2016-17 Schedule CINCINNATI CYCLONES GAME NOTES 23-22-4-0 (4th South Division) 10/14 @Indy L, 3-1 10/15 INDY L, 2-1 Game 50 (Home Game 25) 10/18 TOLEDO L-5-0 Vs. Quad City Mallards (28-18-0-2, 58pts) 10/22 WHEELING W, 2-1 10/28 @Manchester L, 7-3 Wednesday, February 15, 2017 - 7:35pm ET 10/29 @Manchester W, 4-2 U.S. Bank Arena - Cincinnati, OH 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 46 32 9 2 3 69 Andrew Yogan 30 15 17 32 11/18 ATLANTA OTL, 6-5 SC 49 27 20 2 1 57 11/23 QUAD CITY L, 4-2 Shane Walsh 48 13 19 32 11/26 @Reading L, 4-2 GRN 49 26 18 4 1 57 Jordan Sims 43 12 20 32 11/27 @Reading L, 5-2 ORL 49 24 18 5 2 55 Nick Huard 49 13 17 30 12/2 @Indy W, 5-1 CIN 49 23 22 4 0 50 Peter LeBlanc 42 10 20 30 12/3 MISSOURI SOW, 4-3 12/7 FT. WAYNE L, 2-0 ATL 49 18 24 6 1 43 Brandon McNally 43 11 16 27 12/9 QUAD CITY OTL, 4-3 NOR 48 18 26 4 0 40 *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 Sunday, February 19 • 3:05pm vs. Ft. Wayne 12/27 KALAMAZOO W, 4-1 12/29 @Ft. Wayne L, 4-3 Overview: The Cyclones got tripped up on Sunday afternoon, dropping a 9-1 decision to the 12/30 @Indy L, 3-2 Toledo Walleye. Despite the loss, Cincinnati has won five of their last six games, and sit just five 12/31 INDY W, 3-2 points back of the Orlando Solar Bears for the fourth and final spot in the ECHL’s South Division. 1/4/17 @Wichita W, 4-3 1/6 @Quad City W, 4-0 Sunday Afternoon Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (23-22-4-0) fell the Toledo Walleye, 9-1, on 1/8 @Wheeling OTW, 3-2 Sunday afternoon. Forward Brandon McNally scored the lone goal for the Cyclones, who see 1/11 QUAD CITY W, 3-2 1/14 @Atlanta L, 6-2 their five-game winning streak come to an end. Cincinnati was outshot, 35-16 on the night, with 1/15 @Greenville L, 3-2 goaltenders Joel Rumpel and Michael Houser combining to stop 26 in the loss. 1/20 @Ft. Wayne L, 4-2 1/21 @Indy L, 3-0 Last Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (23-21-4-0) earned a 5-4 overtime win over the Ft. 1/22 @Indy W, 4-0 Wayne Komets on Saturday night. Forward Nick Huard tallied a pair of power play goals, while 1/25 @Missouri L, 5-4 1/27 @Missouri L, 4-2 forwards Shane Walsh, Dylan Nowakowski, and Shawn O’Donnell each netted lone markers for 1/28 @Missouri L, 5-2 the Cyclones. The Cyclones were outshot, 32-28 on the night, with goaltender Michael Houser 2/1 RAPID CITY L, 3-1 stopping 28 in the win. 2/2 WHEELING OTW, 4-3 2/3 INDY W, 5-2 Friday Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (22-21-4-0) earned a 2-0 victory over the Elmira 2/8 ELMIRA W, 5-1 Jackals on Friday night, completing the two-game sweep. Forwards Christiaan Minella and 2/10 ELMIRA W, 2-0 2/11 FT. WAYNE OTW, 5-4 Brandon McNally potted the goals for Cincinnati, while goaltender Michael Houser was impen- 2/12 @Toledo L, 9-1 etrable on the night, stopping all 28 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season. 2/15 QUAD CITY 7:35pm 2/17 @Quad City 8:05pm Previewing Quad City: The Mallards enter Wednesday on a seven-game winning streak, and 2/19 FT. WAYNE 3:05pm winners of eight of their last nine overall. The Mallards’ offense has been on display as of late, 2/20 @Kalamazoo 10:30am accounting for 47 goals in their last 11 games (4.30 goals/game), and jumping out to a 2-0 lead in 2/22 WICHITA 7:35pm 2/24 WICHITA 7:35pm each of their last nine. Quad City has also dominated the first period, outscoring the opposition 2/25 INDY 7:35pm 9-1 in the their last four games. They are led by recently-acquired forward Josh MacDonald who 2/26 @Kalamazoo 3:00pm has accounted for 42 points (18g, 24a) in 48 games between the Mallards and Rapid City Rush. 2/28 TOLEDO 7:35pm He is followed by forwards Chris Francis (18g, 21a) and Sam Warning (16g, 21a) who round 3/2 ADIRONDACK 7:35pm out the top three. In goal, CJ Motte leads the way with a 14-9-0-0 record along with 2.54 goals- 3/4 ADIRONDACK 7:35pm 3/10 @Idaho 9:10pm against average and a .920 save percentage. 3/11 @Idaho 9:10pm 3/15 @Alaska 11:15pm Inside the Series: Wednesday will be the eighth of nine meetings between Cincinnati and Quad 3/17 @Alaska 11:15pm City this season. The Cyclones have had the Mallards’ number, posting a 4-1-2-0 record in the 3/18 @Alaska 11:15pm first seven games. 3/25 @Ft. Wayne 7:30pm 3/29 BRAMPTON 7:35pm 3/31 FT. WAYNE 7:35pm Next Game Preview: Cincinnati heads to Quad City on Friday night to wrap up their eight-game 4/1 TOLEDO 7:35pm season series. Face-off is slated for 8:05pm ET. 4/2 @Indy 3:05pm 4/7 @Greenville 7:00pm 4/8 @South Carolina 7:05pm Cyclones Game Notes February 15, 2017 Game 50 vs. Quad City Page 2 Head Coach HEADLINES Matt Macdonald Smith Makes NHL Debut: After spending eight seasons in the minor leagues, former Cincinnati Cyclones goaltender Jeremy Smith made his NHL debut on Tuesday night for the Colorado Avalanche, Birthdate: stopping 37 of the 40 shots he faced in Colorado’s 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils. Despite the loss, March 16, 1983 Smith’s efforts earned him second star of the game honors. Smith made his pro debut with the Cyclones Hometown: back in 2009-10, posting a 23-15-2 record along with a 2.63 goals-against average and an .899 save Niagara Falls, Ontario percentage in 42 regular season games. A native of Dearborn, MI, Smith was an instrumental piece to Cincinnati’s run to the Kelly Cup Championship that season, recording a mark of 9-7-1 to go along with a Coaching Experience: 2.67 GAA and a .907 SV%. He also earned Kelly Cup Playoff co-MVP honors. The 28-year-old has spent 2014-Present: Cincinnati Cyclones (Head) the majority of his pro career in the American Hockey League (AHL), appearing in 265 games between 2012-2014: Cincinnati Cyclones (Assistant) the Iowa Wild, Milwaukee Admirals, Providence Bruins, San Antonio Rampage, and Springfield Falcons. He has a career AHL record of 132-90-19 record along with a 2.43 GAA and a .917 SV%. He was drafted More about Coach Macdonald: by the Nashville Predators in the second round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, and joins Wade Megan (St. A native of Niagara Falls, ONT, Macdonald is entering his Louis Blues), and Mike Liambas and Frederick Gaudreau (Nashville Predators) as former Cyclones to second season behind the bench of the Cyclones. Last season, make their NHL debuts this season, and is the 22nd former Cyclone along with the 615th former ECHLer MacDonald guided the Cyclones to a 31-30-2-9 record a sea- to skate in an NHL game. son ago, which was good for fifth place in the North Division, and 10th in the ECHL’s Eastern Conference overall. That’s Offensive!: Forward Jordan Sims has been a man on a mission in the last eight games, account- ing for four goals and nine assists in that time. He dished out four assists in Saturday’s 5-4 overtime win over the Ft. Wayne Komets, which followed his first pro hat trick in Wednesday’s 5-1 win over the Elmira Since beginning his coaching career in 2012-13, Macdonald Jackals. has helped contribute to the Cyclones back-to-back Eastern Conference Finals appearances. As a player, he spent parts of Putting Up the Points: Forward Brandon McNally netted the lone Cyclones goal in Sunday’s 9-1 loss to three seasons in the Queen City, logging 119 regular season the Toledo walleye, and is now currently riding a six-game point streak where he has totaled three goals games and 44 points (5 goals, 39 assists). Macdonald also and three assists in that time, along with a plus-4 on-ice rating. contributed with 14 tallies (5 goals, 9 assists) in 44 Kelly Cup Playoff games and was a member of Cincinnati’s first-ever It’s Been a Good Month: February has been good to forward Shawn O’Donnell, as he has accounted for Kelly Cup title in 2008.