ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Game Notes: December 20 vs Wichita

Published on December 20, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


Overview: The Cyclones finish up their three-game road trip on Sunday evening against the Wichita Thunder. Cincinnati is coming off of a heart breaking loss to the Missouri Mavericks on Saturday night, and is looking to snap a three-game road losing streak.

Last Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (12-8-2-2) fell to the Missouri Mavericks, 3-2, on Saturday night. Forward Seth Ambroz, and defenseman Cody Carlson scored the goals for the Cyclones, who controlled much of the final 40 minutes of play. The Cyclones were outshot, 34-31, on the night, with goaltender Neil Conway stopping 31 of the shots he faced in the loss. Cincinnati's power play was held scoreless on all three attempts.

Friday Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (12-7-2-2) fell to the Missouri Mavericks, 5-2, on Friday night. Forwards Andrew Yogan and Jack Downing scored the lone goals for the Cyclones, who fall in the first of three games this weekend. The Cyclones outshot Missouri, 27-26, on the night, while the power play converted on two-of-three chances.

Last Saturday Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (12-6-2-2) picked up a 6-4 win over the Evansville IceMen on Saturday night. Forward Andrew Yogan netted a pair of goals, while forwards Jack Downing, Seth Ambroz, Branden Gracel and Joe Wilson potted lone tallies for the Cyclones. The Cyclones outshot Evansville on the night, 28-25, while the power play was held scoreless on all three chances.

Previewing Wichita: The Thunder currently sit at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, accounting for 16 points (7-17-0-2) through their first 26 games. They have lost eight of their last nine games, and are coming off of a 3-2 shootout loss on Saturday night to the Tulsa Oilers; the team that they beat the night previous, 3-2 in overtime. They are led offensively by Andrew Huff (6g, 7a) and Peter Sakaris (4g, 9a) who each have 13 points, followed by Landon Oslanski (4g, 8a).

Inside the Series: This is the first all-time meeting between the two sides, and will be the lone regular season matchup between the Cyclones and Thunder.

Next Game Preview: The Cyclones are in Evansville on the day after Christmas to take on the IceMen. Cincinnati and Evansville spilt a home-and-home series last weekend, with both teams winning on their home ice. Next Saturday will mark the fourth of nine meetings between the Cyclones and IceMen this season.

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