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2014-15 Schedule CINCINNATI CYCLONES GAME NOTES 24-22-1-4 (T-3rd, North Division) 10/18 at Toledo W, 4-1 10/25 KALAMAZOO L, 2-8 Game 52 (Road Game 24) 10/31 at Quad City W, 3-2 at Evansville IceMen (13-34-4-2) 11/1 at Quad City W, 5-4 11/7 INDIANAPOLIS W, 3-1 Saturday, February 28, 2015 - 8:15pm ET 11/8 WHEELING L, 3-4 Ford Center - Evansville, IN 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 FW 53 36 12 2 3 77 Josh Shalla 51 17 33 40 11/29 at Indianapolis L, 3-5 Tol 49 33 11 3 2 71 12/3 UTAH SOL, 3-4 David Pacan 42 8 18 26 12/5 FORT WAYNE SOL, 2-3 CIN 51 24 22 1 4 53 Branden Gracel 48 11 15 26 12/6 KALAMAZOO W, 2-0 Kal 51 24 22 2 3 53 Byron Froese 17 8 16 24 12/9 at South Carolina L, 1-3 Ind 53 22 23 4 4 52 12/11 at Greenville L, 2-3 Whl 50 25 25 0 0 50 Stephan Vigier 46 12 12 24 12/13 at Gwinnett W, 4-2 Zach Budish 30 8 15 23 12/17 GREENVILLE L, 0-3 Evn 53 13 34 4 2 32 12/19 ELMIRA L, 2-3 12/20 ELMIRA W, 2-0 NEXT HOME GAME 12/26 at Indianapolis L, 3-4 12/27 at Indianapolis OTW, 2-1 Friday, March 13 • 7:30pm vs. Orlando Solar Bears 12/29 EVANSVILLE W, 5-2 12/31 at Kalamazoo W, 5-2 Cyclones Bobblehead Night 1/2 at Kalamazoo L, 3-5 The first 2,500 fans receive a bobblehead featuring Twister courtesy of U.C. Health & Novacare! 1/3 WHEELING W, 3-2 1/9 at Indianapolis W, 4-1 On the Road Again: Tonight the Cyclones will kick off a five-game road trip 1/10 at Kalamazoo L, 0-3 beginning with their final visit to the Evansville IceMen in 2014-15. The Clones have 1/14 EVANSVILLE W, 4-0 won seven of their eight get-togethers with their Hoosier State foes and, more 1/16 at Kalamazoo L, 2-5 1/17 at Evansville W, 4-3 impressively, have shut them out in each of the last two. 1/19 at Evansville OTW, 4-3 1/23 EVANSVILLE W, 4-0 Scouting the IceMen: Al Sims’ club continues to struggle finding success, losing nine 1/24 KALAMAZOO L, 2-5 1/28 ELMIRA L, 2-4 of their last ten games. Coming into the night, they sit 19 points out of a playoff spot 1/30 at Toledo L, 0-4 and 21 points behind Cincinnati. Rookie Braden Pimm, who was acquired in a trade 1/31 READING L, 1-5 this week, is Evansville’s active point leader - with 36 tallies (19g, 17a) in 46 games. 2/4 KALAMAZOO SOW, 5-4 2/6 at Elmira L, 1-4 Robin Soudek has also been solid since coming over from Rapid City, notching 10 2/7 at Wheeling W, 4-3 points in his 14 games with Evansville and has amassed 31 points overall. Former 2/11 READING L, 0-5 Cyclones netminder Brandon Komm remains their leading man between the pipes 2/13 INDIANAPOLIS OTL, 2-3 2/14 at Indianapolis W, 4-1 with Chris Driedger still recalled. Overall, he’s 2-3-1-1 with a 2.76 goals-against 2/15 TOLEDO W, 3-2 average. 2/18 EVANSVILLE W, 2-0 2/20 at Toledo L, 1-3 2/21 READING L, 1-4 About Last Saturday Night vs. Reading: The Royals pulled out in front in the second 2/28 at Evansville 8:15pm period and never looked back as they defeated the Cyclones by a 4-1 final score in 3/3 at Orlando 7:30pm front of 6,994 at U.S. Bank Arena. Branden Gracel notched the only Cyclones goal for 3/4 at Florida 7:30pm 3/5 at Orlando 7:30pm his 11th lamplighter of the season. 3/9 at Orlando 7:00pm 3/13 ORLANDO 7:30pm About Last Friday Night in Toledo: A pair of second period goals and a strong night 3/14 FORT WAYNE 7:30pm 3/15 at Fort Wayne 5:00pm for Jeff Lerg proved to be enough as the Walleye defeated the Cyclones by a 3-1 final 3/19 at Greenville 7:00pm score in front of 5,536 at Huntington Center. David Pacan netted Cincinnati’s lone 3/20 at Greenville 7:00pm tally in the final minutes of the contest. 3/21 at South Carolina 7:05pm 3/25 SOUTH CAROLINA 7:30pm 3/27 EVANSVILLE 7:30pm About Last Wednesday Night vs. Evansville: Some late game offense and a 15-save 3/28 FORT WAYNE 7:30pm shutout performance by Sam Brittain led the Cyclones past the IceMen by a 2-0 final 3/29 at Wheeling 4:05pm 3/31 TOLEDO 7:30pm score in front of 1,853 at U.S. Bank Arena. It was the third consecutive home meeting 4/3 INDIANAPOLIS 7:30pm between the clubs that Cincinnati didn’t allow a goal and its sixth shutout of the 4/4 EVANSVILLE 7:30pm season overall. 4/8 at Fort Wayne 7:30pm 4/10 at Toledo 7:15pm 4/11 at Fort Wayne 7:30pm Cyclones Game Notes - February 28, 2015 Game 52 at Evansville Page 2 Head Coach QUICK HITTERS Matt Macdonald Remarkable Rookie: The Cyclones have enjoyed great goaltending sta- Birthdate: March 16, 1983 bility from Sam Brittain. The University of Denver standout ranks third among active rookie goaltenders with a 2.71 goals-against Hometown: average and an 89.5% save percentage. This season for the Cyclones, Niagara Falls, Ontario Brittain has compiled a 14-11-0-1 record. Coaching Experience: 2014-Present: Cincinnati Cyclones (Head) 2012-2014: Cincinnati Cyclones (Assistant) Efficiency for Reed: Cyclones defenseman Chris Reed continues to enjoy a career season on offense. The fourth-year pro has posted seven More about Coach Macdonald: goals and seven assists this year, on pace to smash his previous point Macdonald, a Niagara Falls, Ontario native, makes his Head Coaching debut this season. Since plateau of 18. More impressively, he ranks fifth among all ECHL beginning his coaching career in 2012-13, Macdonald defensemen with a 13.7% shooting percentage. has helped contribute to the Cyclones back-to-back Eastern Conference Finals appearances. As a player, he spent parts of three seasons in the Queen City, Squeaky Clean: The 2014-15 Clones are on pace to be one of the least- logging 119 regular season games and 44 points (5 penalized teams in club history. They own the fifth-fewest average goals, 39 assists). Macdonald also contributed with 14 tallies (5 goals, 9 assists) in 44 Kelly Cup Playoff penalty minutes per game of any ECHL team this year and are on pace games and was a member of Cincinnati’s first-ever to post their second-fewest PIMS since returning to league play in 2006. Kelly Cup title in 2008. During that season, he served as an Assistant Captain. Four Score...and Win: Cincinnati’s magic number has seemed to be In addition to his ECHL experience, the former “four” this year. When reaching the four goal plateau, the Clones are a defenseman also saw time in the American Hockey staggering 15-0-0-1. League, Central Hockey League, and in Denmark. Collectively, he skated in 385 games as a profes- sional and collected 133 points (30 goals, 103 assists) The Beat Rolls On: Matt Macdonald’s team has remained one of the top with 732 career penalty minutes. While playing in Denmark during the 2010-11 campaign, he helped ECHL teams in terms of limiting shots. The Cyclones haven’t allowed his team capture a Bronze Medal and was a Danish their opponent to reach the 30-shot mark in 11 straight games and rank Cup Champion. Prior to going pro, Macdonald was second in the league with an average of 26.33 shots surrendered. Only a four-year letter winner at St. Lawrence University, where he amassed 30 points (14 goals, 16 assists) and the South Carolina Stingrays have a lower average (26.09). 131 penalty minutes in 118 career collegiate games. Macdonald resides in Cincinnati with his wife, Erin, Milestone Watch: Cyclones forward Josh Shalla is closing in on an and their one-year-old daughter, Hazel and son, Max. impressive benchmark. The Nashville Predators prospect needs just two points to reach 100 in his Cyclones career. The Whitby, Ontario native Macdonald’s Regular Season Numbers Career Record Against Home Away Total has earned 52 goals and 46 assists in 117 career games in a Cincinnati Evansville 5-1-0-0 2-0-0-0 7-1-0-0 jersey. He ranks fifth on the club’s all-time game-winning goals list (10). Fort Wayne 0-0-0-2 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-2 Indianapolis 1-0-1-0 3-2-0-0 4-2-1-0 Kalamazoo 3-2-0-0 1-3-0-0 4-5-0-0 Toledo 1-0-0-0 1-2-0-1 2-2-0-1 Let’s Get Social: All throughout the season, follow the Cyclones on Wheeling 1-1-0-0 1-0-0-0 2-1-0-0 DIVISION 11-4-1-2 8-7-0-1 19-11-1-3 Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@CincyCyclones) for all the latest news, scores, and team updates! You can also follow the Voice of the Elmira 1-2-0-0 0-1-0-0 1-3-0-0 Florida 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Cyclones, Nick Brunker, on Twitter as well (@NickBrunker).