Game 19 (Road Game 7)
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2014-15 Schedule CINCINNATI CYCLONES GAME NOTES 8-6-0-4 (4th, North Division) 10/18 at Toledo W, 4-1 10/25 KALAMAZOO L, 2-8 Game 19 (Road Game 7) 10/31 at Quad City W, 3-2 at South Carolina Stingrays (9-10-0-4) 11/1 at Quad City W, 5-4 11/7 INDIANAPOLIS W, 3-1 Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - 7:05pm ET 11/8 WHEELING L, 3-4 North Charleston Coliseum - N. Charleston, SC 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 20 16 4 0 0 32 Byron Froese 17 8 16 24 11/29 at Indianapolis L, 3-5 Tol 18 14 3 0 1 29 12/3 UTAH SOL, 3-4 Josh Shalla 18 11 6 17 12/5 FORT WAYNE SOL, 2-3 Whl 18 11 7 0 0 22 Zach Budish 16 4 10 14 12/6 KALAMAZOO W, 2-0 CIN 18 8 6 0 4 20 Michael Neal 16 6 3 9 12/9 at South Carolina 7:05pm Evn 19 8 9 1 1 18 12/11 at Greenville 7:00pm Kal 20 7 11 1 1 16 Stephan Vigier 18 5 4 9 12/13 at Gwinnett 7:05pm Christiaan Minella 12 4 4 8 12/17 GREENVILLE 7:30pm Ind 20 5 11 2 2 14 12/19 ELMIRA 7:30pm 12/20 ELMIRA 7:30pm NEXT HOME GAME 12/26 at Indianapolis 7:35pm 12/27 at Indianapolis 7:35pm Wednesday, Dec. 17 • 7:30pm vs. Greenville Road Warriors 12/29 EVANSVILLE 7:30pm 12/31 at Kalamazoo 7:00pm Wet Wednesday / SantaCon 1/2 at Kalamazoo 7:30pm $1 Beer PLUS Fans are encouraged to dress as Santa, Mrs. Claus, or an elf! 1/3 WHEELING 7:30pm 1/9 at Indianapolis 7:35pm Southern State of Mind: The Cyclones open a five-day, three-city road trip tonight as 1/10 at Kalamazoo 7:30pm they battle the South Carolina Stingrays in the first of three regular season meetings. 1/14 EVANSVILLE 7:30pm Since 2006, the Cyclones have earned a 21-8-3 record against their Palmetto State foes 1/16 at Kalamazoo 7:30pm 1/17 at Evansville 8:15pm and hope to continue their climb up the North Division standings. 1/19 at Evansville 8:15pm 1/24 KALAMAZOO 7:30pm Scouting the Stingrays: Spencer Carbery’s club returns home after having their five- 1/28 ELMIRA 7:30pm 1/30 at Toledo 7:15pm game winning streak snapped on Sunday in Reading and now ranks tied for fifth in the 1/31 READING 7:30pm East Division. Much like the Cyclones, the Stingrays find themselves in a 2/4 KALAMAZOO 7:30pm standings logjam, sitting just seven points back of the leading Florida Everblades. 2/6 at Elmira 7:05pm 2/7 at Wheeling 8:05pm Wayne Simpson is currently pacing the ‘Rays in scoring, with 14 points (7g, 7a) in 23 2/11 READING 7:30pm games. Former Cyclone Joe Devin has also gotten out to a hot start with 13 tallies (7g, 2/13 INDIANAPOLIS 7:30pm 6a) in 21 contests. Former ECHL Goalie of the Year Jeff Jakaitis is South Carolina’s 2/14 at Indianapolis 7:35pm leading netminder with a record of 5-1-0-1 and a goals-against average of 2.26. 2/15 TOLEDO 4:05pm 2/18 EVANSVILLE 7:30pm Brandon Anderson has also seen action for the Stingrays of late, but hasn’t fared as 2/20 at Toledo 7:15pm well; he’s gone 0-4-0-2 with a GAA of 2.62. 2/21 READING 7:30pm 2/27 EVANSVILLE 7:30pm 2/28 at Evansville 8:15pm About Last Saturday vs. Kalamazoo: Rookie goaltender Sam Brittain turned aside a 3/3 at Orlando 7:30pm career-high 36 saves to earn his first professional shutout, a 2-0 win for the Cyclones 3/4 at Florida 7:30pm over the Wings in front of 4,107 at U.S. Bank Arena. Byron Froese extended his point 3/5 at Orlando 7:30pm 3/7 at Orlando 7:00pm streak to ten consecutive games by capturing the game-winning goal and an assist. 3/13 ORLANDO 7:30pm 3/14 FORT WAYNE 7:30pm About Last Friday Night vs. Fort Wayne: Another night where bonus hockey loomed 3/15 at Fort Wayne 5:00pm 3/19 at Greenville 7:00pm large, the Komets defeated the Cyclones in a shootout by a 3-2 final score in front of 3/20 at Greenville 7:00pm 2,420 at U.S. Bank Arena. Josh Shalla scored another last-minute goal to tie the game 3/21 at South Carolina 7:05pm and help Cincinnati force overtime, while Byron Froese added two assists to run his 3/25 SOUTH CAROLINA 7:30pm 3/27 EVANSVILLE 7:30pm point-scoring streak to nine consecutive games. 3/28 FORT WAYNE 7:30pm 3/29 at Wheeling 4:05pm About Last Wednesday Night vs. Utah: Danick Paquette’s goal in the fourth round of 3/31 TOLEDO 7:30pm 4/3 INDIANAPOLIS 7:30pm a shootout proved to be the difference maker as the Grizzlies escaped with a 4-3 win 4/4 EVANSVILLE 7:30pm over the Cyclones in front of 1,644 at U.S. Bank Arena. Rookie Kevin Sullivan netted 4/8 at Fort Wayne 7:30pm his first professional goal in the tilt while Rob Madore played in his 100th professional 4/10 at Toledo 7:15pm 4/11 at Fort Wayne 7:30pm game. Cyclones Game Notes - December 9, 2014 Game 19 at S. Carolina Page 2 Head Coach QUICK HITTERS Matt Macdonald North of the Border: After posting points in ten consecutive games, Birthdate: March 16, 1983 Cyclones forward Byron Froese has earned an AHL call-up with the Toronto Marlies, where he’ll be reunited with former Cyclones Head Hometown: Niagara Falls, Ontario Coach Ben Simon. This season in Cincy, Froese has earned a team-high 24 points in 17 games. Coaching Experience: 2014-Present: Cincinnati Cyclones (Head) 2012-2014: Cincinnati Cyclones (Assistant) Shorty Success: The Cyclones were able to notch another shorthanded goal this past weekend, their third of the season. More impressively, More about Coach Macdonald: Macdonald, a Niagara Falls, Ontario native, makes Zach Budish and Byron Froese are both tied for the ECHL lead with his Head Coaching debut this season. Since begin- three shorthanded points apiece. ning his coaching career in 2012-13, Macdonald has helped contribute to the Cyclones back-to-back Eastern Conference Finals appearances. As a player, Three or Below: Cincinnati has been nearly automatic when they’ve he spent parts of three seasons in the Queen City, held their opponents to three goals or less this season. In such situa- logging 119 regular season games and 44 points (5 tions, the Cyclones have earned a stellar 7-0-0-1 record. 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 Southern Comfort: The Cyclones have found solid success over the Kelly Cup title in 2008. During that season, he served as an Assistant Captain. years against their foes from the South. Including this season, when playing South Carolina, Gwinnett, Greenville, Florida, and Orlando, In addition to his ECHL experience, the former Cincinnati has a combined record of 48-35-4-2. defenseman also saw time in the American Hockey League, Central Hockey League, and in Denmark. Collectively, he skated in 385 games as a profes- Early Goals Get the Win: Through 18 games, the Cyclones have enjoyed sional and collected 133 points (30 goals, 103 assists) with 732 career penalty minutes. While playing in the best results when scoring early into the game. They are 5-1-0 when Denmark during the 2010-11 campaign, he helped notching the game’s first goal and are 3-0 when leading after 20 minutes his team capture a Bronze Medal and was a Danish of play. 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 Middle Period Muster: The second period has continued to be 131 penalty minutes in 118 career collegiate games. Cincinnati’s strongest this season. They have outscored opponents by a Macdonald resides in Cincinnati with his wife, Erin, 27-11 margin in the frame, the largest positive differential of any ECHL and their one-year-old daughter, Hazel and son, Max. team. In fact only four other teams have more lamplighters in the Macdonald’s Regular Season Numbers period that the Cyclones. Career Record Against Home Away Total Evansville 1-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 Fort Wayne 0-0-0-2 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-2 Let’s Get Social: All throughout the season, follow the Cyclones on Indianapolis 1-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 2-1-0-0 Kalamazoo 2-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 2-1-0-0 Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@CincyCyclones) for all the latest Toledo 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-1 1-0-0-1 Wheeling 0-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0 news, scores, and team updates! You can also follow the Voice of the DIVISION 4-3-0-2 2-1-0-1 6-4-0-3 Cyclones, Nick Brunker, on Twitter as well (@NickBrunker).