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2017-18 Schedule CINCINNATI CYCLONES GAME NOTES 13-9-1-0 (3rd Central Division) 10/14 KALAMAZOO OTL, 3-2 10/21 @Wheeling L, 4-2 Game 24 (Home Game 12) 10/27 @Ft. Wayne OTW, 3-2 Vs. Quad City Mallards (8-13-1-0, 17pts) 10/28 @Kalamazoo L, 5-3 11/1 @Kalamazoo W, 4-3 Friday, December 15, 2017 - 7:35pm ET 11/3 @Wheeling OTW, 4-3 U.S. Bank Arena - Cincinnati, OH 11/4 ADIRONDACK W, 2-1 11/8 @Florida SOW, 4-3 Media Contact: Everett Fitzhugh• [email protected] • 513.421.1342 11/10 @Florida W, 4-1 11/11 @Florida L, 1-0 11/14 QUAD CITY W, 5-2 2017-18 Central Division Standings 2017-18 Scoring Leaders 11/17 TOLEDO L, 6-2 11/18 @Toledo L, 3-2 Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS Player GP G A PTS 11/22 TOLEDO W, 1-0 TOL 24 14 7 2 1 31 Justin Danforth 23 13 15 28 11/24 WHEELING W, 3-1 FTW 22 13 7 2 0 28 Shawn O’Donnell 18 9 15 24 11/25 @Ft. Wayne W, 4-1 11/29 READING W, 4-3 CIN 23 13 9 1 0 27 Jesse Schultz 23 9 15 24 12/1 @Brampton W, 4-3 KC 25 13 12 0 0 26 Eric Knodel 16 7 9 16 12/3 @Brampton L, 3-2 KAL 20 10 8 1 1 22 Brandon McNally 23 4 8 12 12/5 ORLANDO L, 5-2 IND 22 8 11 2 1 19 Dominic Zombo 23 1 6 7 12/7 ORLANDO L, 5-3 5 Players Tied With Six Points 12/9 TULSA L, 3-1 QC 22 8 13 1 0 17 12/13 FT. WAYNE W, 6-3 12/15 QUAD CITY 7:35pm 12/16 QUAD CITY 7:35pm NEXT HOME GAME 12/22 @Quad City 8:05pm Saturday, December 16 vs. Quad City Mallards 12/23 @Indy 7:35pm 12/27 FT. WAYNE 7:35pm Overview: Cincinnati snapped their four-game losing streak with a decisive 6-3 win over the Ft. 12/29 @Quad City 8:05pm Wayne Komets on Wednesday night. The win moved the Cyclones back into third place in the 12/30 @Indy 7:35pm ECHL’s Central Division, and also marked their largest offensive output of the season. 12/31 BRAMPTON 6:05pm 1/5 @Toledo 7:15pm 1/6 WHEELING 7:35pm Wednesday Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (13-9-1-0) earned a 6-3 win over the Ft. 1/12 KANSAS CITY 7:35pm 1/14 @Toledo 5:15pm Wayne Komets on Wednesday night. Forward Justin Vaive netted a pair of goals, while forwards 1/19 FT. WAYNE 7:35pm Winston Day Chief, Justin Danforth, Jesse Schultz, and Daniel Muzito-Bagenda added lone 1/20 @Indy 7:35pm tallies for Cincinnati, who snapped their four-game losing streak. The Komets outshot Cincin- 1/21 @Quad City 5:05pm nati, 42-22 on the night, with Cyclones goaltender Jonas Johansson stopping 38 for the win. 1/26 INDY 7:35pm Emotions ran high in this one as well, as the two sides combined for 40 minutes in penalties on 1/27 FT. WAYNE 7:35pm 1/28 @Toledo 5:15pm 17 infractions. 1/31 @Quad City 7:35pm 2/2 @Kansas City 8:05pm Saturday Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (12-9-1-0) we upended by the Tulsa Oilers, 3-1, 2/3 @Kansas City 8:05pm on Saturday night. Forward Jesse Schultz scored the lone goal for Cincinnati, while forward Jus- 2/8 KANSAS CITY 7:35pm tin Danforth extended his point streak to 10 games. Cincinnati was outshot, 29-25 on the night, 2/9 TULSA 7:35pm with goaltender Jonas Johansson stopping 29 in the loss. 2/10 WICHITA 7:35pm 2/13 WICHITA 7:35pm 2/16 @Reading 7:00pm Last Thursday Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (12-8-1-0) fell to the Orlando Solar Bears, 2/17 @Wheeling 7:05pm 5-3, on Thursday night. Defenseman Eric Knodel, along with forwards Brandon McNally and 2/18 KALAMAZOO 3:05pm Mike Barrett netted the goals for the Cyclones. Cincinnati outshot the Solar Bears, 30-19 on the 2/20 @Indy 10:30am night, with goaltender Jason Kasdorf stopping 14 in defeat. 2/24 KALAMAZOO 7:35pm 2/28 SOUTH CAROLINA 7:35pm 3/2 INDY 7:35pm Previewing Quad City: The Mallards enter Saturday night having dropped three in a row and 3/3 QUAD CITY 7:35pm four of the last five games, and are coming off a 2-1 loss to the Indy Fuel on Thursday night. They 3/4 @Kalamazoo 3:00pm are led offensively by forward Sam Warning who has a team high 11 goals to go along with seven 3/9 @Indy 7:35pm assists. He is followed by rookie defenseman Willie Raskob who has a team-high 15 assists, and 3/10 @Ft. Wayne 7:30pm forward Brayden Low (7g, 6a) who rounds out the top three. In goal, CJ Motte leads all ac- 3/11 @Brampton 2:00pm 3/16 INDY 7:35pm tive Quad City netminders with a 2.78 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage in eight 3/17 @Kalamazoo 7:00pm games played. 3/18 TOLEDO 3:05pm 3/20 INDY 7:35pm Inside the Series: Friday marks the first of two games on the weekend between the Cyclones and 3/22 ATLANTA 7:35pm Mallards, and second of an eight-game season series. Cincinnati beat the Mallards on November 3/23 ATLANTA 7:35pm 14, 5-2. 3/24 @Wheeling 7:05pm 3/30 FT. WAYNE 7:35pm 3/31 TOLEDO 7:35pm Next Game Preview: The Cyclones and Mallards will wrap up their weekend series on Saturday 4/6 @Indy 7:35pm night at 7:35pm ET, in the finale of Cincinnati’s season-long six-game home stand. 4/7 @Quad City 8:05pm 4/8 @Ft. Wayne 5:00pm Cyclones Game Notes December 15, 2017 Game 24 vs. Quad City Page 2 Head Coach NEED-TO-KNOW Matt Macdonald Keep On, Keepin’ On!: With a goal and a pair of assists in Wednesday’s 6-3 win over the Ft. Birthdate: Wayne Komets, forward Justin Danforth has extended his point streak to 11 games, account- March 16, 1983 ing for seven goals and nine assists in that time. The Oshawa, ON, native his having a stellar Hometown: rookie season, leading all ECHL rookies in both points (28) and goals (13). His 28 points also Niagara Falls, Ontario ranks him eighth overall in League scoring. Coaching Experience: Secondary Scoring: Cincinnati’s second and third lines, along with the defensive corps, have 2014-Present: Cincinnati Cyclones (Head) made major contributions offensively in recent games, accounting for 13 goals and 17 assists 2012-2014: Cincinnati Cyclones (Assistant) over the last 10 outings, including two goals and five assists in Wednesday’s 6-3 win over the More about Coach Macdonald: Ft. Wayne Komets. A native of Niagara Falls, ONT, Macdonald is entering his fourth season behind the bench for the Cyclones. Last season, Anthony Peters Returns: Cyclones goaltender Anthony Peters has been returned from his Macdonald guided the Cyclones to a 36-29-6-1 record, American Hockey League (AHL) call-up with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Peters which was good for fifth place in the South Division, and skated in three games with the Penguins, compiling a record of 0-2-1. Peters ranks fifth in the ninth in the ECHL’s Eastern Conference overall. He reached ECHL with a 2.26 goals-against average and fourth with a .929 save percentage, along with a a milestone on March 15 as well, collecting his 100th ECHL 7-4-1-0 record. He has won six of the last eight games he has skated in with the Cyclones, al- coaching victory. lowing two or fewer goals in five of those contests. Since beginning his coaching career in 2012-13, Macdonald Blake Thompson Traded: The Cincinnati Cyclones have traded defenseman Blake Thompson has helped contribute to the Cyclones back-to-back Eastern to the Adirondack Thunder, in exchange for future considerations. Thompson appeared in 11 Conference Finals appearances in 2013 and 14. As a player, games with Cincinnati, dishing out an assist, and registering a plus-5 on-ice rating. he spent parts of three seasons in the Queen City, logging 119 regular season games and 44 points (5 goals, 39 assists). Arvin Atwal Reassigned to Cincinnati: Defenseman Arvin Atwal has been reassigned to Macdonald also contributed with 14 tallies (5 goals, 9 assists) Cincinnati by the Rochester Americans; American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Cy- in 44 Kelly Cup Playoff games and was a member of Cincin- clones. Signed to a Professional Tryout Agreement (PTO) on November 16, Atwal skated in a nati’s first-ever Kelly Cup title in 2008. During that season, pair of games for the Americans, dishing out an assist and racking up 17 minutes in penalties. he served as an Assistant Captain. He has appeared in 11 games for the Cyclones this season and has accounted for a goal and In addition to his ECHL experience, MacDonald also saw three assists in that time. time in the American Hockey League, Central Hockey League, and in Denmark. Collectively, he skated in 385 Justin Vaive Returns: Cyclones forward and assistant captain Justin Vaive has been returned games as a professional and collected 133 points (30 goals, from the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Belleville Senators.