Mallards Fall to Odessa 4-1 in CHL Opener

Published on October 16, 2010 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


MOLINE, IL - Sebastien Thinel scored a shorthanded goal and an even strength goal and added an assist as the Odessa Jackalopes defeated the host Quad City Mallards 4-1 in what was the Mallards' first Central Hockey League game Saturday night.

After Jeff Pierce broke a 1-1 tie from the slot at 1:45 of the second period, Thinel made the lead comfortable for Odessa by first finishing off a 2-on-1 rush with the Jackalopes down a man at 15:09 of the second and then wristing the puck home to make it 4-1 at the 18:34 mark.

Thinel's second goal was enough to bring about the replacement of Mallards starting goaltender Michel Robinson by relief netminder David Brown at the start of the third period.

The Mallards enjoyed a much brighter start to the night. Quad City took the lead just nine seconds into the game when the Mallards broke 2-on-1 and Patrick Levesque snapped in the Flock's first CHL goal from the left wing circle.

The Jackalopes would respond while on the power play at 7:18 of the first when Mike Ramsey's shot from the blue line evened the score and triggered Odessa's run of four unanswered goals.

The Mallards will see action on the road next Friday in Dayton and next Saturday in Evansville before returning home a week from tomorrow for a rematch with the IceMen at 4:05 p.m. Tickets for the October 24 game and all remaining Mallards regular season games are available in person at the i wireless Center box office, at Ticketmaster outlets, through www.ticketmaster.com or through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free at 1-800-745-3000.

The ticket office is open Monday through Friday 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 other than Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until the start of the second period. On Sundays on which the Mallards play at home the ticket office will be open from 1:00 p.m. until the start of the second period. Individual game tickets will be available for $10 in the upper level and $15 in the lower level.

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