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Cyclones re-sign team captain Vaive

Cyclones re-sign team captain Vaive

Wednesday, July 15th

Cincinnati, Ohio - The Cincinnati Cyclones have re-signed player/assistant coach and team captain Justin Vaive to a contract for the 2020-21 season. Vaive appeared in 58 games in the Covid-19 shortened season for the Cyclones, accounting for 35 points (21g-14a), while being tied for the team lead with 86 penalty minutes. Vaive also achieved a career high +22 on the season.Throughout his nine-year pro career, Vaive has spent parts of six seasons with Cincinnati. In 218 career games with the Cyclones, Vaive has amassed 136 points (80g-56a). His ECHL career has also seen a stop in Greenville with the Road Warriors during the 2013-14 season where he accounted for 18 points (10g-8a) in 13 games. Drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in the fourth round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Vaive has spent the bulk of his pro career in the American Hockey League, accounting for 67 points (31g-36a) in 280 games played between Rochester, Bridgeport, Hartford and San Antonio. Prior to turning pro in 2011-12, Vaive was a four-year letter winner with the Miami University RedHawks from 2007-11. He helped lead the RedHawks to a Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season championship in 2010, and a CCHA Playoff championship in 2011. In 160 career games with Miami, Vaive accounted for 46 points (23g-23a) along with 208 penalty minutes.