Knott, Polino join Cyclones

Action photos of Graham Knott and Patrick Polino

Cincinnati, Ohio - The Cincinnati Cyclones have signed forwards Graham Knott and Patrick Polino to contracts for the 2021-22 season. Knott, 24, enters his fifth professional season after splitting the 2020-21 campaign between South Carolina and Greenville. The Etobicoke, Ontario native totaled 15 points (8g-7a) in 46 regular-season games with the two teams before adding seven points (3g-4a) in eight postseason contests with the Swamp Rabbits.. Knott was a second-round selection (54th overall) by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft and has played 137 career American Hockey League games, mostly with the Rockford IceHogs.

Along with Knott comes 26-year-old Patrick Polino. The second-year pro is a Buffalo, New York native who spent his rookie season in the Sabres organization playing for the Cyclones AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans. With the Amerks, Polino collected seven points (3g-4a) in 20 games. Before going pro, Polino played at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he was an ECAC Hockey All-Academic athlete all four years, including his senior season in which he served as alternate captain.