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July 29, 2010

Thunder signs college free agent Cyr

STOCKTON - The Stockton Thunder, the ECHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers, and head coach Matt Thomas announced that the team has signed free agent rookie left wing Jordan Cyr. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

"Jordan was a player we were trying to sign toward the end of last season when college players became free agents, so we're excited to finally get him on board," said Thomas. "He was one of the first players I actively recruited this offseason and all signs point to him being a first year, impact forward, similar to Oren Eizenman and Chris D'Alvise when they were rookies. He has touch, ability to put the puck in the net and make other players better that are around him."

Cyr, 24, is the reigning back-to-back leading scorer for College of the Holy Cross (NCAA) and last season, paced the Crusaders with 30 points (14 goals-16 assists) in 29 games while registering a career-high 16 assists.

The 5-foot-10, 186-pound winger enjoyed a career-high 19 goals and 32 points (19g-13a) in 37 games as a 2008-09 sophomore.

Through three collegiate seasons (2006-07, 2008-10) at Holy Cross and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NCAA), he scored 63 points (34g-29a) in 77 games and was a teammate of Eizenman as a 2006-07 freshman at RPI.

"I'm looking forward to bringing a very hard working approach and scoring touch to Stockton, night in and night out," said Cyr. "I pride myself on being an offensive player and reliable at both ends of the ice. It's very exciting to come to what seems to be an absolute, first class organization in the Thunder, that has tons of fan support and is a fun place to play."