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Twin City Cyclones
CityWinston-Salem, North Carolina
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
Founded2005
Home arenaLawrence Joel Coliseum Annex
Colorsnavy blue, red
MediaWinston-Salem Journal
Franchise history
2007-presentTwin City Cyclones
2005-2007Pee Dee Cyclones
Championships
Regular season titles0

Originally called the Pee Dee Cyclones, the Twin City Cyclones were a minor league ice hockey team based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They began play in the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) in the 2005-2006 season. In the 05-06 season, they finished 6th out of 7 teams in the regular season standings, made the playoffs, but lost in the first round to the Knoxville Ice Bears. In 06-07 season, their final in Florence, the Cyclone finished in 2nd place and failed to make the playoffs. They were called the Pee Dee Cyclones as the region of South Carolina around Florence that is usually named after the Pee Dee River.

Link titleable to reach a new lease agreement with the Florence Civic Center, the Cyclones relocated Winston-Salem for the 2007-08 season.[1] [2]

one season afterwards, on March 31, 2009, the Cyclones ceased operations, citing the American economic downturn as a reason for their folding. [3]

2008-2009 season coaches and staff

  • Mark Richards - Head & General Manager
  • Sean Cowan - Assistant Coach & Assistant General Manager
  • Candace Whitehead - Communications/Game Operations/Tickets
  • Robin Perron - Sales Representative
  • Jennifer Toole - Sales Representative
  • TBD - Athletic Trainer 2008-2009
  • Chad Ray - Equipment Manager 2008-2009
  • Cy - mascot

2008-2009 Roster

Forwards
# Player Pos. Shoots Height Weight Place of Birth
7 Canada Mike Richard F R 5' 9" 210 lbs. LaSalle, Quebec, Canada
12 Canada Allan Sirois LW L 6' 1" 220 lbs. Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
14 Canada Brady Heintz RW R 5' 9" 183 lbs. Strasbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada
15 United States J.P. Pauly F 5' 11" 190 lbs. Buffalo, New York, USA
16 United States Tony Resendes LW L 5' 8" 160 lbs. Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA
21 United States Eddie Chlanda F 6' 1" 205 lbs. Central Islip, New York, USA
22 Canada B.Marc Lefebvre LW 6' 0" 170 lbs. Kanata, Ontario, Canada
26 Canada Don Melnyk C R 5' 10" 180 lbs. The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
27 Canada Marlon Joseph W R 5' 11" 190 lbs. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Defensemen
# Player Pos. Shoots Height Weight Place of Birth
3 Canada Casey O'Brien D 6' 0" 190 lbs. Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
4 United States Paul Falco D R 6' 0" 190 lbs. Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, USA
6 United States Jim Jensen D R 6' 0" 190 lbs. Maplewood, Minnesota, USA
9 United States Shane Wagner D 6' 0" 190 lbs. Stillwater, Minnesota, USA
19 Canada Chad Swartzentruber D 6' 2" 190 lbs. Baden, Ontario, Canada
28 Canada Ryan Bartle D R 6' 2" 216 lbs. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Goaltenders
# Player Pos. Catches Height Weight Place of Birth
30 Canada Kevin Druce G R 5' 10" 180 lbs. Kingston, Ontario, Canada
31 United States Terry Dunbar G 6' 2" 205 lbs. Duluth, Minnesota, USA

References

  1. ^ Cyclones likely out of Florence, morningnewsonline.com; retrieved March 2007
  2. ^ Winstion-Salem to get minor-league hockey, triad.bizjournals.com; retrieved April 2007
  3. ^ Cyclones to Cease Operations, TCCyclones.com; retrieved April 2009
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