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2014-15 Schedule CINCINNATI CYCLONES GAME NOTES 19-18-0-4 (3rd, North Division) 10/18 at Toledo W, 4-1 10/25 KALAMAZOO L, 2-8 Game 42 (Home Game 23) 10/31 at Quad City W, 3-2 vs. Kalamazoo Wings (19-16-1-2) 11/1 at Quad City W, 5-4 11/7 INDIANAPOLIS W, 3-1 Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 7:30pm ET 11/8 WHEELING L, 3-4 U.S. Bank Arena - Cincinnati, OH 11/9 at Toledo SOL, 3-4 11/13 ORLANDO L, 3-4 Media Contact: Nick Brunker • [email protected] • 513.421.1342 11/15 FORT WAYNE SOL, 4-5 11/18 ORLANDO L, 3-5 11/21 EVANSVILLE W, 4-0 2014-15 North Division Standings 2014-15 Scoring Leaders 11/22 KALAMAZOO W, 7-3 11/26 EVANSVILLE L, 3-5 Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS Player GP G A PTS 11/28 at Indianapolis W, 3-2 Tol 40 28 7 3 2 61 Josh Shalla 41 15 18 33 11/29 at Indianapolis L, 3-5 FW 42 29 10 1 2 61 12/3 UTAH SOL, 3-4 Byron Froese 17 8 16 24 12/5 FORT WAYNE SOL, 2-3 CIN 41 19 18 0 4 42 Zach Budish 30 8 15 23 12/6 KALAMAZOO W, 2-0 Kal 38 19 16 1 2 41 Branden Gracel 38 9 14 23 12/9 at South Carolina L, 1-3 Whl 41 20 21 0 0 40 12/11 at Greenville L, 2-3 David Pacan 32 5 14 19 12/13 at Gwinnett W, 4-2 Ind 44 15 22 4 3 37 David MacDonald 33 5 14 19 12/17 GREENVILLE L, 0-3 Evn 44 12 26 4 2 30 12/19 ELMIRA L, 2-3 12/20 ELMIRA W, 2-0 NEXT HOME GAME (After Tonight) 12/26 at Indianapolis L, 3-4 12/27 at Indianapolis OTW, 2-1 Wednesday, February 11 • 7:30pm vs. Reading Royals 12/29 EVANSVILLE W, 5-2 12/31 at Kalamazoo W, 5-2 Wet Wednesday / Halfway to Halloween Night 1/2 at Kalamazoo L, 3-5 $1 Beer PLUS We are just under the halfway point to halloween, come in costume and celebrate! 1/3 WHEELING W, 3-2 1/9 at Indianapolis W, 4-1 You, Again?: For the final time this season, the Cyclones will lock up with the 1/10 at Kalamazoo L, 0-3 Kalamazoo Wings in their ninth get-together of 2014-15. The Wings have taken 1/14 EVANSVILLE W, 4-0 five of the eight meetings thus far, including the last four. However, the Cyclones 1/16 at Kalamazoo L, 2-5 1/17 at Evansville W, 4-3 are 20-11-4-1 all-time against their Mitten State foes in Downtown Cincinnati. 1/19 at Evansville OTW, 4-3 1/23 EVANSVILLE W, 4-0 1/24 KALAMAZOO L, 2-5 Scouting the Wings: Nick Bootland’s club has surged to fourth place in the North 1/28 ELMIRA L, 2-4 Division with wins in eight out of its last ten games and sit just one point back of 1/30 at Toledo L, 0-4 the ‘Clones coming into the night. Although rookie Curtis Valk has cooled off a 1/31 READING L, 1-5 2/4 KALAMAZOO 7:30pm bit lately, he’s still atop the Wings’ scoring leaderboard with 30 points (11g, 19a) 2/6 at Elmira 7:05pm in 31 games. Former Cyclone Eric Kattelus, meanwhile, has contributed 29 tallies 2/7 at Wheeling 8:05pm 2/11 READING 7:30pm (5g, 24a) in 27 contests to rank second on the team. Veteran netminder Joel 2/13 INDIANAPOLIS 7:30pm Martin has led the way for Kalamazoo between the pipes, amassing a 14-9-1-1 2/14 at Indianapolis 7:35pm record with a 2.65 goals-against average. Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Scott 2/15 TOLEDO 4:05pm 2/18 EVANSVILLE 7:30pm Munroe has been nearly perfect for the Wings this season, going 5-0-0-1 with a 2/20 at Toledo 7:15pm 2.53 GAA. 2/21 READING 7:30pm 2/28 at Evansville 8:15pm 3/3 at Orlando 7:30pm About Last Saturday Night vs. Reading: The Royals came up with five 3/4 at Florida 7:30pm unanswered goals to defeat the Cyclones by a 5-1 final score in front of 8,312 at 3/5 at Orlando 7:30pm 3/9 at Orlando 7:00pm U.S. Bank Arena. Rookie Frederick Gaudreau tallied the lone goal for Cincinnati 3/13 ORLANDO 7:30pm while Joe Pendenza tallied an assist to earn points in two of his last three games. 3/14 FORT WAYNE 7:30pm 3/15 at Fort Wayne 5:00pm 3/19 at Greenville 7:00pm About Last Friday Night in Toledo: A three point night for Martin Frk led the 3/20 at Greenville 7:00pm Walleye past the Cyclones by a 4-0 final score in front of 6,094 at Huntington 3/21 at South Carolina 7:05pm 3/25 SOUTH CAROLINA 7:30pm Center. It was just the third time this season that the Cyclones were held off the 3/27 EVANSVILLE 7:30pm scoreboard. 3/28 FORT WAYNE 7:30pm 3/29 at Wheeling 4:05pm 3/31 TOLEDO 7:30pm About Last Wednesday Night vs. Elmira: A three-goal third period sparked a 4/3 INDIANAPOLIS 7:30pm rally for the Jackals, who came back to defeat the Cyclones by a 4-2 final score in 4/4 EVANSVILLE 7:30pm 4/8 at Fort Wayne 7:30pm front of 2,672 at U.S. Bank Arena. Joe Pendenza and Geoff Irwin netted the goals 4/10 at Toledo 7:15pm for Cincinnati in the defeat while Sam Brittain turned aside 30 shots. 4/11 at Fort Wayne 7:30pm Cyclones Game Notes - February 4, 2015 Game 42 vs. Kalamazoo Page 2 Head Coach QUICK HITTERS Matt Macdonald Second Period Shutdown: As the season rolls along, Cincinnati Birthdate: March 16, 1983 continues to stifle teams in the middle stanza. The Cyclones are allowing an ECHL low 27 goals in the 2nd period. Hometown: Niagara Falls, Ontario Slamming the Door: When the ‘Clones carry a lead into the final Coaching Experience: period, they have been nearly impossible to beat this season. In such 2014-Present: Cincinnati Cyclones (Head) 2012-2014: Cincinnati Cyclones (Assistant) situations, they are 15-3-0-1, amounting to an 89.5% winning percentage. More about Coach Macdonald: Macdonald, a Niagara Falls, Ontario native, makes his Head Coaching debut this season. Since Milestone Approach: Cyclones forward Josh Shalla is closing in on beginning his coaching career in 2012-13, Macdonald another personal milestone. He needs just nine points to reach 100 in has helped contribute to the Cyclones back-to-back his Cincinnati career. In 107 games with the ‘Clones, the Whitby, Eastern Conference Finals appearances. As a player, he spent parts of three seasons in the Queen City, Ontario native has collected 50 goals and 41 assists. He ranks sixth on logging 119 regular season games and 44 points (5 the club’s all-time list with 10 game-winning goals. goals, 39 assists). Macdonald also contributed with 14 tallies (5 goals, 9 assists) in 44 Kelly Cup Playoff games and was a member of Cincinnati’s first-ever Speaking of Milestones: Cincy defenseman Chris Reed is also nearing a Kelly Cup title in 2008. During that season, he served big time benchmark. After tonight former Ohio State Buckeye needs just as an Assistant Captain. three games to reach 200 in his pro career. He has tallied seven goals In addition to his ECHL experience, the former and 38 assists since coming out of Columbus in 2011. defenseman also saw time in the American Hockey League, Central Hockey League, and in Denmark. Collectively, he skated in 385 games as a profes- Four Score and Win: Cincinnati has found its greatest success this year sional and collected 133 points (30 goals, 103 assists) when reaching the four-goal plateau. They are a staggering 12-0-0-1 in with 732 career penalty minutes. While playing in Denmark during the 2010-11 campaign, he helped such situations this year. The Cyclones’ last five victories have come this his team capture a Bronze Medal and was a Danish way. Cup Champion. Prior to going pro, Macdonald was a four-year letter winner at St. Lawrence University, where he amassed 30 points (14 goals, 16 assists) and Magic Touch: Rookie forward Stephan Vigier has helped the Cyclones 131 penalty minutes in 118 career collegiate games. quite a bit on offense this season. He ranks tied for fifth on the club with Macdonald resides in Cincinnati with his wife, Erin, 19 points; but more impressively, the ‘Clones are 7-1-0 when he lights and their one-year-old daughter, Hazel and son, Max. the lamp and 11-3-0-1 when he tallies at least a point. Macdonald’s Regular Season Numbers Career Record Against Home Away Total Let’s Get Social: All throughout the season, follow the Cyclones on Evansville 4-1-0-0 2-0-0-0 6-1-0-0 Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@CincyCyclones) for all the latest Fort Wayne 0-0-0-2 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-2 Indianapolis 1-0-0-0 3-2-0-0 4-2-0-0 news, scores, and team updates! You can also follow the Voice of the Kalamazoo 2-2-0-0 1-3-0-0 3-5-0-0 Toledo 0-0-0-0 1-1-0-1 1-1-0-1 Cyclones, Nick Brunker, on Twitter as well (@NickBrunker).