MOLINE, Ill. (October 1, 2013) - The Quad City Mallards will open their 2013 training camp next Monday, October 7, the Mallards announced today.

The Mallards will begin training camp with double sessions next Monday and Tuesday at the iWireless Center.  The team will hit the ice from 9:00 a.m. to noon and from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. both days.  Camp will shift to the River's Edge in Davenport for single practices from 8:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.  The Mallards enjoy an off day next Saturday, October 12.

The second week of camp kicks off at the River's Edge when the Mallards return to the ice on Sunday, October 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.  Camp returns to the i wireless Center October 14, 15 and 16.  The Mallards will skate at the River's Edge again on October 17 and 18 before opening the regular season on home ice against the Rapid City Rush on Saturday, October 19 at 7:05 p.m.

All training camp sessions are open to the public free of charge.

Tickets for the season opener and all other Mallards regular season home games are now on sale at Ticketmaster outlets, through ticketmaster.com, through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free at 1-800-745-3000 or at the iWireless Center ticket office.  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.

The 2013-14 season will be the Mallards' seventeenth- and their fourth in the Central Hockey League.  Season tickets as well as half season tickets and flex packs are still available.  The Mallards offer ticket packages to meet any budget and season ticket holders also receive a host of additional benefits, including a unique season ticket holder Mallards jersey.  More ticket package information is available by calling the Mallards at 309-277-1364 or emailing info@myqcmallards.com.

About the Quad City Mallards
A proud affiliate of the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild and the American Hockey League's Iowa Wild, the Quad City Mallards are approaching their seventeenth season and their fourth in the Central Hockey League.  One of the winningest teams in all of minor league hockey, the Mallards competed in the United Hockey League from 1995 through 2007 and in the International Hockey League in 2009-10.  The Mallards' proud history has seen them capture the UHL's Colonial Cup Championship three times (1997, 1998, 2001) and secure that league's Tarry Cup four times (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002) for the best overall regular season record.  In 2001, the Mallards made professional hockey history, recording their sixth consecutive season with 50 or more wins, a feat that has yet to be matched.  For more information on the Quad City Mallards or for Mallards tickets go to www.myqcmallards.com.  Fans can also follow the Mallards via Twitter at twitter.com/myqcmallards and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/quadcitymallards.

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MOLINE, Ill. (September 30, 2013) - The American Hockey League's Iowa Wild and Milwaukee Admirals will play an exhibition game this Friday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the iWireless Center in Moline, the Quad City Mallards announced today.  Admission to the game is free.

The Mallards last month entered into an affiliation agreement with both the Iowa Wild and the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild.  The Iowa Wild will open their first AHL regular season on October 12 against the Oklahoma City Barons.  The Admirals will begin their campaign on October 11 against the Abbotsford Heat.

The Mallards will open their season on Friday, October 19 at 7:05 p.m. against the Rapid City Rush at the iWireless Center.  Tickets for the season opener and all other regular season home games are now on sale at Ticketmaster outlets, through ticketmaster.com, through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free at 1-800-745-3000 or at the iWireless Center ticket office.  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.

The 2013-14 season will be the Mallards' seventeenth- and their fourth in the Central Hockey League.  Season tickets as well as half season tickets and flex packs are still available.  The Mallards offer ticket packages to meet any budget and season ticket holders also receive a host of additional benefits, including a unique season ticket holder Mallards jersey.  More ticket package information is available by calling the Mallards at 309-277-1364 or emailing info@myqcmallards.com.

About the Quad City Mallards
A proud affiliate of the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild and the American Hockey League's Iowa Wild, the Quad City Mallards are approaching their seventeenth season and their fourth in the Central Hockey League.  One of the winningest teams in all of minor league hockey, the Mallards competed in the United Hockey League from 1995 through 2007 and in the International Hockey League in 2009-10.  The Mallards' proud history has seen them capture the UHL's Colonial Cup Championship three times (1997, 1998, 2001) and secure that league's Tarry Cup four times (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002) for the best overall regular season record.  In 2001, the Mallards made professional hockey history, recording their sixth consecutive season with 50 or more wins, a feat that has yet to be matched.  For more information on the Quad City Mallards or for Mallards tickets go to www.myqcmallards.com.  Fans can also follow the Mallards via Twitter at twitter.com/myqcmallards and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/quadcitymallards. 

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MOLINE, Ill. (September 25, 2013) - The Quad City Mallards today announced their 2013-14 promotional schedule, a slate headlined by the return of $1 Beer/$1 Dog Fridays presented by 97X and MetroLINK, a pair
of Genesis game worn jersey auctions, the introduction of Winning Wednesdays presented by T.G.I. Friday's, a Terry Ruskowski bobblehead giveaway and a special appearance by Duck Dynasty's Mountain Man.  The Mallards, in conjunction with the iWireless Center, today further announced the introduction of an array of iWireless Center concession offerings new for the 2013-14 season detailed in the attached document.

Each of the Mallards' 11 Friday night home games will again this season be $1 Beer/$1 Dog Fridays presented by 97X and MetroLINK.  The return of this popular promotion provides fans with the chance to purchase $1 beer and $1 hot dogs during each of those Friday evening contests, starting with the Mallards' November 1 match-up with the St. Charles Chill.

Winning Wednesdays presented by T.G.I. Friday's will no doubt also prove exceedingly popular.  If the Mallards win a Wednesday night home game, all fans attending that contest will receive a free ticket to the next Wednesday home game.  Another Wednesday victory in succession would mean all in attendance again win free tickets for yet another Wednesday tilt.  It would be possible, if the Mallards were to go 7-0 at home on Wednesdays, for fans who attended the first of the seven Wednesday contests- January 8 against the Brampton Beast- to receive free tickets for each of the following six.

Fans will also have the opportunity to purchase $2 hot dogs and beer during each of those Wednesday evening games.  After each Wednesday game, fans are encouraged to join the Mallards for a post-game party at T.G.I. Friday's adjacent to the iWireless Center.

The Mallards once again will team with Genesis Health System for a pair of game worn jersey auctions to benefit the Genesis Health Services Foundation.  On Saturday, January 11, the Mallards will celebrate their affiliation with the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild by wearing special limited addition jerseys modeled on those worn by the Wild in the Mallards' meeting with the Arizona Sundogs.  Those one-of-a-kind jerseys will go up for bid in a live auction immediately following that game.  A second game-worn jersey auction will follow on March 8 when the Mallards again host Arizona.  Auction winners will not be the only fans leaving the iWireless Center with Mallards jerseys after those two games.  The first 1,000 fans 12 and under to arrive on January 11 will receive free Mallards youth replica jerseys courtesy of the Scott County Family Y and Two Rivers YMCA.  The first 1,000 children 12 and under through the gates on March 8 will also receive free youth replica jerseys.

Bobblehead Night, a traditional Mallard favorite, returns when the Mallards tussle with the Rapid City Rush on Saturday, February 15.  The first 1,000 fans through the doors for that game will receive free Terry Ruskowski bobbleheads.  Ruskowski, who is entering his second season as the Mallards' coach, is not only one of the winningest bench bosses in Central Hockey League history but also skated in 999 career games while captaining four teams- including the Chicago Blackhawks- over a 15-year playing career in the NHL and World Hockey Association.

One duck dynasty will collide with another when, courtesy of Genesis Health System, Mountain Man- otherwise known as Tim Guraedy- of A&E's hugely popular reality series Duck Dynasty, comes to the Quad Cities for the Mallards' battle with the Beast on Saturday, March 1.

The Mallards will also host a series of promotions to benefit those in need.  On Saturday, November 2, when the Mallards take on Brampton, the club will partner with Operation Christmas Child.  Fans who bring new school supplies, children's clothing, small toys and wrapped hard candy to that game will receive a discount on their tickets.  The items donated will be distributed by Operation Christmas Child to children in need around the world.

The Mallards will recognize those who have served in the armed forces with Military Appreciation Night when the team plays its last home game before Veterans' Day on Saturday, November 9 against the Denver Cutthroats.  All current and former members of the military and their families will be able to purchase tickets to that game for just $5.

One of hockey's unique traditions, the Teddy Bear Toss, will make its annual return to the iWireless Center on Saturday, November 30 when the Mallards do battle with the Tulsa Oilers.  Fans are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped stuffed animals to that game and throw them on the ice immediately after the Mallards' first goal.  Those teddy bears will then be donated to children in need in the Quad Cities area just in time for the holidays.

The Mallards will again join in the spirit of the holiday season by accepting Toys for Tots donations at their games against Brampton on Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8.  Fans will receive $3 off a ticket to either of those games for each new toy they donate at the iWireless Center.

Two weeks later, the Mallards will team with Great Clips to benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Western Illinois and Eastern Iowa.  Great Clips stylists will provide haircuts for fans attending the Saturday, December 21 match-up between the Mallards and Chill throughout that game.  All proceeds from the cost of those haircuts will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House.  Also on December 21, the Mallards will help fans prepare for the onset of winter by giving away Mallards knit caps to the first 1,000 patrons to enter the iWireless Center.

On Saturday, March 1, Cobham Mission Systems will present Blades For Grades when the Mallards square off with Brampton.  Local elementary and middle school honor roll students will be rewarded for their achievements by receiving free tickets to that game courtesy of Cobham Mission Systems.

The Mallards will conclude the campaign on a high.  The second to last home date of the regular season- Saturday, March 22- is John Deere Community Night.  Courtesy of John Deere, fans will be able to purchase tickets to the Mallards' clash with the Missouri Mavericks at a significant discount.  On Sunday, March 30, the Mallards will close out the season- again against Missouri- by offering their thanks to the fans of the Quad Cities on Fan Appreciation Night.   The March 30 game, like the Mallards' other Sunday game- December 8 against Brampton- will also see all fans in attendance receive a voucher good for a free bag of popcorn.

Further promotions for the 2013-14 season will be announced in the weeks to come; the promotional schedule is subject to change.

The Mallards will open their seventeenth season- and their fourth in the CHL- when they host the Rapid City Rush on Saturday night, October 19.  Mallards 2013-14 season tickets as well as half season tickets and flex packs are now on sale.  The Mallards offer ticket packages to meet any budget and season ticket holders also receive a host of additional benefits, including a unique season ticket holder Mallards jersey.  More ticket package information is available by calling the Mallards at 309-277-1364 or emailing info@myqcmallards.com.

About the Quad City Mallards
A proud affiliate of the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild and the American Hockey League's Iowa Wild, the Quad City Mallards are approaching their seventeenth season and their fourth in the Central Hockey League.  One of the winningest teams in all of minor league hockey, the Mallards competed in the United Hockey League from 1995 through 2007 and in the International Hockey League in 2009-10.  The Mallards' proud history has seen them capture the UHL's Colonial Cup Championship three times (1997, 1998, 2001) and secure that league's Tarry Cup four times (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002) for the best overall regular season record.  In 2001, the Mallards made professional hockey history, recording their sixth consecutive season with 50 or more wins, a feat that has yet to be matched.  The i wireless Center provides a unique environment for hockey and features one-of-a-kind seating areas such as the Nest for groups and functions and the exclusive Drake Club.  For more information on the Quad City Mallards or for Mallards tickets go to www.myqcmallards.com.  Fans can also follow the Mallards via Twitter at twitter.com/myqcmallards and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/quadcitymallards. 

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Date	Time	Opponent	Promotion
Sat., Oct. 19	7:05 p.m.	Rapid City	Opening Night! $10 Tickets available at Mallards Preseason Party
Sat., Oct. 26	7:05 p.m.	St. Charles	Scout Night
Fri., Nov. 1	7:05 p.m.	St. Charles	$1 Beer/$1 Dog Friday presented by 97X and MetroLINK
Sat., Nov. 2	7:05 p.m.	Brampton	Operation Christmas Child: save on tickets with donation
Fri., Nov. 8	7:05 p.m.	Denver	$1 Beer/$1 Dog Friday presented by 97X and MetroLINK
Sat., Nov. 9	7:05 p.m.	Denver	Military Appreciation Night
Fri., Nov. 29	7:05 p.m.	St. Charles	$1 Beer/$1 Dog Friday presented by 97X and MetroLINK
Sat., Nov. 30	7:05 p.m.	Tulsa	Teddy Bear Toss
Fri., Dec. 6	7:05 p.m.	Brampton	$1 Beer/$1 Dog Friday presented by 97X and MetroLINK
Sat., Dec. 7	7:05 p.m.	Brampton	Toys for Tots: save on tickets with toy donation
Sun., Dec. 8	4:05 p.m.	Brampton	Toys for Tots: save on tickets with toy donation; Free Popcorn
Sat., Dec. 21	7:05 p.m.	St. Charles	Great Clips/Ronald McDonald House: haircuts to benefit RMH; Mallard knit cap giveaway
Fri., Jan. 3	7:05 p.m.	St. Charles	$1 Beer/$1 Dog Friday presented by 97X and MetroLINK
Wed., Jan. 8	7:05 p.m.	Brampton	Winning Wednesday presented by T.G.I. Friday's; Postgame Party at Friday's; $2 Beer/$2 Dogs
Fri., Jan. 10	7:05 p.m.	Wichita	$1 Beer/$1 Dog Friday presented by 97X and MetroLINK
Sat., Jan. 11	7:05 p.m.	Arizona	Genesis Jersey Auction; Youth Jersey Giveaway/Scott County YMCA & Two Rivers YMCA
Fri., Jan. 31	7:05 p.m.	Tulsa	$1 Beer/$1 Dog Friday presented by 97X and MetroLINK
Wed., Feb. 5	7:05 p.m.	Allen	Winning Wednesday presented by T.G.I. Friday's; Postgame Party at Friday's; $2 Beer/$2 Dogs
Fri., Feb. 7	7:05 p.m.	Allen	$1 Beer/$1 Dog Friday presented by 97X and MetroLINK
Sat., Feb. 8	7:05 p.m.	St. Charles	February Fun
Fri., Feb. 14	7:05 p.m.	Rapid City	$1 Beer/$1 Dog Friday presented by 97X and MetroLINK
Sat., Feb. 15	7:05 p.m.	Rapid City	Terry Ruskowski Bobblehead Night
Wed., Feb. 19	7:05 p.m.	Missouri	Winning Wednesday presented by T.G.I. Friday's; Postgame Party at Friday's; $2 Beer/$2 Dogs
Wed., Feb. 26	7:05 p.m.	Missouri	Winning Wednesday presented by T.G.I. Friday's; Postgame Party at Friday's; $2 Beer/$2 Dogs
Fri., Feb. 28	7:05 p.m.	Brampton	$1 Beer/$1 Dog Friday presented by 97X and MetroLINK
Sat., Mar. 1	7:05 p.m.	Brampton	Duck Dynasty's Mountain Man/Genesis Health System; Blades for Grades/Cobham Mission Systems
Wed., Mar. 5	7:05 p.m.	Missouri	Winning Wednesday presented by T.G.I. Friday's; Postgame Party at Friday's; $2 Beer/$2 Dogs
Fri., Mar. 7	7:05 p.m.	Arizona	$1 Beer/$1 Dog Friday presented by 97X and MetroLINK
Sat., Mar. 8	7:05 p.m.	Arizona	Genesis Jersey Auction; Youth Jersey Giveaway
Wed., Mar. 12	7:05 p.m.	Denver	Winning Wednesday presented by T.G.I. Friday's; Postgame Party at Friday's; $2 Beer/$2 Dogs
Wed., Mar. 19	7:05 p.m.	St. Charles	Winning Wednesday presented by T.G.I. Friday's; Postgame Party at Friday's; $2 Beer/$2 Dogs
Sat., Mar. 22	7:05 p.m.	Missouri	John Deere Community Night
Sun., Mar., 30	4:05 p.m.	Missouri	Fan Appreciation Night; Free Popcorn

Quad Cities will play a home game on 13 weekends, including the season-opening series April 3-6

DAVENPORT, Iowa (SEPT. 19, 2013) - The 2013 Midwest League Champion Quad Cities River Bandits will open defense of their title on the same field where they won it all, as Modern Woodmen Park will host the 2014 home opener Thursday, April 3, against the Kane County Cougars. The team announced on Thursday its 140-game schedule, including 70 home dates and times, for the 2014 season.

The Class-A affiliate of the Houston Astros will play a four-game Opening Weekend series April 3-6 at Modern Woodmen Park, voted the Best Minor League Ballpark in a nationwide vote at 10Best.com and USA TODAY. The very next weekend, the ballpark will host the second annual Bandits Race to Home 5K and Kids Fun Run presented by Palmer Chiropractic Clinics to benefit the Bandit Scholars Program at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 12. The River Bandits will go on to play a home game on 13 weekends throughout the season.

"After two championships in three years, our fans can look forward to another season of first-rate baseball and affordable, family-friendly entertainment," said team co-owner Dave Heller. "With the Ferris Wheel opening in May and new improvements throughout the ballpark, exciting new promotions, great entertainment and must-see attractions, we are determined to make 2014 the best year ever at the Best Minor League Ballpark in the country!"

The River Bandits will play weekday home games at 7:00 p.m., with the exception of 11:00 a.m. start times on three Tuesdays - April 29, May 6 and May 20. This season, all Saturday home games will start at 6:00 p.m. instead of the usual 7:00 p.m. start so younger fans can enjoy every minute of the action. Sunday home games will start at 1:15 p.m. the first half of the season (April 6, June 8 and June 15), and at the end of the season (Aug. 17 and Aug. 24). Sunday games will start at 5:00 p.m. June 22, July 6, July 20 and Aug. 10.

The River Bandits will play a home game on 13 weekends throughout the season, including the Fourth of July weekend, Friday, July 4, through Sunday, July 6, as well as Memorial Day weekend games Friday, May 23, and Saturday, May 24. The team is home for Mother's Day weekend games Friday, May 9, and Saturday, May 10, and a three-day Father's Day weekend series Friday, June 13, through Sunday, June 15. The River Bandits play their regular season home finale Friday, Aug. 29, of Labor Day weekend.

The River Bandits have eight different homestands of six games or more, including two season-long seven-game homestands; one comes Aug. 4-10 and the other June 13-22, sandwiched around the three-day break for the Midwest League All-Star Game, set for Tuesday, June 17, in Comstock Park, Mich. A season-long 10-game road stretch takes place June 24-July 3.

Quad Cities will have a rematch of the 2013 Midwest League Championship Series against the South Bend Silver Hawks April 17-19 at Modern Woodmen Park. Other Eastern Division teams making visits to Modern Woodmen Park include the West Michigan Whitecaps (April 14-16), the Fort Wayne TinCaps (July 16-18) and the Lake County Captains (July 19-21). Every Western Division team will play at least six games at Modern Woodmen Park in 2014.

A full schedule of home and road games for 2014 is available at www.riverbandits.com. Ticket plans for the 2014 season are now on sale.

UP NEXT: Now is the time to lock in your season ticket plan for the 2014 season! Call the River Bandits box office at 563-324-3000 or visit www.riverbandits.com to download the season ticket order form. Season ticket and mini-plan packages start at just seven games and begin at less than $40. Call a River Bandits account representative today to choose your seats and get the details of our various mini-plan packages.

ABOUT THE BANDITS: The River Bandits ownership is making one of the biggest improvements to Modern Woodmen Park since the ballpark was first built back in 1931! A new Ferris wheel, standing 112 feet over the playing field, is planned for next spring, along with a carousel and other new games and attractions. This season, the team unveiled a new 300-foot long dual zip line, a rock climbing wall, and a number of new bounce houses. The team's major league affiliate, the Houston Astros, just saw all six of its affiliates reach the playoffs - the first time in a decade any MLB team can claim such success. The River Bandits were one of three affiliates to reach the championship round and one of two to win their league championships.

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