ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Van Guilder and Voakes Lead Cyclones To Victory, 3-2

Published on February 24, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


CINCINNATI - Cincinnati Cyclones forward Mark Van Guilder netted a pair of goals-including the game winner at 1:20 of the third-and rookie Mark Voakes added the other in a 3-2 triumph over the Wheeling Nailers on Wednesday night at U.S. Bank Arena. Rookie Jeremy Smith turned aside 29 shots, while Jimmy Kilpatrick, Brett Motherwell and Dustin Sproat each had two point evenings.

The Cyclones have been exceptional in the month of February, posting a 9-0-2 mark this season. Cincinnati has outscored its opponents, 37-19, during this run. The squad had a one point lead in the North Division on February 1 and has now extended that to ten.

The Cyclones netted the first two goals of the contest to build a 2-0 lead at the first intermission. Rookie Mark Voakes took a pass in the slot to rifle home his eighth goal of the campaign. Dustin Sproat flipped the puck out of the left corner to Voakes for the opening marker. Brett Motherwell tallied the second assist at 13:56. Less than two minutes later at 15:14, Mark Van Guilder, just assigned from Milwaukee, sniped his second goal of the season. Motherwell held the puck at the left point against the half wall and sent it ahead to Jimmy Kilpatrick, who located Van Guilder on the left wing side. The shots favored Wheeling, 11-0, in the frame.

Wheeling scored twice in the second period to knot the scores at two each. Billy Ryan netted his first score of the season on the power play at 3:54. Cleve Kinley and Kevin Schmidt had the assists. Andrew Lord leveled the scores with his 13th score at 6:55 from former Cyclone Thomas Beauregard and Ryan. The shots again favored the Nailers, 13-9, in the term.

The story of the period was Cincinnati goaltender Jeremy Smith, who faced three breakaway scoring chances in the final four and a half minutes of the period. He was able to turn aside two of the chances and got help from a backchecking forward with the other opportunity. The effort kept the game tied heading into the third.

Van Guilder scored the game winner at 1:20 of the third period. Slipping a shot past Nailers netminder Michael Lee Teslak for the tally. Dustin Sproat and Kilpatrick had the assists. Cincinnati won the shots battle, 15-2, that allowed the Cyclones to win the game total at 32-26.

Jeremy Smith picked up his 18th win of the year, stopping 24 shots. Michael Lee Teslak absorbed the defeat, his 14th, with a 29 save effort. Cincinnati was one for six on the power play, while Wheeling was one for four with the man-advantage.

Cincinnati is 36-17-3, while Wheeling is 27-26-4. Up next for the Cyclones is a Friday (Feb. 26) game against Charlotte that is ‘Twister Goalie Bobblehead' and the final home game before the club departs for a six game road trip that will keep the squad away from U.S. Bank Arena until Thursday, March 18. The week ends with a trip to Johnstown on Saturday (Feb. 27) at 7:05pm.

Cincinnati leads the North Division with 75 points. Kalamazoo is second with 63, while Toledo is third at 60 and Wheeling rounds out the division with 58 points. The Cyclones have led the North Division for 50 days this season and for 311 days over the past three-plus seasons.

Tickets for the 2009-10 Cincinnati Cyclones season are now on sale. The Cyclones Sales Department can be reached at 513-421-PUCK, extension 3. Selected Friday night games are carried on 1530-AM Homer, while all 72 regular season games can be heard on the club's website at: www.cycloneshockey.com. The next game on 1530 ESPN 1530 will come Friday (February 26), when the Cyclones host Charlotte at 7:30pm.

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