Flames Win Two Straight Before Beginning Road Trip

Published on January 12, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
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Moline, IL- The Flames begin a nine-game road trip this week by playing four games in five nights. The trip kicks off on Wednesday night in Cleveland as the Flames take on the Lake Erie Monsters. On Friday night, the team journeys to Des Moines, Iowa to face the Iowa Chops. Saturday night, Quad City visits the defending Calder Cup Champion Chicago Wolves. The week concludes with a Sunday game vs. the Milwaukee Admirals.

Last week, the Flames closed out a four-game home stand with a pair of dramatic victories. On Friday night, Jamie Lundmark scored in overtime to give the Flames a 3-2 win over the Toronto Marlies. Saturday night's 3-1 victory over the Houston Aeros featured a late goal by Warren Peters to put the Flames in front before a Brett Sutter empty net goal sealed the victory. With the wins, the Flames wrapped up a four-game home stand with a 3-1-0-0 mark.

Upcoming Flames Events

Budweiser Flames Forum at Bleacher Bums in Davenport

TONIGHT'S SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED

The Budweiser Flames Forum has been cancelled tonight due to hazardous weather conditions in the Quad Cities. The show will return to the air on 93.9 FM WYEC on Monday, February 2nd at 6:00 p.m.

"Between the Pipes" on Mediacom Connections Channel 22

Wednesday, January 14th 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.

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.

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Upcoming Games

Wednesday, January 14th vs. the Lake Erie Monsters

7:00 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio

The Flames visit Lake Erie for the only time during the 2008-09 regular season on Wednesday night. Last season, the Monsters won three of four games vs. the Flames.

Friday, January 16th vs. the Iowa Chops

7:05 p.m. at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa

The Flames visit the Iowa Chops for the teams' first meeting since November 26th. The Flames are 1-2-1-0 vs. the Chops this season.

Saturday, January 17th vs. the Chicago Wolves

7:00 p.m. at Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois

The Flames will be in Chicago on Saturday for their fourth game vs. the Wolves. Chicago enters the week on a six-game winless skid (0-6-1-0).

Sunday, January 18th vs. the Milwaukee Admirals

4:00 p.m. at Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The West Division leading Milwaukee Admirals welcome the Flames to the Bradley Center on Sunday. It marks the first of two consecutive meetings with Milwaukee as the Flames will play in Milwaukee again on Tuesday, January 20th.

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 12th 10:00 a.m. Practice at Quad City Sports Center

Tuesday, January 13th Travel Day

Wednesday, January 14th 11:15 a.m. Practice at Quicken Loans Arena

7:00 p.m. Game vs. Lake Erie Monsters

at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio

Thursday, January 15th To Be Announced

Friday, January 16th 11:15 a.m. Practice at Wells Fargo Arena

7:05 p.m. Game vs. Iowa Chops

at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa

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

at Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois

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

at Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Last Week's Games

Friday, January 9th - Toronto Marlies 2 at Quad City Flames 3 Overtime

After going without an overtime win through the first 114 games in franchise history, the Flames earned their second extra session victory in their last three outings on Friday night vs. Toronto. The final was set at 3-2 following a power-play goal by Jamie Lundmark just 32 seconds into the overtime session. Kyle Greentree and David Van der Gulik supplied the regulation goals as Quad City improved to 4-1-0-0 at home since the holiday break. In the first period, the Marlies took a 2-0 lead on specialty teams goals by Bates Battaglia and Anton Stralman. Battaglia scored a shorthanded goal following a set of nifty passes with teammate Jiri Tlusty. With 4:42 left in the period, the Marlies converted on a power play of their own. Anton Stralman scored on a goal-mouth scramble by following a point shot by Darryl Boyce. Toronto held a 2-0 edge at the end of the first period. Kyle Greentree netted the only goal of the middle frame just 3:38 into the period. Greentree scored his 17th goal when he swatted home a rebound following a Jamie Lundmark shot. Quad City had a chance to tie the game later in the middle period when a pair of Toronto penalties earned the Flames 1:43 of 5-on-3 power-play time. Quad City was unable to convert and entered the final period trailing by a single goal. The Flames tied the game at 1:41 of the third period when Toronto netminder Adam Munro mishandled a David Van der Gulik shot from the right-wing half wall. Munro fanned on an attempt to swat the puck into the corner and it trickled home for Van der Gulik's tenth goal of the season. The tally was the only goal of the third period and forced the overtime session. Late in the third period, Boyd Devereaux was sent off for delay of game after flipping the puck over the boards. The late minor carried over to the overtime session. Just 32 seconds into the extra frame, Jamie Lundmark scored his 11th goal of the year. With the Flames on the man advantage, Lundmark powered home a shot from the high slot to earn the win. Carsen Germyn and Anders Eriksson earned assists on the game-winning goal.

Saturday, January 10th - Houston Aeros 1 at Quad City Flames 3

Warren Peters gave the Flames the lead late in the third period as Quad City beat Houston 3-1 on Friday to finish a four-game home stand at 3-1-0-0. Brett Sutter also scored twice in the win for Quad City while Leland Irving turned aside 19 Houston shots. In the first period, the Flames nabbed a 1-0 lead when Brett Sutter netted his second goal of the year. Sutter scored on a goal-mouth scramble following a centering feed from Brad Cole. Warren Peters earned the primary assist on the goal as he swatted at Cole's centering feed before Sutter jammed it home. The 1-0 lead held up through the opening 20 minutes while the Flames controlled play and outshot the Aeros 9-4. The teams skated scoreless through the second period thanks largely to a Flames penalty kill that denied three Houston power plays. The Aeros tied the game at 10:28 of the third period when Matt Beaudoin scored his first goal of the season by slamming home the rebound following a shot by Jason Deitsch during a 2-on-1 rush. The Flames bounced back to re-take the lead with 3:59 left in regulation. Warren Peters scored the goal by cutting wide on the Houston defense before driving to the front of the net. He potted his ninth goal of the season to put the Flames back in front at 2-1. Brett Sutter added an insurance goal into an empty net with just 14 seconds left in the contest.

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