Brave Hunt-ing for Goodall cup

The CBR Brave will enter its sophomore year in the AIHL still buzzing from the well-documented fairy tale 2014 season. Finished the 2014 regular season in third position with a 14-9-1 record, the Brave clinched a playoff position - the first time in AIHL history that a Canberra team had made the finals.

Although the team wasn’t able to go all the way to lift the Goodall Cup, it was an important season for hockey in our nation’s capital as they now enter the 2015 season with the expectations that come with that success as the Brave aim to bring the Goodall Cup back to the ACT for the first time since 1998, the only time the territory won the State competition.

With former goalkeeper Brad Hunt taking over the reins of coach, he is hungrier than ever to continue the success of the Brave. In fact, should the Brave claim their inaugural Goodall Cup, it will be the second time he will have his name on the trophy, having been one of the ACT goalkeepers in 1998.

Hunt has been faced with the challenge of transitioning from player-turned-coach.

“The transition from that to a position of authority took a bit of work and adjustment from both myself and the guys,” said Hunt. “I have a great leadership group that knows my background so I have had their support from the beginning.”

With over 20 years of playing experience in Canberra, Hunt said his expectations of the players are simple.

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