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June 07, 2008

WNYer raises a different cup

Matts_2Forward Matt Syroczynski, a Hamburg native who played at Nichols, scored what proved to be the winning goal in the first minute of the third period Thursday night (right) as the Cincinnati Cyclones wrapped up the East Coast Hockey League championship with a 3-1 win over Las Vegas in Game Six of the ECHL's Kelly Cup finals. 

A crowd of 12,722 -- the largest in ECHL playoff history -- was on hand for Cincy's first pro sports championship since the 1990 Reds. It was the city's first hockey title since the 1973 Cincinnati Swords, then the Sabres' top farm team, won the AHL's Calder Cup.

Also on the Cincinnati roster was Barret Ehgoetz, who graduated as Niagara University's all-time scoring leader. The ECHL is one level down from the AHL on the food chain of minor-league hockey.

---Mike Harrington

(Photo: Cincinnati Enquirer)

Posted at 12:04 PM in Colleges, minors |

Comments

IS the AHL Finals over yet? Why they play after the NHL is mind boggling. But, just want to give a shout to the Fort Wayne Komets, Turner Cup champions of the reborn International Hockey League. The IHL has six teams in it and the Komets won the final in seven games, taking Game 7 in overtime.

After the orginal 6, the Hershey Bears and the Komets are the two teams that have played the most consecutive seasons. Pretty amazing stat. These 8 teams have been around a for a long time.

Posted by: John | June 12, 2008 at 07:37 AM

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