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Cyclones Lose To Kalamazoo at Home, 6-3

March 27, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Kalamazoo Wings had struggled against the Cincinnati Cyclones this season, losing nine of the first 13 meetings entering Saturday night. The Wings took a 6-3 win at U.S. Bank Arena on Saturday night to win for the first time in the facility this season-in seven tries. Andrew Fournier had a hat trick and contributed five points on the evening for the winners.

The triumph give Kalamazoo a two game lead over the Cyclones for the North Division lead with just four games remaining in the season. The Wings also now have the American Conference lead with the victory.

Kalamazoo lit the lamp three times in the first period to grab a 3-1 edge after a period of play. The Wings opened the scoring at 5:15 when Mathieu Curadeau netted his 21st score of the season from Andrew Fournier. Cincinnati would even the scores at one each at 9:44 when Jimmy Kilpatrick stole a puck from a Kalamazoo player and ripped a shot over the glove hand of Wings netminder Ryan Nie. Just 19 seconds later, former Cyclone Sam Ftorek netted a goal for the fifth straight game-his 23rd of the campaign at the left post, as Mitch Versteeg and Fournier had the assists. A power play score from Fournier-his 24th-at 15:38 extended the lead to two. Ftorek and Louis Liotti had the assists. Cincinnati outshot Kalamazoo, 15-11, in the stanza.

There was no scoring in the second period, as the Cyclones outshot Kalamazoo-15 to 5. Cincinnati had two power play chances in the frame but was unable to convert either of them.

The Cyclones would close the deficit to 3-2 when Mathieu Aubin collected his 16th goal of the season-and first with Cincinnati-at 2:10 on the power play. Reid Cashman and Barret Ehgoetz had the assists. The game would be tied at three each when Mark Van Guilder collected his fifth of the season from Reid Cashman and Jimmy Kilpatrick at 7:29.

The Wings would deliver the game winning goal on the power play at 9:22 from Fournier-his second of the night-as Ftorek and Trent Daavetilla had the helpers. A pair of empty net goals from Kalamazoo made the game appear more lopsided than the score was. Ftorek and Fournier netted the scores in the final two minutes. The shots again favored Cincinnati, 12-10, for the period and 42-26 for the game.

Ryan Nie took the win-his ECHL-leading 26th triumph of the campaign-stopping 39 shots. Robert Mayer turned away 21 of the 24 shots he faced in the loss. Kalamazoo was two for three on the power play, while Cincinnati was one for four.

Cincinnati is 41-24-3, while Kalamazoo is 40-16-9. The Cyclones travel to Johnstown for a 2pm contest on Sunday (February 28) and go to Kalamazoo on March 31, before hosting their final home game of the regular season. U.S. Bank Fan Appreciation Night is Friday, April 2 versus Johnstown at 7:30pm. Hundreds of prizes worth more than $5000 will be given to fans attending the game.

Kalamazoo has 89 standings points, while the Cyclones are in second with 85. Toledo has 74 points and Wheeling rounds out the North Division with 70 points.

The opening round of the Cincinnati Cyclones USA Collision Centers postseason will be during the week of April 5 and will be a best-of-five series. The format for Kelly Cup playoff games, opponents and dates will be determined as the postseason approaches. The latest information on the team and playoffs can be found at www.cycloneshockey.com. .

Tickets for the 2010-11 Cincinnati Cyclones season are now on sale. The Cyclones Sales Department can be reached at 513-421-PUCK, extension 3. Selected Friday night games are carried on 1530-AM Homer, while all 72 regular season games can be heard on the club's website at: www.cycloneshockey.com. The next game on ESPN 1530 will come Friday, April 2, when the Cyclones host Johnstown at 7:30pm.

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