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Cyclones Run Winning Streak To Four

January 19, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


COMING UP: The Cincinnati Cyclones, the 2008 Kelly Cup champions, play a pair of games against I-75 rival Dayton this weekend (Friday and Saturday night) at U.S. Bank Arena. The games come on the heels of the annuall ECHL All-Star Game, which will be played on Wednesday night (Jan. 21) at Reading's Sovereign Center at 7pm.

PROMOTIONS: Friday night's game (Jan. 23) with Dayton will be the annual 'Pink In The Rink' night--with the Cyclones wearing pink jerseys and playing the game on pink ice. The off-ice officiating crew will be all-female (the club hosted the first-ever all women's crew a year ago). Proceeds from the postgame jersey auction will benefit the Patty Brisben Foundation, which deals with women's health issues. Saturday night (Jan. 24), Dayton will again provide the opposition on Obama Bobblehead Night. The first 3000 fans attending the game will receive a bobblehead of the newest Commander In Chief.

ALL-STAR GAME ON DECK: The 2009 ECHL All-Star Game will be played Wednesday night (Jan. 21) at the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA. The Cyclones will be represented by center Barret Ehgoetz, who will make his first appearance in the contest. The 27-year old is replacing Olivier Latendresse, who is currently on assignment to the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL). Ehgoetz will be in the starting lineup and will also serve as one of the assistant captains for the American Conference at the game. Barret will also compete in the Skills Challenge, which will be held Tuesday night (Jan. 20), also in Reading.

MORE EHGOETZ...: While Barret Ehgoetz netted a career-high four goals in the 10-4 win over Wheeling on Wednesday (Jan. 14)--it was his assist in the game that was most noteworthy. It was the 94th of his career as a Cyclone, moving him into first place on the club's career list.

FIRST HALF OVER: The Cyclones finished the pre-All-Star Game portion of the schedule with a 20-15-5 record, good for fourth place in the North Division standings. Cincinnati is five standings points behind Wheeling (no games remaining between the teams in the regular season), three points behind Johnstown (five games left), one point behind Dayton (seven games left), three points in front of Elmira (three games left), four points in front of Trenton (three games left) and 17 in front of Reading (five left). The Cyclones have eight games left outside of the North Division as well.

ABOUT SATURDAY NIGHT...: The Cyclones never trailed, but had several anxious moments in a 5-4 overtime win at Wheeling. Mark Van Guilder's goal from the top of the goal crease 22 seconds into the extra session gave Cincinnati its fourth straight victory. Jimmy Kilpatrick and Van Guilder each had a goal and an assist to pace the offense. Dustin Sproat chipped in with a pair of goals and Brandon Scero had the other score for the Cyclones. Ryan Nie stopped 19 shots to run his record to 4-0 since being acquired by Cincinnati.

ABOUT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...: The Cyclones tied a club record with six second period goals in blowing out Wheeling, 10-4, at U.S. Bank Arena. Barret Ehgoetz had four goals and an assist, T.J. McElroy added four assists, Mark Van Guilder tallied three assists, Mike Salekin and Brandon Scero each had a goal and two assists and Justin Johnson chipped in with two goals, as Cincinnati posted its highest goal total of the Chuck Weber era. The Cyclones cashed in on six-of-seven power play chances as well.

RE-WRITE OF THE RECORD BOOK: Beside the six second period goals on Wednesday, the club also tied a record with T.J. McElroy's three second period assists. Barret Ehgoetz had three goals in the second period to tie a club record. Fourteen different players had points in the game Wednesday night--again, tying a club record.

ROAD WARRIORS: The Cyclones are 10-2 away from U.S. Bank Arena since Thanksgiving. Cincinnati's twelve road wins this season are second-most in the ECHL (Florida has 15) and the .625 away winning percentage (team record 12-7-1) is fourth-best among visiting teams in the ECHL. Since the start of the 2007-08 season, the Cyclones are 39-14-3 (.723 winning percentage)--which is best among all teams in road games in the league.

CH-CH-CH-CHANGES...: The Cyclones welcomed goaltender Ryan Nie to the lineup on January 9, making him the 42nd player to play for the club this season. Last year, a total of 46 different players appeared in games for Cincinnati en route to the Kelly Cup championship. The Cyclones have now employed 26 different lineups this season. Ironically, the same lineup has been used the past four games.

McELROY HITS THE LEADERBOARD: Defenseman T.J. McElroy has eight goals on the season, second-most among blueliners in the ECHL. McElroy has the third-best shooting percentage of any ECHL rearguard at 15.1 percent. T.J.'s four power play goals are the fourth-most among defensemen in the league. He has 23 points (8-15-23), eighth-most in the ECHL among defensemen.

LEAGUE LEADERS: The Cyclones are tied with Wheeling for the ECHL lead with 56 first period goals.....Cincinnati has surrendered 54 third period goals--most in the league.....The Cyclones have played a league-high ten overtime games....Cincinnati has eight shorthanded goals scored, sixth-most in the league.

WEBER REACHES CENTURY MARK: Head Coach Chuck Weber picked up his 100th regular season victory on November 29. Now in his third season directing the Cyclones, Weber has a 112-56-16 mark (.652 winning percentage). The win on November 30 allowed Chuck to pass Warren Young for the club lead in regular season wins. Young needed three full seasons to post his 100-86-24 (.533) record. Weber has 101 of those wins against North Division competition.

FAMILY FOUR PACK ON SALE!: The Cyclones Family Four Pack is now on sale. For $69 (including all handling fees), you get four tickets to any Cyclones regular season game, four hot dogs, four Pepsis, four Cyclones winter caps, four ice skating passes to SportsPlus and a SportsPlus game card. Valued at more than $150--this is a package that has something for everyone! Call the Cyclones Sales Department at 513-421-7825, x. 3 to order yours.

ATTENDANCE NUMBERS UP: The Cyclones have drawn 50,037 to the first 20 games at U.S. Bank Arena this season, an average of 2,502--which is 21st in the ECHL. Through the first 20 games of last season, the club drew 44,326--an average of 2,216. Cincinnati did not reach 50,037 until the 23rd home game of 2007-08--reaching 51,719 through those 23 dates, an average of 2,248 as of February 8, 2008. Attendance this season is up 12.9 percent over the first 20 dates of a year ago--when the Cyclones had the highest percentage increase in attendance (36.8 percent) of any pro hockey team in North America.

MORE ATTENDANCE: While the top four teams in attendance improvement are more than 20 percent better, attendance in minor league hockey has fallen 3.4 percent over 2007-08. Despite this trend, the Cyclones have increased attendance by 304 fans per home game--sixth-best in minor league hockey. Cincinnati's 304 fans per game is the second-biggest improvement in the ECHL (Dayton up 488 per game).

MILLER LITE CYCLONES COACHES SHOW: The Miller Lite Cyclones Coaches Show will be held tonight from 7-8pm at Jefferson Hall at Newport on the Levee. Head Coach Chuck Weber and a pair of players are present at the show each week. This week, with the All-Star break, Cyclones equipment manager Chris Burke and trainer Bob Case will serve as the guests.

TICKETS! GET YOUR TICKETS!: Tickets for all Cincinnati Cyclones games can be purchased through TicketMaster at 513-562-4949 or by using their website at: www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets can also be purchased at the window day of the game. Season ticket packages can also be obtained by contacting the Cyclones offices at 513-421-PUCK (7825) x. 3.

NEXT HOME GAME: The Cyclones next home game is on Friday, January 23 when the Dayton Bombers roll in for 'Pink In The Rink' night. The players will wear pink game jerseys that fans can purchase in an auction following the game. on Saturday, January 24 Dayton also provides the opposition for Obama Bobblehead Night. The first 3000 fans attending the game will receive a commemorative collectible of the country's newest leader.

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