2017 CBR Brave season

The 2017 CBR Brave season was the Brave's 4th season in the Australian Ice Hockey League since being founded and entering the league in 2014. The season ran from 22 April 2017 to 3 September 2017 for the Brave. CBR finished third in the regular season behind the Melbourne Ice and Perth Thunder. The Brave qualified for the AIHL Finals in Melbourne and played in semi-final two. Canberra defeated the Thunder 6–2 to qualify for the Goodall Cup Final for the second time in franchise history. The Brave were defeated in the final by the Ice 1–4, Canberra's second championship final loss in a row.

News

Canberra appointed a new head coach, Rob Starke, in January 2017 ahead of the 2017 AIHL season. The appointment was the Starke's first coaching role since his retirement from playing in 2016.
The day after the end of the season, Brave all-time leading point scorer, Stephen Blunden, announced his departure from the team and return to Canada.

Roster

Team roster for the 2017 AIHL season

Nat

Name

Pos

S/G

Age

Acquired

Birthplace

sort|Bales|Brian Balesage|1985|01|03

Transfers

All the player transfers in and out by the CBR Brave for the 2017 AIHL season.

In

Player

Transferred From

Local / Import

sort|Bales|Brian Bales

Out

Player

Transferred To

Local / Import

sort|Bidlevskii|Art Bidlevskii

Staff

Staff Roster for 2017 AIHL season

Role

Staff

Head coach

Standings

Regular season

Summary
Position by round
League table

Team
Melbourne Ice	28	22	2	1	3	132	75	+57	71
Perth Thunder	28	16	3	3	6	110	75	+35	57
CBR Brave	28	13	3	1	11	130	101	+29	46
Melbourne Mustangs	28	11	2	3	12	104	113	−9	40
Sydney Ice Dogs	28	12	0	0	16	73	81	−8	36
Sydney Bears	28	8	3	3	14	101	121	−20	33
Newcastle Northstars	28	7	3	3	15	97	124	−27	30
Adelaide Adrenaline	28	6	1	3	18	85	142	−57	23

Finals

Summary
'''Bracket'''

Schedule & results

Finals

Goodall Cup semi-final
'''Goodall Cup final'''

Awards

Team awards for 2017 season