ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Cyclones American Conference Championship Schedule Set

Published on May 5, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Cincinnati Cyclones will play the South Carolina Stingrays in the American Conference Finals of the Kelly Cup playoffs. Game one of the best of seven series will be played at U.S. Bank Arena on Friday, May 9 at 7:30pm. The Cyclones are the ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators.

The Cyclones advanced to the series by sweeping Johnstown in four games of the opening round and then rallying to defeat Reading in seven games. This will be the first time in club history that the teams have met.

South Carolina (47-22-3) finished second in the South Division during the regular season and knocked off Augusta in five games, Gwinnett in a three game sweep and Columbia in five games. It was the Stingrays' second-best season in the team's 15 year history.

For the second time in team history, the Cyclones have advanced to a Conference Finals series. During the 2003 Kelly Cup playoffs, Cincinnati defeated Peoria in four games and Toledo in four games to advance to the Northern Conference Finals. The Cyclones were upended in seven games by Atlantic City. In that series, Cincinnati trailed three games to none and used a trio of wins to force the final game and a 3-2 defeat.

The Cyclones (55-12-5) were the North Division, American Conference and Brabham Cup (best overall ECHL regular season record) champions. That was the best single season in club history and tied the league record for road wins (26). The schedule of games in the series is listed below:

Cincinnati Cyclones vs. South Carolina - American Conference Finals -- (Best of Seven)

Game 1 S. Carolina at Cyclones Friday, May 9, 2008 7:30pm (U.S. Bank Arena)

Game 2 S. Carolina at Cyclones Saturday, May 10, 2008 7:30pm (U.S. Bank Arena)

Game 3 Cyclones at S. Carolina Wed., May 14, 2008 7:05pm (North Charleston Coliseum)

Game 4 Cyclones at S. Carolina Friday, May 16, 2008 7:05pm (North Charleston Coliseum)

Game 5 Cyclones at S. Carolina # Saturday, May 17, 2008 7:05pm (North Charleston Coliseum)

Game 6 S. Carolina at Cyclones # Monday, May 19, 2008 7:30pm (U.S. Bank Arena)

Game 7 S. Carolina at Cyclones # Wednesday, May 21, 2008 7:30pm (U.S. Bank Arena)

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