Mallards Semi-Final Playoff Tickets on Sale Now

 

$3 Tickets for Next Wednesday's Game, $1 Dogs/$1 Beer Next Friday

Playoff Watch Parties Tonight, Sunday at T.G.I. Friday's, Lodge

 

MOLINE, Ill. (April 18, 2014) - Tickets for the Quad City Mallards' best-of-seven Central Hockey League semi-final series against the Allen Americans are now on sale.

After opening the series on the road tonight and playing game two in Allen Sunday evening, the Mallards will return home to host game three next Wednesday night, April 23 at 7:05 p.m.  Game three tickets (other than glass seats) are available for just $3.

Friday evening brings not only game four between the Mallards and Americans but also the return of the Mallards' popular $1 Dog/$1 Dollar Beer Night presented by 97X.  While Friday's contest will face off at 7:05 p.m., iWireless Center doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and $1 beers will be available at arena concession stands from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.  $1 hot dogs will be available throughout the game.  If a fifth game is necessary, the Mallards will host that contest on Saturday, April 26 at 7:05 p.m.  Tickets for games four and (if necessary) five are available for $10, $12 and $25.

The Mallards have also partnered with Metro, which provides earlier service on the Route 59 between Augustana College and downtown Moline during Friday home games.  The Route 59 will make one trip from campus to downtown Moline prior to the game (arriving at 5th Avenue and 15th Street at 6:30 p.m.) and will resume service from downtown to campus every 30 minutes from 10:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.  Regular Metro fares are just $1 one-way or $2 round-trip.  As part of Metro's unlimited ride program, Augustana riders can use their Augustana ID as their fare.  Visit www.gogreenmetro.com or www.facebook.com/53and59 for more information.

Fans can get a free ticket for any Mallards home playoff game courtesy of Mama Bosso pizza by presenting a receipt showing the purchase of three (3) Mama Bosso pizzas or three proofs of purchase from Mama Bosso pizza at the the iWireless Center box office or at the Mallards' business office.

Tickets for Mallards home playoff games can be purchased in person at the iWireless Center box office, online at ticketmaster.com, at Ticketmaster outlets or through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free at 1-800-745-3000.  The ticket office is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and on game days from 10:00 a.m. until the start of the second period.

Should the Mallards' match-up with the Americans require a sixth game, the series would move back to Allen on Tuesday night, April 29.  If the series goes the distance, the Americans would host the seventh and deciding game on Wednesday evening, April 30.

The Mallards have teamed with T.G.I. Friday's in Moline and the Lodge in Bettendorf to host watch parties for Mallards road playoff games.  Fans are invited to watch all of the action in the company of their fellow Mallards supporters when the Mallards open round two tonight at 7:05 p.m. and when they take on the Americans in game two Sunday at 5:05 p.m. Watch parties will also be held for potential sixth and seventh games of the series.

T.G.I. Friday's is located at 1425 River Drive in Moline, adjacent to the iWireless Center.  Fans who prefer to watch the Mallards in Iowa can enjoy the playoff action in the lounge of the Lodge Hotel and Conference Center, which is located at 900 Spruce Hills Drive in Bettendorf.  T.G.I. Friday's will offer half price appetizers to Mallards fans during the watch party.  Fans who flock to the Lodge can join the watch parties for just a $3 cover charge and enjoy $1.50 drafts and hot dogs.

MONTICELLO, IA --The annual Camp Courageous Omelet Breakfast and Open House will be Sunday, April 27th, 2014 in the Camp's Main Lodge from 7AM-1PM. Made-to-order omelets will be cooked for each individual attending with topping choices of ham, onions, green peppers, and cheese. Sausage, toast, coffee, juice, and milk will also be served. It is recommended to come early for this wonderful breakfast. The cost is $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for children under 12. All proceeds will go directly to benefit Camp Courageous.

During the breakfast and open house there will be guided tours of Camp Courageous. The tour will include the Sill Barn, Nature Center, Train Depot, camper cabins, Multi-Purpose Building, indoor pool, and more. The camp store, located in the Beckwith Visitors Center, will be open throughout the morning. The Camp Courageous video presentation will be available for guests to view in the main office every 15 minutes or as needed.

2014 Highlights include the celebration of Camp Courageous' 40th anniversary, dedication of Camp's new Caboose at 1:30pm following the breakfast, and latest progress at Lake Todd. The bounce house and Super Zip will also be available throughout the breakfast for visitors to enjoy!

There will be a live re-enactment of a train robbery, performed by the Red Cedar Regulators - an old west reenactment group at the Train Depot at 9:00 AM, 9:45 AM, 10:45 AM, and 11:45 AM. Train rides will also be available starting at 9 AM.

Dixie-Notes-Plus will perform varied selections of 20's, 30's, and 40's big band music in the Sill Barn at 9:30 AM, 10:30 AM, and 11:30 AM.

Camp Courageous is a year-round recreational and respite care facility for individuals with special needs. It is run on donations, without government support, without paid fund raisers, and without formal sponsorship. Camp

All of the volunteers and staff at the Bettendorf Discovery Shop are hoping that you will be able to join us Monday, May 5th for our Garden event.  We are all ready to welcome a long awaited spring by filling the shop with a variety of beautiful spring things that have been donated over the last year.

The store will be bursting with lovely items for your home and garden.  Plants & flowers for inside and outside, pictures, dishes, yard decorations, birdhouses, the list goes on and on.  We will also have lots of beautiful flowered clothing and accessories to brighten your day.  There will be a lot of great things to see, so we hope that you can stop by and take part in the fun!

The Discovery Shop is an upscale resale shop that is celebrating 26 years of successful fundraising in Bettendorf.  Thanks to the generosity of the community, the Discovery Shop raises money by selling gently used items donated by individual donors and local businesses.  Helping to make the shop such a success is the staff of wonderful volunteers that donate their time, if you are interested in joining our volunteer team we are always happy to have extra hands to help.   All proceeds go to the American Cancer Society for cancer research, education, patient services and advocacy.

Donations needed and welcomed anytime the shop is open and a tax receipt is always available.  Hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 am to 5 pm., Thursday from 10 am to 7 pm. and Saturday from10 am to 4 pm.

We are thankful for all the wonderful donations and excited to have this fun event for our customers.

 

CENTRAL HOCKEY LEAGUE SEMI-FINALS

Quad City Mallards vs. Allen Americans

Game One: Friday, April 18 @ Allen, 7:05 p.m.

Game Two: Sunday, April 20 @ Allen, 5:05 p.m.

Game Three: Wednesday, April 23 @ Quad City, 7:05 p.m.

Game Four: Friday, April 25 @ Quad City, 7:05 p.m.

Game Five*: Saturday, April 26 @ Quad City, 7:05 p.m.

Game Six*: Tuesday, April 29 @ Allen, 7:05 p.m.

Game Seven*: Wednesday, April 30 @ Allen, 7:05 p.m.

*- if necessary

 

ROUND ONE

Quad City defeats Rapid City four games to three

Friday, April 4 at Rapid City: Rapid City 5 Quad City 1

Saturday, April 5 at Rapid City: Quad City 3 Rapid City 2 (OT)

Wednesday, April 9 at Quad City: Quad City 5 Rapid City 1

Friday, April 11 at Quad City: Rapid City 3 Quad City 1

Saturday, April 12 at Quad City: Quad City 3 Rapid City 1

Tuesday, April 15 at Rapid City: Rapid City 2 Quad City 1

Wednesday, April 16 at Rapid City: Quad City 3 Rapid City 1

 

Allen defeats Brampton four game to one
Wednesday, April 2 at Allen: Allen 7 Brampton 2

Thursday, April 3 at Allen: Allen 5 Brampton 3
Thursday, April 10 at Brampton: Allen 4 Brampton 1

Friday, April 11 at Brampton: Brampton 4 Allen 2
Sunday, April 13 at Brampton: Allen 4 Brampton 1

 

REGULAR SEASON

Quad City
33-23-10, 76 points
5th place
Coach: Terry Ruskowski

Allen
39-22-5, 83 points
3rd place
Coach: Steve Martinson

 

QUACK TRACKS
Round One

The fifth-seeded Mallards knocked off the fourth-seeded Rapid City Rush in seven games in round one.  The Mallards closed out the tightly contested series by winning game seven 3-1 Wednesday night in Rapid City.

 

Winning
The Mallards' round one win was their first playoff series victory in 11 years.  Prior to this year, the Mallards last won a playoff series when they downed the Muskegon Fury in six games in the 2003 United Hockey League Colonial Cup semi-finals.  The Mallards were eliminated in the first round in each of six straight postseason appearances (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013) before this spring.

Seven

Wednesday night the Mallards played in a seventh game for the first time since falling to the Danbury Trashers 6-4 in the deciding tilt of the opening round of the 2007 UHL playoffs.  The Mallards Wednesday won a game seven for the first time since they claimed the UHL Colonial Cup by title defeating the Flint Generals 3-2 in overtime in the seventh game of the 1998 finals.  All-time, the Mallards are now 3-3 in game sevens.

 

Quick Change
While the Americans have been idle since eliminating the Beast in Brampton Sunday, the puck will drop on game one of round two tomorrow night 43 hours and 40 minutes after the Mallards finished game seven of the opening round.

Tight
The Mallards finally saw off the Rush in game seven after both teams had gone 6-5-1 in 12 head-to-head meetings (regular season and playoffs combined) heading into Wednesday night.

 

Goals, Goals, Goals

The Mallards-Rush match-up was the lowest scoring of the four first round series.  The two clubs averaged 4.6 goals per game.  The losing team scored just one goal in six of the seven games.

 

Streaking

Thomas Frazee (4-4-8) scored the winning goal and added an assist in game seven to move into a tie with Vladimir Nikiforov (2-6-8)- who also scored in the seventh game- for the team lead in playoff points and for sixth in the CHL in postseason points.  Frazee is also tied for second in the league in goals while Nikiforov is tied for third in assists.  Jordan Mayer also had a goal and an assist in game seven and, after sitting out the first two games of the series, produced five points (three goals and two assists) in his first five career playoff games.

 

Between the Pipes
Thomas Heemskerk, who made 26 saves in game seven, went 3-1 in round one and leads the league in playoff goals against average (1.76) and ranks second in save percentage (.937).

 

Special Teams
In round one, the Mallards went 21-for-23 on the penalty kill and 5-for-30 on the power play after finishing the regular season first in shorthanded goals (12), fourth in penalty killing (83.7 percent) and ninth on power play (14.3 percent).

 

Home and Away

The Mallards went 2-1 at home in round one and 2-2 on the road.  During the regular season the Mallards went 19-11-3 at home and 14-12-7 on the road.

 

Working Overtime
Their game two win in round one was the Mallards' first postseason overtime victory since April 1, 2011, when they defeated the Colorado Eagles 4-3 in game one of an opening round series.  The Mallards had lost their three most recent playoff overtime contests- a 5-4 defeat at the hands of Colorado on April 2, 2011 and 3-2 losses to the Fort Worth Brahmas on March 30 and April 3 of last year- before winning game two.

 

Head to Head

The Mallards and Americans have never before met in the playoffs.  The two clubs split their four regular season meetings.  The Mallards went 1-1-0 at home against the Americans during the regular season and 1-1-0 in Allen.  All-time, the Mallards have posted a record of 3-5-1 against the Americans: 2-3-0 at home and 1-2-1 at the Allen Event Center.  Allen's Jamie Schaafsma (4-2-6) and Alex Lavoie (1-5-6) were the top point scorers during the regular season series while Matt Duffy (3-1-4) and Vladimir Nikiforov (0-4-4) were the Mallards' top point producers against the Americans.

 

Ins and Outs
Forward Mike Hellyer (upper body) played in game seven of round one after missing the final 22 regular season games while on injured reserve and the first six games of the playoffs...Joe Perry (upper body) missed the last five games... Jordan Mayer made his professional playoff debut in game three of round one....Jim McKenzie missed game seven of round one.  McKenzie returned April 1 the AHL's Iowa Wild, with whom he signed a professional tryout agreement January 8...Perry signed an amateur tryout agreement March 31... Ty Rimmer returned March 31 after being recalled by the AHL's Oklahoma City Barons March 25... Forward Gabriel Levesque (lower body) is on 14-day injured reserve.

 

WATCH PARTIES
The Mallards have teamed again with T.G.I. Friday's in Moline and the Lodge in Bettendorf to host watch parties tomorrow night and Sunday evening when the Mallards play games one and two of their semi-final series against the Americans.  T.G.I. Friday's is located at 1425 River Drive in Moline, adjacent to the iWireless Center.  Fans who prefer to watch the Mallards in Iowa can enjoy the playoff action in the lounge of the Lodge Hotel and Conference Center, which is located at 900 Spruce Hills Drive in Bettendorf.  T.G.I. Friday's will offer half price appetizers to Mallards fans during the watch party.  Fans who flock to the Lodge can join the watch parties for just a $3 cover charge and enjoy $1.50 drafts and hot dogs.

UPCOMING HOME GAMES
Wednesday, April 23, 7:05 p.m. - Mallards vs. Allen

CHL Semi-Finals, Game Three

The third game of the series will see the Mallards return home for the first time since game five of round one.  Tickets for game three are available for just $3.

 

Friday, April 25, 7:05 p.m. - Mallards vs. Allen

CHL Semi-Finals, Game Four

The Mallards and Americans will clash in the second of the Mallards' two guaranteed semi-final games.

 

Saturday, April 26, 7:05 p.m. - Mallards vs. Allen (if necessary)

CHL Semi-Finals, Game Five

The Mallards will host the fifth game of the semi-finals should it prove necessary.

ON THE AIR
Fox Sports Radio 1230 is the radio home of Mallards Hockey Presented by Genesis Power Sports Performance.  Mallards games broadcast on AM 1230 also stream live online at www.wfxn.net.  A limited number of Mallards games will not air on Fox Sports Radio 1230 due to conflicts with University of Illinois basketball and football and Green Bay Packer football.  Audio webcasts of games that do not air on AM 1230 are available at myqcmallards.net.  CHL-TV pay-per-view video webcasts of all Mallards games are also available at myqcmallards.net.  For a full Mallards broadcast/webcast schedule, go to http://myqcmallards.net/schedule/broadcast_schedule/.

 

TICKETS
Single Game Tickets
Single game tickets for Mallards home playoff tilts are now available.  Fans can contact the Mallards at (309) 277-1364 or info@myqcmallards.com for more information about tickets.  Single game tickets are also available at the i wireless Center box office, at Ticketmaster outlets, through www.ticketmaster.com or through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free.  The box office is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and on game days from 10:00 a.m. until the start of the second period.

 

Group Tickets
Groups of at least ten receive savings off the walk-up price and a host of group benefits.  Mallards group tickets are a great fit for youth organizations, friends, co-workers, family groups, religious groups, school functions and business events.  For more group ticket information, fans can contact the Mallards at (309) 277-1364 or info@myqcmallards.com.

 

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