ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Cyclones Make It Three Straight Over Kalamazoo, 2-1

Published on December 2, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Cyclones used a pair of first period goals less than 90 seconds apart to hold onto a 2-1 win over Kalamazoo on Wednesday night. The Cyclones have won three straight games against the North Division leaders. Robert Mayer turned aside 24 shots in the triumph.

Cincinnati raced to a 2-0 first period lead. Mike McLean collected his first goal at 4:32 of the opening frame, firing a shot from the left wing side past the blocker of Kalamazoo netminder Ryan Nie. Brett Motherwell and Ryan Del Monte had the assists on the score-which began as a two-on-one break into the Cincinnati zone. The Cyclones next goal came after allowing a three-on-one break into their zone. Dustin Sproat and Matt Pierce worked the puck ahead for Brett Robinson, who blasted a shot from the left wing side over the glove of Nie for his fifth score of the year and his fifth straight game with a point. The shots in the period were even at nine apiece.

The second period did not have any scoring and the best chance may have come late in the period when former Cyclones Sam Ftorek blasted a shot off the goalpost while the Wings were shorthanded. Each team had two power play chances in the period and the shots favored Cincinnati, 6-3. The three shots tied the Cyclones season-low for shots allowed in a period.

Kalamazoo scored the lone goal of the third period when Travis Granbois netted his second score of the season from the left side at 13:10. The Wings won the shots battle, 13-4, in the frame and claimed the mantel for the game at 25-19.

Robert Mayer picked up his fifth win of the season with a 24 save performance. Ryan Nie took the loss for Kalamazoo, stopping 17 of the 19 shots he faced. He drops to 6-2-1 on the year. Each team went zero-for-five on the power play.

Cincinnati is now 11-8-1, while Kalamazoo is 12-6-1. All three Wings losses in regulation time have been at Cincinnati. The club returns to U.S. Bank Arena on Friday night (December 4) for a 7:30pm clash with Florida. Saturday (December 5), the Cyclones and Everblades meet again for a 'Salute To The Reds' game at 7:30pm.

Tickets for the 2009-10 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 1530 Homer will come Friday night (December 4) when Florida visits the Cyclones at 7:30pm.

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