | 103 | +63 | 72 | 2024 Goodall Cup Finals |
| 2 | Melbourne Ice | 30 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 154 | 99 | +55 | 58 | |
| 3 | Perth Thunder | 30 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 124 | 98 | +26 | 53 | |
| 4 | Newcastle Northstars | 30 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 124 | 108 | +16 | 52 | |
| 5 | Canberra Brave | 30 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 128 | 105 | +23 | 50 | |
| 6 | Melbourne Mustangs | 30 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 136 | 120 | +16 | 44 | |
| 7 | Brisbane Lightning | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 85 | 124 | −39 | 36 | 2024 Goodall Cup Finals |
| 8 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 112 | 145 | −33 | 34 | |
| 9 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 30 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 70 | 108 | −38 | 25 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Rhinos | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 81 | 170 | −89 | 20 |
Rules for classification:
Tie-break: 1) points; 2) points percentage; 3) head to head; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored; 6) coin toss
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: Melbourne Ice and Perth Thunder were both deducted 3 points by the league for breaching player cap regulations.[11] [13]
Rurak Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Northstars | 30 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 124 | 108 | +16 | 52 | 2024 Goodall Cup Finals |
| 2 | Canberra Brave | 30 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 128 | 105 | +23 | 50 | |
| 3 | Brisbane Lightning | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 85 | 124 | −39 | 36 | |
| 4 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 30 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 70 | 108 | −38 | 25 | |
| 5 | Central Coast Rhinos | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 81 | 170 | −89 | 20 |
Rules for classification:
Tie-break: 1) points; 2) points percentage; 3) head to head; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored; 6) coin toss
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
Finals
Summary
| Season | Finals weekend | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | GF | GA | Result | Play-in final | Semi-final | Goodall Cup final | |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | Gold | Won 2-1 (Thunder) | Won 5-2 (Bears) | Won 5-0 (Ice) |
Bracket
