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2019-20 Schedule CINCINNATI CYCLONES GAME NOTES 0-0-0-0 (T-2nd Central Division) 10/12 WHEELING 7:35pm 10/19 @Kalamazoo 7:00pm Game 1 (Home Game 1) 10/25 @Indy 7:35pm Vs. Wheeling Nailers (0-0-0-0, 0 pts) 10/26 @Indy 6:05pm 10/30 FLORIDA 7:35pm Saturday, October 12, 2019 - 7:35pm ET 11/2 @Brampton 7:15pm U.S. Bank Arena - Cincinnati, OH 11/3 @Brampton 2:00pm 11/6 FT. WAYNE 7:35pm Media Contact: Everett Fitzhugh• [email protected] • 513.421.1342 11/8 BRAMPTON 7:35pm 11/9 @Indy 6:05pm 11/10 @Kalamazoo 3:00pm 11/12 ALLEN 10:35am 2019-20 Central Division Standings 2018-19 Scoring Leaders 11/14 ALLEN 7:35pm Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS Player GP G A PTS 11/16 FT. WAYNE 7:35pm IND 1 1 0 0 0 2 11/19 @Wheeling 10:45am Jesse Schultz 71 22 58 80 11/20 @Kalamazoo 7:00pm CIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 Myles Powell 57 31 35 66 11/22 KALAMAZOO 7:35pm FTW 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brady Vail 68 27 38 65 11/23 Indy 7:35pm KAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Wideman 63 23 39 62 11/27 KALAMAZOO 7:35pm Pascal Aquin 68 27 32 59 11/30 @Ft. Wayne 7:35pm TOL 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/3 @Indy 7:05pm WHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Knodel 70 17 36 53 12/5 @Indy 7:05pm Vas Glotov 68 19 31 50 12/7 @Toledo 7:15pm Italics indicate returning player 1211 KALAMAZOO 7:35pm 12/13 KALAMAZOO 7:35pm NEXT HOME GAME 12/14 TOLEDO 7:35pm 12/15 @Kalamazoo 3:00pm Wednesday, October 30 vs. Florida Everblades 12/20 @Kalamazoo 7:00pm 12/21 @Ft. Wayne 7:35pm Welcome to 2019-2020: The Cyclones begin their defense of their 2018-19 Brabham Cup Cham- 12/27 KANSAS CITY 7:35pm 12/29 @Toledo 5:15pm pionship on Saturday night against the Wheeling Nailers. Cincinnati enters their 13th season since 12/31 GREENVILLE 6:05pm returning in 2006-07 with 10 returners from last season, including reigning ECHL MVP Jesse 1/2 @Indy 7:05pm Schultz, and 2018-19 Goaltender of the Year Michael Houser. Additionally, five players on the 1/3 WHEELING 7:35pm Opening Night Roster are entering their first full pro seasons, and 10 players are under contract 1/4 WHEELING 7:35pm with either the Buffalo Sabres or Rochester Americans, National Hockey League (NHL), and 1/8 @Rapid City 8:05pm 1/10 @Rapid City 8:05pm American Hockey League (AHL) affiliates of the Cyclones, respectively. 1/11 @Rapid City 8:05pm 1/17 FT. WAYNE 7:35pm Preseason Recap: Cincinnati split their preseason home-and-home series with the Indy Fuel last 1/18 RAPID CITY 7:35pm weekend, falling 3-1 in Indy on Friday, before picking up a 4-1 win on home ice Saturday night. 1/19 RAPID CITY 3:00pm Forward Ryan Siroky led the way with a goal and an assist, while forwards Brady Vail, Darik 1/24 @Wheeling 7:05pm Angeli, Shaw Boomhower, and Jake Smith each recorded lone goals. Additionally, four others 1/25 @Wheeling 7:05pm 1/29 ORLANDO 7:35pm registers assists, while goaltenders Michael Houser and Sean Romeo each started one game. 1/31 INDY 7:35pm 2/1 KALAMAZOO 7:35pm Previewing Wheeling: The Nailers missed out on the 2019 Kelly Cup Playoffs by five points in 2/4 @Indy 7:05pm the Central Division, finishing in sixth place The Nailers return 10 players from a season ago, led 2/7 TOLEDO 7:35pm by forward Yushiroh Hirano who accounted for 19 goals and 38 assists in 67 games played. The 2/8 @Toledo 7:15pm 2/9 @Toledo 5:15pm Nailers have a few key newcomers as well, including former Cyclones Forward Myles Powell who 2/14 WHEELING 7:35pm ranked second on the ‘Clones in points a season ago with 31 goals and 35 assist in 57 games played, 2/15 INDY 7:35pm and was also named to the ECHL All-Rookie Team. Like Cincinnati, the Nailers are getting a lot of 2/16 INDY 3:05pm help from their affiliates; Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL, and the Pittsburgh Penguins of the 2/20 TOLEDO 7:35pm NHL. Overall, nine players are under contract with their parent clubs. 2/21 WHEELING 7:35pm 2/22 TOLEDO 7:35pm 2/26 @Greenville 7:05pm Inside the Series: Saturday marks the first of 10 meetings on the season, with five of those meet- 2/28 GREENVILLE 7:35pm ings coming in Cincinnati. Last year, Cincinnati posted a 7-1-0-0 record against Wheeling, and 2/29 @Wheeling 7:05pm outscored them, 28-11, in the process. Reigning ECHL MVP and returner Jesse Schultz led the 3/4 KALAMAZOO 7:35pm way with three goals and eight assists, while Wheeling’s top scorer against the Cyclones was for- 3/6 FT. WAYNE 7:35pm ward Winston Day Chief who accounted for a pair of goals and two assists. 3/7 TOLEDO 7:35pm 3/11 @Toledo 7:15pm 3/13 @Wheeling 7:35pm Next Game Preview: Cincinnati has a week off prior to their next game; next Saturday on the road 3/14 @Kalamazoo 7:00pm against the Kalamazoo Wings. The Cyclones and Wings meet 14 times this season, with eight of 3/21 @South Carolina 6:05pm them coming on Cincinnati’s home ice. The teams met 11 times in 2018-19, with Cincinnati taking 3/24 @South Carolina 7:05pm nine of those meetings. The two sides met in the Central Division Semifinals of the 2019 Kelly Cup 3/27 @Jacksonville 7:00pm Playoffs as well, with the Cyclones earning a 4 games to 2 series win. 3/28 @Jacksonville 7:00pm 4/3 KALAMAZOO 7:35pm 4/4 KALAMAZOO 7:35pm 4/5 @Ft. Wayne 5:05pm Cyclones Game Notes October 12, 2019 Game 1 vs. Wheeling Page 2 Head Coach NEED-TO-KNOW Breaking Down the Roster: Cincinnati returns 12 players who donned the Red and Black a season Matt Thomas ago, led by 2018-19 League MVP Jesse Schultz, who accounted for 22 goals and 58 assists in 71 Birthdate: games, and was also the recipient of the League’s scoring title. Other notable returners include October 25, 1975 reigning ECHL Goaltender of the Year Michael Houser (29-7-4-1, 2.13 GAA, .922 SV%), team Hometown: captain and player/assistant coach Justin Vaive (19g, 15a), and forward Brady Vail (27g, 38a). Ad- Maple Ridge, BC ditionally, Cincinnati received 10 players from the Rochester Americans, American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Cyclones, and the roster also includes 12 newcomers and five rookies. Coaching Experience: 2018-Present: Cincinnati Cyclones (Head) Reunited and it Feels so Good!: Cincinnati’s opening night roster features a few past connections. 2013-2018: University of Alaska-Anchorage (Head) Newcomers Justin Baudry, Brendan Harms, and Cory Ward played collegiately at Bemidji State 2008-13: Stockton Thunder (Head) University. All three were teammates during the 2015-16 season, while Harms and Ward skated 2005-08: Fresno Falcons (Head) together, and were even linemates, from 2013-16. Additionally, rookie forward John Wiitala and 2004-05: Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (Head) rookie goaltender Sean Romeo each wrapped up their collegiate careers at Ohio State University. 2002-04: Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (Assistant) The pair spent the last two seasons together for the Buckeyes after Romeo transferred to the school 2000-02: University of Maine (Assistant) prior to the 2016-17 season, and they helped lead the Buckeyes to the Frozen Four in 2018. Finally, forward Mason Mitchell played under Cyclones head coach Matt Thomas at the University of More about Coach Thomas: Alaska-Anchorage from 2015-17. Mitchell accounted for 26 points (15g, 11a) in 50 games under In his first season behind the Cyclones bench, Thomas’ tutelage. Thomas guided the Cyclones to a League-best 51-13-5-3 record for 110 points, earning the Cyclones Dominate Postseason Awards: Cincinnati took four of the five individual postseason team’s second-ever Brabham Cup as ECHL awards, as forward Jesse Schultz, defenseman Eric Knodel, goaltender Michael Houser, and head regular season champions, along with the team’s coach Matt Thomas all earned ECHL hardware. Schultz earned League MVP honors after lead- first division title since the 2012-13 season. The ing the ECHL with 22 goals and a League-leading 58 assists for a career-high 80 points through 71 Cyclones achieved a 30-2-2-2 mark on home ice, games, and was third with 22 power play assists and tied for sixth with 25 power play points. Schultz tying an ECHL record for most home wins and also earned the ECHL scoring title, and was also named to the All-ECHL First Team last week. fewest home losses, and also led the League with Knodel led all defensemen with 53 points (17g, 36a), and ranked third with an on-ice rating of plus- an average of 3.92 goals scored per game and goals against with 2.44. For his efforts in his first season 38. His 17 goals tied him for first and his 36 assists placed him fourth amongst League blueliners in behind the Cyclones bench, Thomas received the those respective categories. Additionally, he was second amongst League rearguards in both power John Brophy Award, as the ECHL Coach of the play points (25) and power play assists (19), and he was second with six man-advantage goals.