Mallards Set for "Rivalry Weekend" at The MARK
January 24, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Quad City Mallards News Release
Moline, IL â The Mallards passed the halfway mark of 2004-05 last week with a 18-16-7 record. The Mallards dropped a shootout in Kalamazoo on Monday and lost to Rockford at home on Wednesday before sweeping the weekend with victories over Flint and Muskegon. The Mallards are 5-1-3 in their last nine games. This week, the Mallards journey to Missouri for a Friday night game with the River Otters. The team returns home for "Rivalry Weekend" on Saturday vs. Flint and Sunday vs. Rockford.
Upcoming Promotions
· Saturday, January 29th vs. the Flint Generals-Casino Rock Island Voodoo Doll Giveaway
Casino Rock Island Voodoo Dolls are back at The MARK as the Flint Generals come to the Quad Cities. The first 3,000 fans in attendance will receive a "Cuckoo-Du" Voodoo Doll.
· Sunday, January 30th vs. the Rockford IceHogs-Family Fun Day Sunday
Family Fun-Day returns to The MARK on January 30th vs. Rockford. Fans are invited down to the ice for a pre-game skate from 1:15 p.m.-2:00 p.m. before the Mallards take on the Hogs at 3:00 p.m.
Upcoming Games
· Friday, January 28th vs. Missouri River Otters at The Family Arena-7:05 p.m.
The Mallards are in Missouri for the fifth time this season on Friday night. The Mallards split their first four meetings with the Otters in Missouri. The Mallards hold a 4-2-0 overall record vs. the Otters this season.
· Saturday, January 29th vs. Flint Generals at The MARK of the Quad Cities-7:00 p.m.
The fifth meeting of the year between the Mallards and Generals is scheduled for Saturday at The MARK. All four previous games have been decided by one goal including three shootouts. The Mallards beat the Generals 2-1 in Flint last Saturday to improve to 2-0-2 on the season vs. Flint.
· Sunday, January 30th vs. Rockford IceHogs at The MARK of the Quad Cities-7:00 p.m.
The Mallards and Hogs meet for the second time in 11 days on Sunday at The MARK. The Mallards will be looking to avenge a 3-1 loss to Rockford in the teams' last meeting.
Last Week (2-0-2):
Monday, January 17th Quad City 2 at Kalamazoo 3-Shootout
Wednesday, January 19th Rockford 3 at Quad City 1
Friday, January 21st Quad City 2 at Flint 1
Sunday, January 23rd Muskegon 2 at Quad City 3
Standings
HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAK WESTERN GP W L SOP PTS PCT GF GA PIM W- L-SOP W- L-SOP W- L-SOP W- L-SOP Rockford 44 28 11 5 61 .693 143 108 1362 15- 5- 3 13- 6- 2 7- 2- 1 1- 0- 0 Fort Wayne 45 28 13 4 60 .667 166 119 1042 16- 6- 1 12- 7- 3 5- 4- 1 2- 0- 0 Missouri 43 21 17 5 47 .547 117 123 861 12- 8- 2 9- 9- 3 1- 7- 2 0- 2- 0 Quad City 41 18 16 7 43 .524 103 123 1033 11- 4- 4 7-12- 3 5- 2- 3 2- 0- 0 Kansas City 44 16 26 2 34 .386 112 167 877 9- 9- 1 7-17- 1 5- 5- 0 3- 0- 0
Transactions
· Delete Alexander Skorohod-Placed on team suspension on January 19th.
· Add Andy Fermoyle-Signed and added to roster on January 19th.
· Delete Serge Crochetiere-Moved from 7-day to 14-day injured reserve on January 17th.
Team Leaders
Goals 14 Jason Deskins
Assists 29 Mike Kompon
Points 42 Mike Kompon
Plus/Minus +15 Greg Barber
Penalty Min. 156 Dave Stewart
PP Goals 4 Sergei Durdin
GW Goals 2 Greg Barber, Joe Dusbabek, Mike Kompon and Marty Standish
SH Goals 1 Jason Deskins, Drew Otten
Shots on Goal 133 Jason Deskins
Shooting Pct. 26.1 Patrick Nadeau
Goals Against Avg. 2.38 Robert Gherson
Wins 10 Jeff Reynaert
Save Pct. .922 Robert Gherson
Last Week's Games
Monday, January 17th-Quad City 2 at Kalamazoo 3-Shootout
The Mallards fell 3-2 in a shootout to the Kalamazoo Wings on Monday night at Wings Stadium. Patrick Nadeau gave the Mallards a 1-0 lead at the 13:36 mark of the first period. Nadeau's goal was his sixth of the season and fifth in the last seven games. The Wings answered 1:32 later on Gray Shaneberger's 10th goal of the season. Kalamazoo's Kevin Kotyluk made it 2-1 midway through the middle frame with his 11th goal of 2004-05. With 1:09 left in regulation, Quad City's Greg Barber scored his sixth goal of the season to force the shootout. Both teams were held scoreless through the first two rounds of the extra session. Andrew Luciuk beat Robert Gherson in round three. In the fifth round, Jason Deskins put one past Wigns netminder Chad Alban to keep the Mallards alive. Kotyluk beat Gherson in the seventh round to give the hosts a 3-2 victory.
Wednesday, January 19th-Rockford 3 at Quad City 1
A scrappy Mallards effort came up just short in a 3-1 loss to Rockford on Wednesday night at The MARK. At the end of the first, the Hogs struck twice just 1:11 apart. Miguel Lafleche scored a four-on-four goal at 17:25 of the period, and Terry Harrison followed with a power-play marker at 18:36 as the Hogs took a 2-0 lead. In the second period, Joe Dusbabek scored the period's only goal, his sixth of the season, from Justin Brown and Drew Otten. A valiant third period effort by the Mallards did not produce the equalizer, and Miguel Lafleche scored into an empty net with 0.6 seconds left in the game for his second goal of the night.
Friday, January 21st-Quad City 2 at Flint 1
The Mallards defeated the Flint Generals 2-1 on Friday night at Perani Arena. Goaltender Robert Gherson was stellar in net for Quad City stopping 33 of 34 shots to earn his seventh victory of 2004-05. The Generals took a 1-0 lead at the 6:30 mark of the first period on a power-play goal from Andrei Lupandin. The Mallards drew even 25 seconds later on Colin Peters' first goal as a Mallard. After a scoreless second period, the Mallards struck again early in the third. Just 1:14 into the final frame, Greg Barber scored his seventh goal of the season and second since being reassigned from Hershey last week. The Generals had a pair of golden opportunities to tie the game in the final seven minutes. Referee Ken Gallagher awarded a penalty shot to Flint's Bobby Reynolds with 6:54 left in the game. Gherson turned aside Reynolds' attempt to preserve the Mallards lead. With 1:07 remaining, Flint was awarded a power play. Flint also pulled Dan McIntyre from goal, giving them a 6-on-4 advantage. The Generals were unable to add the equalizer, extending their losing streak to five games. With the win, the Mallards improve to 4-1-3 in their last eight games.
Sunday, January 23rd-Muskegon 2 at Quad City 3
Three first period goals paved the way to the Mallards 18th victory of the season on Sunday at The MARK. Marty Standish, Jason Deskins and Mike Kompon all scored in the opening frame as Quad City evened the season series with the Fury at two wins apiece. Muskegon's Rustyn Dolyny scored a goal in the second and another in the third to set the final score at 3-2 in favor of the Mallards. Robert Gherson was impressive again in the Mallards net as he stopped 25 of 27 Muskegon shots on his way to his eighth victory of 2004-05.
Player of the Week
Greg Barber is the Mallards nominee for UHL Player of the Week. Barber recorded four points (two goals and two assists) in four games this week. He scored with 1:09 left in the third on Monday in Kalamazoo to send the game to a shootout. On Friday, Barber scored the game-winning goal in the Mallards 2-1 victory at Flint.
Goaltender of the Week
Robert Gherson is the Mallards nominee for UHL Goaltender of the Week. Gherson went 2-0-1 this week and stopped 84 of 89 shots in three appearances.
Tickets on sale now!
Tickets for all Mallards home games are available at The MARK box office or via phone at (563) 326-1111.
On The Air
All Mallards games can be heard on Fox Sports Radio AM 1230. The First Capital Financial Pre-Game Show begins 25 minutes before the opening face off. After the game, stay tuned for the Allstate Insurance Del Newton/ Christy Cox post-game show.
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