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Cincinnati Cyclones Announce 2008-09 Schedule

April 30, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Cincinnati Cyclones, ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators, announced their 2008-09 schedule. The Cyclones will play 72 games during the season, with all 36 home games being played at U.S. Bank Arena. The Cyclones were the 2008 North Division regular season champions and play the fourth game of the North Division Finals tonight at 7:30pm against Reading at U.S. Bank Arena.

The Cyclones will open the 2008-09 season at Wheeling on Friday, October 17. The club opens at U.S. Bank Arena on Saturday, October 25 with a clash against Dayton.

The Cyclones will host nine games on Friday nights and eleven on Saturdays. A total of ten home games will be played in January, double the number that the club had last season. The squad will head south for a three city, six game, nine day trip from February 6-14 (Florida, Pensacola and Mississippi).

For the first time, Cincinnati fans will get their first in person look at Gwinnett, which will come to town March 18-19. The Cyclones will play eleven of the 23 other teams in the ECHL, with nine of those teams visiting U.S. Bank Arena.

Single game tickets will be priced at $22.50 for VIP seating (first row along the glass) and all other seats will be priced at $10 each. Season ticket plans are currently on sale and can be purchased by contacting the Cyclones at 513-421-7825, x. 144. Discounts of up to 33 percent over single game ticket prices can be obtained when purchasing full 36 game season tickets. A complete promotional schedule will be released in the weeks ahead by the team.

"We are very excited about the schedule for the 2008-09 season," U.S. Bank Arena Vice President/General Manager Kristin Ropp said. "Attendance picked up after January 1 this season and to have 13 of our weekend dates in the second half of next year is going to really help us."

The ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams playing in four states, the Premier 'AA' Hockey League has grown into a coast-to-coast league that will have 24 teams in 16 states and British Columbia playing 864 games from Oct. 17, 2008 to Apr. 4, 2009. Nineteen of the 24 teams have played at least five years in their current city.

The third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League, the ECHL averaged 4,174 per game last season, marking the fourth year in row and the 16th time in the last 18 years that the league has averaged over 4,000 fans.

The Premier 'AA' Hockey League welcomed 3,756,191 fans, marking the fifth straight season and the 11th time in the last 12 years that it has exceeded 3.75 million fans. The 51 sold out crowds are the most in the last five seasons and mark the fourth time in the last five years that the ECHL has had at least 40 sellouts.

The conference and division alignments and the format for the 2009 Kelly Cup Playoffs will be determined and approved at a later date by the ECHL Board of Governors.

Tickets for the 2008-09 Cincinnati Cyclones season are now on sale. Ticket packages are available for every budget, call the Cyclones at 513-421-PUCK (7825) for more details. The home season starts on Saturday, October 25 when the Dayton Bombers come to U.S. Bank Arena.

-www.cycloneshockey.com-

2008-09 Cincinnati Cyclones Schedule

Day Date Opponent

Friday October 17 at Wheeling

Saturday October 18 at Dayton

Friday October 24 at Wheeling

Saturday October 25 DAYTON

Friday October 31 at Reading

Saturday November 1 at Dayton

Tuesday November 4 READING

Wednesday November 5 READING

Friday November 7 ELMIRA

Saturday November 8 ELMIRA

Friday November 14 at Elmira

Sunday November 16 at Reading

Tuesday November 18 JOHNSTOWN

Friday November 21 WHEELING

Saturday November 22 WHEELING

Tuesday November 25 DAYTON

Friday November 28 at Elmira

Saturday November 29 at Johnstown

Sunday November 30 at Trenton

Friday December 5 at Johnstown

Saturday December 6 at Johnstown

Wednesday December 10 CHARLOTTE

Friday December 12 WHEELING

Saturday December 13 CHARLOTTE

Friday December 19 at Dayton

Saturday December 20 DAYTON

Friday December 26 at Wheeling

Saturday December 27 at Wheeling

Sunday December 28 at Trenton

Wednesday December 31 at Wheeling

Friday January 2 JOHNSTOWN

Saturday January 3 JOHNSTOWN

Wednesday January 7 PENSACOLA

Friday January 9 TRENTON

Saturday January 10 TRENTON

Tuesday January 13 WHEELING

Wednesday January 14 WHEELING

Saturday January 17 at Wheeling

Friday January 23 DAYTON

Saturday January 24 DAYTON

Wednesday January 28 ELMIRA

Friday January 30 at Elmira

Saturday January 31 at Elmira

Tuesday February 3 READING

Friday February 6 at Mississippi

Saturday February 7 at Pensacola

Sunday February 8 at Mississippi

Wednesday February 11 at Florida

Friday February 13 at Florida

Saturday February 14 at Florida

Wednesday February 18 at Dayton

Friday February 20 ELMIRA

Saturday February 21 ELMIRA

Tuesday February 24 READING

Wednesday February 25 READING

Friday February 27 TRENTON

Saturday February 28 TRENTON

Friday March 6 at Reading

Saturday March 7 at Reading

Friday March 13 at Johnstown

Saturday March 14 at Reading

Sunday March 15 at Trenton

Wednesday March 18 GWINNETT

Thursday March 19 GWINNETT

Saturday March 21 at Trenton

Sunday March 22 at Trenton

Wednesday March 25 at Dayton

Thursday March 26 TRENTON

Saturday March 28 at Johnstown

Wednesday April 1 DAYTON

Friday April 3 JOHNSTOWN

Saturday April 4 JOHNSTOWN

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