ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Cyclones Game Preview - Cincinnati at Toledo

Published on October 19, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


CINCINNATI CYCLONES (1-0-0-0)

vs.

TOLEDO WALLEYE (1-0-0-0)

DATE: Friday, October 19, 2012

TIME: 7:05pm ET

SITE: Huntington Center - Toledo, OH

WEBCAST: CyclonesHockey.com (America One)

NHL AFFILIATES

Cincinnati Cyclones: Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators

Toledo Walleye: Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks

NEXT HOME GAME

Saturday, October 20 vs. Trenton - 7:30pm

KIDS EAT FREE NIGHT

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP: Cincinnati opens up North Division play tonight as they visit the Toledo Walleye for the first of eight regular season meetings. Over the years, the Cyclones and their I-75 rivals have engaged in a evenly-matched series; since the 2006-07 campaign, Cincinnati has compiled a 26-25-2-1 record against Toledo. Last year, the Clones went 7-5-1 against the "Fish."

SCOUTING THE WALLEYE: Nick Vitucci's club looks to rebound from their worst season since returning to ECHL play in 2009-10. Last year, the Walleye finished with a 28-38-2-4 record - which placed last in the North Division and 11th out of 12 Eastern Conference teams. Like the Cyclones, Toledo has only played in one game thus far - a 4-1 win over Kalamazoo last Saturday. Both of their top two point-getters from a year ago have returned; Joey Martin led the team in 2011-12 with 49 points (22 goals, 27 assists) in 63 games - 16 of them coming against Cincinnati. Kyle Rogers, meanwhile, compiled 44 points (20 goals, 24 assists) in 72 games for the Walleye last season. Between the pipes, Toledo has a pair of rookie goaltenders. Petr Mrazek, a 5th Round Draft Choice by the Detroit Red Wings, is coming off of a three-year career in the OHL where he posted a career goals-against average of 2.87. He is joined by fellow rookie Kent Simpson, who spent his entire amateur career in the WHL with the Everett Silvertips.

Plenty of Triple-A Talent: Thanks to the NHL lockout, Cincinnati fans are getting a chance to see some "next-level" talent at U.S. Bank Arena this season. 12 different Cyclones are currently Florida/Nashville prospects under AHL or NHL contracts. In addition, the Clones have added fifth-year pro Francois Bouchard to their roster - who sports more than 261 AHL games and 121 career points. He will be playing in his first ECHL game tonight after spending his entire playing career at the Triple-A level.

Killing Spree: Another strong point for the Cyclones in 2011-12 was their penalty kill. They finished sixth in the ECHL with an 84% kill rate - extinguishing 237 goals on 282 chances. On home ice, they were even more successful; at U.S. Bank Arena they held the third-best home penalty-kill rate in the league - clicking at 86.5%. Last Saturday, they killed off four out of five penalties against the Nailers.

For additional media information, contact Nick Brunker at 513.421.1342.

vs. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20

KIDS EAT FREE

Doors Open: 6:30pm

Puck Drops: 7:30pm

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