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Three Up, Three Down -- Three More On Deck

December 3, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


COMING UP: The Cincinnati Cyclones play three divisional games this week, facing challenges from two of the top teams in the North Division. Wednesday (Dec. 5), Dayton comes to U.S. Bank Arena and Friday and Saturday (Dec. 7-8) Elmira comes to town for a pair of games. All three games begin at 7:30pm.

PROMOTIONS THIS WEEK: Wednesday night (Dec. 5) will be another 'Wet Wednesday' with selected twelve ounce beers sold at one dollar each throughout the game. Friday night (Dec. 7), with the annual 'Teddy Bear Toss'. Fans are asked to bring new stuffed animals to the game and following the first Cyclones goal to throw them on the ice. Stuffed animals will be donated to the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Saturday night (Dec. 8) there will be a charity broomball game during the first intermission of the Cyclones game with Elmira. Proceeds will benefit the Free Store and Susan G. Komen Foundation.

PINK IN THE RINK NEXT WEEK!: The Cyclones will host their first 'Pink In The Rink' night on Friday, Dec. 14. The game, which will be associated with the Patty Brisben Foundation, will raise funds and awareness for breast cancer. Pink ice and pink Cyclones jerseys (available for auction after the game) are among the highlights of the evening. All off-ice officials that evening will be female--a first in ECHL history.

NEWS FROM SATURDAY: The Cyclones rallied from a 2-0 deficit early in the second period to take a 4-3 win at Trenton on Saturday. Thomas Beauregard netted a pair of goals and added an assist in the win, while Andrew Martin notched a goal and an assist in the triumph. Dov Grumet-Morris turned aside 24 shots in collecting a fifth consecutive win. Grumet-Morris has not lost a game since Nov. 4

ABOUT FRIDAY NIGHT...: The Cyclones claimed a 2-0 win at Johnstown Friday. Barret Ehgoetz netted his fifth of the season 7:30 into the final frame and Mathieu Aubin collected an empty netter with one minute to go. Cedrick Desjardins stopped all 17 shots to pick up his third shutout of the campaign.

ABOUT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...: The Cyclones scored early, and frequently, in the 7-1 win over Elmira on Wednesday night. Cincinnati raced out to a 3-0 first period lead, a 5-0 second stanza edge and added a shorthanded goal in the final frame to cruise to the win. Six different goal scorers tallied for the Cyclones and 15 of the 16 skaters finished on the 'plus' side of the ledger. Mathieu Aubin picked up a pair of goals and added an assist, while Dov Grumet-Morris stopped 24 of the 25 shots he faced.

DAOUST KNOWS SCORING: Forward Jean-Michel Daoust has moved into seventh place on the club's all-time scoring list with 88 points, six behind Nick Bootland for sixth place. Daoust is currently fourth on the career game winning goals list (seven) and career power play goals (15) chart.

DESHARNAIS HAS NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER: Cyclones rookie center David Desharnais has enjoyed the second month of the season, registering an ECHL-best +15 plus/minus rating. That is +2 better than teammates Conrad Martin and Barret Ehgoetz. Desharnais has also netted 20 points (4-16-20) in November. David was even or better in all 14 Cyclones games in November and hasn't been on the minus side since posting a minus-two at Elmira on Oct. 31.

TEN WINS IS UNREAL: The Cyclones have set the team record for wins in the month of November with ten. The squad went 10-2-2 in March 2002, the only other time in club history that it has won ten games.

FAST FACTS: The Cyclones have scored 76 goals this season, most in the ECHL...The 45 goals allowed are the third-lowest total in the league...Daoust ranks second in the league with 26 points, Desharnais is sixth with 24 points...Bryan Schmidt ranks tenth among defensemen in scoring with 13 points...The Cyclones lead the ECHL with 14 first goals...Cincinnati has won twelve games against divisional opponents, most of any team in the North Division...The Cyclones have netted 23 first period goals, most in the league...The 27 second period goals are also the most in the ECHL as well.

EHGOETZ HAS BEEN SOLID: Over the last ten games, center Barret Ehgoetz has points in eight of them. Ehgoetz has eleven points during that stretch (5-6-11) and is +8 during that time. Displaying his versatility, Barret's +8 has been recorded with eight different wing combinations.

CEDRICK IS SENSATIONAL: Cyclones goaltender Cedrick Desjardins solidified his bid for ECHL Goaltender of the Month in November with a 17 save shutout in Johnstown on Friday night. For the month, Desjardins posted a 5-2 record, a 1.35 goals against average and turned in a league-high three shutouts.

EIGHT OVER: With the win Saturday night, the Cyclones are eight games above the .500 mark. The last time the club was eight games better than break even was at the end of last season. The team's best mark under Chuck Weber at eleven games over .500, set twice last season.

SPEAKING OF WEBER...: Cyclones Head Coach Chuck Weber collected his 50th regular season win in Saturday's win at Trenton. For his one-plus season career--Weber is 50-34-7 (.588) and has the best record of any coach in the North Division since his arrival. Chuck has reached 50 wins faster than any other coach in team history. Warren Young (1995-96 through 1997-98) holds the club mark for wins with 100. Young needed 100 games to register his 50th triumph (50-39-11).

DIVERSIFICATION: The Cyclones are not just limited to one or two players being singled out for honors this season. Thomas Beauregard is receiving consideration for ECHL Player of the Week honors, Dov Grumet-Morris is up for Goaltender of the Week kudos, Cedrick Desjardins is up for Goaltender of the Month honors in November, David Desharnais is being touted for Rookie of the Month and Jean-Michel Daoust is a candidate for Player of the Month.

JEFFERSON HALL ON MONDAYS: The Cyclones Coaches Show airs every Monday at Jefferson Hall at Newport on the Levee. The show, featuring Head Coach Chuck Weber, takes place every Monday night from 7-8pm and is carried live on SuperTalk FM 96.5. The show is also carried on the station's website: www.supertalkfm965.com. Forwards Jean-Michel Daoust and Scott Reynolds will be the guests at the show tonight.

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