Flames Wrap up Road Trip before Hosting Milwaukee

Published on January 26, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
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Moline, IL- The Flames return home from their longest road trip of 2008-09 this week following post All-Star Game road match-ups with Houston and San Antonio. The Flames are in Houston on Thursday and San Antonio on Friday to wrap up the nine-game road trip. The team is back in the Quad Cities on Saturday to host the Milwaukee Admirals.

Last week, the Flames earned two points in three games against two of the Western Conference's top squads. Milwaukee shutout Quad City 4-0 last Tuesday. Over the weekend, the Flames earned two regulation points in a pair of shootout losses to the Grand Rapids Griffins.

Upcoming Flames Events

"Between the Pipes" on Mediacom Connections Channel 22

Wednesday, January 28th 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 continue a nine-game road trip this week. 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:

Thursday, January 29th at 7:05 p.m. vs. the Houston Aeros

Friday, January 30th at 7:00 p.m. vs. the San Antonio Rampage

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Poster Giveaway featuring AHL All-Star Brett Palin

Saturday, January 31st at 7:00 p.m. vs. the Milwaukee Admirals at the i wireless Center

The Flames return from their longest road trip of 2008-09 on Saturday, January 31st. The Milwaukee Admirals will visit the i wireless Center for a 7:05 p.m. face-off. The first 4,000 fans in attendance will receive a poster featuring the Flames 2009 AHL All-Star Representative Brett Palin.

Budweiser Flames Forum at Bleacher Bums in Davenport

Monday, February 2nd at 6:00 p.m.

The Budweiser Flames Forum returns to Bleacher Bums in Davenport on Monday, February 2nd at 6:00 p.m. Ryan McGill, Adam Cracknell, Gord Baldwin and Brad Cole will be the guests. Fans in attendance will have the opportunity to win prizes from the Flames and Budweiser. The show can also be heard on 93.9 FM WYEC.

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

Thursday, January 29th vs. the Houston Aeros

7:05 p.m. at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas

The Flames head to Houston for their fourth meeting of the season with the Aeros. The Flames have won both games vs. Houston in the Quad Cities and lost in their lone trip to the Toyota Center.

Friday, January 30th vs. the San Antonio Rampage

7:00 p.m. at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas

Quad City's nine game road trip ends on Friday night in San Antonio. It's the last trip to the AT&T Center for the Flames this season. The Flames are 3-1-1-0 this year vs. the Rampage.

Saturday, January 31st vs. the Milwaukee Admirals

6:00 p.m. (central time) at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan

The Flames and Admirals meet for the sixth times since December 15th on Saturday night at the i wireless Center. Quad City is 2-3-0-0 against Milwaukee this year including an overtime win in the teams' most recent game at the i wireless Center.

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. All times listed are central time.

Monday, January 26th All-Stark Break

Tuesday, January 27th All-Star Break

Wednesday, January 28th 5:15 p.m. Practice at Memorial City Ice in Houston, Texas

Thursday, January 29th 11:15 a.m. Practice at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas

7:05 p.m. Game vs. the Houston Aeros

at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas

Friday, January 30th 11:15 a.m. Practice at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas

7:00 p.m. Game vs. the San Antonio Rampage

at AT&T Center in San Anontio, Texas

Saturday, January 31st 7:00 p.m. Game vs. the Milwaukee Admirals

at i wireless Center in Moline, Illinois

Saturday, January 25th Day Off

Last Week's Games

Tuesday, January 20th - Quad City Flames 0 at Milwaukee Admirals 4

The Admirals secured a 4-0 win vs. Quad City on Tuesday. Hugh Jessiman recorded a hat trick in the win while Drew MacIntyre stopped 32 shots to record his third shutout of the year. The Admirals took a 1-0 lead when they scored the only goal of the opening frame during a power play. Hugh Jessiman took a shot from high in the slot that snuck through traffic and into the Quad City net. The tally was Jessiman's seventh of the year and was assisted by Cody Franson and Cal O'Reilly. After a scoreless middle frame, the Admirals recorded three goals in the third period to secure the win. Ryan Jones tipped home a centering feed from Patric Hornqvist to give the Admirals a two-goal cushion. Jones later assisted on Hugh Jessiman's second goal of the evening when he hit the Admirals forward on the goal-mouth. Jessiman swatted home the pass to give Milwaukee a three-goal edge. Jessiman capped his hat trick moments later when he scored into an empty net to set the final at 4-0.

Friday, January 23rd - Quad City Flames 1 at Grand Rapids Griffins 2 Shootout

The Flames suffered a 2-1 shootout loss on Friday night in Grand Rapids. The teams traded power-play goals in regulation before the Griffins won the game on a perfect three-for-three performance in the shootout. Kyle Greentree scored the Flames regulation goal. The Flames took a 1-0 lead when Kyle Greentree rifled home the only goal of the opening frame at 10:19 of the period. Greentree sent home a shot from the slot that Grand Rapids netminder Daniel Larsson was able to deflect but not stop. It was the 21st goal of the year for Greentree and gave the Flames a one-goal advantage after 20 minutes. The teams skated scoreless through the second period as Larsson turned aside 13 Flames shots while Quad City netminder Matt Keetley made nine saves including a flurry of fantastic stops in the final five minutes of the period. The Griffins tied the game early in the third period when Ville Leino tucked home a rebound off a shot by Darren Haydar. Jamie Tardif earned the secondary assist on the power-play tally. The teams skated scoreless through the remainder of regulation and the overtime session. In the shootout, the Griffins went three-for-three as Ville Leino, Mattias Ritola and Evan McGrath all scored while Larsson stopped all three shots he faced.

Saturday, January 24th - Quad City Flames 0 at Grand Rapids Griffins 1 Shootout

The Flames wrapped up the first leg of a nine-game road trip with a spectacular goaltenders duel on Saturday in Grand Rapids. After a scoreless regular session, the Griffins escaped with a shootout win by a final of 1-0. Quad City's Matt Keetley was spectacular while turning aside 34 shots. In the Griffins net, Jimmy Howard established a new career high with 43 saves. Cory Emmerton provided the lone goal in the shootout session. The Flames carried play for the majority of the opening frame en route to outshooting the Griffins 17-9. The shot output by Quad City marked a franchise record for shots on goal in a first period, but the team could not beat Griffins netminder Jimmy Howard. Flames goaltender Matt Keetley held his ground as well as he turned aside every first period shot he faced to keep the game scoreless after 20 minutes. The second period was highlighted by more outstanding goaltending. Keetley stopped 14 shots in the middle period including a breakaway by Ville Leino and a pair of great chances off the stick of Evan McGrath. Grand Rapids' Howard stopped 16 shots in the middle period, and the Griffins penalty kill denied three Flames power-play opportunites. The game remained scoreless after two periods despite the fact that the teams combined for 56 shots through the opening 40 minutes. The quantity of chances decreased in the third, but the quality did not. Keetley stopped eight Grand Rapids shots while Howard stopped nine Quad City chances to keep the game scoreless. An overtime power-play for the Griffins also failed to yield the game's first tally, and the teams headed to overtime. In the shooutout, Howard continued to stymie the Flames as he turned aside all five Quad City shooters. The lone goal of the night came off the stick of Cory Emmerton, who scored in the fourth round of the shootout for the Griffins.

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