ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Cincinnati Cyclones Add Seven More To Roster

Published on October 3, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Cincinnati Cyclones, ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators, announced today they have added seven players to their training camp roster. The Cyclones now have 25 players on their roster.

The Montreal Canadiens AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs, have assigned goaltender Cedrick Desjardins and forwards Mathieu Aubin and Thomas Beauregard, to Cincinnati. The Bulldogs were the Calder Cup champions last season.

In a related move, the Bulldogs released center David Desharnais, who has agreed to terms with the Cyclones. These four players are expected to be in Cincinnati in time for Saturday's practice at SportsPlus (11am-10765 Reading Rd., Evendale)

The Nashville Predators AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, have assigned goaltender Dov Grumet-Morris, forward James Sixsmith and defenseman Bryan Schmidt to the Cyclones. Milwaukee, which won the Calder Cup in 2003-04, has four consecutive 40-plus win seasons.

Desjardins, 22, won 24 games with the Cyclones last season and had a 2.54 goals against average. He was also the winning goaltender for the American Conference in the Rbk ECHL All-Star Game. Aubin¸ 21, split the season between Hamilton and Cincinnati, appearing in 38 games with the Cyclones and registering 12 goals and 25 assists for 37 points. Beauregard, 21, led the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with 71 goals and recorded 124 points (71-53-124) in 69 games with Acadia-Bathurst. Desharnais, 21, passed the century mark in scoring (38-70-108) with Chicoutimi (QMJHL).

Grumet-Morris, 25, spent the season between Cincinnati and several American Hockey League (AHL) teams last season. He posted an 11-8-3 record and a 2.77 goals against average in 22 games with the Cyclones. Sixsmith, 23, turned in a 47 point (17-30-47) season in 35 games with Holy Cross (NCAA). Schmidt, 26, spent most of the season in the AHL with Manchester, collecting 18 points (5-13-18) in 58 games and also saw action in six games with Reading (ECHL).

"The training camp roster is pretty much set," Cincinnati Cyclones Head Coach Chuck Weber said. "We have received quality players from Hamilton and Milwaukee here and have a corps of solid returning guys . There will be some difficult decisions to be made in the days ahead and having talented players here is only going to make that process more difficult."

Tickets for the 2007-08 Cincinnati Cyclones season are now on sale. Ticket packages start as low as $66, call the Cyclones at 513-421-PUCK (7825) for more details. The Cyclones home opener is on Friday, October 26 versus the Trenton Devils at U.S. Bank Arena.

2007-08 Cincinnati Cyclones Roster

(as of October 3, 2007)

FORWARDS (13)

No. Name Birthdate Age Birthplace Shts Ht Wt 2006-07 Team GP G A Pts PIM

18 Mathieu Aubin 9/18/86 21 Sorel, QUE R 6-3 204 Cincinnati-ECHL 38 12 25 37 32

Hamilton-AHL 17 2 3 5 4

Thomas Beauregard 2/ 9/86 21 St-Georges-Beauce, QUE R 5-11 182 Acadia-Bathurst-QMJHL 69 71 53 124 44

62 Jean-Michel Daoust 11/24/83 23 Valleyfield, QUE R 5-7 170 Cincinnati-ECHL 71 32 30 62 63

David Desharnais 9/14/86 21 Quebec, QUE L 5-6 177 Chicoutimi-QMJHL 61 38 70 108 32

Stephen Doherty 9/12/82 24 Kalamazoo, MI L 5-11 181 Did Not Play

11 Barret Ehgoetz 4/16/81 26 Kincardine, ONT L 5-9 170 Cincinnati-ECHL 69 18 26 44 72

Travis Fuller 1/25/86 21 Whitney, ONT L 6-1 193 Mississauga-OHL 43 15 32 47 28

Billy Irish-Baker 2/16/83 24 Clarence, NY L 5-10 188 Canisius-NCAA 35 3 6 9 22

Cincinnati-ECHL 6 1 0 1 6

Andrew Martin 1/18/83 24 Brampton, ONT L 5-11 195 Toledo-ECHL 32 11 22 33 34

27 Scott Reynolds 3/17/81 26 Kerrobert, SASK L 6-1 195 Cincinnati-ECHL 68 10 13 23 34

9 Matt Rogers 6/23/86 21 Manchester, NH L 6-0 185 Cincinnati-ECHL 27 4 2 6 12

Chicago-UHL 10 1 1 2 0

Rio Grande-CHL 6 2 0 2 4

James Sixsmith 3/26/84 23 Alexandria, VA L 5-9 160 Holy Cross-NCAA 35 17 30 47 12

Bridgeport-AHL 3 2 1 3 0

15 Avery Wilson 11/ 6/80 26 Marquette, MI L 6-0 200 Cincinnati-ECHL 32 1 2 3 109

DEFENSEMEN (8)

No. Name Birthdate Age Birthplace Shts Ht Wt 2006-07 Team GP G A Pts PIM

6 Greg Gallagher 2/23/84 23 Framingham, MA L 6-1 189 Cincinnati-ECHL 22 0 4 4 2

Knoxville-SPHL 34 3 7 10 20

Tyler Howells 10/20/83 23 Eden Prarie, MN L 5-8 170 Michigan State-NCAA 42 2 22 24 22

4 Matt Macdonald 3/16/83 24 Niagara Falls, ONT L 6-1 205 Cincinnati-ECHL 71 1 22 23 131

44 Conrad Martin 10/25/82 24 Toronto, ONT R 6-1 215 Cincinnati-ECHL 65 2 21 23 101

Gerard Miller 1/21/83 24 Cold Spring Harbor, NY R 6-0 200 Flint-UHL 73 13 44 57 87

Sean Perkins 11/18/86 20 Cormmerce, MI R 5-9 190 Vernon-BCHL 38 7 27 34 66

Bryan Schmidt 7/27/81 26 Bloomington, MN R 6-3 209 Manchester-AHL 58 5 13 18 44

Reading-ECHL 6 2 1 3 6

2 Chad Starling 9/16/80 26 Delisle, SASK L 6-6 205 Cincinnati-ECHL 70 4 15 19 125

GOALTENDERS (4)

No. Name Birthdate Age Birthplace Catches Ht Wt 2006-07 Team GP W L T GAA

30 Cedrick Desjardins 9/30/85 22 Edmundson, NB L 6-0 192 Cincinnati-ECHL 44 24 19 1 2.54

Hamilton-AHL: 3 0 2 0 2.96

1 Dov Grumet-Morris 2/28/82 25 Evanston, IL L 6-2 198 Cincinnati-ECHL 22 11 8 3 2.77

Portland-AHL 11 1 6 3 3.03

Hamilton-AHL 2 1 0 1 0.96

Manitoba-AHL 4 2 1 1 1.23

Lee Lansdowne 8/22/83 24 Swindon, England L 6-1 180 Swindon-EPL 4.82

Solhill-EPL 5.06

John Smith Cincinnati, OH L 6-0 215 Did Not Play

HEAD COACH: Chuck Weber

ASSISTANT COACH: Dean Stork

EQUIPMENT MGR: Chris Burke

TRAINER: Bob Case

Pronunciation (PRO-nun-see-ay-shun) Guide:

Daoust (DOW-woo)

Desjardins (DAY-zhar-dan)

Ehgoetz (EGG-getz)

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