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Vail back with Cyclones

Vail back with Cyclones

Wednesday, July 31st

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

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

A native of Hendersonville, North Carolina, Vail ranked third on the team in scoring in 2018-19, accounting for 27 goals and 38 assists for 65 points in 68 games. He had 13 multi-point efforts, including a season-high three points on three separate occasions, and he had four multi-goal games, including a first period hat trick in an 8-1 win over the Maine Mariners on Feb. 8. Additionally, he enjoyed a 10-game point streak from Feb. 17-March 13 where he accounted for seven goals and eight assists.

Acquired via trade from the Mariners on Oct. 9, Vail split the 2017-18 season between the Norfolk Admirals and Atlanta Gladiators, accounting for 36 points (15g-21a) in 39 games. One year prior, Vail appeared in 53 games between the AHL and ECHL with Rochester, Norfolk and Fort Wayne, posting 25 points (10g-15a).

Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the fourth round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Vail has also seen ECHL time with the Orlando Solar Bears, and has skated with the Toronto Marlies and Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL. Overall, in 307 professional games, Vail has amassed 218 points (88g-130a) along with 105 penalty minutes.

The 25-year-old played junior hockey for the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League and the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League. In 312 junior games, Vail racked up 208 points (81g-127a).