Mallards Weekly Update

Published on January 21, 2013 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


QUACK TRACKS

Big Night

The Mallards' largest home crowd (9,347) in exactly ten years watched last Saturday's 7-1 win over the Cutthroats. Last Saturday's game was also the best-attended contest in the Central Hockey League this season. Over two nights last weekend the Mallards drew 13,379 fans to the i wireless Center- 4,032 spectators attended the Mallard's 4-3 loss to Fort Worth last Friday evening- the largest attendance total for back-to-back Mallards home games in nearly nine years.

Big Night, Take 2

The Mallards set team single game season highs for most goals (7), most unanswered goals (7), largest margin of victory (6), most power play goals (3), most power plays (9) and most shots on goal (46) in last Saturday's win.

Big Night, Take 3

Mickey Lang broke loose for a natural hat trick and a league season high total of six points last Saturday, while linemate Mike Stinziani also ripped off a natural hat trick and added an assist. Lang is the first Mallard to pile up six points in a game since Luke Stauffcher registered a half dozen points on December 30, 2006 in a 7-4 Mallard victory over the Generals in Flint. The Mallards have now produced three hat tricks in just their last five games- Stinziani also scored three times in the Mallards' January 10 5-2 win at Bloomington.

3M

Linemates Lang, Stinziani and Mike Hellyer totaled 14 points in last Saturday's win. Hellyer established a Mallard single game season high and matched a CHL season high by collecting four assists against Denver. Last Saturday's outburst extended Lang's point-scoring streak to eight games (7-7-14), matching his own mark for the longest such streak by a Mallard this season. Hellyer is in the midst of a six-game point scoring streak (3-6-9), while Stinziani has totaled 11 points (six goals and five assists) in just his last five games.

Rebound

Last Saturday's win also halted the Mallards' three-game losing streak. The Mallards fell by just one goal in each of those three defeats.

Showdown

The Mallards will travel to Arizona this weekend for a two game series against the Sundogs, who are currently four points ahead of the Mallards in the race for eighth place and the final CHL playoff spot. Arizona widened its lead over the Mallards to four points by defeating the league-leading Allen Americans 3-2 today in Allen. The Sundogs visit the Tulsa Oilers tomorrow night and will have played three more games than the Mallards by the time the teams collide Friday evening.

Special Teams

By scoring three times on the man advantage last Saturday- and four times in their two games last weekend- the Mallards moved out of the league basement and into ninth place in power play efficiency (12.9 percent). The Mallards lead the league in shorthanded goals (7) and rank fourth in penalty killing (84.7).

Leaders

Lang is tied for the league lead in shorthanded goals (3), ranks third in goals (22), is tied for fourth in points (47) and is tied for fifth in power play goals (6). Among rookies, Hellyer is tied for the league lead in assists (20) and ranks fourth in points (31) while Stinziani ranks third in goals (15) and points (32). Matt Duffy, who is riding a four-game point-scoring streak (1-6-7), ranks fourth among CHL defensemen in assists (19) and fifth in points (23). Neil Conway ranks sixth in goals against average (2.63) and is tied for ninth in save percentage (.908) while John Murray ranks third in minutes played (1257:08).

Milestones

Patrik Levesque is three goals short of 100 for his career.

Head-to-Head

The Mallards on January 8 dropped their first meeting of the season with the Sundogs 3-2 in a shootout. The Mallards have gone 4-2-1 all-time against Arizona.

Ins and Outs

Forward Cory McGillis (concussion) is on 30-day injured reserve.

NEXT HOME GAME

Tuesday, January 29, 7:05 p.m. - Mallards vs. Bloomington Blaze

All-Star Mascot Night

Mo Mallard welcomes fellow mascots from throughout the area to All-Star Mascot Night when the Mallards return to action at the i wireless Center next Tuesday night.

ON THE AIR

Fox Sports Radio 1230 is the radio home of the Mallards. Mallards games broadcast on AM 1230 also stream live online at www.wfxn.net . A limited number of Mallards games will not air on Fox Sports Radio 1230 due to conflicts with University of Illinois basketball and football. Free audio webcasts of games that do not air on AM 1230 are available at myqcmallards.com. CHL-TV pay-per-view video webcasts of all Mallards games are also available at myqcmallards.com.

TICKETS

Single Game Tickets

Single game tickets for all Mallards regular season contests are now available. Fans can contact the Mallards at (309) 277-1364 or tickets@myqcmallards.com for more information about both season and single game tickets. Single game tickets are also available at the i wireless Center box office, at Ticketmaster outlets, through www.ticketmaster.com or through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free. The box office is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and on game days from 10:00 a.m. until the start of the second period. Individual game tickets are available for $13 in the upper level, $18 in the lower level and $25 for the first row along the glass for adults. Tickets for kids 12 and under are available for $5 off adult rates.

Group Tickets

Groups of at least ten can receive savings off the walk-up price and a host of other great group benefits. Mallards group tickets are a great fit for youth organizations, friends, co-workers, family groups, religious groups, school functions and

business events. For more group ticket information, fans can contact the Mallards at (309) 277-1364 or tickets@myqcmallards.com .

Partial Punch Plans

The Mallards' Partial Punch Plan provides flexibility and affordability- each Punch Plan punch card can be redeemed for ten tickets- whether those tickets are for ten different games, all for the same game or anything in between- subject to availability. Partial Punch Plans can be had for as little as $70 for youth 12 and under. For more ticket package information, fans can call the Mallards at 309-277-1364.

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