Hershey Sends Quartet to Quad Cities
October 4, 2004 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Quad City Mallards News Release
Moline, IL-Quad City Mallards President and General Manager Howard Cornfield today announced that forwards Joe Dusbabek (Doos-bob-eck) and Drew Otten and defensemen Serge Crochetiere (crow-sha-tear) and Martin Wilde (will-dee) have been reassigned to the Mallards by the Hershey Bears of the American League. The Bears are the primary affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League.
Dusbabek, Otten and Crochetiere join the Mallards roster officially after signing contracts with the club earlier this summer. Wilde will be joining the team after playing over 100 pro games in the American League and Europe.
Wilde is a 6-foot-4, 215 pound blueliner that appeared in 53 games last season with the American League's Providence Bruins. Known for his stay-at-home style of play, Wilde recorded two points (a goal and an assist) with 58 penalty minutes. The hulking rearguard was in his second stint in Providence after making his pro debut with the Bruins during the 2001-02 campaign. He joins the Mallards on a two-way AHL contract with Hershey.
Wilde spent the 2002-03 season in his home country of Sweden with Modo Ornskoldsvik of the Swedish Elite League. Modo is one of the premier franchises in Europe and has produced many elite level players including NHLers Peter Forsberg and the Sedin twins. Wilde recorded three points (a goal and two assists) with 34 penalty minutes during his season with Modo.
Prior to beginning his pro career, Wilde played 111 collegiate games at the University of Vermont. At Vermont, Wilde tallied six goals and 45 assists for 51 points over four seasons.
The Mallards have 19 players under contract for 2004-05. Mike Burgoyne, Jason Deskins, Jeff Doyle, Joe Dusbabek, Jonathan Gagnon, Ojay Hehr, Lenny Hofmann, Mike Kompon, Jason Lehoux, Drew Otten and Marty Standish to form the Mallards forward corp. Justin Brown, Serge Crochetiere, Terry Hollinger, Sam Phillips, Alexander Skorohod and Martin Wilde will patrol the Mallards blueline while Jeff Reynaert tends goal.
The Mallards begin the home portion of their tenth anniversary season on October 30th vs. Kansas City at The MARK of the Quad Cities. Season tickets are available via the Mallards ticket office at (309) 764-7825. Tickets for opening night, and all 40 Mallards home dates, go on sale on Saturday, October 9th. Individual tickets are available via Ticketmaster at (563) 326-1111 or at The MARK of the Quad Cities box office. For the latest Mallards news and ticket information, visit www.qcmallards.com.
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