Cincinnati Cyclones
City	Cincinnati, Ohio
League	ECHL
Conference	American Conference
Division	North Division
Founded	1990
Home arena	US Bank Arena
Colors	Red, black, gold, white
Owner(s)	Nederlander Cincinnati
General manager	Ray Harris
Head coach	Chuck Weber
Affiliates	Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators (NHL), Hamilton Bulldogs and Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
Franchise history
1998 to 1999	Miami Matadors
1999 to Present	Cincinnati Cyclones
Championships
Regular season titles	2007–08
Division Championships	1995-96 (IHL) 2007–08, 2008–09
Conference Championships	2007–08
Kelly Cups	2007–08

The Cincinnati Cyclones are a professional hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team is a member of the ECHL. Founded in 1990, the team first played their games in the Cincinnati Gardens and now play at U.S. Bank Arena.

Cincinnati has fielded Cyclones teams in two different leagues: the International Hockey League (1992–2001) and the ECHL (1990–1992, 2001–2004, 2006–present). Together, the franchises have combined to win the Kelly Cup (2008), a conference championship (2008), one overall points championship (2008), and three division championships (1996, 2008, 2009).

In 2007–08, the team had the most successful season in ECHL history. 55 wins and 115 points earned them the North Division Championship and Brabham Cup trophy, and the team won its first ever conference and league championships, winning the 2008 Kelly Cup in a six game final over the Las Vegas Wranglers.

Contents 1 History of the Cincinnati Cyclones 1.1 The early ECHL years: 1990–1992 1.2 The IHL years: 1992–2001 1.3 Back in the ECHL: 2001–2007 1.4 2007–08 season: The Kelly Cup Championship Season 1.5 2008–09 2 Season-by-season record 3 Current roster 4 Team captains 5 Hall of Famers 6 Notable players 7 Retired numbers 7.1 Infamous moments 8 References 9 External links

[edit] History of the Cincinnati Cyclones

There have been three separate franchises, known as the Cincinnati Cyclones. All three franchises have been hockey teams, two in the ECHL and one in the IHL.

[edit] The early ECHL years: 1990–1992

The first franchise to use the name Cincinnati Cyclones was founded in 1990. The team played their games during this time period at the Cincinnati Gardens. They lost in the first round of the playoffs in the 1990–1991 season. In the 1991–1992 season, the Cyclones lost in the Riley Cup semi-finals. The team's owner at the time, Doug Kirchoffer, was granted an IHL franchise who chose to move the Cyclones name to that franchise and relocate the ECHL franchise to Birmingham, Alabama to form the new Birmingham Bulls.

Since moving to Birmingham, this franchise has seen stints in three cities across the United States. The franchise played in Birmingham from the 1992–1993 season until the 2000–2001 season. Following the completion of the 2000–2001 season, the franchise moved to Atlantic City, New Jersey to become the short-lived Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies. The Boardwalk Bullies played for four seasons, the 2001–2002 season through the 2004–2005 season, before being moved to another city. While in New Jersey, the franchise won a Kelly Cup Championship in the 2002–2003 season, defeating the Columbia Inferno in the finals. Despite the success on ice, the Boardwalk Bullies were sold to the current ownership group after low attendance in Atlantic City. The franchise was moved to Stockton, California and changed the name to the Stockton Thunder. The franchise has been in Stockton since 2005–2006 and are coached by a former Cincinnati Cyclones player, Chris Cichocki.

[edit] The IHL years: 1992–2001

The first season in the IHL, Cincinnati failed to qualify for the post-season, which would be the first of only two seasons in which they did not qualify. Paul Lawless, who would eventually be Head Coach and Vice President of Player Development and have his number 13 retired, began his first a several stints with the team in the 1992–1993 season. On Friday, April 2, 2004, during his number retirement ceremony, he was singled out as a reason for the team's success, both on the ice and in attendance. During the IHL years, the Cyclones set a team record of 8 consecutive 90+ Point Seasons, [2] ending on June 4, 2001 when the International Hockey League ceased operations. During the Cyclones 9 years in the IHL, they won their only Division Championship and Conference Championship, both in the 1995–1996 season, but lost in a seven-game semi-final series to the Orlando Solar Bears.

In 1997, the Cyclones' lease agreement with the Cincinnati Gardens came to an end and the two sides were unable to reach an agreement for a new contract. It was at this time that team owner, Doug Kirchoffer purchased what then was known as Riverfront Coliseum in downtown Cincinnati, re-named it The Crown, renovated the arena, and moved the team there. During the seven seasons the Cyclones were in the arena, the venue was re-named the Firstar Center and now is known as U.S. Bank Arena. The team has since been unsuccessful in reclaiming the higher attendance numbers from the Cincinnati Gardens, until the most recent run at winning the Kelly Cup, where they drew 12,722 fans to the last game of the postseason. [3]

[edit] Back in the ECHL: 2001–2007

The third Cyclones franchise started in the 1995–1996 ECHL season as the Louisville River Frogs, playing in Louisville, Kentucky. After three years in Louisville, the team moved to Miami, Florida. After the lone 1998–1999 season as the Miami Matadors, the franchise eventually came into the ownership of a group in Birmingham, Alabama. Upon the IHL fold, the Cyclones name was sold to this ownership group who moved the franchise to Cincinnati to become the new Cincinnati Cyclones.

The first year back in the ECHL ended the team's streak of 90+ Point seasons with the Cyclones finishing just 12 points shy despite a 10 game fewer season length. Former Cyclones player Paul Lawless became head coach, as a mid-season replacement for Ray Edwards.

Before the start of the 2003–2004 season former Cyclones player and assistant coach Chris Cichocki left the Arkansas RiverBlades in order to return as the Cyclones head coach. Despite his success with Arkansas, though, Cichocki led the team to their worst season in points at 54 (previous low being the 61 points in their first IHL season) and failed to make the playoffs for the second time in team history.

Shortly after ending the season without a playoff berth, in April 2004, the Cyclones suspended operations. This suspension in operations was mainly due to lack of revenue brought on by a lack of safe access to the arena. Safe access was limited by construction in Downtown Cincinnati. This dormancy left Cincinnati hockey to the cross-town, Cincinnati Gardens-based AHL rival, Cincinnati Mighty Ducks and stopped the city's record of two minor league hockey teams in the same city for consecutive years.

With minor league hockey dormant in Cincinnati for a year, and plans for the proposed AHL Cincinnati RailRaiders franchise scrapped for 2006–07, on April 21, 2006 the Cyclones announced that they would participate in the upcoming 2006–2007 ECHL season. They returned in the American Conference, North Division of the ECHL and continue to play their home games at U.S. Bank Arena, joining their two ECHL, Ohio rivals, Dayton Bombers and Toledo Storm.

On July 18, 2006, the Cyclones announced their affiliation with the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL and the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL. The Cyclones won their first game back in the ECHL on October 20 against the Pensacola Ice Pilots at U.S. Bank Arena with a score of 3 to 1.

On May 23, 2007, the Cyclones announced they had re-signed head coach Chuck Weber to coach the team for the 2007–2008 season. Weber was also the runner-up for the ECHL's Coach of the Year award for 2006–2007.[4]

On August 2, 2007, In addition to the Montreal/Hamilton affiliation, the Cyclones announced an affiliation with the NHL's Nashville Predators and the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals.

[edit] 2007–08 season: The Kelly Cup Championship Season

The Cyclones' 2007–2008 season saw the break numerous franchise and league records. Through 50 games, the Cyclones were 31 games over .500. Attendance at games had increased nearly 40% over 2006–2007 and the club had already surpassed their win total from 2006–2007 (37). They achieved this mark in 24 fewer games. [5]

On February 22, 2008 the Cyclones tied the ECHL record for a single-season winning streak of 14th consecutive games, defeating the Johnstown Chiefs 5–2 in Cincinnati.[6]

On February 23, 2008 David Desharnais recorded two assists, extending his streak of games with at least one assist to 18, this broke the existing ECHL record of 17. In the same game, the Cyclones set a new ECHL record for a single-season winning streak of 15 consecutive wins when the Cyclones defeated the Elmira Jackals in a 5–4 shootout.[7]

The team finished the regular season with 115 points, earning them the Brabham Cup regular season championship. They also won the Northern Division and American Conference regular season titles. Individually, Chuck Weber was named ECHL coach of the year, earning him the John Brophy trophy. David Desharnais claimed three ECHL awards: Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, and the Leading Scorer award with 29 goals and 77 assists for 106 points. In addition, Chad Starling won the award for the most plus/minus points.

The Cyclones entered the playoffs and defeated the Johnstown Chiefs four games to none. The Cyclones moved on to take on the Reading Royals, Cincinnati took the series in seven games to claim the North Division playoff title. Finally, on May 16, 2008, the Cyclones defeated the South Carolina Stingrays, 2-1 in overtime, to claim the American Conference Championship. With their victory, Cincinnati also claimed the E.A. “Bud” Gingher Memorial Trophy.

With a six game victory over the National Conference Champion Las Vegas Wranglers in the Kelly Cup Finals, the Cyclones clinched the first championship in team history. After splitting the first two games in Cincinnati (Cincinnati 4-3 and Las Vegas 1-0), the series shifted to Las Vegas, where Cincinnati won games three and five to take a 3-2 series lead.

In front of a record setting crowd, 12,722 fans, at US Bank Arena in Cincinnati on June 5, the Cyclones defeated Las Vegas in Game Six, 3-1, to take the championship. The clincher was the 71st win of the season. Goalie Cedrick Desjardins was named the Kelly Cup Playoff MVP.

[edit] 2008–09

After the Cyclones cup win coach Chuck Weber and assistant coach Dean Stork received multi-year extentions. Weber was also given the title of Vice President. On November 29, Chuck Weber picked up his 100th professional head coaching victory with a 6-3 win at Johnstown.

Cincinnati's season was not as successful as the last one, but they won 41 games for 87 points, repeating as North Division champions. They won a seven game series against Wheeling, including a double overtime game seven win, and swept the Elmira Jackals to win the North Division playoff title. However, the Cyclones would be swept by the South Carolina Stingrays in the American Conference Finals. These two teams had met in the conference finals the year before, with Cincinnati picking up a five game win.

[edit] Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, PCT = Winning percentage, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalty infraction minutes

Records as of April 4, 2009.^[1][2][3]

Season	League	Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	SOL	Pts	PCT	GF	GA	PIM	Coach(es)	Result
1990–91	ECHL	West	64	37	24	0	3	0	77	0.578	285	281	1954	Dennis Desrosiers	Lost in round 1
1991–92	ECHL	West	64	36	20	0	8	0	80	0.562	329	284	2323	Dennis Desrosiers	Lost in round 3
1992–93	IHL	IHLA	82	27	48	0	7	0	61	0.329	305	364	2388	Dennis Desrosiers	Out of Playoffs
1993–94	IHL	IHLC	81	49	23	0	9	0	107	0.605	336	282	2214	Dennis Desrosiers, Richard Kromm, Terry Murray	Lost in round 2
1994–95	IHL	Midwest	81	49	22	0	10	0	113	0.605	305	272	2125	Don Jackson	Lost in round 2
1995–96	IHL	IHLN	82	51	22	0	9	0	111	0.622	318	247	1806	Ron Smith	Lost in round 3
1996–97	IHL	IHLN	82	43	29	0	10	0	96	0.524	254	248	1890	Ron Smith	Lost in round 1
1997–98	IHL	IHLC	82	40	30	0	12	0	92	0.488	275	254	1702	Ron Smith	Lost in round 2
1998–99	IHL	IHLNE	82	44	32	0	6	0	94	0.537	269	270	1835	Ron Smith	Lost in round 1
1999–00	IHL	IHLE	82	44	30	0	8	0	96	0.537	244	246	1688	Ron Smith	Lost in round 3
2000–01	IHL	IHLE	82	44	29	0	9	0	97	0.537	267	258	1273	Ron Smith	Lost in round 1
2001–02	ECHL	Northwest	72	36	30	6	0	0	78	0.542	210	207	1462	Ray Edwards, Paul Lawless	Lost in round 2
2002–03	ECHL	Northwest	72	36	29	7	0	0	79	0.549	257	236	1686	Malcolm Cameron	Lost in round 3
2003–04	ECHL	Northern	72	25	43	4	0	0	54	0.375	175	223	1308	Chris Cichocki	Out of Playoffs
2006–07	ECHL	North	72	37	29	0	4	2	80	0.556	213	198	1602	Chuck Weber	Lost in Round 3
2007–08	ECHL	North	72	55	11	0	1	4	115	0.799	292	178	1311	Chuck Weber	ECHL Champions
2008–09	ECHL	North	72	41	26	0	2	3	87	0.604	256	231	1391	Chuck Weber	North Division Champions
2009–10	ECHL	North	19	10	8	0	0	1	21	0.553	65	59	266	Chuck Weber	In Progress
17 Seasons	2	10	1296	694	474	17	98	9	1483	0.535	4504	4217	29550	10	15/17 Playoff Seasons

[edit] Current roster

As of December 3, 2009.^[4]

GOALTENDERS
#		Player	Catches	Date of birth	Place of birth
29		Robert Mayer	L	October 9, 1989	Havirov, Czech Republic
30		Jeremy Smith	L	April 13, 1989	Dearborn, MI, USA

DEFENSEMEN
#		Player	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
2		Jason Jozsa	R	July 4, 1981	Calgary, AB, Canada
3		Dwayne Zinger	L	July 6, 1975	Coronation, BC, Canada
4		Brock Sheahan	L	May 6, 1984	Lethbridge, AB, Canada
5		Brian O'Hanley	L	December 18, 1984	Quincy, MA, USA
17		Doug Krantz	R	August 22, 1983	Marysville, BC, Canada
20		Reid Cashman	L	March 14, 1983	Red Wing, MN, USA
24		Kevin Roeder	R	January 19, 1986	Glenview, IL, USA
28		Jon A. Landry	R	May 29, 1984	Lexington, MA, USA
33		Jamie Coghlan	L	February 27, 1984	Toronto, ON, Canada

FORWARDS
#		Player	Position	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
9		Bryan Leitch	F	R	June 17, 1984	Coquitlam, QC, Canada
10		Chris Mueller	RW	R	March 6, 1986	Buffalo, NY, USA
11		Barret Ehgoetz	F	L	April 16, 1981	Kincardine, ON, Canada
16		Mike McLean	F	L	January 6, 1986	Oshawa, ON, Canada
18		Mark Voakes	F	L	April 6, 1984	St. Thomas, ON, Canada
19		Jimmy Kilpatrick	F	R	January 27, 1985	New Prague, MN, USA
23		Matt Pierce	F	L	May 5, 1983	Armprior, ON, Canada
26		Dustin Sproat	F	L	November 7, 1981	Red Deer, AB, Canada
27		Scott Reynolds	F	R	March 17, 1981	Kerrobert, SK, Canada
32		Hans Benson	LW	R	September 20, 1983	Menlo Park, CA, USA
76		Brett Robinson	F	L	February 17, 1985	Alton, ON, Canada

Staff
Title	Staff member
Head Coach	Chuck Weber
Assistant Coach	Dean Stork

[edit] Team captains

• 2009–2010

• • • A - Jason Josza- Games at Home
    • A - Scott Reynolds- Games Away
    • A - Dwayne Zinger
    • C - Barret Ehgoetz

[edit] Hall of Famers

[edit] Notable players

• 16 - Greg Stewart Played the 06-07 season with the Cyclones and was the first player under Chuck Weber to reach the NHL with Montreal in 2008.
• 44 - JT Wyman Played the 08-09 season with Cincinnati in 15 games JT had 8 assist while on loan from Hamilton, became the second player whom Chuck Weber coached to reach the NHL in 2009 with Montreal.
• 51 - David Desharnais Played the 07-08 season with the Cyclones and was the ECHL Most Valuable Player, ECHL Rookie of the Year with 106 points in route to winning the Kelly Cup, became the third Chuck Weber product to make the NHL with Montreal in 2009
• 20 - Kevin Kerr: All-time leader in scoring for non-NHL players, played three seasons and 112 games with Cincinnati, tallying 145 points in regular season play and 19 points in 13 playoff games with the Cyclones.
• 30 - Cedrick Desjardins: The 2008 Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player... posted a 40-23-3 record in two seasons as Cyclones netminder.
• 21 - Gilbert Dionne: scored 134 goals in 313 games with the team, and won the 1999 IHL All Star Game MVP Award in a game played at US Bank Arena.
• 22 - Don Biggs: The centerpiece of the team for many years, Biggs played 458 games for Cincinnati, scoring 147 goals and tallying 444 points total. Both totals are records for any player from any version of the Cyclones.
• Coach Ron Smith - Head coach of the Cyclones from 1995-2001. Tallied a franchise record 266 wins during his six years with the team.

[edit] Retired numbers

• 7* - Retired in honor of the fans. The fans, being the seventh player, were recognized by the team by the dedication of the number 7 to them.
• 22 - Don Biggs
• 13 - Paul Lawless on April 2, 2004.
• 14* - Retired in honor of Pete Rose, the Cincinnati Reds baseball player. Since he is banned by Major League Baseball, the Reds cannot retire his number. The Cyclones retired the number in his honor for this reason.
• 21 - Gilbert Dionne - Retired on December 2, 2006.

* - Denotes honorary number.

[edit] Infamous moments

• Cyclones coach Don Jackson punches the Atlanta mascot, thus drawing a suspension from the league. [8]

[edit] References

1. ^ Hockeydb.com, Cincinnati Cyclones season statistics and records 1990–1992.
2. ^ Hockeydb.com, Cincinnati Cyclones season statistics and records 1992–2001.
3. ^ Hockeydb.com, Cincinnati Cyclones season statistics and records 2001–2007.
4. ^ [1]

[edit] External links

• Cincinnati Cyclones' Official Web site
• The CycWard - Section 60: Cyclones Fan Web Site

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