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Cincy loses a high-scoring affair at homeBy: Dana Grey, Cincinnati Cyclones CINCINNATI, OH – The Cyclones came up short to the Icemen 5-4 inside the Heritage Bank Center on Sunday night. Cincinnati and Jacksonville split the season series 1-1-0-0.* Cincinnati got off to a great start with two goals just 31 seconds apart in the 1st period. Patrick Polino potted his team-leading 14th goal of the season off a Louie Caporusso feed. Less than a minute later, Nick Isaacson deflected in a Sahil Panwar shot to make it 2-0.* Jacksonville cut the deficit to one when defenseman Adam Samuellson beat Talyn Boyko. Justin Vaive responded with a rebound goal for the Cyclones to regain the two-goal lead. The Icemen made it 3-2 with a Riley Fiddler-Schultz wrist shot from the high slot.* In the final period, Jacksonville scored two straight goals from Chris Grando and Craig Martin to go up 4-3. Cincinnati tied it up on the power play when Lee Lapid scored for the second night in a row. Dominick Mersch squeezed a shot past Boyko with 6:30 to go and put Jacksonville back in front 5-4.Up next, Cincinnati travels to Kalamazoo on Friday, January 5th, at 7:00 pm ET. The Cyclones look to beat the K-Wings on the road for the first time this year.Call (513) 421-PUCK for tickets and more information, and stay on top of all the latest team updates and information on Facebook, Twitter (@CincyCyclones), and Instagram, along with our website, www.cycloneshockey.com.CINCINNATI CYCLONESHOME

By: Dana Grey, Cincinnati CyclonesCincinnati, OH - The Cincinnati Cyclones topped the Heartlanders for the third time this season 6-2 at the Heritage Bank Center. Cincy has won all twelve of Iowa’s trips to the Queen City since the organization entered the ECHL.* After a scoreless opening 19 minutes, the ‘Clones broke through past Hunter Jones with 5.5 seconds to play in the 1st period. Jalen Smereck’s point shot was knocked down in the blue paint, and Sahil Panwar found the puck and whipped it in while falling down.* The Heartlanders struck back while shorthanded in the 2nd. Yuki Miura beat Olof Lindbom on a breakaway to tie the game at 1-1. Iowa got its first lead thanks to Will Calverley’s 6th of the season. Cincy responded 34 seconds later when Lincoln Griffin finished off an excellent rush from Patrick Polino. With just over a minute to play in the period, Sahil Panwar won a faceoff clean and set up Jalen Smereck to blast home his 3rd goal of the year for a 3-2 lead.* Sahil Panwar gave Cincy some insurance on the power play, and Louie Caporusso ballooned the lead to 5-2 early on in the 3rd. With just over a minute to play, Bjørgvik-Holm led an excellent rush up ice and set up Panwar to rocket in his hat-trick goal from the high slot. Olof Lindbom shut the door and made 28 saves in the win.Call (513) 421-PUCK for tickets and more information, and stay on top of all the latest team updates and information on Facebook, Twitter (@CincyCyclones), and Instagram, along with our website, cycloneshockey.com.CINCINNATI CYCLONESHOME

By: Dana Grey, Cincinnati CyclonesWorcester, MA - The Cyclones took down the Railers 5-4 in just the second-ever meeting between the two teams. Cincinnati improves to 6-4-0-0 and wins its first game of the season against the Eastern Conference.The Railers opened the scoring on a three-on-one rush that Brendan Robins finished off. Cincy responded with Cristiano DiGiacinto’s second goal of the season. The Wolfpack contracted player deflected in a point shot from Jalen Smereck.In the middle frame, the Cyclones took over and grabbed their first lead with a wicked wrister from James Hardie. Cincy’s top line all touched the puck on Justin Vaive’s 3-1 goal. The captain has goals in back-to-back games. After Worcester cut the deficit back to one, Luka Burzan tapped in a great Matej Pekar feed through the slot to make it 4-2.With the goaltender pulled and still down two, the Railers rattled off a pair of goals to force OT. In overtime and on the powerplay, Ole Julian Bjørgvik-Holm wristed in the game-winner and his second overtime goal this season.Up next, Cincy continues its road swing against the Worcester Railers on Saturday, November 18th. The second-straight game against the Islanders affiliate will have a 7:05 pm ET puck drop. Cincinnati is back home at the Heritage Bank Center next Wednesday, November 22nd, to host the Indy Fuel.Call (513) 421-PUCK for tickets and more information, and stay on top of all the latest team updates and information on Facebook, Twitter (@CincyCyclones), Instagram, and our website, cycloneshockey.com.CINCINNATI CYCLONESHOME

By: Andrew Mossbrooks, Cincinnati Cyclones Cincinnati, OH - The Cyclones announced that the team had re-signed defenseman Matt Cairns to a standard player contract for the 2023-24 ECHL season. Cairns becomes the fourth blue liner to sign with Cincinnati and the seventh returnee from last year's Central Division Champions team to re-sign with the 'Clones. "Guys can overlook how important it is to be able to play for the same team multiple years in a row at this level," said Cairns. "That isn't lost one me. I'm very thankful for Coach (Jason) Payne wanting to sign me again. I think the game I play has fit well into his system and how he likes our team's defense to operate. He gives me a lot of trust to play my game, and he knows what it takes to get me to the next level. That's my ultimate goal as an individual and Payner knows what I want in that sense." Since the start of the 2021-22 season, no defenseman has played more games for the Cyclones than Cairns, who now enters his third season with the team. Including playoffs, the 25-year-old has skated in 128 games for Cincinnati, scoring three goals and 20 assists for 23 points. Over two regular seasons, Cairns has posted a +/- 38 rating and earned two call-ups to the AHL, most recently last season with Milwaukee, where the Mississauga, Ontario native appeared in seven games for the Admirals. "Matt's maturity and growth at the pro level has been very impressive since coming into the league a couple seasons back," said Payne. "He works hard to constantly evaluate where he is and how he can get stronger in each area on the ice. He's coachable. He wants to learn and wants to show you that you can trust in him to not cheat the game and play the right way. We're excited to have him back in the fold for us this season and we will continue to do everything we can as an organization to further his development." Cairns is a former third-round NHL Draft choice by the Edmonton Oilers in 2016. From there, he went on to play division one hockey for Cornell University and the University of Minnesota-Duluth. In 2021, Cairns signed an AHL contract with the Rochester Americans, where he spent the bulk of his season with Cincinnati. He signed his first ECHL contract with the 'Clones last summer before playing in 45 games and posted six points while accruing 50 penalty minutes. The 2023-24 Cyclones season starts on home ice, with First Face-Off Saturday, October 21st! Call (513) 421-PUCK for tickets and more information, and stay on top of all the latest team updates and information on Facebook, Twitter (@CincyCyclones), and Instagram, along with our website, cycloneshockey.com. CINCINNATI CYCLONES HOME

By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers Assistant General Manager and Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has signed forward Matej Pekar to a one-year AHL standard player contract. Pekar, 23, split his 2022-23 season between the AHL’s Rochester Americans and ECHL’s Cincinnati Cyclones. He dressed in 14 games with the Americans, recording four assists. He also made his Calder Cup Playoff debut on April 28th in the Americans’ game against the Syracuse Crunch. The 6’1” forward played in 28 games with the Cyclones a season ago, scoring 24 points (13 g, 11 a). Over the course of three professional seasons in North America, Pekar has appeared in 86 AHL contests with the Americans, scoring 16 points (4 g, 12 a). During the 2020-21 campaign, he also spent time in his native Czechia, where he dressed in 22 total games and scored 13 points (3 g, 10 a). The native of Turnov, Czechia, spent time in both the USHL and OHL before turning pro. He appeared in 56 USHL games with the Muskegon Lumberjacks during the 2017-18 season. He notched 54 points (14 g, 40 a) during his time in the league. In the OHL, Pekar scored 99 points (42 g, 57 a) in 84 games with the Barrie Colts and Sudbury Wolves over the course of two seasons. The Wolf Pack will host their 2023-24 home opener at the XL Center on Friday, October 20th, when the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins come to town. The puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. Click HERE to view the full 2023-24 Wolf Pack regular season schedule. Full-season tickets, 20-game plans, 12-game plans, and flex plans for the 2023-24 season are on sale now! Visit hartfordwolfpack.com/tickets or call 860-722-9425 for more details! Single-game tickets will go on sale on a to-be-announced date later this summer. ABOUT THE HARTFORD WOLF PACK: The Hartford Wolf Pack has been a premier franchise in the American Hockey League since the team’s inception in 1997. The Wolf Pack are the top player-development affiliate of the NHL's New York Rangers and plays at the XL Center. The Wolf Pack has been home to some of the Rangers' newest faces, including Igor Shesterkin, Filip Chytil, and Ryan Lindgren. Follow the Wolf Pack on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. HARTFORD WOLF PACK HOME