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Cyclones Make It Twelve In A Row, 5-1

February 16, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


ELMIRA, New York - The Cincinnati Cyclones ran their winning streak to a club record twelve games with a 5-1 win at Elmira on Saturday night. Dov Grumet-Morris stopped 48 shots in picking up his 20th win of the season.

The Cyclones scored the two goals in the first period in building a 2-0 lead. Cory Urquhart took a bouncing puck in the left slot and fired home his 14th goal of the season at 13:04 to open the scoring. Jason Deitsch and David Desharnais added the assists on the power play goal. A little more than four minutes later, Urquhart threaded a needle through the center ice zone to send forward Matt Syroczynski in on a breakaway. Syroczynski faked right and then snapped his shot from the left side for his 20th goal of the year at 17:12. Elmira outshot Cincinnati, 17-7, in the opening frame.

The second period had no scoring with Cincinnati outshooting Elmira, 14-9.

A pair of shorthanded goals in the third period from Jason Deitsch, on a penalty shot and Scott Reynolds helped salt away the game after Desharnais had made the score 3-0 early in the final frame. It was the 25th time this season that Cincinnati had a three goal period.

Dov Grumet-Morris stopped 48 shots in the game, it was his sixth straight win. Grumet-Morris is 18-1-1 in his last 20 decisions dating back to Nov. 4.

The Cyclones began their eleven game winning streak against Dayton on Jan. 16 in a 3-2 win. The club has outscored the opposition, 48-18, during the run.

For the first time in team history, the Cincinnati Cyclones are 29 games above .500, with a 37-8-3 record and sole possession of first place in the North Division-13 points ahead of second place Elmira. The triumph gives Cincinnati a 21-2-1 record since December 15. Elmira is 30-15-4. The magic number for clinching a playoff berth is eight.

Cincinnati is next in action on Thursday (Feb. 21) with a 7:30pm showdown vs. Dayton at U.S. Bank Arena.

Tickets for all Cyclones games can be purchased at the U.S. Bank Arena box office, all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, charge by phone at 513-562-4949 or online at ticketmaster.com. The most up-to-date information and broadcast of the games can be found on our website www.cycloneshockey.com.

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