ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Cincinnati Cyclones Weekly News

January 14, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


COMING UP: The Cincinnati Cyclones play host to the Dayton Bombers on Wednesday night. It is a Wet Wednesday, with selected brands of beers priced at one dollar per twelve ounce can. Fans also have the opportunity to purchase end zone tickets for $8 and sideline seats for $10 for the three remaining January games at U.S. Bank Arena.

TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS: The Cyclones are the only ECHL team to have a better than .500 record against every team it has played this season. Cincinnati has played seven different opponents in 2007-08 and has at least one more win than loss against all of them. Elmira and Fresno have the same number of wins and losses against two opponents, while Las Vegas has an equal number of wins and losses to Victoria. These three teams are the closest to the Cyclones in accomplishing this feat.

WE'RE ONLY AT HOME WHEN WE'RE ON THE ROAD...: The Cyclones are 13-5 (.722 winning percentage) away from U.S. Bank Arena this season. Cincinnati won all six games on its last road trip (Dec. 22-31), picking up victories in five different buildings inside the North Division (Dayton was the lone team to escape a defeat). The Cyclones are 10-3 (.769) on the road since November 13 (the lone loss a 3-2 verdict at Wheeling on Dec. 15) and have outscored the opposition during that stretch, 51-29.

...NOT BAD AT HOME EITHER: The Cyclones have a nine-game unbeaten in regulation time stretch at U.S. Bank Arena (7-0-2--.833). During that run, the club has outscored the opposition, 47-25. Cincinnati is 12-3-3 overall (.750) at home. The Cyclones have not lost a regulation time game at U.S. Bank Arena since a 4-2 defeat by Dayton on November 24.

JUST WIN, BABY: The Cyclones, with a record of 25-8-3, are 17 games above .500. The club reached a club record 19 games above break even (25-6-3) on Jan. 5. On March 19, 1995 the Louisville Riverfrogs beat Erie, 5-1, to improve to 38-22-7--the only time in history that the organization had been 16 games above break even. The last time a Cincinnati pro sports team was at least 19 games above .500 was when the Cincinnati Reds were 96-67 after their game on October 4, 1999.

DAOUST LEADING THE CHARGE: Cyclones right wing Jean-Michel Daoust leads the ECHL in scoring with 51 points (three more than Dayton's Yannick Tifu) and also is tied with Aaron Slattengren of Augusta for the ECHL's goals scoring lead (27) goals. Last season, for the first time in club history, the Cyclones had the league's leading goal scorer (Mike Wirll, 47, who was a late season acquisition). The team has never had the circuit's top point producer. Should Jean-Michel continue producing points at his current pace, he is on track for 55 goals and 103 points. Both of those totals would be club records for a single season.

WE ARE QUITE OFFENSIVE: The Cyclones have scored a league-high 151 goals, 16 more than Texas--which has the second-most. Cincinnati is averaging 4.19 goals per game, the most in the ECHL. Of the five leagues playing 'AA' hockey or higher (NHL, AHL, ECHL, IHL, CHL), that average is the highest in North America. Colorado (CHL) is the next best at 4.00 goals per game. Only Indiana (MAHL--an 'A' league) has a higher average, at 7.57.

ABOUT SUNDAY NIGHT...: The Cyclones dropped a 5-3 decision at Reading, the first victory in five tries for the Royals over Cincinnati this season. Gerard Miller handed out a pair of assists for the Cyclones, who got a 33 save performance from goaltender Dov Grumet-Morris.

ABOUT SATURDAY NIGHT...: The Cyclones dropped a 4-3 verdict at Elmira. Travis Fuller netted pair of goals and Jean-Michel Daoust had a goal and an assist. The defeat ended a ten-game unbeaten stretch for Cincinnati (9-0-1) and was only the second defeat suffered at Elmira this season.

GUNNING FOR 26 WINS!: The Cyclones picked up their 25th win of the season in the Jan. 5 game vs. Reading--setting a club record for earliest, and fastest, to the plateau. Previously, the 1995-96 Louisville squad had 25 wins on Jan. 20 to establish both records. The average date in club history to register 26 wins is March 5. Last season, the Cyclones collected their 26th win on February 17.

SHATTER THIS!: The Cincinnati Cyclones have already won more games than they did prior to the All-Star break in 2006-07. The club was 21-13-3 at the All-Star break in 2006-07. Cincinnati is 25-8-3 right now, with a game remaining before the All-Star break. Cincinnati lost its seventh regulation time game on November 18 of last season. By January 14, the club already registered 13.

THAT'S MR. COACH TO YOU: Cyclones Head Coach Chuck Weber will represent Cincinnati at the ECHL's All-Star Game on January 23. Weber was selected to be one of the coaches for the American Conference at the league's showcase event. Chuck is one of only seven coaches ever to be selected as an All-Star Game coach in his second season (six others have done it in their rookie year). The 34-year old has a 62-37-9 mark (.616) as the Cyclones mentor.

GREAT (RE)CALL: The Cyclones have had fifteen players appear in games with American Hockey League teams this season. Currently, eight players who have appeared in Cincinnati are on loan or recall to the AHL. The fifteen total players have appeared in 121 AHL games this season.

HE'S BACKKKK!: Center Jason Deitsch signed with the Cyclones on January 3. Deitsch, the first Cincinnati born player to ever play for the Cyclones, led the team with 71 points last season (26-45-71). Jason has goals in three of his four games back and has four points with his hometown team..

MACDONALD AND REYNOLDS HONORED: Cyclones Matt Macdonald and Scott Reynolds were named co-winners of the PaysourceUSA ECHL Plus Player of the Month award for December. Both players were +12 for the month. David Desharnais claimed the honor in November at +15.

CYCLONES COACHES SHOW: The Cyclones Coaches Show airs every Monday from Jefferson Hall at Newport on the Levee from 7-8pm. The show, featuring Head Coach Chuck Weber, also has center Jason Deitsch scheduled to appear tonight.

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