For Immediate Release: October 25, 2016
Cyclones Also Sign Camp Tryout Misuraca
Cincinnati, OH- Cincinnati Cyclones Head Coach Matt Macdonald has announced forward Tommy Mele and defenseman Frank Misuraca have been signed to Standard Player Contracts (SPC) for the 2016-17 season.
Acquired in a mid-January trade from the Norfolk Admirals last season, Mele was an offensive catalyst for Cincinnati in the second half, accounting for 32 points (17g, 12a) in 37 games following the trade. He had a season-long nine game point streak from February 23-March 12 where he tallied five goals and five assists in that time. In 74 games overall between the Admirals and Cyclones last season, Mele totaled a career-high 52 points (27g, 25a).
A native of Bronx, NY, Mele is entering his seventh professional season, having seen time with the ECHL’s Alaska Aces and Tulsa Oilers, the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Oklahoma City Barons, and the Ft. Wayne Komets when they were a member of the Central Hockey League (CHL). In 288 career games as a professional, Mele has totaled 76 goals and 69 assists, along with 574 penalty minutes.
He played collegiately at American International College (AIC), where he was named team-captain during his senior season. In 132 career college games, Mele accounted for 32 goals and 23 assists.
Misuraca returns to Cincinnati following a successful 2016 training camp with the Cyclones. He has appeared in a pair of games with the Peoria Rivermen of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) this season, and made his pro debut with Peoria late last season, appearing in five games and scoring one goal.
Prior to turning pro last season, the Clinton Twp, MI, native spent four seasons at the University of Alabama-Huntsville, where he skated in 128 games and recorded 30 points (11g, 19a).
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