2017-18 Schedule CINCINNATI CYCLONES GAME NOTES 1-1-1-0 (7th Central Division) 10/14 KALAMAZOO OTL, 3-2 10/21 @Wheeling L, 4-2 Game 4 (Road Game 3) 10/27 @Ft. Wayne OTW, 3-2 Vs. Kalamazoo Wings (3-0-0-1, 4 PTS) 10/28 @Kalamazoo 7:00pm 11/1 @Kalamazoo 7:00pm Saturday, October 28, 2017 - 7:00pm ET 11/3 @Wheeling 7:05pm Wings Event Center - Kalamazoo, MI 11/4 ADIRONDACK 7:35pm 11/8 @Florida 7:30pm Media Contact: Everett Fitzhugh• [email protected] • 513.421.1342 11/10 @Florida 7:30pm 11/11 @Florida 7:00pm 11/14 QUAD CITY 10:35am 2017-18 Central Division Standings 2017-18 Scoring Leaders 11/17 TOLEDO 7:35pm 11/18 @Toledo 7:15pm Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS Player GP G A PTS 11/22 TOLEDO 7:35pm KAL 4 3 0 0 1 7 Eric Knodel 3 1 3 4 11/24 WHEELING 2:35pm KC 4 3 1 0 0 6 11/25 @Ft. Wayne 7:30pm Justin Danforth 3 1 2 3 11/29 READING 7:35pm FTW 4 2 1 1 0 5 Jesse Schultz 3 0 3 3 12/1 @Brampton 7:15pm TOL 5 2 2 1 0 5 Shawn O’Donnell 2 1 1 2 12/3 @Brampton 2:00pm IND 5 2 2 1 0 5 Brycen Martin 3 1 1 2 12/5 ORLANDO 7:35pm QC 5 2 3 0 0 4 12/7 ORLANDO 7:35pm Daniel Muzito-Bagenda3 0 2 2 12/9 TULSA 7:35pm CIN 3 1 1 1 0 3 Dominic Zombo 3 0 2 2 12/13 FT. WAYNE 7:35pm 12/15 QUAD CITY 7:35pm 12/16 QUAD CITY 7:35pm NEXT HOME GAME 12/22 @Quad City 8:05pm Saturday November 4 vs. Adirondack Thunder 12/23 @Indy 7:35pm 12/27 FT. WAYNE 7:35pm 12/29 @Quad City 8:05pm Overview: The Cyclones close out their two-game weekend series on Saturday in Kalamazoo 12/30 @Indy 7:35pm against the Wings. Cincinnati is coming off their first victory of the season; a 3-2 overtime 12/31 BRAMPTON 6:05pm win on Friday night in Ft. Wayne against the Komets. 1/5 @Toledo 7:15pm 1/6 WHEELING 7:35pm 1/12 KANSAS CITY 7:35pm Last Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (1-1-1-0) picked up a 3-2 overtime win against 1/14 @Toledo 5:15pm the Ft. Wayne Komets on Friday night. Forwards Winston Day Chief and Andrew Rad- 1/19 FT. WAYNE 7:35pm jenovic lit the lamp in regulation, while forward and assistant captain Shawn O’Donnell 1/20 @Indy 7:35pm 1/21 @Quad City 5:05pm recorded the winner in overtime. The Cyclones outshot the Komets, 25-24, with goaltender 1/26 INDY 7:35pm Anthony Peters turning aside 22 in the win. 1/27 FT. WAYNE 7:35pm 1/28 @Toledo 5:15pm Saturday Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (0-1-1-0) fell to the Wheeling Nailers, 4-2, 1/31 @Quad City 7:35pm on Saturday night. Forward Justin Danforth and defenseman Eric Knodel netted the goals 2/2 @Kansas City 8:05pm 2/3 @Kansas City 8:05pm for the Cyclones. The Cyclones were outshot by the Nailers, 39-32, with Cincinnati netmind- 2/8 KANSAS CITY 7:35pm er Anthony Peters stopping 35 in the loss. Goaltender Jason Kasdorf appeared in the final 2/9 TULSA 7:35pm 5:01 of the game due to a broken skate for Peters, however he did not see a shot. 2/10 WICHITA 7:35pm 2/13 WICHITA 7:35pm 2/16 @Reading 7:00pm 10/14 First Face-off Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (0-0-1-0) fell to the Kalamazoo Wings, 2/17 @Wheeling 7:05pm 3-2 in overtime, on Saturday night. Forward Justin Vaive and defenseman Brycen Martin 2/18 KALAMAZOO 3:05pm tallied the goals for the Cyclones. The Cyclones were outshot, 34 27 on the night, with goal- 2/20 @Indy 10:30am tender Anthony Peters stopping 25 in the loss. 2/24 KALAMAZOO 7:35pm 2/28 SOUTH CAROLINA 7:35pm 3/2 INDY 7:35pm Previewing Kalamazoo: The Wings are off to a hot start this season, accumulating a 3-0-0-1 3/3 QUAD CITY 7:35pm record through their first four games. They have at least three goals in each of their four 3/4 @Kalamazoo 3:00pm games, with three of those contests having been decided by one goal. They are coming off of 3/9 @Indy 7:35pm 3/10 @Ft. Wayne 7:30pm a 4-3 shootout loss to the Missouri Mavericks on Wednesday morning. Offensively, they are 3/11 @Brampton 2:00pm led by a pair of five-point scorers in forwards Danny Moynihan and Lane Scheidl who each 3/16 INDY 7:35pm have a pair of goals and three assists. Team goals leader Justin Taylor is right behind them 3/17 @Kalamazoo 7:00pm with four points (3g, 1a). In goal, Joel Martin has appeared in three games and has earned 3/18 TOLEDO 3:05pm two wins along with a shootout loss. He has a goals-against average of 2.23 along with a .926 3/20 INDY 7:35pm 3/22 ATLANTA 7:35pm save percentage. 3/23 ATLANTA 7:35pm 3/24 @Wheeling 7:05pm Inside the Series: Kalamazoo took the first meeting of the season between the two on Octo- 3/30 FT. WAYNE 7:35pm ber 14, 3-2 in overtime, and will face off five more times. 3/31 TOLEDO 7:35pm 4/6 @Indy 7:35pm 4/7 @Quad City 8:05pm Next Game Preview: The Cyclones are right back in Kalamazoo in Wednesday evening for a 4/8 @Ft. Wayne 5:00pm 7:00pm ET game that was rescheduled from February. Cyclones Game Notes October 28, 2017 Game 4 AT Kalamazoo Page 2 Head Coach NEED-TO-KNOW Early Season Special Teams Success: The Cyclones are sixth in the ECHL on both power play per- Matt Macdonald centage with a 25% conversion rate (3-for-12), and on the penalty kill with a 91.7% kill rate (11/12) Birthdate: through three games this season. Defenseman Eric Knodel has done most of the Cyclones’ damage March 16, 1983 on the man advantage, ranking second in the ECHL in defenseman power play scoring with three Hometown: points (1g, 2a). Niagara Falls, Ontario Cyclones Add Nylen and Fortman: The Cyclones signed defensemen Mitch Nylen and Geoff Coaching Experience: Fortman to Standard Player Contracts (SPC) for the 2017-18 season. A native of Lawrenceville, 2014-Present: Cincinnati Cyclones (Head) GA, Nylen is coming off of a successful collegiate career at Sacred Heart University, appearing in 2012-2014: Cincinnati Cyclones (Assistant) 141 games over four years, and totaling 12 goals and 48 assists in that time. He also served as team captain during his junior and senior seasons. He was also teammates with current Cyclones forward More about Coach Macdonald: Justin Danforth all four years. He turned pro following his time with the Pioneers, skating in a pair A native of Niagara Falls, ONT, Macdonald is entering his of games for the South Carolina Stingrays late last season. Hailing from Crystal Lake, IL, Fortman fourth season behind the bench for the Cyclones. Last season, has appeared in a pair of games this season for the Southern Professional Hockey League’s (SPHL) Macdonald guided the Cyclones to a 36-29-6-1 record, Peoria Rivermen, accounting for a goal and an assist in that time. He made his professional debut which was good for fifth place in the South Division, and last season with the Rapid City Rush, totaling four goals and four assists in nine games played. Prior ninth in the ECHL’s Eastern Conference overall. He reached to turning pro, Fortman enjoyed a successful collegiate career at Canisius College, appearing in 137 a milestone on March 15 as well, collecting his 100th ECHL games and tallying three goals and 24 assists in that time. He also served as team captain during his coaching victory. senior season on 2016-17, and assistant captain during his junior campaign in 2015-16. Since beginning his coaching career in 2012-13, Macdonald Cyclones Re-sign Barrett: The Cyclones have re-sign forward Mike Barrett. Barrett was signed by has helped contribute to the Cyclones back-to-back Eastern the Cyclones in the offseason, however was released following training camp. Barrett was signed in Conference Finals appearances in 2013 and 14. As a player, the offseason by the Cyclones, however as released following Training Camp. He recently wrapped he spent parts of three seasons in the Queen City, logging up a successful collegiate career at the College of Holy Cross, accounting for 99 points (44g, 55a) in 119 regular season games and 44 points (5 goals, 39 assists). 147 career games for the Crusaders. His best year offensively came during his senior year this past Macdonald also contributed with 14 tallies (5 goals, 9 assists) season, as he ranked second on the team and 18th in the conference in scoring with 27 points (11g, in 44 Kelly Cup Playoff games and was a member of Cincin- 18a). He recorded his lone collegiate hat trick in his fourth-to-last game back on February 24, in a nati’s first-ever Kelly Cup title in 2008. During that season, 5-4 win over Bentley.