The CBR Brave has broken through for the first win in the club's history, smashing the defending Australian Ice Hockey League champions the Sydney Ice Dogs 6-2 on Saturday night.

In front of a sold-out crowd at the Phillip Swimming and Ice Skating Centre, the Brave pulled away in the third period to stun the Ice Dogs and even their season record at 1-1.

Canberra Brave vs Sydney Ice Dogs. Kai Miettinen celebrates his goal.

The Brave was only formed in March after the demise this year of the Canberra Knights, which folded in dramatic circumstances to end its 33-year existence.

Brave forward Jordan Gavin said playoffs were not out of the question after beating the Ice Dogs and going close in a 2-0 loss to last year's grand finallists Newcastle in their season opener two weeks ago.