CYCLONES COMPLETE TRADE WITH GOATHEADS, ACQUIRE FORWARD LUKA BURZAN
CINCINNATI, Ohio (Oct. 31, 2026) - The Cincinnati Cyclones, proud ECHL affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs, today announced that the team has completed a trade with the New Mexico Goatheads. The Cyclones have acquired forward Luka Burzan in exchange for forward Max Helgeson.
Burzan, 26, is a sixth round selection of the 2019 NHL Draft (171st overall) with the Colorado Avalanche. Set for a second stint with Cincinnati, Burzan is now in his fifth professional season that includes time in the American Hockey League and overseas throughout Europe. In four ECHL seasons, Burzan has 33 goals and 43 assists (76 points) in 93 games played, including 20 points in 19 games during his most recent stint with the Cyclones in 2023-24.
So far in 2026-27, the Surrey, British Columbia native has a goal and an assist in seven games played with the New Mexico Goatheads. He returns to North America after spending the last three years between Sweden, Denmark, and Slovakia. Last season, he spent the 2025-26 season with UTE in the Hungarian Erste Liga, and logged 12 goals, 11 assists (23 points) in 30 total games.
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