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jevers
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 Posted - 02/03/2010 : 11:01:52 PM
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Cyclones Win Extra 'Special' In 3-2 Triumph Over Wheeling
CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Cyclones ended the Wheeling Nailers four-game win streak in a 3-2 triumph Wednesday night at U.S. Bank Arena. Four power play goals and a shorthanded tally accounted for the five goals. Maxime Lacroix had a power play goal and a shorthanded game winner in the contest.
Cyclones center Barret Ehgoetz also collected an assist in the gamegiving him 213 points in his career with the club. The 213 points ties Sheldon Gorski, who played for the squad in Louisville and Miami before moving to Cincinnati, for the team lead. Ehgoetz has 75 goals and 138 assists as a member of the Cyclones.
The Cyclones scored the lone goal of the first period on the power play, as Maxime Lacroix collected his ninth score of the season. Lacroix slapped a shot over the blocker hand of Nailers goaltender Adam Berkhoel from the left wing side to light the lamp. It was the ECHL-high 28th first goal of the season for Cincinnati. Brian O'Hanley and Brett Motherwell had the assists on the score. The shots favored Wheeling, 11-9, in the opening term.
Cincinnati opened the lead up to 2-0 when Mark Voakes netted his fifth goal of the seasonand fourth versus Wheelingwith the man-advantage at 3:31. Barret Ehgoetz and Dustin Sproat had the assists on the score. The Nailers responded with a pair of power play goals of their own, as Mitch Ganzak (seventh at 12:11) and Thomas Beauregard (28th at 15:46) tied the game. Just eleven seconds after the game was knotted at two each, Lacroix netted his second of the nightshorthandedat 15:57. It was Cincinnati's 13th shorthanded goalmost in the ECHL this season. Dustin Sproat won the faceoff at center ice and Lacroix snapped off a shot from long range to give Cincinnati the lead. The shots in the second favored the Cyclones, 13-11.
There was no scoring in the third period, but Wheeling outshot the Cycloneseleven to onein the period. For the game, the Nailers outshot Cincinnati, 33-23. Each team was two-for-eight with the man-advantage. Jeremy Smith took the win, turning away 31 shots. It was his 14th triumph of the year. Adam Berkhoel dropped to 6-5-1 on the year with his 20 save performance. Berkhoel is 0-3 against the Cyclones this season.
Cincinnati is 28-17-1, while Wheeling is 25-19-3. The Cyclones return to U.S. Bank Arena tomorrow night for a 7:30pm clash against defending Kelly Cup champion South Carolina. The standings in the North Division are the tightest of any division in the ECHL. The Cyclones lead the North with 57 standings points, while Toledo is in second with 54 and Kalamazoo is tied with Wheelingboth having 53 points. The next closest race is in the Pacific Division, where 15 points separate first and fourth place.
Prior to the game, the Cyclones placed defenseman Dwayne Zinger on the 21-day injured reserve list and activated forward Ryan Del Monte from the 21-day list. Tonight was Del Monte's first contest back in the lineup in 17 games (since December 27).
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 Homer will come Friday (February 5), when the Cyclones travel to Kalamazoo at 7:30pm.
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Catch22
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Posted - 02/03/2010 : 11:39:33 PM
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Fun game. Winning always helps.
In the first period things were kind of subdued in terms of a Cyclones/Nailers game, but the intensity picked up and by the end of the 3rd we were back to the good old hate we have grown accustomed to.
Del Monte went a little over the top defending his captain in the last minute, but thats OK. It was a response to a cheap shot.
Voakes looks really good. The Sproat/Voakes/Kilpatrick line is going to be fun if they can stay together.
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ClonesFanNKY
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Posted - 02/04/2010 : 12:02:31 AM
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Originally posted by Catch22
Del Monte went a little over the top defending his captain in the last minute, but thats OK. It was a response to a cheap shot.
How was it over the top? You got to do what you got to do when the other team is taking cheep shots on your players!! |
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justmom
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Posted - 02/04/2010 : 12:20:39 AM
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Who was on the internet feed with Hammel? I only caught the last 4 minutes of play, and I never got a name.
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Gordon Bombay
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Posted - 02/04/2010 : 12:38:35 AM
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| Really fun game tonight. Wheeling seems to have really climbed out of the cellar. The North Division is tight. |
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Catch22
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Posted - 02/04/2010 : 12:39:47 AM
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Originally posted by ClonesFanNKY
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Originally posted by Catch22
Del Monte went a little over the top defending his captain in the last minute, but thats OK. It was a response to a cheap shot.
How was it over the top? You got to do what you got to do when the other team is taking cheep shots on your players!!
Can't go swinging the stick.
I agree that the shot on the Captain was cheap and uncalled for, but you can't swing the stick. You just can't.
It missed, and it wasn't super violent with intent to injure, but he still did it.
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Catch22
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Posted - 02/04/2010 : 12:50:56 AM
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I see all DelMonte got was a slashing call (it was never announced), which is fine. I'm just surprised there wasn't something else tacked on.
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ClonesFanNKY
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Posted - 02/04/2010 : 12:52:55 AM
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when did he swing his stick?
it must have happend real fast like when i blinked
B/C it was right infront of me and i didnt see him
swing his stick! maybe im blind or are you talking about
what went on down the other end of the ice down by our goalie?
B/C what went on down by my end(end were we shoot 2x)when Eggo
was mixxing it up a bit I didnt see no one swing a stick! |
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hrc666
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Posted - 02/04/2010 : 12:58:49 AM
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Since Jozsa was recalled by Milwaukee our power play is 5/20 (25%). If one throws out the first (out of 4) game then it's 5/17 (29%).
The puck movement is so much better than it was it's not even funny. Tape-to-tape passing is the norm. Tape-to-steel is but a bad memory.
God Bless Jozsa. In even strength and shorthanded situations. |
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Gordon Bombay
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Posted - 02/04/2010 : 01:15:18 AM
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Originally posted by hrc666
Since Jozsa was recalled by Milwaukee our power play is 5/20 (25%). If one throws out the first (out of 4) game then it's 5/17 (29%).
The puck movement is so much better than it was it's not even funny. Tape-to-tape passing is the norm. Tape-to-steel is but a bad memory.
God Bless Jozsa. In even strength and shorthanded situations.
I agree. Passing seems to have improved a lot since the last game I went to. I hadn't been able to make it down to a game in awhile. There are only two distinct times tonight I can remember where a pass was completely botched and the crowd sighed. Wheeling on the other hand, I can't even begin to count how many of their guys were tripping, falling and passing to no one. |
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Catch22
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Posted - 02/04/2010 : 01:31:29 AM
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DelMonte took a stick swing as everything was being broken up. It wasn't a huge overhand hack, but it was a swing.
He missed.
Nothing major, I'd just heard there was going to be zero tolerance for such things. With the huge scrum the ref likely missed it.
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Shorty_Rock
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Posted - 02/04/2010 : 06:22:32 AM
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Originally posted by justmom
Who was on the internet feed with Hammel? I only caught the last 4 minutes of play, and I never got a name.
It was the Stingrays' broadcaster. I don't know his name though. |
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justmom
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Posted - 02/04/2010 : 11:06:13 AM
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| Thanks for the info. It looks like I missed I heck of a game. Can't wait for tonight. |
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ClonesFanNKY
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Posted - 02/04/2010 : 5:45:27 PM
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Originally posted by Catch22
DelMonte took a stick swing as everything was being broken up. It wasn't a huge overhand hack, but it was a swing.
He missed.
Nothing major, I'd just heard there was going to be zero tolerance for such things. With the huge scrum the ref likely missed it.
so it was just a "slash" and not a "swing" HUGE difference!!! |
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