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January 8, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


COMING UP: The Cincinnati Cyclones (17-12-1-2) begin the week tied for first place in the North Division of the American Conference of the ECHL. Cincinnati plays five games this week--highlighted by two important home games. The Cyclones are at U.S. Bank Arena on Wednesday night (Jan. 10), when Trenton comes in for a 'Wet Wednesday' contest, where beers are available for one dollar all evening. Friday night (Jan. 12), the club hosts Toledo on 'Montreal Canadiens Night'--where the specially designed jerserys the players are wearing will be auctioned off. The club also plays at Dayton on Tuesday and is in Reading on Saturday and Sunday.

ABOUT LAST WEEK: The Cyclones took five of six possible points in the standings by going 2-0-1. Friday night (Jan. 5), Cincinnati claimed a 1-0 shutout win over Reading. Mathieu Aubin scored the lone goal and Cedrick Desjardins stopped all 23 shots. Saturday (Jan. 6), the Cyclones lost in the shootout to Reading, 5-4. Jean-Michel Daoust netted a pair of goals and had three points, while Cory Urquhart chipped in with a pair of assists. Sunday (Jan. 7), the squad took a 4-3 verdict at Toledo. Barret Ehgoetz had a goal and two assists and Scott Reynolds tallied a goal and an assist in the triumph.

LIKE MONEY IN THE (U.S.) BANK: The Cyclones have a club record eleven game unbeaten streak (9-0-2) at U.S. Bank Arena this season. It is the longest stretch by any team in the ECHL this season. Stockton held the season best mark with ten games (8-0-2) from Oct. 20 through Dec. 3, prior to Cincinnati's topping of the mark in the game on Saturday. Last season, Gwinnett went 16 games (15-0-1) without a loss from Jan. 14 through March 15.

CEDRICK THE SENSATIONAL: Goaltender Cedrick Desjardins has strung together a three game winning streak, after picking up the wins on Friday and Sunday. Desjardins, who will represent the Cyclones at the ECHL All-Star Game next Wednesday (Jan. 17) at Boise, ID, is 3-0 during that stretch with a 1.95 goals against average and a .929 save percentage. Desjardins has won his last eight starts at U.S. Bank Arena, with a 1.24 goals against average and a .956 save percentage.

NATURAL BORN KILLERS: The Cyclones lead the ECHL in penalty killing at 87.9 percent. Cincinnati has killed off the last 25 shorthanded situations without allowing a goal. After surrendering a pair of power play goals int he first six minutes of the game at Dayton on Dec. 28, the squad has not give one up since (241 minutes, 57 seconds).

LEADERS OF THE PACK: The Cyclones begin the week as the leaders of the North Division. Cincinnati moved into a share of the top spot on Dec. 23 and has not been moved from first place since.

INS AND OUTS: The Cyclones had two roster moves last week. Goaltender Dov Grumet-Morris was re-assigned to the Cyclones by the Portland Pirates (AHL), after Anaheim (NHL) had goaltenders get healthy. Grumet-Morris went 1-1-2 in the AHL with a 1.78 goals against average. Mathieu Aubin was recalled on Saturday (Jan. 6) by the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) and played in Saturday's game against Rochester.

FIVE OVER: The Cyclones have a 17-12-3 record, five games above .500 for the first time this season. The last time Cincinnati was as many games over the break even point was at the end of the 2002-03 season, when the club finished the season seven games ahead (36-29-7). The 2002-03 club went to the American Conference playoff finals before losing to eventual Kelly Cup champion Atlantic City.

IN THE COMMUNITY: Next Monday (Jan. 15), several Cyclones players will be spending time at Game Works at Newport on the Levee with members of the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative. Next Wednesday (Jan. 17), several of the players will be at Taft Elementary, helping to educate students in the game of hockey in preparation of their visit for the 'Education In Hockey Day' event on Tuesday, March 27.

DAOUST CONTINUES PRODUCTION: Forward Jean-Michel Daoust has points in seven of the last eight games, collecting seven goals and six assists for 13 points. Daoust registered the game winning goal in the shootout in the 4-3 win at Dayton on Dec. 28 and netted the decider in the win at Toledo on Jan. 7. Jean-Michel has been a part of 13 of the last 29 goals scored by the team (45 percent).

BEST OF TIMES, WORST OF TIMES: Since the Cyclones lost a season-worst five consecutive games from Nov. 4-16, the club has bounced back with a 13-5-3 record over the next 21 games (.690 winning percentage).

QUICK HITS: Cedrick Desjardins leads the ECHL in shutouts with four...The Cyclones have yielded just one shorthanded goal this season--fewest in the ECHL...Cincinnati has allowed 21 third period goals in 32 games (0.66 per game), second-fewest in the league...Cyclones goaltenders are allowing 2.53 goals per game, second-best in the ECHL...Cincinnati is 8-7-3 in one-goal decisions.

DICKMANN'S MONDAY NIGHT!: On Mondays, Head Coach Chuck Weber and selected players will be at Dickmann's Sports Cafe (479 Orphanage Rd., Ft. Wright, KY) from 7-8pm. Goaltender Dov Grumet-Morris and defenseman Conrad Martin will be the guests tonight.

WWW.CYCLONESHOCKEY.COM: The most up-to-date information and broadcast of the games can be found on our website www.cycloneshockey.com.

DESJARDINS SELECTED TO ALL-STAR GAME: The Cincinnati Cyclones received word that goaltender Cedrick Desjardins has been named to the American Conference All-Star Team, from the ECHL office. The All-Star Game will be played at Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho on Wednesday, January 17th at 9pm (ET). Desjardins will also participate in the skills challenge the night before. He is the first Cyclones goaltender to be selected to the ECHL All-Star Game. He is the third netminder in the history of this franchise to be selected. Sandy Allan went, representing the Louisville RiverFrogs to the 1997 event (allowing one goal and stopping 10 shots in half of a game). Alain Morissette was the other to go, also representing Louisville--getting the win in the 1996 event (allowing four goals and stopping 12 shots in half of the game).

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