2016-17 Schedule CINCINNATI CYCLONES GAME NOTES 28-24-4-0 (4th South Division) 10/14 @Indy L, 3-1 10/15 INDY L, 2-1 Game 57 (Road Game 27) 10/18 TOLEDO L-5-0 Vs. Kalamazoo Wings (26-24-1-3, 56pts) 10/22 WHEELING W, 2-1 10/28 @Manchester L, 7-3 Sunday, February 26, 2017 - 3:00pm ET 10/29 @Manchester W, 4-2 Wings Events Center - Kalamazoo, MI 10/30 @Manchester L, 4-2 11/2 FT. WAYNE W, 4-3 Media Contact: Everett Fitzhugh• [email protected] • 513.421.1342 11/3 QUAD CITY W, 4-1 11/6 @Quad City SOW, 3-2 11/9 READING W, 7-4 2016-17 South Division Standings 2016-17 Scoring Leaders 11/11 @Kalamazoo W, 3-0 11/12 TOLEDO OTL, 4-3 Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS Player GP G A PTS 11/15 KALAMAZOO L, 3-1 FLA 52 36 11 2 3 77 Shane Walsh 55 15 23 38 11/18 ATLANTA OTL, 6-5 GRN 55 30 20 4 1 65 11/23 QUAD CITY L, 4-2 Jordan Sims 50 12 24 36 11/26 @Reading L, 4-2 SC 54 30 21 2 1 63 Nick Huard 56 14 21 35 11/27 @Reading L, 5-2 ORL 55 27 19 6 3 63 Andrew Yogan 30 15 17 32 12/2 @Indy W, 5-1 CIN 56 28 24 4 0 60 Peter LeBlanc 42 10 20 30 12/3 MISSOURI SOW, 4-3 12/7 FT. WAYNE L, 2-0 ATL 53 21 25 6 1 49 Brandon McNally 50 13 15 28 12/9 QUAD CITY OTL, 4-3 NOR 54 20 30 4 0 44 *Italics indicate player no longer with team 12/10 QUAD CITY OTL, 4-3 12/15 INDY W, 3-1 12/16 INDY W, 4-1 NEXT HOME GAME 12/22 @Wheeling L, 2-1 Tuesday, February 28 • 7:35pm vs. Toledo 12/27 KALAMAZOO W, 4-1 12/29 @Ft. Wayne L, 4-3 Overview: Cincinnati collected their tenth win in their last 13 games on Saturday night with a 12/30 @Indy L, 3-2 3-2 win over the Indy Fuel. The win keeps the Cyclones just three points back of the fourth and 12/31 INDY W, 3-2 final playoff spot in the ECHL’s South Division. 1/4/17 @Wichita W, 4-3 1/6 @Quad City W, 4-0 Last Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (28-24-4-0) collected a 3-2 win over the Indy Fuel on 1/8 @Wheeling OTW, 3-2 Saturday night, in front of 9,098 at U.S. Bank Arena. Forwards Tommy Mele and Justin Mac- 1/11 QUAD CITY W, 3-2 1/14 @Atlanta L, 6-2 Donald, along with defenseman Frank Misuraca netted the goals for the Cyclones. Cincinnati 1/15 @Greenville L, 3-2 outshot the Fuel 36-23 on the night, with goaltender Michael Houser stopping 21 to collect the 1/20 @Ft. Wayne L, 4-2 win. 1/21 @Indy L, 3-0 1/22 @Indy W, 4-0 Friday Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (27-24-4-0) shutout the Wichita Thunder 2-0 on 1/25 @Missouri L, 5-4 1/27 @Missouri L, 4-2 Friday night. Forward Shawn O’Donnell and defenseman Jaynen Rissling tallied the goals for 1/28 @Missouri L, 5-2 the Cyclones, while goaltender Joel Rumpel was stellar in his first U.S. Bank Arena start, stop- 2/1 RAPID CITY L, 3-1 ping all 27 shots he faced to collect the win. 2/2 WHEELING OTW, 4-3 2/3 INDY W, 5-2 Wednesday Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (26-24-4-0) fell to the Wichita Thunder, 5-1, 2/8 ELMIRA W, 5-1 on Wednesday night. Forward Shane Walsh scored the lone goal for the Cyclones as the Thunder 2/10 ELMIRA W, 2-0 2/11 FT. WAYNE OTW, 5-4 snap their 13-game losing streak (0-11-2-0). The Cyclones were outshot, 23-20 on the night, with 2/12 @Toledo L, 9-1 goaltender Michael Houser stopping 18 in the loss. 2/15 QUAD CITY L, 3-2 2/17 @Quad City W, 2-1 Previewing Kalamazoo: The Wings head into Sunday afternoon’s contest winners of two in a 2/19 FT. WAYNE SOW, 5-4 row, following a two-game skid that included a loss to the Cyclones on Monday morning. They 2/20 @Kalamazoo W, 3-2 currently hold down the fourth and final playoff spot in the Central Division, one point ahead 2/22 WICHITA L, 5-1 2/24 WICHITA W, 2-0 of the Tulsa Oilers. Kalamazoo is one of the League’s best teams when scoring the game’s first 2/25 INDY W, 3-2 goal, having posted a 16-3-1-2 record in such situations. They are also undefeated in regulation 2/26 @Kalamazoo 3:00pm when leading after 20 minutes (12-0-1-2). They are led offensively by forward Justin Taylor who 2/28 TOLEDO 7:35pm has accounted for 48 points (26g, 22a) through 52 games played this season. He is followed by 3/2 ADIRONDACK 7:35pm forwards Lane Scheidl (20g, 16a) and Tanner Sorenson (13g, 20a) who round out the top three. 3/4 ADIRONDACK 7:35pm 3/10 @Idaho 9:10pm In goal, Joel Martin has posted a 14-15-1-2 record along with a 3.19 goals-against average and a 3/11 @Idaho 9:10pm .904 save percentage 3/15 @Alaska 11:15pm 3/17 @Alaska 11:15pm Inside the Series: Sunday marks the fifth and final meeting of the season between the Cyclones 3/18 @Alaska 11:15pm and Wings, with Cincinnati holding a 3-1-0-0 edge in the first four games of the season series. 3/25 @Ft. Wayne 7:30pm The Cyclones took last Monday’s meeting in Kalamazoo by a 3-2 decision. 3/29 BRAMPTON 7:35pm 3/31 FT. WAYNE 7:35pm 4/1 TOLEDO 7:35pm Next Game Preview: The Cyclones return home to begin a three-game homestand on Tuesday 4/2 @Indy 3:05pm night against the Toledo Walleye, in the finale of a four-game season series. The Cyclones have 4/7 @Greenville 7:00pm yet to beat the Walleye this season, as Toledo has posted a 3-0-0-0 record in the first three games. 4/8 @South Carolina 7:05pm Cyclones Game Notes February 26, 2017 Game 57 AT Kalamazoo Page 2 Head Coach HEADLINES Matt Macdonald Birthdate: Climbing the Ladder: The Cyclones have won five of their last six games, and are 10- March 16, 1983 3-0-0 in their last 13 games overall. Cincinnati currently sits just three points back of Hometown: the fourth and final playoff spot in the ECHL’s South Division. The offense has been Niagara Falls, Ontario on display for Cincinnati over the last 13 games, totaling 39 goals and outscoring the opposition 35-19 in their 10 wins. Coaching Experience: 2014-Present: Cincinnati Cyclones (Head) 2012-2014: Cincinnati Cyclones (Assistant) Thou Shalt Not Pass: Goaltender Joel Rumpel recorded his first shutout of the season on Friday night, stopping all 27 shots he faced in Cincinnati’s 2-0 win over More about Coach Macdonald: the Wichita Thunder. Friday marked Rumpel’s third career shutout and first for the A native of Niagara Falls, ONT, Macdonald is entering his Cyclones. second season behind the bench of the Cyclones. Last season, MacDonald guided the Cyclones to a 31-30-2-9 record a sea- son ago, which was good for fifth place in the North Division, Leading the Way: Forward Shane Walsh is currently the Cyclones’ scoring leader, and 10th in the ECHL’s Eastern Conference overall. totaling 38 points (15g, 23a) through 55 games this season. He has a pair of goals and three assists in his last five games. Since beginning his coaching career in 2012-13, Macdonald has helped contribute to the Cyclones back-to-back Eastern The Puck Stops Here: Goaltender Michael Houser has put together some stellar play Conference Finals appearances. As a player, he spent parts of as of late, posting a 8-2-0-0 record along with a 2.63 goals-against average and a .924 three seasons in the Queen City, logging 119 regular season games and 44 points (5 goals, 39 assists). Macdonald also save-percentage in his last 11 games. He’s been busy in recent games as well, making contributed with 14 tallies (5 goals, 9 assists) in 44 Kelly Cup 27 or more saves in eight of his last 10 starts. He recently had a five-game winning Playoff games and was a member of Cincinnati’s first-ever streak where he posted a 1.97 GAA and a .943 SV%. Kelly Cup title in 2008. During that season, he served as an Assistant Captain. In the Nick of Time: Forward Nick Huard dished out an assist in Saturday’s 3-2 win over the Indy Fuel, and has accounted for six goals and 10 assists in his last 17 games In addition to his ECHL experience, MacDonald also saw time in the American Hockey League, Central Hockey overall League, and in Denmark. Collectively, he skated in 385 games as a professional and collected 133 points (30 goals, Power Surge: The Cyclones power play has played a major role recently, having con- 103 assists) with 732 career penalty minutes.