Mallards Add Rookie Netminder
Published on November 15, 2006 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Quad City Mallards News Release
Moline, IL-The Quad Mallards announced today that the team has signed goaltender Zach Sikich. Sikich joins the team after competing with six teams in four leagues last season. To make room for Sikich on the roster, the team waived goaltender Ben Gray.
Last season, Sikich played in the Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey, the United Hockey League, Southern Professional League and ECHL. He made his pro debut with the Motor City Mechanics in the spring of 2005 after completing his college career at St. Thomas College.
Sikich's played college hockey for one year at the Air Force Academy and three years at St. Thomas College. During his collegiate career, he went 36-18-7 with a 2.71 goals against average and a .907 save percentage.
Gray leaves the Quad Cities after playing one game in relief of Jason Tapp.
The Mallards are home on Friday night to host the Chicago Hounds for the first time ever. Game time is 7:00 p.m. Individual tickets for this weekend's game and all Mallards home games are available at The MARK box office, via phone at (563) 326-1111 or on-line at qcmallards.com. Group tickets and partial season ticket plans are available from the Mallards ticket office. Fans can reach the ticket office via phone at (309) 764-7825.
On Saturday at 6:30 p.m. central time, the Mallards visit Muskegon for the second time this year. The Hayman's Ace Hardware Pre-Game Show is on Fox Sports Radio AM 1230 beginning at 6:05 p.m. The game is also available for purchase the b2 Networks. To purchase the b2 broadcast, visit qcmallards.com 10 minutes prior to face-off.
Mel Foster, the Mallards and The MARK are collecting phone cards for troops. To participate, fans can deposit phone cards (good for 90 minutes or more) into the footlocker located at the new Mallards Team Store at The MARK. The cards will then be distributed to soldiers both domestically and overseas. This campaign kicks off this weekend and will continue until December 15th. All fans that participate will receive two Mallards tickets for the price of one.
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