set up a cliff-hanger finish. Unfortunately for the travelling Brave fans this was not the year for the Brave to lift the Goodall Cup as the team lost the match 2–1 to the North Stars who in-turn became back-to-back Goodall Cup Champions. On 12 September 2016, CBR Brave players took out a hat-trick of AIHL player awards for the 2016 season. Jan Safar was named AIHL Defenceman of the year for the second year straight while Casey Kubara was awarded both the Local Player of the year as well as Rookie of the year awards. On 11 November 2016, The CBR Brave were announced as a finalist in the inaugural 2016 CBR Sport Awards under the category of Minister for Sport and Recreation's Award for Innovation alongside Tennis ACT, Ginninderra Athletics Club and Touch Football ACT. 9 December 2016, The Brave missed out on winning the minister's inaugural award for innovation as Ginninderra Athletics Club was announced the winner. 2017 - 2020 On 23 January 2017, CBR Brave announced Rob Starke as new head coach. The appointment was Starke's first head coach role having retired from playing at the end of 2016. Starke admitted there might be some bitterness within his former team, Newcastle Northstars, at his move to Canberra due to the two sides being fierce rivals. CBR Brave finished third in the 2017 AIHL regular season behind Melbourne Ice and Perth Thunder, qualifying for the Goodall Cup finals series. CBR Brave beat Perth Thunder 6–2 in the semi-finals but lost the Goodall Cup Final to Melbourne Ice 1–4. It was the second straight Goodall Cup final loss for the team. On 3 September 2017, CBR Brave all-time leading point scorer, Stephen Blunden, announced his departure from the team at the end of the 2017 season to return to Canada. The 2018 AIHL season saw the CBR Brave break AIHL records for most wins and points in a single season on their way to topping the league standings. The Brave secured top spot in the league with five games remaining in the regular season and ended the season with twenty four wins from twenty eight matches for a return of seventy two points. The Brave ended the regular season eighteen points ahead of the Sydney Bears in second place to clinch the franchise's first title, the H Newman Reid Trophy. In the 2018 Finals Weekend the CBR Brave defeated