Fort Wayne Edges Mallards 2-1

Published on November 13, 2009 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Quad City Mallards News Release


Fort Wayne, Ind. - The Quad City Mallards, proud International Hockey League (IHL) affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, Friday night fell to the host Fort Wayne Komets 2-1 as Tomas Klempa and Guy Dupuis provided the Fort Wayne goals.

The Komets opened the scoring at 6:01 of the first period when Klempa slid along the ice and crashed into the net- an instant after tapping the puck in.

Fort Wayne was on the power play when Dupuis's blue line blast doubled the margin at 9:25 of the second period.

The Mallards bounced back to cut the Fort Wayne lead in half in the final minute of the second period as Mike Zbriger buried Terry Harrison's centering pass to make it 2-1.

The Mallards third period comeback bid came up short and the goal from Dupuis stood up as the game winner.

The Mallards tomorrow night at 7:05 p.m. take on the PrairieThunder in Bloomington before returning home for a rematch with Bloomington Sunday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. The first 1,000 fans through the doors for that game will receive a free Mallards official game puck courtesy of Major League Texting. In honor of Veterans' Day, the Mallards have teamed with Coors Light to make tickets to that game available to active military personnel and veterans for the special discounted price of just $9 when purchased at the i wireless Center box office courtesy. Fans who purchase tickets to Sunday's game at the i wireless Center box office and donate a non-perishable food item receive $1 off the ticket price. Food donations benefit the River Bend Food Bank. After the game fans can lace up their skates and join the Mallards on the ice for the team's first Family Skate Night of the season. Fans can join the Mallards at the Bier Stube in Moline after the Flock departs the i wireless Center Sunday for a post-game team event.

The i wireless Center box office is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and on game days from 10:00 a.m. through the end of the second period. Tickets for Sunday's game and all remaining regular season Mallards home games are also available at Ticketmaster outlets and www.ticketmaster.com or through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free at 1-800-745-3000.

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