Friday Night, the Cincinnati Cyclones will hit the ice for the first time in 2010-11 in a game situation as they travel to Wheeling, WV to play the Nailers at WesBanco Arena. This game also will be the first time in five years that Chuck Weber will not behind the Cyclones bench as he is now the Head Coach of the Rochester Americans of the AHL and former assistant Dean Stork is the head man with the Greenville Road Warriors in the ECHL. In steps new Head Coach, Jarrod Skalde for his first time as Cyclones coach. Skalde had spent the previous two years in the IHL as Head Coach of the Bloomington Praire Thunder.
Last season, the Cyclones were very good against the Nailers finishing with a regular season record of 44-25-3 as the Nailers finished at the bottom of the North Divison at 33-32-7. 2010-11 however, is a new year. The Cyclones now affiliates with the Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators. The Nailers... Well they landed an agreement with the former Cyclones affiliate the Montreal Canadiens.
NEW FACES: There are many new faces to the Cyclones for 2010-11.
J.C. Sawyer- The reigning ECHL Defenseman of The Year last season with the Toledo Walleye, Sawyer played in 67 games scoring 21 Goals with 38 assists for 59 Points, earning him the honor. This will be the 4th pro season for J.C.
Dylan Hunter- Dylan comes to the Cyclones after spending last season between the ECHL's Utah Grizzlies and the AHL with the Rochester Americans and Milwaukee Admirals. Hunter played 43 games with the Griz' last season scoring 18 Goals while chipping in 35 assists for 53 Points. While in the AHL, Dylan played in 19 games scoring 2 Goals and had 2 Assists.
T.J. Fast- T.J. was spending time last year with the Alaska Aces of the ECHL playing in 46 games scoring 10 Goals collecting 21 Assists for 31 Points. Playing in 18 games with the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL, Fast collected 1 assist.
Brodie Sheahan- Name sound familiar? Well, Brodie's older brother, Brock is entering his 2nd season with the Cyclones. Brodie comes to Cincinnati after playing four years at Holy Cross University. Playing in 100 college games, Brodie scored 40 goals and had 51 assists for 91 points.
Familiar Faces:
Jeremy Smith- The ECHL All-Star and CO-Playoff MVP and Kelly Cup Champ finished 2nd in the ECHL last year with a 2.67 GAA and finished 23-15-2 between the pipes for the Cyclones.
Matt Pierce- Matt returns for his 2nd season in the Queen City after playing in 60 games last season where he scored 28 goals while chipping 22 assists for 50 points. Matt was an ECHL All-Star last year in a game he led the American Conference with 3 assists for a 10-9 win.
Ryan Del Monte- Last season in mid-November after being traded from Johnstown in exchange for Bryan Marshall. In 46 games with the Kelly Cup Champs, Del Monte amassed 27 points (9 goals, 18 assists) and 42 penalty-minutes (PIM).
Chris Morehouse- After being acquired on December 1, 2009 in a trade with Alaska. In 36 games with Cincinnati in 2009-10, Morehouse racked up 102 penalty-minutes. Last season, in games that Morehouse was involved in a fight, the Cyclones posted an 11-2-0 record.
Brian O'Hanley-Entering his second full season with the Cyclones. Last year, he appeared in 70 regular-season games netting 7 goals and 21 assists. In January, 2010, O’Hanley ranked third among all ECHL players with a +11 plus/minus rating. During the Kelly Cup Playoffs, he played in all 24 contests, finishing second among Cyclones defensemen with eight points (3 goals, 5 assists).
Brock Sheahan- His second with the Cyclones. Last season, the five-foot-eleven defenseman was a mainstay on the Cincinnati blue-line, skating in 71 of 72 regular season games and all 24 postseason tilts.
Doug Krantz- Doug had a shortened season last year due to injury he played in 19 games with the Clones. Krantz scored 4 Goals and had 5 Assists for 9 points.
Barret Ehgoetz- The name we all know and love. Barret returns to the Cyclones as the captain for a 3rd year and 5th in a Cyclones uniform. Ehgoetz collected an assist last season that gave him the All-Time leading scorer mark in Cyclones history. In 271 games with the Clones' Barret has scored 81 goals and had 152 assists for a staggering 233 points. Eggo as he is known has collected two Kelly Cup Championships in his four previous years.
Scott Reynolds- Renny returns for his 4th year with the Clones. In 73 games last year, Scott collected 23 goals and 33 assists for 56 points. Reynolds also has two Kelly Cup Rings.
Mathieu Aubin- Mati returns for his 3rd year as a Cyclone. After a trade in late March last season, Aubin played in 9 games for the Clones' collecting a goal and 5 assists for 6 points. Matty also has two Kelly Cup Rings.
We will have complete coverage of the Cyclones vs. Nailers game tomorrow and Saturday immediately following the game right here on CYCLONES LIVE!
LET ME HEAR YOU CYCLONES FANS!!!!
"LET'S PLAY HOCKEY!!!"
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