Mallards to Celebrate New Year's Eve at The MARK
Published on December 27, 2006 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Quad City Mallards News Release
Moline, IL-The Mallards head to Michigan this week for a pair of road games before returning home for a New Year's Eve match-up with the Muskegon Fury. On Friday night, the Mallards are in Muskegon for their fourth meeting of the year with the UHL's top squad. The team travels to Flint on Saturday for the first time this season. The Mallards return to The MARK on Sunday as the Fury visit to mark the New Year's Eve holiday.
Last week, the Mallards went 3-1-0 on a four-game home stand. Quad City began the week with a 7-1 win over Bloomington last Wednesday. Friday night at The MARK, the Mallards beat Flint 7-2. The lone blemish on the week came in a 3-2 loss to Fort Wayne on Saturday night. Quad City rebounded from the Komet loss to score a 6-4 win over Chicago on Tuesday.
Upcoming Promotions
Individual Tickets On-Sale NOW!
Individual tickets for Mallards home games are on sale now. Tickets are also available via phone at (563) 326-1111 or on-line at www.ticketmaster.com.
Sunday, December 31st vs. Muskegon 3:00 p.m. at The MARK
New Year's Eve Celebration featuring a Puck Giveaway
The Mallards say goodbye to 2006 with an afternoon face-off vs. the Fury. The first 2,007 fans will receive commemorative pucks to ring in the new year. Face-off will be preceded by a fireworks display and a New Year's Eve-style countdown.
Upcoming Games
Friday, December 29th at Muskegon 6:30 p.m. at Muskegon
The team makes their third visit to Muskegon on Friday. The Fury have won each of the first two meetings between the teams in Muskegon. Quad City dropped a 9-2 decision to the Fury on October 14th and lost an exciting 6-5 game in Muskegon on November 18th.
Saturday, December 30th at Flint 6:30 p.m. at Flint
The Mallards make their first visit to Flint for 2006-07 on Saturday. The teams have met once this year with Quad City gaining a 7-2 win over the Generals last week at The MARK.
Sunday, December 31st vs. Muskegon 3:00 p.m. at The MARK
The final game on the 2006 portion of the Mallards schedule is set for Sunday afternoon at The MARK. The Fury will be visiting for the second time this season. In the teams' previous meeting at The MARK, the Fury earned a 7-2 win on November 25th.
Individual Tickets
Individual Tickets On-Sale NOW!
Individual tickets for Mallards home games are on sale now. Tickets are available at The MARK box office, via phone at (563) 326-1111 or on-line at www.ticketmaster.com.
Duck Talk on the Air
Duck Talk is taking a holiday hiatus. The show returns to the Blackbear Lounge at The Lodge on Monday, January 8th at 6:00 p.m. Duck Talk can also be heard on Fox Sports Radio AM 1230.
Last Week's Games
Wednesday, December 20th - Bloomington 1 at Quad City 7
Don Parsons netted four goals and became the All-Time Goals Leader amongst American-born players in minor pro hockey in a 7-1 win over Bloomington on Wednesday at The MARK. The team established a season high in goals as Brett Pilkington, Matt Radoslovich and Sergei Durdin added to Parsons' quartet of markers. In the first, Pilkington put Quad City up 1-0 on a power-play goal at 1:23. In the final three minutes of the opening period, the Mallards scored three times to carry a 4-0 lead into the first intermission. Parsons scored at 17:08 and 19:20 of the period with Radoslovich adding his fourth tally of the year in between Parsons' pair. In the second, the teams swapped goals as Jared Bourassa netted the lone Bloomington goal at 1:04 of the middle period before Parsons completed his hat trick at 4:59 of the period. Sergei Durdin added his fourth goal of the year at 9:02 of the closing frame. Parsons recorded his final tally at 12:54 of the final period. Jason Tapp added 27 saves in earning his eighth win of the season.
Friday, December 22nd - Flint 2 at Quad City 7
The Mallards beat Flint 7-2 on Friday night at The MARK. Luke Stauffacher netted a hat trick with all three goals coming in a span of 2:25 during the third period. Chad Woollard also scored a pair while Don Parsons and Blake Stewart added solo markers. In the first, the Mallards captured a 1-0 lead on a goal by Blake Stewart with 1:39 left in the period. Patrick Nadeau earned the lone assist on Stewart's first goal as a Mallard. In the second, Flint tied the game on a Terry Marchant power-play goal at 2:28 of the period. Quad City reclaimed the lead when Don Parsons netted his league-leading 14th power-play goal of the year at 8:54 of the period. Chad Woollard followed with his 10th tally of the season on a Mallards power play with 1:27 left in the frame. The Mallards dominated the third. Woollard scored just 90 seconds into the period on a 5-on-3 power play to give Quad City a 4-1 edge. Luke Stauffacher's first goal of the night put Quad City up 5-1 at 12:05 of the final period. Sean Kotary scored for Flint just 43 seconds after Stauffacher's initial tally. Stauffacher answered back by scoring twice in a span of 1:23 to record a hat trick and set the final at 7-2.
Saturday, December 23rd - Fort Wayne 3 at Quad City 2
A spirited Mallards comeback attempt fell one goal short in the team's final game before Christmas as Fort Wayne topped the Mallards 3-2 on Saturday night at The MARK. Justin Chwedoruk and Chad Woollard scored the Quad City goals. In the first, Chwedoruk tipped home a Nick Harloff point shot just 14 seconds into the game to give Quad City a 1-0 edge. The Komets stormed back to score all three of their goals before the opening period ended. David Hukalo scored shorthanded at 1:51 of the period. Matt Syroczynski scored at even strength 2:25 later to give the Komets the lead. Bogdan Rudenko netted the eventual game-winning goal at 16:15 of the period with the Komets on the power play. Chad Woollard scored his 12th goal of the year by tipping a Don Parsons shot past Fort Wayne's Kevin St. Pierre at 12:17 of the second. The power-play marker proved to be the game's final tally. In the third, Quad City buzzed the Komet net for much of the period but could not net the equalizer. The Mallards outshot Fort Wayne 19-6 in the third period and 42-35 for the game.
Tuesday, December 26th - Chicago 4 at Quad City 6
The Mallards snagged a 6-4 win over a pesky Chicago Hounds squad on Tuesday night at The MARK. Quad City built a 4-0 first period lead while being outshot 19-14. The Hounds battled back to net three goals in the second while Matt Radoslovich scored shorthanded for the Mallards lone middle period tally. The teams traded goals in the final frame to set the score at 6-4. In the first period, Don Parsons kicked off the Mallards party with his 22nd goal of the year. With the tally, Parsons pulls to within one goal of Muskegon's Todd Robinson for the UHL lead in goal scoring. Luke Stauffacher added his 9th goal of the year less than a minute later and the Mallards were up 2-0. Justin Chwedoruk recorded a power-play goal at 12:36 of the opening period and Blake Stewart added the period's final goal at 17:21 to give Quad City a 4-0 lead after one period. In the second, Chicago cut the Quad City lead in half on early goals by Maris Ziedins and Tom Zabkowicz. With the score set at 4-2, Matt Radoslovich scored shorthanded on a feed from Justin Chwedoruk. The goal came in Radoslovich's 100th professional game. The Hounds cut back into the Mallards lead at 6:34 of the middle period when Adam Kostichka scored his fourth goal of the year. In the third, Bob Rapoza netted an even strength goal to pull Chicago within one at 5-4. After the Hounds pressured the Quad City net for several shifts in pursuit of an equalizer, Sean Starke scored into an empty net when Marty Magers left in favor of the sixth attacker to set the final at 6-4. In the game, 11 Mallards skaters recorded points including eight of the team's 10 forwards. Justin Chwedoruk led the charge with four points on a goal and three assists.
Player of the Week
Don Parsons was named UHL Player of the Week for December 18th-24th. He began the week with a four-goal outburst vs. Bloomington. On Friday vs. Flint, Parsons recorded his 21st goal of the year while assisting another goal. The veteran added another assist on Saturday vs. Fort Wayne.
Goalie of the Week
Jason Tapp is the Mallards nominee for UHL Goaltender of the Week. He made 27 saves while allowing just one goal on Wednesday vs. Bloomington. The Kelowna, British Columbia native followed that performance by making 29 saves in a 7-2 win over Flint on Friday. Tapp made 32 saves on Saturday in a loss to Fort Wayne.
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