ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Cyclones Game Preview - Cincinnati Vs. Kalamazoo

December 13, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


CINCINNATI CYCLONES (8-7-0-3)

vs.

KALAMAZOO WINGS (14-7-0-2)

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DATE: Tuesday, December 13, 2011

TIME: 7:30pm ET

SITE: U.S. Bank Arena - Cincinnati, OH

RADIO: None

WEBCAST: CyclonesHockey.com (America One)

NHL AFFILIATES

Cincinnati Cyclones: Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators

Kalamazoo Wings: Vancouver Canucks, New Jersey Devils

NEXT HOME GAME

Saturday, December 17 - 7:30pm vs. Chicago Express

Twister SnowGlobe Night - The first 2000 fans through the gates will receive a Twister SnowGlobe courtesy of Beacon Orthopaedics

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP: Tonight the Cyclones kick off a critical stretch of North Division battles as they welcome the Kalamazoo Wings to U.S. Bank Arena. It will be the opener of a three-game week pitting the Clones against the top two teams in the division, both K-Zoo and Chicago. Jarrod Skalde's team picked up an impressive 5-2 win the last time they met the Wings, however, they still trail in the season series 1-2-0. Since 2006, Cincinnati has dominated Kalamazoo at 100 Broadway, posting an 11-4-1 record. The Clones are 6-3-0-1 in their last 10 games overall.

TONIGHT'S PROMOTION: Big Beer Tuesday - Fans 21+ can enjoy $2 24-ounce Molson and Labatt Blue!

SCOUTING THE WINGS: Nick Bootland's club sports the second-best offense in the Eastern Conference and third-best in the ECHL with 83 goals scored. Unbeaten in regulation over their last three games (2-0-0-1), the Wings have jumped into the top spot in the North Division standings with a record of 14-7-0-2. Forward Brandon Svendsen remains Kalamazoo's biggest scoring threat, ranking fourth in the league with 27 points (10 goals, 17 assists) and leads the ECHL with five game-winning goals. Along with Svendsen, Kory Karlander has scored four points against the Cyclones in the three meetings.

About Saturday Night vs Toledo: Mathieu Aubin extended his point-scoring streak to five games with a goal and an assist while Joe Devin picked up the game-winning tally as the Cyclones defeated the Walleye by a 3-2 final score in front of 7,723 at U.S. Bank Arena.

O' Captain, My Captain: Earlier today, Head Coach Jarrod Skalde bestowed the title of "Team Captain" on forward Mathieu Aubin. Now in his fifth-tour of duty with the Clones, Aubin ranks in the top-four on most franchise all-time leaderboards. He is 2nd all time in assists (96), 3rd in goals (69) and points (166) and 4th in games played (178).

The New Guy: Earlier today, the Cyclones were sent rookie defenseman Taylor Aronson from the Milwaukee Admirals. The 19-year-old Placentia, California native earned 67 points in 142 games over the last two seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Portland Winterhawks.

Multi-Point Magic: While all but one Cyclone has registered at least a point this season, a good chunk of the roster have collected multi-point games. In fact, 11 different Cincy players have had such a game. Mathieu Aubin leads the team with five, Anthony Luciani has four, while Daniel Koger and Mike Pelech each have three apiece.

SEASON SERIES (14 Meetings - 11 Remaining)

Oct. 15 Cincinnati 1 at Kalamazoo 3 Final

Oct. 29 Cincinnati 5 at Kalamazoo 6 Final

Nov. 23 Kalamazoo 2 at Cincinnati 5 Final

Dec. 13 Kalamazoo at Cincinnati 7:35 pm EST

Dec. 16 Cincinnati at Kalamazoo 7:30 pm EST

Dec. 21 Kalamazoo at Cincinnati 7:35 pm EST

Dec. 27 Kalamazoo at Cincinnati 7:35 pm EST

Jan. 13 Kalamazoo at Cincinnati 7:35 pm EST

Jan. 27 Cincinnati at Kalamazoo 7:30 pm EST

Feb. 14 Cincinnati at Kalamazoo 7:00 pm EST

Feb. 17 Kalamazoo at Cincinnati 7:35 pm EST

Feb. 25 Kalamazoo at Cincinnati 7:35 pm EST

Mar. 7 Cincinnati at Kalamazoo 10:30 am EST

Mar. 25 Cincinnati at Kalamazoo 4:00 pm EDT

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