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Mallards Ink Defenseman Duffy

January 11, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


MOLINE, Ill. (January 11, 2012) - The Quad City Mallards have signed defenseman Matt Duffy, the Mallards announced today.

"Matt will bring AHL experience and poise to our back end as well as add depth to our blue line," said Mallards coach and general manager David Bell.

Duffy, 25, split the bulk of last season between the Kalamazoo Wings and Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL and also played two games for the American Hockey League's Portland Pirates. The Windham, Maine, native scored four goals and totaled 10 points in 56 ECHL games last year. Mononucleosis kept Duffy, who signed with the ECHL's Colorado Eagles and attended their training camp in the fall, off the ice for the first half of this season.

The 6' 2", 201-pound Duffy was originally selected by the Florida Panthers in the fourth round of the 2005 National Hockey League Entry Draft with the one hundred fourth overall choice. After a four-year collegiate career at the University of Maine, Duffy broke into professional hockey at the tail end of the 2008-09 season, seeing time with both the AHL's Rochester Americans and the ECHL's Florida Everblades. The following year, in his first full pro campaign, Duffy produced five goals and 14 points in 52 games with the Everblades and scored once and recorded five points in 11 games with the Americans.

Duffy played 165 career games at Maine, scoring 21 goals and notching 43 points. Duffy went to the Frozen Four with the Black Bears each of his first two years at Orono. He enjoyed his most productive season as a collegian when he scored seven goals and totaled 17 points in 39 games as a senior in 2008-09.

The Mallards host the Dayton Gems Friday night at 7:05 p.m. The Mallards will wear special edition Central Hockey League twentieth anniversary jerseys during that contest. Those jerseys will be up for bid in a silent auction to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley and the Central Hockey League Player Assistance Fund during Friday evening's game.

Single game tickets for all Mallards regular season home contests- including Friday night's game- are now available. Fans can contact the Mallards at (309) 277-1364 or tickets@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 2:30 p.m. and on game days from 10:00 a.m. until the start of the second period. Individual game tickets are available for $12 in the upper level and $17 in the lower level and $25 for the first row along the glass for adults. Tickets for kids 12 and under are available for $5 off adult rates. In addition, tickets are available to military personnel for $2 off the regular adult rate.

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