JOHN JAWORSKI RETURNS TO NORTH AMERICA, SIGNS WITH THE CYCLONES
CINCINNATI, Ohio (Nov. 13, 2026) - The Cincinnati Cyclones, proud ECHL affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs, today announced that the club has signed forward John Jaworski to a Standard Player Contract (SPC). Jaworski returns to Cincinnati after a brief stint overseas to continue his second professional season.
Jaworski, 26, is set to rejoin the Cyclones following a 35-point rookie campaign that saw him log 15 goals and 20 assists in 55 games played. After starting the 2026-27 season with HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas in Slovakia, Jaworski had six goals and five assists (11 points) in 16 games to start the year. His 35 points last season were the sixth-most by a Cyclone last season and third amongst rookies.
“John (Jaworski) is as complete a 200-foot player as I have worked with in the ECHL. His motor never stops, he doesn’t take a shift off and his attention to detail allows us to trust him in every situation. Whether we need him at five-on-five, on special teams, protecting a lead or trying to generate offense, his effort and execution never change,” said Cyclones Head Coach Riley Weselowski. “Nothing was handed to John last season. He earned more opportunity with every game and every practice, and as the year progressed, he became one of our most important players. He was someone everybody wanted to play with because he plays the game so hard and the right way.”
“John started this season in Slovakia and proved that his game and production could translate to another strong league,” he added. “Ultimately, John recognized the culture we are building in Cincinnati and wanted to come back and be part of it. That says a lot about him and about the direction of our organization. He sets the standard for how we want to compete in games and practices, and getting him back makes our team better in every area.”
Before the start of his professional career, Jaworski saw a career-high season with a personal best in goals (13), assists (18), and points (31) in his final collegiate campaign. He spent five seasons at Sacred Heart University, where he was the all-time leader in games played by a Pioneer (163 total games). Throughout the course of his collegiate career, Jaworski recorded 35 goals and 53 assists (88 points) in 163 games played. In addition, he was a member of the Chicago Steel in the USHL for one season. In his lone season with Chicago, Jaworski logged 11 points in 41 games before the season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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