CINCINNATI CYCLONES (11-13-5-2) vs. FLORIDA EVERBLADES (21-14-0-1)

DATE: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
TIME: 7:30pm
SITE: Germain Arena - Estero, FL
RADIO: None
WEBCAST: CyclonesHockey.com (American One)

NHL AFFILIATES
Cincinnati Cyclones: Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators
Florida Everblades: Carolina Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning

NEXT HOME GAME
Wednesday, January 12 vs. Kalamazoo - 7:30pm.
Wet Wednesday: $1 PBR and Miller High Life

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP:  As winter rages on in the Midwest, tonight the Cyclones will enjoy some warmer weather as they open a three-game series with the Florida Everblades at Germain Arena.  Since 2006, Cincinnati is 1-2-0 in Florida, with all three road meetings coming in the 2008-09 season.  Overall in the same span, they’re record stands at 3-6-0. The Everblades took a pair of games from the Cyclones in early December at U.S. Bank Arena.

SCOUTING THE EVERBLADES: Despite sporting the ECHL’s top offense, Florida is ranked second in the South Division with a 21-14-0-1 record.  The Everblades also have the league’s top two scorers; Mitch Fadden leads the ECHL with 50 points (15 goals, 35 assists) in 35 games.  Francis Lemieux ranks second with 39 points (15 goals, 24 assists).  While the Everblades are a very potent offensive unit, they have also allowed 107 goals this year - the third most in the ECHL.

PIERCE THE POINT MACHINE: Cyclones forward Matt Pierce has been on a roll since returning from Rochester.  In his last six games since coming back, the 2010 ECHL All-Star has put points up in four of them - including a multi-point game against Wheeling on December 26 at WesBanco Arena.

BACK TO MILWAUKEE HE GOES: For the second time this season, Chet Pickard has been recalled to AHL Milwaukee.  In his latest call-up (from 12/3-12/21), Pickard went 1-1-0 with a 2.29 goals-against average.  Nashville’s 2008 first round selection has a career AHL record of 15-20-4.

SEASON SERIES (8 Meetings - 6 Remaining)
Dec. 3 Florida 4 at Cincinnati 2 Final
Dec. 4 Florida 5 at Cincinnati 3 Final
Jan. 5 Cincinnati at Florida 7:30 pm EST
Jan. 7 Cincinnati at Florida 7:30 pm EST
Jan. 8 Cincinnati at Florida 7:00 pm EST
Feb. 9 Florida at Cincinnati 7:30 pm EST
Feb. 11 Florida at Cincinnati 7:30 pm EST
Feb. 12 Florida at Cincinnati 7:30 pm EST