The Cyclones have already lost as many games this season as they did all of last year, but they did win the whole league and the Kelly Cup playoffs last year. And when you’re that good of a minor league hockey team, it is inevitable that your better players will move up to your affiliate clubs in the AHL and NHL. (Did you know that the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals have a skeleton wearing a pirate hat for a mascot?) At 14-12-5, this year’s ‘Clones are right in the middle of their division, with much hockey to play this season. Cheap tickets, ample seating and draught beer that comes in very big cups are all enticing reasons to head to U.S. Bank Arena for some minor league hockey action on a Tuesday evening.
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This article appears in Dec 24-30, 2008.
