Cincinnati Cyclones owner and president, Ray Harris stepped to the podium today at U.S. Bank Arena in front of a nice crowd of media and named Jarrod Skalde the 11th Head Coach in Cyclones history. Skalde a native of Niagra Falls, ON was welcomed well and as he came to the podium he told media, "I’m very excited to be a part of the Cyclones organization,” said Skalde. “It’s great coming into a place that has had tremendous success with ownership and fans that expect excellence. I’m really looking forward to the challenge and building on that.”
Skalde who played 18 professional seasons won two championships in 1990 with the Oshawa Generals (OHL) and 2001 with former Cyclones head coach Chuck Weber in Orlando (2001) Skalde learned the coaching curve under some of the best such as Ken Hitchcock, Bill Barber, former Cincinnati Stinger Robbie Ftorek and the man that led the 1980 U.S. olympic hockey team to gold, Herb Brooks.
Owner, Ray Harris addressed the media saying, “We’re very excited to bring Jarrod on board,” said Harris. “His years of coaching and NHL playing experience will undoubtedly help him guide and improve our talent. I’m confident he will be able to carry on the championship tradition we’ve built here in Cincinnati.”
Now that a new Head Coach has been announced expect to see players to agree to contracts for the 2010-11 season. Jarrod Skalde welcome to the greatest franchise in the ECHL.
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