Flames Continue Home Stand this Week

Published on January 5, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
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Moline, IL- The Flames host Toronto and Houston this week as they continue a four-game home stand. The Marlies visit on Friday night marks the only time this season that Toronto visits the Quad Cities. It's also John Deere Community Night as fans receive $3.00 off the price of adult walk-up tickets. The first 1,000 fans at the arena will receive John Deere Hats. On Saturday, the Flames host Houston for the second time this season. After the game, fans are invited to join the Flames at Bleacher Bums in Davenport for a post-game party.

Last week, the Flames went 2-1-0-1 to wrap up 2008 and open 2009. The week started with a home-and-home series vs. the Rockford IceHogs. On Tuesday, the Flames beat Rockford 3-1 at the i wireless Center. The Hogs extracted revenge the following night with a 3-2 shootout win over Quad City. Friday night, the Flames earned the first overtime win in franchise history with a 2-1 victory vs. Milwaukee. The week ended with a 4-3 loss to San Antonio on Saturday night.

Upcoming Flames Events

Budweiser Flames Forum at Bleacher Bums in Davenport

Monday, January 5th at 6:00 p.m.

The Budweiser Flames Forum returns on Monday night, December 29th at 6:00 p.m. live from Bleacher Bums. Scott Allen, Ryan Wilson, John Armstrong and J.D. Watt will join host Aaron Roof. Fans in attendance will be eligible to win prizes from the Flames and Budweiser during the broadcast. The show can also be heard on 93.9 FM WYEC.

"Between the Pipes" on Mediacom Connections Channel 22

Wednesday, December 31st at 10:30 p.m.

The Flames weekly television show "Between the Pipes" airs on Mediacom Connections Channel 22 each week. The show will feature highlights from the previous week's games along with player interviews.

John Deere Community Night vs. the Toronto Marlies

Friday, January 9th at 7:05 p.m. at the i wireless Center

Fans will receive $3.00 off the price of an adult walk-up ticket on Friday night courtesy of John Deere. The first 1,000 fans at the i wireless Center will get John Deere hats.

Post-Game Party at Bleacher Bums following Flames game vs. the Houston Aeros

Saturday, January 10th at 7:05 p.m. at the i wireless Center

The Aeros visit the i wireless Center on Saturday. After the game, fans are invited to join the Flames for a Post-Game Party at Bleacher Bums in Davenport.

Road Game Broadcasts on ahllive.com

The Flames begin a nine-game road trip on Wednesday, January 14th vs. the Lake Erie Monsters. Fans can follow the Flames on the road with live game broadcasts via ahllive.com. Visit qcflames.com on game nights and click on the AHL Live logo to watch games. Each broadcast is available for $6.00.

Upcoming road games include:

Wednesday, January 14th at 7:00 p.m. vs. the Lake Erie Monsters

Friday, January 16th at 7:05 p.m. vs the Iowa Chops

Saturday, January 17th at 7:00 p.m. vs. the Chicago Wolves

Sunday, January 18th at 4:00 p.m. vs. the Milwaukee Admirals

Individual tickets for all Flames home games are available now at the i wireless Center box office, via phone at (563) 326-1111 or online at ticketmaster.com. For group tickets, call the Flames ticket office at (309) 764-7825.

Flames On WYEC 93.9 FM

The Flames are back for a second season on 93.9 FM WYEC. All broadcasts begin 25 minutes prior to face-off with the Hayman's Ace Hardware Pre-Game Show. The Budweiser Flames Forum can be heard on 93.9 FM WYEC on Monday nights at 6:00 p.m. during the regular season.

Flames on the Fly

Flames updates are now available via text message. You can stay on top of the latest Flames news, game updates or team events by signing up for "Flames on the Fly" text message service. To enroll in this service, text QCFLAMES to 77039. Post-game score updates are also available via text message. To sign up for this service, text QCSCORES to 77039.

*Standard Text Messaging Rates Apply. Visit your carrier for more information. To unsubscribe, text STOP QCFLAMES to 77039. Text services are provided by Aerialink, Inc. www.aerialink.com

**i wireless subscribers can sign up exclusively at qcflames.com

Upcoming Games

Friday, January 9th vs. the Toronto Marlies

7:05 p.m. at the i wireless Center in Moline, Illinois

The Flames host the Marlies on Friday in the teams' final meeting of 2008-09. Quad City beat Toronto 3-1 in Toronto on October 25th in the only previous meeting between the two inter-division rivals.

Friday, January 10th vs. the Houston Aeros

7:05 p.m. at the i wireless Center in Moline, Illinois

The Aeros return to the i wireless Center on Saturday for the second time in 15 days. Houston suffered a 3-2 loss in the Quad Cities on December 27th. The season series is knotted at one win apiece with each squad winning on their home ice.

Practice Schedule

Practices are open to the public and all media. Practice times are subject to change and site relocation. To confirm times and location, media members are encouraged to call the Flames Media Relations Department at (309) 277-1343.

Monday, January 5th 10:00 a.m. Practice at i wireless Center

Tuesday, January 6th 10:00 a.m. Practice at i wireless Center

Wednesday, January 7th 10:00 a.m. Practice at i wireless Center

Thursday, January 8th 10:00 a.m. Practice at i wireless Center

Friday, January 9th 10:00 a.m. Practice at i wireless Center

7:05 p.m. Game vs. Toronto Marlies at i wireless Center in Moline, Illinois

Saturday, January 10th 10:00 a.m. Practice at i wireless Center

7:05 p.m. Game vs. Houston Aeros at i wireless Center in Moline, Illinois

Sunday, January 11th To Be Announced

Last Week's Games

Tuesday, December 30th - Rockford IceHogs 1 at Quad City Flames 3

The Flames earned a 3-1 win over Rockford in their final home game of 2008 on Tuesday night at the i wireless Center. Leland Irving made 32 saves to earn his seventh victory of the year while Jamie Lundmark, Kris Chucko and Ryan Wilson provided the offense. An exciting first period featured goals for each side and three fights. Tim Brent and Gord Baldwin opened the festivities with a tilt at 2:59 of the opening frame. Other minors assessed during that scrum resulted in a Rockford power play. The Hogs converted on the man advantage when Pascal Pelletier fed Jack Skille a pass from the left wing wall. Skille buried the biscuit to put the Hogs up by a goal. Quad City tied the game at 11:55 of the first when Jamie Lundmark cruised out from behind the Rockford net and lift a puck past Rockford netminder Corey Crawford for his ninth goal of the season. The first period ended with the teams tied at one. The squads combined for 56 penalty minutes in the opening frame. In the second period, the Flames used the momentum from a 5-on-3 penalty kill to take a 2-1 lead. Quad City killed off 91 seconds of IceHogs power-play time following minor penalties by Brad Brown and Brad Cole. Once the Rockford power play ended, the Flames drew a penalty of their own when Rockford's Michael Blunden was sent off for tripping. During the man advantage, Kris Chucko cut wide on the Rockford defense before charging the front of the net. Chucko then flipped a shot over Crawford to put the Flames in front at 2-1. Chucko's 13th tally stood up as the lone marker of the middle frame, and the Flames began the closing period with a 2-1 lead. The Flames added an insurance goal at 6:43 of the third period when Ryan Wilson scored on the power play. The rookie defenseman powered home a shot from the left wing point.

Wednesday, December 31st - Quad City Flames 2 at Rockford IceHogs 3 Shootout

The Flames wrapped up 2008 with a 3-2 shootout loss in Rockford on Wednesday. Two defensemen, Matt Pelech and Ryan Wilson, provided the regulation goals for Quad City. The Hogs captured a 1-0 lead with just 44 seconds left in the first period. Dan Bertram took a shot off the rush that deflected well wide of the Quad City net. Rob Klinkhammer scooped up the rebound off the end wall at the mouth of the Flames crease before lifting the puck past Quad City netminder Leland Irving for his fifth goal of the season. The tally stood up as the only goal of the opening frame and the Hogs skated off with a 1-0 lead. Matt Pelech netted the only goal of the middle period when his shot from the right wing half wall eluded Rockford netminder Antti Niemi. Peter Vandermeer earned the only assist on the goal, Pelech's second of the season. The teams traded third period goals en route to the extra session. Ryan Wilson scored on the power play for Quad City at 4:23 of the frame. Danny Groulx answered for the Hogs with just 6:11 left in the contest. Groulx's point shot tied the game and forced the extra session. After a scoreless overtime, the Hogs hopped in front when Pascal Pelletier scored in the second round of the shootout. Petri Kontiola scored in the third round to put the Hogs in front 2-0. Kris Chucko responded for Quad City with a goal in the fourth round, but the Flames could pull no closer before falling in the shootout.

Friday, January 2nd - Milwaukee Admirals 1 at Quad City Flames 2 Overtime

The Flames earned their first ever overtime win on Friday vs. Milwaukee. Anders Eriksson netted the game-winning goal just 51 seconds into the extra session. It was the NHL veteran's first goal as a Flame and extended Quad City's home ice winning streak to a franchise record three games. Kyle Greentree also scored in the game as Quad City improved to 13-15-4-3 on the season. The Flames outshot Milwaukee 15-9 in the first period but could not beat rookie netminder Mark Dekanich. The Admirals netted the only goal of the opening frame when Mark Santorelli scored his 14th goal of the season during a Milwaukee power play. Santorelli sent a point shot through traffic and into the Flames net to give his squad a 1-0 edge. Quad City responded by scoring the only goal of the second period. The marker came just 57 seconds into the period when Carsen Germyn hit Kyle Greentree in transition. Greentree shoveled the puck home form the mouth of the Milwaukee crease to tie the game at one. Greentree had an opportunity to put the Flames in front three and a half minutes later when he was awarded a penalty shot. Greentree created a breakaway during a Flames power play before being pulled down by Alexander Sulzer. Referee Terry Koharski awarded Greentree a penalty shot, the first of the season for Quad City. Dekanich stopped the chance with a glove save to keep the game tied at one, it would remain that way through the end of the third period. With just seven seconds left in regulation, Milwaukee's Alexander Sulzer was called off for hooking. The penalty carried over to overtime with the game still tied at one. Just 51 seconds into the extra session, Anders Eriksson netted the first overtime goal in Flames history. Eriksson scored on a shot from the point to net his first goal as a Flame and extend Quad City's home ice winning streak to a franchise record three games.

Saturday, January 3rd - San Antonio Rampage 4 at Quad City Flames 3

San Antonio snapped Quad City's three-game home ice winning streak on Saturday as the Rampage earned a 4-3 win at the i wireless Center. Jamie Lundmark recorded a goal and an assist in the loss. Anders Eriksson and Gord Baldwin also scored for the Flames. The Rampage took a 2-0 lead on first period goals by David Spina and Garth Murray. Spina scored after bursting down left wing and cutting to the center of the ice. He beat Flames netminder Matt Keetley on a shot from between the circle for his eighth goal of the year. Garth Murray scored on the rebound from a Simon Ferguson shot with 3:46 left in the opening frame. The tally was Murray's seventh of the year and staked San Antonio to a 2-0 lead after one period. Jamie Lundmark put the Flames on the goal by scoring on a goal-mouth scramble following a Quad City face-off win. It was Lundmark's tenth goal of they year with assists to Kyle Greentree and Carsen Germyn. The Rampage answered five minutes later when David Schlemko scored during a San Antonio power play. Schlemko netted his fourth marker of the year on a point shot with 13:07 expired in the middle frame to re-establish the Rampage's two-goal edge. Anders Eriksson scored his second goal in as many nights at 8:07 of the third period to pull the Flames back to within a single goal. The Flames continued to carry action in the third and outshot the Rampage 14-8. But, Quad City could not net the equalizer before Jeff Hoggan scored his 14th goal of the year into an empty net with 36 seconds left. Gord Baldwin added a late tally for Quad City on a goal-mouth scramble. Baldwin's maker set the final at 4-3 in favor of the Rampage.

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