ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Cyclones To Play South Carolina In Kelly Cup Playoffs

April 3, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Cincinnati Cyclones will play the South Carolina Stingrays in the opening round of the 2010 Kelly Cup playoffs. The best of five series will begin at U.S. Bank Arena on Tuesday, April 6 at 7:30pm. Game two will take place in Cincinnati the following night (Wednesday, April 7) also at 7:30pm.

The series then shifts to the North Charleston Coliseum, where game three will be played Friday night (April 9) at 7pm. The fourth game, if necessary, would be played in South Carolina on Saturday, April 10 also at 7pm. If the decisive fifth game is needed, it would also be played at the North Charleston Coliseum on Sunday, April 11 at 7pm. Any of these games would be carried on ESPN 1530.

The Cyclones finished the 2009-10 season with a 44-25-3 record (91 standings points), second-best in the North Division of the American Conference. Cincinnati won the second-most games (44) in team history en route to their fourth straight appearance in the postseason. Two years ago, Cincinnati claimed its first-ever Kelly Cup championship. This is the third straight year that the Cyclones and Stingrays have met in the playoffs. The other two times the showdown was in the American Conference championship series. Cincinnati won three of the four meetings between the teams in the regular season.

This is the matchup of the fourth-seeded (South Carolina) and fifth-seeded (Cincinnati) teams in the American Conference. The winner of the best-of-five series will take on the winner of the first-seed (Charlotte) and eighth-seed (Toledo) matchup. The rest of the American Conference has second-seed (Kalamazoo) playing the seventh-seed (Reading) and the third-seed (Elmira) will battle sixth-seed (Florida). After the first round, all series become best-of-seven affairs.

South Carolina finished the season at 41-19-12 (94 standings points), tied with Charlotte for the South Division and American Conference championship. The Checkers take the top spot based on tie breakers. Kalamazoo also tied for the conference championship. The top three seeds all ended with 94 points. Ironically, the Cyclones led the American Conference in victories (44), but will not have home ice advantage in the round.

The Cyclones 2010 postseason is sponsored by USA Collision Centers and all games will be carried on the internet at www.cycloneshockey.com. All Kelly Cup playoff road games will be carried on ESPN 1530 as well.

Games one and two will be ‘Game A' and ‘Game B' for those holding season tickets. Tickets for future games will be announced as rounds are advanced. Tuesday's game will be a 'Big Beer Tuesday' with 24 ounce Labatts, Molson and Molson Ice beers priced at two dollars each. Wednesday's game will be a 'Wet Wednesday' with twelve ounce Miller High Life and Pabst Blue Ribbon beers priced at one dollar each.

Tickets for all Cyclones Kelly Cup playoff games can be purchased at the U.S. Bank Arena box office, all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets for the USA Collision Centers postseason play are priced at $14 each. The most up-to-date information and broadcast of the games can be found on our website www.cycloneshockey.com.

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