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jsun51
(The Next Level!)
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 Posted - 08/17/2012 : 1:36:24 PM
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http://echl.com/cyclones-add-pair-of-defensemen-p178697
CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Cincinnati Cyclones, proud affiliate of the NHL’s Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators, announced today that defensemen Maury Edwards and Justin Sawyer have agreed to terms with the club for the 2012-13 season.
Edwards, a 25-year-old Rocky Rapids, Alberta native, is back with the Cyclones for a second consecutive campaign. In 2011-12, he finished his rookie season with 30 points (7g-23a) in 61 games – ranking eighth on the team in overall scoring and leading all Cincinnati defensemen. He also became one of Cincinnati’s best plus/minus players as well, posting a +12 rating, which ranked fourth highest on the club. Prior to going pro, Edwards was a four-year letter winner at UMass-Lowell where he accumulated 79 points (28g-51a) in 147 collegiate games. In 2008-09, he was named to the Hockey East First All-Star Team and New England D-1 All-Star Team. That same year, he finished third among all Hockey-East defensive scorers with 29 points in 38 games.
Sawyer, a six-foot-six, 240-pound rear guard, is set to begin his eighth year of professional hockey. The Peterborough, Ontario native has spent most of his career in the Central Hockey League and International Hockey League. A season ago with Wichita of the CHL, Sawyer collected nine points (5g-4a) in 64 games and finished third on the club in penalty minutes (151). In 375 pro contests, the 26-year-old defenseman has amassed 1,338 penalty minutes – amounting to more than 3.5 minutes per game. Sawyer once played under Skalde in 2009-10 as a member of the Bloomington Prairie Thunder, when he logged a team-high 288 penalty minutes. While his numbers indicate a physical presence, he also has some stellar defensive numbers as well; since 2007-08, he has earned a career +26 rating – including a personal-best +10 mark in 2010-11 with the Odessa Jackalopes.
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