Senior defender Kyle Bushee has signed a contract with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the East Coast Hockey League.

“Kyle Bushee is going to have an opportunity to step in and contribute,” said Cincinnati head coach Chuck Weber. “Any time there is a player out there that you think might be able to help your team, you need to explore that possibility. Billy Irish-Baker is a player that had the same opportunity last season and it has paid dividends this year.”

Bushee recently completed his playing career with the Griffs. In 65 career games at Canisius, the Otsego, Michigan-native accumulated 31 points on nine goals and 22 assists. In 36 games during his senior season, Bushee finished fifth in Atlantic Hockey for scoring among defensemen with 18 points. He scored six goals and added 12 assists to lead all Canisius defenders. The assistant captain also led the team with two game-winning scores.

Bushee played in all situations for the Griffs, contributing on both the power play and penalty kill. He ranked third on the team with eight points on the power play. He also led Canisius to set school records for consecutive games without allowing an extra-man goal and consecutive power-plays killed.

The Cyclones are the ECHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadians and the Nashville Predators of the NHL and the Hamilton Bulldogs and Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL.

Bushee joins former Griff Irish-Baker '07 on the Cincinnati roster. In addition, former Canisius standouts Michael Cohen '07 and Tim Songin '06 are also currently playing in the ECHL.