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Dieude-Fauvel Returns to Iowa Wild

March 22, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


MOLINE, Ill. (March 22, 2014) - Quad City Mallards defenseman Benjamin Dieude-Fauvel has been signed to a professional tryout agreement by the American Hockey League's Iowa Wild, the Mallards announced today.

Dieude-Fauvel, 28, joins Iowa for the season time this season after first signing a PTO with the Wild in December. After playing 15 AHL games during which he recorded one assist Dieude-Fauvel returned to the Mallards ten days ago. The 6' 2", 220-pound Bordeaux, France, native has scored four goals and added five assists in 27 games with the Mallards this season.

Dieude-Fauvel's is the fourteenth AHL call-up for a Mallard this season.

Dieude-Fauvel last season set career highs in goals (11), assists (29) and points (40) while finishing seventh among Central Hockey League defensemen in each of those categories. He likewise established a career best in plus/minus (+17) last year. Dieude-Fauvel also proved durable in his first season as a Mallard, missing just one of the club's 66 games.

Dieude-Fauvel went on to notch a goal and an assist in 14 postseason games while helping the Mallards win a playoff series and advance to the semi-final round for the first time in 11 years.

In May, Dieude-Fauvel capped off his banner 2013-14 campaign by representing France at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship in Belarus as les Bleus advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since 1995.

Over six years in North America, Dieude-Fauvel has produced 37 goals and 125 points in 337 games. He reunited with Mallards coach Terry Ruskowski last season after first playing for Ruskowski in 2009-10 and 2010-11 with the CHL's Laredo Bucks. From the Bucks, Dieude-Fauvel moved on to spend two seasons with the ECHL's Elmira Jackals.

Dieude-Fauvel spent five-plus seasons playing in his homeland- for Amiens, Chamonix and Morzine-Avoriaz- before making the trip across the pond.

The Mallards are next in action Wednesday night on the road against the Wichita Thunder. The Mallards next play at home Friday at 7:05 p.m. against the Thunder. That game brings the return of $1 Dog/$1 Beer Night presented by 97X and MetroLINK. Fans can enjoy $1 hot dogs and beers from iWireless Center concession stands during all Friday home games.

The Mallards have partnered with Metro to provide transit service between Augustana College and downtown Moline during Friday home games. Students can catch the Route 10 on campus via 7th Avenue to and from games, with the Route 10 dropping students off near campus or in the District after games. Students can then take the Route 53 from the District back to Augustana until 3 a.m. As part of Metro's unlimited ride program, Augustana riders can use their Augustana ID as their fare. Fans can visit www.gogreenmetro.com or www.facebook.com/53and59 for more information.

For Friday home games the Mallards have also joined with Rooster's Sports Bar & Grill in Rock Island to offer fans the chance to get a lower level ticket to the Mallards' game along with an appetizer and drink at Rooster's and a Metro bus ride to the game from Rooster's and back for just $20. For more information fans can contact Rooster's at 309-283-7005 .

After Friday night's game, fans can join the Mallards at Rivals Sports Bar & Grill for a postgame party. Rivals is located at 1720 East Kimberly Road in Davenport.

Tickets for all remaining Mallards regular season home games- including Friday's contest- are on sale now at the iWireless Center box office, Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free at 1-800-745-3000 . The box office is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and game days from 10:00 a.m. until the start of the second period. Tickets are available for $10, $16, $20 and $28.



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