ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Cyclones Hang on to Beat Wings, 4-3

January 22, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Cincinnati Cyclones (17-16-5-2) used some great third period defense and a two-point night from Dustin Sproat, Chris Clackson, and Brady Calla to knock off the Kalamazoo Wings (17-17-2-2) by a 4-3 score in front of 6,034 at U.S. Bank Arena on Saturday night.

Clackson gave the Cyclones a 1-0 lead at the 9:35 mark of the opening frame when he backhanded home a power play goal over the glove of Kalamazoo backstop Ryan Nie (L, 36 saves, 13-11-2-2). The Wings answered back, though, when Andrew Fournier wristed home his 19th of the season past Cyclones netminder Chet Pickard (W, 31 saves, 5-8-2-0) to knot the score at 1.

Early in the second period, Kalamazoo jumped out in front when Fournier tipped in his second of the night to make it 2-1 Wings. Luckily, Cincinnati didn't allow the deficit to snowball as Dustin Sproat shelved a laser-accurate wrist shot over Nie's shoulder to once again deadlock the score - this time at two. And Cincinnati wasn't done; Barret Ehgoetz followed with a rebound goal at 15:30 to give his team the lead for good. Then, just over a minute later, Sam D'Agostino capitalized on a turnover when he picked up a loose puck and sent a shot under Nie's pad for a two-goal cushion heading into the third. As it turned out, D'Agostino's tally was the game-winning goal.

In the final frame of regulation, Kalamazoo made it a game of things when Justin Taylor redirected a Jon Landry point blast into the Cincinnati net, making it 4-3. But, in the final minutes the Cyclones defense stood tall and Pickard came up with several outstanding saves. With less than two minutes left, Brady Calla was whistled for a delay of game penalty; and when Kalamazoo pulled their goalie, they enjoyed a two-man advantage. Luckily, Pickard and the Cincinnati defense were up to the challenge as they tied up the puck along the end-boards to seal the 4-3 victory.

The Cyclones will wrap up their busy weekend by traveling up I-75 for a Sunday matinee with the Toledo Walleye. The puck drops at the Huntington Center at 4:00pm with pregame coverage starting on CyclonesHockey.com starting at 3:45pm.

The defending Kelly Cup Champions will return to U.S. Bank Arena next Friday, January 28 when they play host to the South Carolina Stingrays at 7:30pm for the annual Military Appreciation Night presented by The Y. The Cyclones will wear special-edition camouflage jerseys that fans will have an opportunity to purchase at auction after the game. In addition, the first 3,000 fans ages 21 and over will receive a reusable tote bag from Coors. Discounted ticket packages and single game tickets for the 2010-2011 season are available now. For more information, call 513.421.PUCK (7825) or visit CyclonesHockey.com.

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