Mallards Sign Defenseman Schneider

January 23, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


MOLINE, Ill. (January 23, 2015) - The Quad City Mallards have signed defenseman Bennett Schneider, the Mallards announced today.

Schneider, 25, played 28 games in the Southern Professional Hockey League for the Pensacola Ice Flyers and Mississippi Surge last season after starting the 2013-14 campaign at Hamilton College. The 6' 3", 205-pound Fort Meyers, Florida native played seven games for Hamilton before turning professional with the Ice Flyers, for whom he collected four assists in 26 games. Schneider then moved on to skate for the Surge in a pair of games at the end of the season.

Schneider recorded six assists while playing a total of 73 games over three plus seasons at Hamilton. As a freshman Schneider helped the Continentals to the 2010-11 New England Small College Athletic Conference regular season title. Schneider was a college teammate of Mallards forward Evan Haney.

Before heading to Hamilton, Schneider played three seasons in the junior ranks, taking the ice for the North American Hockey League's Southern Minnesota Express and Motor City Machine and the Eastern Junior Hockey League's New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs.

The Mallards are next in action on the road tomorrow night against the Missouri Mavericks. The Mallards next play at home next Wednesday night, January 28 at 7:05 p.m. against the Wichita Thunder. Fans can get four tickets to Mallards Wednesday night home games for just $20. After each Wednesday night home tilt, fans can join the Mallards at T.G.I. Friday's in Moline for a postgame party.

Tickets for all remaining Mallards regular season home games- including next Wednesday night's contest- are on sale now at the iWireless Center box office, Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free at 1-800-745-3000 . The box office is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and game days from 10:00 a.m. until the start of the second period. Tickets are available for $10, $16, $20 and $28.



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