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Mallards Place Tremblay On Inactive List, Maier Returns

October 16, 2009 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Quad City Mallards News Release


Moline, Ill. (October 16, 2009) - The Quad City Mallards, proud International Hockey League (IHL) affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, today announced that forward Jonathan Tremblay has left the team for personal reasons and has been placed on the 45-day inactive list. To fill the resulting vacancy on their active roster the Mallards signed forward Mike Maier, who was with the club in training camp before being released as one of the Flock's final cuts on Thursday.

The Mallards signed Tremblay last month after the 25-year old had spent most of last season with the American Hockey League's Providence Bruins, scoring one goal and picking up 63 penalty minutes in 41 games. Tremblay started last year with the AHL's Quad City Flames. That stint was his second in the Quad Cities- he played for the Mallards in 2005-06.

Maier, 23, rejoins the Mallards after originally signing with the club last month. Maier got his first taste of pro hockey last March with the ECHL's Elmira Jackals- for whom he played one game- immediately after completing his college career at Division III SUNY-Cortland. The 5' 10", 190-pound right wing had eight goals and 24 points in 25 games with the Red Dragons last season. A native of Greece, New York, Maier played at Cortland for two seasons after spending his freshman and sophomore campaigns at Niagara.

The Mallards will open their inaugural IHL regular season tomorrow night on the road against the Flint Generals. Fans can listen to all the action of "Mallards Hockey Presented by Genesis Health System" tomorrow night and throughout the season on 93.9 WYEC-FM and on www.myqcmallards.com. The Mallards pre-game show starts at 6:00 p.m. Saturday; opening faceoff follows 30 minutes later.

Single-game tickets for the Mallards' inaugural IHL regular season, beginning with "Faceoff Rocks" on Saturday, October 24, featuring not only the Mallards' home opener against Fort Wayne but also hard rock legends Night Ranger live in concert outside the i wireless Center, are now on sale. "Faceoff Rocks" is also the start of Opening Week for the Mallards in the Quad Cities. The Flock will play at the i wireless Center twice in seven days- "Faceoff Rocks" will be followed on Friday, October 30, by a home battle with Flint, an evening that will also feature the World's Largest Indoor Trick-or-Treat and, for the first 1,000 fans through the doors, the Genesis Official Game Puck Giveaway.

Mallards tickets are available at the i wireless Center box office, Ticketmaster outlets and www.ticketmaster.com or through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free at 1-800-745-3000. The 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.

"Faceoff Rocks" kicks off a 38-game home schedule loaded with special events, unique promotions and giveaways. The Mallards and the i wireless Center have also teamed up to "Faceoff Rocks" festivities begin at 4:00 p.m. on October 24; admission to all events -- including the Night Ranger concert -- is free with a ticket to the Mallards' game. The first 2,500 fans to arrive for "Faceoff Rocks" will receive a free Mallards opening night t-shirt. The Mallards will also give away free team magnet schedules and Mallards Thunderstixx. Fans taking in the Night Ranger concert will also have the chance to enjoy an outdoor beer garden and giant screen plasma television outside the i wireless Center. The fun will not stop there. "Faceoff Rocks" will also feature a Hockey Hall of Fame Fan Fest including the Hall's largest collection of Legends of Hockey travelling exhibits and memorabilia and interactive games.



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