ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Cyclones Claim First Place In 3-1 Win Over Kalamazoo

January 13, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Cyclones used a pair of third period goals to claim a 3-1 win over the Kalamazoo Wings on Wednesday night. The Cyclones took over sole possession of first place in the North Division with the triumph. Jimmy Kilpatrick had a goal and an assist to pace the attack, while Robert Mayer made 24 saves to pick up his tenth win.

Kalamazoo scored the lone goal of the first period when former Cyclone Sam Ftorek ripped a shot from the blue line for his seventh score of the season. Jon Landry and Andrew Fournier had the assists on the goal at 8:40. The shots on goal favored the Wings, 11-7, in the opening frame.

Cincinnati equaled the scores when Jimmy Kilpatrick snapped a shot from the slot through a screen for his first goal of the campaign. The power play goal was assisted by Barret Ehgoetz (playing in his 300th professional game) and Scott Reynolds. The shots favored the Cyclones, 11-4, in the period.

In the third period, Chris Morehouse lit the lamp for the second time this season, as Ehgoetz and Kilpatrick dished off the helpers. The scoring was closed out when Ian McKenzie had his first score of the year at 15:34 from Maxime Lacroix and Brett Motherwell. The shots on goal in the third period favored Kalamazoo, 10-8, and for the game the shots were even at 25 each.

Cincinnati was one-for-six on the power play, while Kalamazoo was one-for-five with the man-advantage. Robert Mayer won his tenth game of the season with 24 saves, while former Cyclone Ryan Nie took the loss with a 22 save performance.

Cincinnati takes the top spot in the North Division with 47 points, while Kalamazoo is second with 46, Toledo holds the third spot with 43 points and Wheeling rounds out the division with 42 points.

Kalamazoo is now 9-4-2 away from Wings Stadium. The club is 0-4 at U.S. Bank Arena and 9-0-2 in any other road building in the league.

Cincinnati is 23-13-1, while Kalamazoo is 21-10-4. The Cyclones are next in action Friday night (Jan. 15) at 7:05pm against the Johnstown Chiefs. It will be the first game at the Cambria County War Memorial for Chiefs interim Head Coach Neil Smith, who was the general manager of the New York Rangers team in 1994 that won the Stanley Cup. The game will be carried live on 1530 Homer - The Sports Animal with the pregame at 6:30pm.

Tickets for the 2009-10 Cincinnati Cyclones season are now on sale. The Cyclones Sales Department can be reached at 513-421-PUCK, extension 3. Selected Friday night games are carried on 1530-AM Homer, while all 72 regular season games can be heard on the club's website at: www.cycloneshockey.com. The next game on 1530 Homer will come Friday, January 15 when the Cyclones travel to Johnstown at 7:05pm.

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