Game Date: Saturday 13th July, 2019, 5:30 pm
Teams: CBR Brave vs Melbourne Ice
Venue: Phillip Ice Skating Centre, Canberra
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the first game of the year between the Melbourne Ice and the CBR Brave. Last season, CBR Brave lead the series 4 wins to 0.
The Melbourne Ice last played on Saturday 6th July, 2019 in Melbourne against the Newcastle Northstars, with the Melbourne Ice winning 4 – 3. Thomas Powell scored 1 goal and 2 assists, and Mackenzie Caruana scored 1 goal in the victory. Thomas Powell scored the game winning goal at 2:49 of the 3rd period unassisted.
The CBR Brave last played on Sunday 7th July, 2019 in Sydney against the Sydney Ice Dogs, with the CBR Brave winning 7 – 1. Andreas Camenzind scored 3 goals and 1 assist, and Jordan Draper scored 2 goals and 2 assists in the victory. Jordan Draper scored the game winning goal at 14:04 of the 2nd period, assisted by Matthew Harvey and Jesse Gabrielle.
| CBR Brave | 2019 SEASON COMPARISON | Melbourne Ice |
| 16-1-0-0 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 6-9-1-0 |
| W-W-W-W-W | Last Five Games | W-W-L-W-W |
| 95 | Goals For | 53 |
| 37 | Goals Against | 66 |
| 20 / 87 (22.99%) | Power Play | 12 / 60 (20%) |
| 6 / 87 (93.1%) | Penalty Kill | 7 / 61 (88.52%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN BRAVE AND ICE
Sunday 26th August, 2018 at O’Brien Icehouse, Melbourne
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| Melbourne Ice | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| CBR Brave | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Scoring Summary:
CBR Brave: Trevor Gerling 3G 1A for 4pts. Hayden Dawes 1G 1A for 2pts. Wehebe Darge 1G 1A for 2pts. Mitchell Henning 1G for 1pt. Chris Leveille 2A for 2pts. Channing Bresciani 2A for 2pts. Matthew Harvey 1A for 1pt. Per Daniel Göransson 1A for 1pt. Joseph Hughes 1A for 1pt.
Melbourne Ice: Matt Armstrong 1G for 1pt. Cassian Delsar 1G for 1pt. Scott Corbett 1A for 1pt. Thomas Powell 1A for 1pt. Todd Graham 1A for 1pt. Lliam Webster 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Mat Hewitt (W) 16 saves on 18 shots (0.889 SV%)
Jaden Pine-Murphy (L) 33 saves on 39 shots (0.846 SV%)
| CBR Brave | HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005) | Melbourne Ice |
| 8-9-1-2 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 9-8-2-1 |
| 6-3-0-1 | Head To Head At Phillip Ice Skating Centre (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 3-6-1-0 |
| 78 / 71 | Goals For / Goals Against | 71 / 78 |
| 43 / 33 | Goals For / Goals Against At Phillip Ice Skating Centre | 33 / 43 |