Game Date: Saturday 18th May, 2019, 5:30 pm
Teams: CBR Brave vs Sydney Ice Dogs
Venue: Phillip Ice Skating Centre, Canberra
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the first game in the series this year between the Sydney Ice Dogs and the CBR Brave. Last season, CBR Brave lead the series 4 wins to 0.
The Sydney Ice Dogs last played on Sunday 12th May, 2019 in Melbourne against the Melbourne Ice, with the Sydney Ice Dogs winning 7 – 6. Tim Crowder scored 4 goals and 1 assist, and Aiden Sillato scored 2 goals in the victory. Tim Crowder scored the game winning goal at 3:58 of the 3rd period, assisted by Paul Crowder and Grant Toulmin.
The CBR Brave last played on Sunday 12th May, 2019 in Perth against the Perth Thunder, with the CBR Brave winning 5 – 1. Jordan Draper scored 1 goal and 3 assists, and Wehebe Darge scored 1 goal and 2 assists in the victory. Casey Kubara scored the game winning goal at 0:01 of the 2nd period, assisted by Bayley Kubara and Wehebe Darge.
| CBR Brave | 2019 SEASON COMPARISON | Sydney Ice Dogs |
| 5-1-0-0 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 3-2-1-0 |
| W-W-L-W-W | Last Five Games | W-W-L-OTW-W |
| 29 | Goals For | 27 |
| 12 | Goals Against | 24 |
| 8 / 23 (34.78%) | Power Play | 6 / 31 (19.35%) |
| 2 / 27 (92.59%) | Penalty Kill | 6 / 24 (75%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN BRAVE AND ICE DOGS
Sunday 19th August, 2018 at Phillip Ice Skating Centre, Canberra
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| CBR Brave | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Sydney Ice Dogs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Scoring Summary:
CBR Brave: Trevor Gerling 1G 2A for 3pts. Wehebe Darge 1G 1A for 2pts. Casey Kubara 1G 1A for 2pts. Jordan Gavin 1G for 1pt. Joseph Hughes 1G for 1pt. Channing Bresciani 3A for 3pts. Jayden Lewis 1A for 1pt. Kai Miettinen 1A for 1pt. Matthew Harvey 1A for 1pt.
Sydney Ice Dogs: Geordie Wudrick 1G 1A for 2pts. Ellesse Carini 1G for 1pt. Bryan Kolodziejczyk 2A for 2pts. Tomas Manco 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Mat Hewitt (W) 14 saves on 14 shots (1.000 SV%)
Curtis Skip (L) 43 saves on 48 shots (0.896 SV%)
| CBR Brave | HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005) | Sydney Ice Dogs |
| 15-5-0-0 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 5-15-0-0 |
| 10-2-0-0 | Head To Head At Phillip Ice Skating Centre (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 2-10-0-0 |
| 103 / 62 | Goals For / Goals Against | 62 / 103 |
| 67 / 38 | Goals For / Goals Against At Phillip Ice Skating Centre | 38 / 67 |