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Bloomington Drops Mallards

November 15, 2009 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Quad City Mallards News Release


Bloomington, Ill. (November 14, 2009) - The Quad City Mallards, proud International Hockey League (IHL) affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, Saturday night suffered a 5-2 loss to the host Bloomington PrairieThunder as Craig MacDonald broke loose for two goals and two assists.

The PrairieThunder jumped in front 1-0 just 18 seconds into the game when MacDonald drove the puck home from the top of the left wing circle.

Bloomington was on the power play when Brett Holmberg tipped Russ Smith's blue line blast just in over the goal line at 5:14 of the second period to stretch the Thunder lead to 2-0.

The gap widened to three when MacDonald struck again at 15:49 of the second by burying a rebound from the side of the net.

The Mallards would respond just 34 seconds later. Mike Zbriger swept in a rebound to get Quad City on the scoreboard for the first time.

The PrairieThunder stretched the margin back to three goals when Jamie Carroll scored a power play goal from the doorstep a mere 26 seconds into the third period.

The Mallards' Ryan Fultz charged into the goalmouth to make it 4-2 at 9:19 of the third, but any lingering Quad City comeback hopes were extinguished when Matt McIlvane scored an empty net goal with 34 seconds remaining.

The Mallards return home for a rematch with Bloomington tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 p.m. The first 1,000 fans through the doors for that game will receive a free Mallards official game puck

courtesy of Major League Texting. In honor of Veterans' Day, the Mallards have teamed with Coors Light to make tickets to that game available to active military personnel and veterans for the special discounted price of just $9 when purchased at the i wireless Center box office courtesy. Fans who purchase tickets to Sunday's game at the i wireless Center box office and donate a non-perishable food item receive $1 off the ticket price. Food donations benefit the River Bend Food Bank. After the game fans can lace up their skates and join the Mallards on the ice for the team's first Family Skate Night of the season. Fans can join the Mallards at the Bier Stube in Moline after the Flock departs the i wireless Center Sunday for a post-game team event.

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The i wireless Center box office is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and on game days from 10:00 a.m. through the end of the second period. Tickets for Sunday's game and all remaining regular season Mallards home games are also available at Ticketmaster outlets and www.ticketmaster.com or through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free at 1-800-745-3000.



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