Fort Wayne Drops Mallards 7-2

Published on March 2, 2012 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


MOLINE, Ill. = Jamie Milam scored twice and Leo Thomas (one goal and two assists) and Bobby Chaumont (three assists) produced three points apiece as the Fort Wayne Komets dropped the host Quad City Mallards 7-2 Friday night. With loss, the fifth place Mallards dropped to 30-23-2 (62 points) and finished the evening four points behind the fourth place Rapid City Rush in the race for the final Turner Conference playoff spot.

Stephon Thorne backhanded the game's opening goal home from the doorstep at 2:03 of the first period. The Mallards rebounded when Brandon Marino pounced on a loose puck in the slot to tie the game at one with his league-leading thirty-fifth goal at 8:56 of the first, but the Mallards- who dressed just 14 skaters due to injury and illness- would have little to cheer about the rest of the way.

"We're beat up and bashed up," said Mallards coach and general manager David Bell. "We started the game two [players] under the limit and even before they dropped the puck there were probably three guys who also shouldn't have played. It was tough."

Jesse Bennefield put the Komets on top for good and triggered a run of five straight Fort Wayne goals by banking the puck in off a Mallard to snap the 1-1 deadlock at 16:16 of the opening frame.

Two second period Komet goals turned what had been a one-goal Fort Wayne lead into a 4-1 advantage. Frankie DeAngelis's back door power play goal made it 3-1 at 10:18 of the second. At 17:21 Chris Auger stole the puck down low in the Mallard zone and walked into the goalmouth to score the fourth Fort Wayne goal.

Thomas skated into the Mallard goalmouth to score the Komets' fifth- and the first of four goals between the two teams in a span of four minutes and fifty-three seconds- at 11:49 of the third period. The Komets were shorthanded when Milam buried a rebound to make it 6-1 at 13:21 of the third. Mickey Lang scored the second Mallard goal from the top of the left wing circle at 15:38, but Milam's close range power play goal would cap off the Fort Wayne victory just 64 seconds later.

The Mallards return to action on home ice tomorrow night at 7:05 p.m. against the Evansville IceMen. The Stanley Cup comes to the Quad Cities for tomorrow night's game. Fans will have the chance to have their photo taken with the cup beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the i wireless Center main concourse. Photos with the cup will be available for $5 to fans using their own camera and for $10 if taken by the Mallards' photographer.

Also tomorrow night, long-time Rock Island High School football coach Vic Boblett will be honored for his contributions to the community when he becomes the first recipient of the Quad City Mallards' Outstanding Community Leader Award. The award presentation will be made during the first intermission.

Single game tickets for all Mallards regular season home contests- including tomorrow night's game- are now available. Fans can contact the Mallards at (309) 277-1364 or tickets@myqcmallards.com for more information about tickets.

Single game tickets are also available at the i wireless Center box office, at Ticketmaster outlets, through www.ticketmaster.com or through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free. The box office is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and on game days from 10:00 a.m. until the start of the second period. Individual game tickets are available for $12 in the upper level and $17 in the lower level and $25 for the first row along the glass for adults. Tickets for kids 12 and under are available for $5 off adult rates. In addition, tickets are available to military personnel for $2 off the regular adult rate.

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