ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Cyclones Acquire Pair on Saturday

December 27, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


CINCINNATI, Ohio - The 2008 Kelly Cup champion Cincinnati Cyclones, announced today that they have acquired a pair of players on Saturday. The Cyclones are the ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators.

The Cyclones have signed Bryan O'Hanley to a contract. O'Hanley, 24, started his rookie season with Fresno, prior to the club closing its doors on December 22. Bryan is one of the first players from that club to sign an ECHL contract. With Fresno, he played in 27 games and had three assists. The five-foot-eleven, 190 pound defenseman was a ninth round draft pick of San Jose in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. A three-time letterwinner at Boston College, O'Hanley appeared in 112 games, scoring six goals and 18 assists for 24 points and 44 penalty minutes there. He will be in uniform for the Cyclones tonight, wearing jersey number five.

The Cyclones have also acquired forward Brandon Scero from Stockton in exchange for future considerations. Scero, 22, was in his rookie season with the Thunder and had 20 games between Utah, Elmira and Stockton, picking up four goals and three assists for seven points and 20 penalty minutes. A four-year letterwinner at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, Brandon played in 147 games, collecting 55 goals and 59 assists for 114 points and 146 penalty minutes. The six-foot, 190 pound forward also played two campaigns with the U.S. National Under-18 team, playing in 68 games and netting 28 goals and 15 assists for 43 points.

Tickets for the 2008-09 Cincinnati Cyclones season are now on sale. The Cyclones Sales Department can be reached at 513-421-PUCK, extension 3. The Cyclones host the Wheeling Nailers on Tuesday, January 6 at 7:30pm. The Trenton Devils are in on January 9 and 10 for 7:30pm clashes both nights. The club is now offering Family Four Packs (four tickets, four hot dogs, four Pepsis, four Cyclones winter hats, four public skate passes at SportsPlus and a SportsPlus game card) for just $69!

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