Cyclones Game Preview: Florida at Cincinnati

December 3, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release

DATE: Friday, December 3, 2010

TIME: 7:30p.m.

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

RADIO: MAX-FM (99.5 FM)

WEBCAST: CyclonesHockey.com (American One)

NHL AFFILIATES

Cincinnati Cyclones: Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators

Florida Everblades: Carolina Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning

NEXT HOME GAME

Saturday, December 4 ¬" vs Florida, 7:30pm

First 2,000 Kids ages 2-12 will receive a Dustin Sproat Kids Jersey T-Shirt courtesy of 7UP.

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP:

After spending last week on a four-game, three-city road trip, the first-place Cyclones are back home at U.S. Bank Arena for a two-game set against the Florida Everblades tonight and tomorrow followed by a Sunday matinee against the Toledo Walleye at the Huntington Center. Cincinnati was 2-0 against Florida last season, winning the games by 2-1 and 3-0 scores....both of which were in the Queen City.

SCOUTING THE EVERBLADES:

The Everblades invade U.S. Bank Arena tonight with a 13-9-0 record, 3rd best in the South Division. Florida sports the ECHL's top two scorers. Mitch Fadden leads the league with 32 points (9 goals, 23 assists) while Matthew Pistilli ranks second with 26 points (13 goals, 13 assists). Having those two players on the Florida bench, it's not surprising that the Everblades sport the league's most potent offense - collecting 78 goals as a team this season.

A NICE NOVEMBER: Cincinnati finished this past month with a 7-3-4 record. It was their best November mark since the 2007-08 season, when they finished 10-3-1.

OLSON'S FIGHTING CLINIC: Cyclones defenseman Benn Olson leads the ECHL with 8 fighting majors. Not surprisingly, he is also Cincinnati's team leader in PIM, with 60.

SHUTTING 'EM DOWN: Cyclones goaltender Marc Cheverie continues to climb in the ECHL rankings. His seven wins are tied for 2nd in the ECHL, while his 363 saves are tied for sixth-most among all league netminders. He hasn't suffered a regulation loss in eight consecutive starts...posting a 6-0-2 in that stretch. He finished the month of November with a 2.59 GAA and a 94.8 save percentage

SEASON SERIES (8 Meetings - 8 Remaining)

Dec. 3 Florida at Cincinnati 7:30pm EST

Dec. 4 Florida at Cincinnati 7:30pm EST

Jan. 5 Cincinnati at Florida 7:30pm EST

Jan. 7 Cincinnati at Florida 7:30pm EST

Jan. 8 Cincinnati at Florida 7:00pm EST

Feb. 9 Florida at Cincinnati 7:30pm EST

Feb. 11 Florida at Cincinnati 7:30pm EST

Feb. 12 Florida at Cincinnati 7:30pm EST

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