Woods, 22, spent his rookie season with Fort Wayne in 2006-07, playing in 73 games and scoring 36 points on 15 goals and 21 assists. Mitch led the International Hockey League (IHL) with 297 penalty minutes and tied for the league lead with 25 major penalties. He also posted five multiple point games, highlighted by a two goal, three point contest in a 5-0 win over Flint on February 1.

Woods contributed to Fort Wayne's Turner Cup championship drive as well. He tallied a goal and six assists for seven points, the 13th highest point total in the postseason. Mitch also had 30 penalty minutes in the playoffs, fourth-most in the IHL.

The five-foot-ten, 205 pound native of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, previously played three seasons of junior hockey with the Battlesfords North Stars of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). Woods played in 149 games, netting 55 goals and 66 assists for 121 points and 663 penalty minutes. In his first two seasons (2004-05 and 2005-06), Mitch played with former Cyclones defenseman Jarred Mohr and Battlesfords won the the North Division title each year.

"Mitch Woods will quickly develop into a fan favorite here in Cincinnati," Cyclones Head Coach/Vice President of Hockey Operations Chuck Weber said. "His tenacity shift in and out will create a lot of space for his teammates."