Reigning ECHL MVP Schultz re-signs with Cyclones

Cincinnati, Ohio -The Cincinnati Cyclones have re-signed forward Jesse Schultzto a contract for the 2019-20 season.

The Cyclones are the ECHL affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League and the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.

Schultz led the ECHL in scoring with a career-high 80 points on 22 goals and a league-leading 58 assists through 71 games in 2018-19, and was third with 22 power-play assists and tied for sixth with 25 power-play points. Schultz was also fourth in the ECHL with a +39 rating. His career-year earned him ECHL MVP honors, along with a spot on the All-ECHL First Team.

Hailing from Strasbourg, Saskatchewan, Schultz has seen success across a multitude of leagues and levels during his 16-year career. He eclipsed 900 career games and 800 career points in 2017-18 and now finds himself just 25 games shy of 1,000 for his career, and 14 points away from 900. In addition to his 265 games of ECHL experience where he has totaled 280 points (101g-179a) between the Cyclones, Rapid City Rush and Columbia Inferno, his time in North America has been marked by 375 games of AHL experience, where he amassed 112 goals and 140 assists, as well as over 160 Central Hockey League games where he accounted for 65 goals and 133 assists. Schultz also skated in a pair of NHL games with the Vancouver Canucks in 2006-07. He has also seen time overseas in Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, and Sweden.