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Cyclones 'Teach' Mississippi A Lesson, 8-3

February 6, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


CINCINNATI, Ohio - Four goals in a three-and-a-half minute stretch in the first period opened the floodgates to a 8-3 win for the Cincinnati Cyclones over Mississippi on Wednesday morning. David Desharnais led the attack with two goals, as 13 different Cincinnati players registered points.

The contest was the first of two 'Education In Hockey Day' games the Cyclones will host this season, as more than 2700 students from 24 schools in the region were on hand for the game. The Cyclones players taught the kids about lessons in school, while Mississippi tried to copy their homework in the decision.

The Cyclones exploded for the first four goals of the game, in opening a 4-1 edge. David Desharnais deked out the starting goaltender Morgan Cey and flipped a backhanded shot into the empty net for his 13th goal of the season. A.J. Bozoian and James Sixsmith added the assists. A little more than a minute later at 10:41, Travis Fuller took a backdoor feed from Barret Ehgoetz and Jason Deitsch, to net his eleventh goal of the season. Forty seconds after that goal, Billy Irish-Baker teed up a puck at the top of the right circle and rifled it past Cey for his sixth goal of the season. Matt Syroczynski collected the assist on the goal.

Mississippi then brought in netminder Ryan Munce to replace Cey. A little less than two minutes later, Chad Starling collected his first goal since March 24 of last season-firing a puck into the Sea Wolves zone that hit something in the boards and trickled into the net, as Munce moved behind the net to play the puck. Ehgoetz and Scott Reynolds had the helpers as Cincinnati held its first 4-0 lead of the season.

In a five-on-three situation at 15:26, the Sea Wolves dented the scoreboard whn Jason Tejchma netted his 18th goal of the season from Chris Cava. That power play goal was the first allowed by Cincinnati is three games.

In the second period, the Cyclones extended the lead to 5-1, when Matt Syroczynski picked up his 16th goal on the power play at 2:05. Thomas Beauregard and Fuller added the assists. But Mississippi would score the next to goals to close the gap to 5-3, as Lance Monych (21st) and Mike Hartwick (2nd) scored the goals. The Cyclones third power play goal of the game came at from Desharnais, who tallied his second of the period and 14th of the year from Beauregard.

The third period saw a pair of Cyclones goals to close out the day. Cory Urquhart ripped a shot from the top of the right circle at 14:14, to register his ninth goal of the season. Forward Jimmy Bonneau picked up the assist. Defenseman Trevor Wolfe netted his first ECHL goal 50 seconds later (15:04) to close out the scoring.

The contest marked the fifth time this season the Cincinnati has scored eight or more goals in a game-setting a club record.

Cedrick Desjardins gathered his 13th win of the season, stopping 29 shots. The Cyclones tied a club record with 13 different players recording points during the game.

For the first time in team history, the Cincinnati Cyclones are 24 games above .500, with a 32-8-3 record and sole possession of first place in the North Division. The triumph gives Cincinnati a 16-2-1 record since December 15. Mississippi is 20-25-3. The magic number for clinching a playoff berth is 28.

The 'Education In Hockey Day' program is a video board segment that has the Cyclones eight college graduates 'teaching' fourth through tenth grade students. The players cover the subjects of math, science, geography and physical education in a near 30 minute long program shown during the pre-game, first and second intermissions. It is the second straight year the team has hosted the program and a second game, already with more than 4000 students signed up-is scheduled for Wednesday, March 19.

Cincinnati is next in action on Friday (Feb. 8) with a 7:30pm showdown with North Division rival Trenton. It is Montreal Canadiens Night and fans will have a chance to bid on the specially designed jerseys. That contest is the second of a four-game homestand for the Cyclones, who are 10-0-2 in their last twelve at U.S. Bank Arena. Cincinnati has not lost in regulation time on home ice since November 24.

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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