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Mallards Announce 2016-17 Schedule

April 28, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


MOLINE, Ill. (April 28, 2016) - The Quad City Mallards today announced the team's 72-game schedule for the 2016-17 season- the Mallards' twentieth- which the Mallards will open on Friday night October 14 on home ice against the rival Fort Wayne Komets and during which the Mallards play 29 of their 36 home games on fan-friendly weekend dates.

The season opener is the first of 16 Friday night home games for the Mallards, who will also play eight Saturday night games on home ice and five Sunday afternoon tilts at the iWireless Center. Mallards Friday and Saturday evening home games will face off at 7:05 p.m. while Sunday home contests will start at 4:05 p.m. For the second year in a row, the Mallards' six Wednesday night home games will begin at 6:35 p.m. The Mallards will also play a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day matinee at 1:05 p.m. on Monday, January 16.

"We're pleased to be able to offer our fans a schedule with so many weekend dates and, in particular, so many home games on Fridays, which are typically our most successful nights," said Mallards executive vice president Bob Hoffman. "In addition, since our schedule is weighted strongly toward our nearest geographical rivals, we will be able build on some tremendous existing rivalries and also create some exciting new ones."

Among the fiercest of those existing rivalries is the one between the Mallards and Komets. The Mallards will face the Komets more often- 12 times- than they collide with any other foe. Home-and-home series with Fort Wayne will bookend the Mallards' season. After hosting the Komets to raise the curtain on the campaign, the Mallards will travel to Fort Wayne the following evening, Saturday, October 15, for a rematch with the Komets. The Mallards will finish the regular season by taking on the Komets at the iWireless Center on Friday, April 7 and then visiting Allen County War Memorial Coliseum one night later.

All-time, the Mallards have gone 50-49-11 in 110 meetings with Fort Wayne. The ECHL is the fourth different league in which the two teams have clashed since first meeting in 1999. They previously competed against each other in the United, International and Central Leagues.

In all, the Mallards will play their Midwest Division rivals- the Komets, Cincinnati Cyclones and Indy Fuel- a total of 31 times. The Mallards and Fuel will meet ten times; the Mallards and Cyclones will square off on nine occasions.

Another growing rivalry will reignite when the Mallards are presented with an early opportunity to gain a measure of revenge on the Missouri Mavericks after the Mavericks eliminated the Mallards from the Kelly Cup playoffs last week. On Wednesday, October 26 at the iWireless Center, the Mallards will play the first of ten games against Missouri.

The Mallards will play a total of 17 games against teams from the Central Division- the Mavericks, Wichita Thunder (four), and Tulsa Oilers (three). Like the Mallards, those three clubs moved to the ECHL from the Central Hockey League two years ago along with the Allen Americans- who the Mallards will not play this season- Brampton Beast and Rapid City Rush. The Mallards will head north of the border to play two games against the Beast Thursday, December 1- at the special morning start time of 10:00 a.m.- and Friday, December 2. Those two tilts will be the first between the clubs since April 1, 2015 and will mark the Mallards' first visit to Brampton since February 23, 2015. The Mallards will play the Rush three times and will make a single early season trip to Rapid City for a pair of contests Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22.

The Mallards will face Western Conference opponents 53 times and play 19 games against Eastern Conferences teams. The Mallards will clash the Kalamazoo Wings more often- eight times- than any other Eastern Conference opponent. The Mallards will meet a total of five Eastern Conference foes. They will play two games apiece against the Beast, Elmira Jackals and Toledo Walleye and will do battle with the Wheeling Nailers five times.

The fans of the Quad Cities next season will see both the Walleye and Jackals for the first time. The Walleye, against whom the Mallards' played a single road game this season, make their first ever visit to the iWireless Center on Veterans' Day- Friday, November 11- while the Jackals will take on the Flock for the first time ever (home or away) when they arrive in the Quad Cities on Saturday, February 11.

In all, the Mallards will face 13 of the ECHL's 27 teams. The Mallards will not play any games against teams from the South Division, meet only one representative of the East Division (Elmira) and duel with just two West Division clubs- in addition to their three games against the Rush, the Mallards will host the Alaska Aces in a pair of late-season contests.

The Mallards will be at their busiest while playing play 14 games in both January and March. They will play six times in October, 11 times in November, 12 times in December, 11 times in February and four times in April.

The Mallards will play three games in three nights on seven occasions: November 18 through November 20; December 1 through December 3; January 20 through January 22; January 27 through January 29; February 10 through February 12; February 24 through February 26; and March 17 through March 19.

Holidays will bring plenty of action for the Mallards, beginning with their Veterans' Day tussle with Toledo. The Mallards will play both the night before Thanksgiving- Wednesday, November 23 at Cincinnati- and the night after- Friday, November 25 at home against Indy. The Mallards will play their final game before the ECHL's Christmas break on Friday, December 23 at 7:05 p.m. on home ice against Tulsa. The Mallards will close out 2016 with a New Year's Eve date with the Mavericks in Missouri. The Mallards' Martin Luther King, Jr. Day matinee match-up is with the Oilers. The Mallards are also in action at home on St. Patrick's Day- Friday, March 17- against the Mavericks.

Mallards 2016-17 season tickets are now available. Season ticket holders enjoy significant savings of the walk-up ticket price and receive a host of exclusive benefits. For more season ticket information, fans can contact the Mallards at 309-277-1364 or info@myqcmallards.com.

QUAD CITY MALLARDS 2016-17 SCHEDULE

Game #: Date: Time: Visiting Team: Home Team:

3 Fri, Oct 14, 2016 7:05 pm CDT Fort Wayne at Quad City 7:05 pm CDT

14 Sat, Oct 15, 2016 7:30 pm EDT Quad City at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EDT

29 Fri, Oct 21, 2016 7:05 pm MDT Quad City at Rapid City 7:05 pm MDT

39 Sat, Oct 22, 2016 7:05 pm MDT Quad City at Rapid City 7:05 pm MDT

56 Wed, Oct 26, 2016 6:35 pm CDT Missouri at Quad City 6:35 pm CDT

75 Sat, Oct 29, 2016 7:05 pm CDT Tulsa at Quad City 7:05 pm CDT

94 Thu, Nov 3, 2016 7:35 pm EDT Quad City at Cincinnati 7:35 pm EDT

111 Sat, Nov 5, 2016 7:35 pm EDT Quad City at Indy 7:35 pm EDT

119 Sun, Nov 6, 2016 4:05 pm CST Cincinnati at Quad City 4:05 pm CST

137 Fri, Nov 11, 2016 7:05 pm CST Toledo at Quad City 7:05 pm CST

151 Sat, Nov 12, 2016 7:00 pm EST Quad City at Kalamazoo 7:00 pm EST

175 Fri, Nov 18, 2016 8:00 pm EST Quad City at Fort Wayne 8:00 pm EST

185 Sat, Nov 19, 2016 7:05 pm CST Wheeling at Quad City 7:05 pm CST

196 Sun, Nov 20, 2016 4:05 pm CST Wheeling at Quad City 4:05 pm CST

206 Wed, Nov 23, 2016 7:35 pm EST Quad City at Cincinnati 7:35 pm EST

215 Fri, Nov 25, 2016 7:05 pm CST Indy at Quad City 7:05 pm CST

227 Sat, Nov 26, 2016 7:30 pm EST Quad City at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EST

248 Thu, Dec 1, 2016 11:00 am EST Quad City at Brampton 11:00 am EST

255 Fri, Dec 2, 2016 7:15 pm EST Quad City at Brampton 7:15 pm EST

265 Sat, Dec 3, 2016 7:15 pm EST Quad City at Toledo 7:15 pm EST

281 Wed, Dec 7, 2016 6:35 pm CST Kalamazoo at Quad City 6:35 pm CST

292 Fri, Dec 9, 2016 7:35 pm EST Quad City at Cincinnati 7:35 pm EST

305 Sat, Dec 10, 2016 7:35 pm EST Quad City at Cincinnati 7:35 pm EST

342 Sat, Dec 17, 2016 7:35 pm EST Quad City at Indy 7:35 pm EST

351 Sun, Dec 18, 2016 3:00 pm EST Quad City at Kalamazoo 3:00 pm EST

371 Fri, Dec 23, 2016 7:05 pm CST Tulsa at Quad City 7:05 pm CST

388 Wed, Dec 28, 2016 6:35 pm CST Indy at Quad City 6:35 pm CST

398 Fri, Dec 30, 2016 7:05 pm CST Missouri at Quad City 7:05 pm CST

409 Sat, Dec 31, 2016 7:05 pm CST Quad City at Missouri 7:05 pm CST

425 Wed, Jan 4, 2017 6:35 pm CST Fort Wayne at Quad City 6:35 pm CST

433 Fri, Jan 6, 2017 7:05 pm CST Cincinnati at Quad City 7:05 pm CST

446 Sat, Jan 7, 2017 7:30 pm EST Quad City at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EST

464 Wed, Jan 11, 2017 7:35 pm EST Quad City at Cincinnati 7:35 pm EST

472 Fri, Jan 13, 2017 7:05 pm CST Indy at Quad City 7:05 pm CST

484 Sat, Jan 14, 2017 7:05 pm CST Fort Wayne at Quad City 7:05 pm CST

499 Mon, Jan 16, 2017 1:05 pm CST Tulsa at Quad City 1:05 pm CST

507 Fri, Jan 20, 2017 7:05 pm CST Missouri at Quad City 7:05 pm CST

520 Sat, Jan 21, 2017 7:05 pm CST Quad City at Missouri 7:05 pm CST

531 Sun, Jan 22, 2017 4:05 pm CST Quad City at Missouri 4:05 pm CST

551 Fri, Jan 27, 2017 7:35 pm EST Quad City at Wheeling 7:35 pm EST

562 Sat, Jan 28, 2017 7:35 pm EST Quad City at Indy 7:35 pm EST

571 Sun, Jan 29, 2017 3:05 pm EST Quad City at Indy 3:05 pm EST

577 Tue, Jan 31, 2017 7:05 pm CST Quad City at Missouri 7:05 pm CST

604 Sat, Feb 4, 2017 7:05 pm CST Rapid City at Quad City 7:05 pm CST

628 Fri, Feb 10, 2017 7:05 pm CST Kalamazoo at Quad City 7:05 pm CST

640 Sat, Feb 11, 2017 7:05 pm CST Elmira at Quad City 7:05 pm CST

648 Sun, Feb 12, 2017 4:05 pm CST Elmira at Quad City 4:05 pm CST

660 Wed, Feb 15, 2017 7:35 pm EST Quad City at Cincinnati 7:35 pm EST

669 Fri, Feb 17, 2017 7:05 pm CST Cincinnati at Quad City 7:05 pm CST

681 Sat, Feb 18, 2017 7:05 pm CST Quad City at Missouri 7:05 pm CST

703 Wed, Feb 22, 2017 7:30 pm EST Quad City at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EST

711 Fri, Feb 24, 2017 7:05 pm CST Kalamazoo at Quad City 7:05 pm CST

725 Sat, Feb 25, 2017 7:00 pm EST Quad City at Kalamazoo 7:00 pm EST

734 Sun, Feb 26, 2017 4:05 pm CST Wichita at Quad City 4:05 pm CST

747 Wed, Mar 1, 2017 6:35 pm CST Kalamazoo at Quad City 6:35 pm CST

754 Fri, Mar 3, 2017 7:05 pm CST Fort Wayne at Quad City 7:05 pm CST

767 Sat, Mar 4, 2017 7:05 pm CST Indy at Quad City 7:05 pm CST

790 Fri, Mar 10, 2017 7:35 pm EST Quad City at Wheeling 7:35 pm EST

801 Sat, Mar 11, 2017 7:05 pm EST Quad City at Wheeling 7:05 pm EST

819 Wed, Mar 15, 2017 6:35 pm CDT Kalamazoo at Quad City 6:35 pm CDT

827 Fri, Mar 17, 2017 7:05 pm CDT Missouri at Quad City 7:05 pm CDT

839 Sat, Mar 18, 2017 7:05 pm CDT Missouri at Quad City 7:05 pm CDT

848 Sun, Mar 19, 2017 3:05 pm EDT Quad City at Indy 3:05 pm EDT

856 Wed, Mar 22, 2017 7:05 pm CDT Quad City at Wichita 7:05 pm CDT

867 Fri, Mar 24, 2017 7:05 pm CDT Fort Wayne at Quad City 7:05 pm CDT

889 Sun, Mar 26, 2017 4:05 pm CDT Wichita at Quad City 4:05 pm CDT

895 Tue, Mar 28, 2017 7:05 pm CDT Quad City at Wichita 7:05 pm CDT

909 Fri, Mar 31, 2017 7:05 pm CDT Alaska at Quad City 7:05 pm CDT

922 Sat, Apr 1, 2017 7:05 pm CDT Alaska at Quad City 7:05 pm CDT

938 Tue, Apr 4, 2017 7:05 pm EDT Quad City at Indy 7:05 pm EDT

951 Fri, Apr 7, 2017 7:05 pm CDT Fort Wayne at Quad City 7:05 pm CDT

964 Sat, Apr 8, 2017 7:30 pm EDT Quad City at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EDT

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