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Bloomington Drops Mallards 4-1; Toporowski Plays Thousandth Game

February 12, 2013 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


MOLINE, Ill. (February 12, 2013) - Jon Booras scored two goals and Pier-Olivier Pelletier made 32 saves as the Bloomington Blaze defeated the host Quad City Mallards 4-1 Tuesday night. Tuesday evening also saw Mallard alternate captain Shayne Toporowski play his one thousandth career regular season game.

The Blaze never looked back after building a 3-1 lead in the first period. Dan Barczuck buried a rebound to open the scoring at 2:50 of the first. Mike Hellyer backhanded the tying goal home from the slot just over a minute later, but, at 12:41, Booras's drive from the high slot put the Blaze back on top for good. Bloomington's advantage widened to 3-1 when Tom Boudreau finished off a 3-on-2 rush at 17:31.

Booras scored his second goal and the Blaze's fourth on a two man advantage late in the second period. Booras buried a one timer just nine seconds before the end of the 5-on-3. Pelletier was at his busiest in the second, turning aside all 15 Mallard shots he faced in the middle frame.

Toporowski, 37, has enjoyed an 18-year career than has seen him play for 16 teams - including the National Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs- in nine leagues on two continents. Toporowski is in his first season with the Mallards, for whom he has scored five goals and totaled 17 points in 43 games. Over the course of his career, the Paddockwood, Saskatchewan, native has scored 260 goals, notched 354 assists, recorded 614 points and piled up 2,196 penalty minutes. Toporowski played three games for the Maple Leafs during the 1996-97 season. He was originally selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft with the forty-third overall pick.

The Mallards return action Friday evening at 7:05 p.m. on home ice against the Rapid City Rush. Friday is a $1 Beer, $1 Dog College Night. Hot dogs and beer will be available to all fans for just $1 at i wireless Center concession stands through the end of the second intermission. In addition, college students with a valid student I.D. can purchase tickets to Friday's game for just $10 in person at the i wireless Center box office or by calling the Mallards' office at 309-277-1364.

Tickets for Friday night's tilt- as well as seats for all remaining Mallards regular season home games- can also be purchased at Ticketmaster outlets, through www.ticketmaster.com 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.

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