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Cyclones continue to move up Eastern Conference standings

Published on February 6, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


The Cincinnati Cyclones won all three of their games last week, each by a one-goal margin, improving to 6-2-2 in their last 10 games. Cincinnati sits just one point of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a record of 21-14-6 for 48 points, and has at least four games in hand on each team ahead of it in the standings.

Cincinnati opened last week with a come-from-behind 7-6 overtime win against Toledo. The Cyclones trailed 6-1 midway through the second period and 6-3 with just over 10 minutes remaining in regulation. Joe Devin and Jonathan Hazen scored just over two minutes apart to make it a one-goal game, and Mathew Sisca forced overtime with 46 seconds remaining in regulation. Sisca tallied the game winner 1:07 into the extra session for his fourth point of the night (2g-2a) to cap the comeback.

On Friday, Brad Fogal turned aside 30 shots and four different Cyclones found the back of the net in a 4-3 win against South Carolina. Robert Slaney (1g-1a), Michael Pelech (1g-1a) and Hazen (0g-2a) led the way offensively with two points each, and the Cyclones power play was key, scoring three times in five opportunities.

The Cyclones concluded the week with a 3-2 victory against the Stingrays on Saturday. Dan Eves and Maury Edwards scored late in the first period to give Cincinnati a 2-1 lead through 20 minutes, and with the game tied at two midway through the third period, Mathieu Aubin tallied the game-winning goal to lift Cincinnati to the win. Fogal earned his third consecutive win, turning aside 25 South Carolina shots.

Sisca has 14 points (7g-7a) in 12 games with Cincinnati after being acquired in a trade with Bakersfield. Overall this season, he had 41 points (15g-26a) in 46 games, and ranks second among ECHL rookies in assists and third in points. Pelech, who was picked up in a trade with Toledo earlier this season, also has excelled since joining the Cyclones, notching 32 points (11g-11g-21a) in 29 games with the club. Aubin, who was part of Cincinnati's Kelly Cup championship teams in 2008 and 2010, leads the team this season with 18 goals.

Cincinnati looks to extend its four-game unbeaten streak this week as the Cyclones host Toledo on Wednesday and Trenton on Friday before heading to Toledo for games against the Walleye on Saturday and Sunday.

ECHL attendance nears two-million mark for season

The ECHL saw its average overall attendance increase to 4,119 per game after another solid showing at the box office last week. For the season, the ECHL has attracted over 1.8 million fans.

Gwinnett welcomed an ECHL season high of 10,082 on Saturday for its 3-2 shootout win over Greenville. It was the Gladiators largest crowd since Nov. 13, 2009 when the club welcomed 10,583 fans. Gwinnett ranks fourth in the league with an average of 5,139 per game.

Las Vegas had 7,447 at Orleans Arena on Saturday against Alaska, the first time the Wranglers have exceeded 7,400 fans since March 21, 2008.

Stockton welcomed its fourth crowd of over 7,000 this season as 7,032 were at Stockton Arena on Saturday against Idaho.

Trenton had its third-largest crowd of the season on Saturday with 4,430, increasing its average for the year to 3,100. The Titans have averaged 3,625 for their last nine home games.

Toledo, which leads the ECHL in total attendance (141,271) and average attendance (5,886) had 7,266 fans on Saturday. The Walleye were third in the league in attendance last season after finishing second in their inaugural season in 2009-10.

Cincinnati had its third largest turnout of the season on Saturday with 5,952 at U.S. Bank Arena. The Cyclones, who are averaging 4,411 per game, are looking to increase attendance for the fifth consecutive season.

The ECHL has averaged over 4,000 fans per game for each of the last seven seasons and 19 times in the past 21 years. The league has surpassed the 3,000,000 mark in each of the last 20 seasons.

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Divisions

ATLANTIC DIVISION

- Mario Larocque is tied for sixth among defensemen with 28 points (6g-22a).

- The Jackals are fourth in the league on the power play at 21.0 percent (37-for-176).

- Elmira visits Reading on Friday and Saturday and Trenton on Sunday.

- Casey Haines has at least one point in 10 of his last 14 games (4g-9a).

- Reading has scored first in 17 of its 26 road games, going 12-3-2 in those games.

- The Royals host Elmira on Friday and Saturday and play in Johnstown against Wheeling on Sunday.

- Dave Caruso is third with 967 saves.

- The Titans are fifth on the power play at 19.6 percent (37-for-189).

- Trenton is at Cincinnati on Friday and Wheeling on Saturday and hosts Elmira on Sunday.

- Peter Lenes has 12 goals in his 13 games with the Nailers.

- Wheeling is 14-9-2 against the Atlantic Division, including an 8-2-1 record on the road.

- The Nailers host Toledo on Friday, Trenton on Saturday and Reading on Sunday.

NORTH DIVISION

- Devin DiDiomete recorded the first hat trick in Express history on Thursday in a 6-3 win over Trenton.

- Chicago's current five-game winning streak is its longest of the season.

- The Express are at South Carolina on Friday, Gwinnett on Saturday and Greenville on Sunday.

- Mathew Sisca is third among rookies with 136 shots.

- Cincinnati is second with two shorthanded goals against.

- The Cyclones host Toledo on Wednesday and Trenton on Friday and visit Toledo on Saturday and Sunday.

- Riley Gill earned the K-Wings first shutout of the season on Saturday with a 33-save performance against Toledo.

- The K-Wings are 5-1-0 in their last six road games.

- Kalamazoo is at Greenville on Thursday and Saturday and at Gwinnett on Sunday.

- Paul Zanette has a goal and three assists in three games back from the AHL.

- Toledo leads the ECHL in total attendance (141,271) and average attendance (5,886).

- The Walleye are at Cincinnati on Wednesday and Wheeling on Friday and host Cincinnati on Saturday and Sunday.

SOUTH DIVISION

- Scott Pitt is fifth among rookies with an 18.1 percent shooting percentage (13-for-72).

- The Everblades are 15-4-2 when scoring first.

- Florida is at Gwinnett on Thursday and South Carolina on Saturday.

- Jeff Caister played his 100th ECHL game on Saturday at Gwinnett.

- Greenville is 16-5-2 when scoring first

- The Road Warriors travel to South Carolina on Tuesday and host Kalamazoo on Thursday and Saturday and Chicago on Sunday.

- Dallas Jackson is fifth among defensemen with 97 shots.

- The Gladiators are 11-2-10 in one-goal games.

- Gwinnett hosts Florida on Thursday, Chicago on Saturday and Kalamazoo on Sunday.

- Trent Campbell is tied for the league lead with three shorthanded assists.

- South Carolina is second with 2.33 goals-against per game.

- The Stingrays host Greenville on Tuesday, Chicago on Friday and Florida on Saturday.

MOUNTAIN DIVISION

- Dan Kissel is second with 27 goals.

- The Aces are third with eight shorthanded goals.

- Alaska is at Idaho on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

- Kyle Jones is second in the league with 19 wins.

- Colorado's 55 third-period goals lead the league.

- The Eagles host Stockton on Friday and Saturday.

- Derek LeBlanc has ten points (4g-6a) over his last nine games.

- The Steelheads are 15-1-1 when holding their opponent under three goals.

- Idaho hosts Alaska on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

- Paul McIlveen leads the club with 19 goals and 41 points.

- Utah is tied for third on the penalty kill at 85.0 percent (193-for-227).

- The Grizzlies host Bakersfield on Wednesday and are at Ontario on Friday and Saturday.

PACIFIC DIVISION

- Kyle Calder scored and assisted on another goal in his return to Bakersfield on Friday.

- The Condors concluded their season-long six-game home stand on Saturday.

- Bakersfield visits Utah on Wednesday and Las Vegas on Friday before hosting the Wranglers on Saturday.

- Joe Fallon has appeared in 17 straight games for the Wranglers, going 12-4-0 during that span.

- Las Vegas is second in the league with 18 home wins (18-4-2).

- The Wranglers travel to Ontario on Wednesday, host Bakersfield on Friday, visit the Condors on Saturday and host Ontario on Sunday.

- Jason Christie became the fourth winningest coach in ECHL history (333 wins) Saturday with a 6-4 win at Utah.

- The Reign have won six consecutive games, matching the team's longest winning streak since moving to Ontario.

- Ontario hosts Las Vegas on Wednesday and Utah on Friday and Saturday before visiting Las Vegas on Sunday.

- Chris Doyle has scored nine goals in the last 11 games.

- Stockton is 8-1-1 in its last ten games.

- The Thunder are at Colorado on Friday and Saturday.

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