Mallards Weekly Update

Published on March 10, 2014 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


QUACK TRACKS

Last Week

After a 5-2 loss to Missouri last Wednesday extended the Mallards' losing streak to three games, the Mallards rebounded with back-to-back wins over the Arizona Sundogs last weekend.

Deadlock

With last weekend's wins the Mallards moved into a fifth place tie with the Brampton Beast, on whom the Mallards have three games in hand. The Mallards are three points ahead of seventh place Tulsa, on whom the Mallards also have three games in hand. The Mallards are four points behind fourth place Allen and have two games in hand on the Americans.

Magic Number

The Mallards' magic number for clinching a playoff berth is nine. Any combination of standings points earned by the Mallards or available points the ninth place Wichita Thunder fail to collect totaling nine will result in the Mallards locking up a postseason spot for the second year in a row.

Dip

The three-game skid the Mallards halted with last Friday's win over the Sundogs matched Quad City's longest regulation losing streak of the season.

Home Sweet Home

The Mallards have gone 3-3-0 over the first six games of a seven game homestand- their longest of the season.

Busy

Last Saturday's game was the nineteenth in a stretch that sees the Mallards play 31 games over the final 59 days of the regular season.

Rough Road

The Mallards are also in the midst of a stretch that sees them play 18 of their final 30 games against the top four teams in the CHL- Missouri, Rapid City, Denver and Allen. Beginning Wednesday night the Mallards will play four straight games and eight of their next nine against members of that quartet.

Balance

While the Mallards are tied for fourth in goal scoring (3.3 per game) only one Mallard- Jeff Lee, who is fourteenth- ranks in the top 20 in the CHL in point scoring.

General Lee

Lee (20-32-52) is on a four game point scoring streak (2-7-9) and has piled up 24 points (seven goals and 17 assists) in his last 16 games. By scoring once and picking up two assists last Friday he became the first Mallard to reach 20 goals, 30 assists and 50 points.

Blanked

Last Saturday's 3-0 whitewashing of the Sundogs was Ty Rimmer's third shutout of the season and the Mallards' fifth. Rimmer is now tied for third in the league in shutouts. Rimmer has won his last four decision and gone 7-1-0 in his last ten games.

First

Jordan Mayer made his professional debut last Friday and scored his first career goal last Saturday.

Shorties

The Mallards scored first period shorthanded goals in back-to-back games last weekend. Thomas Frazee last Friday moved into a tie for second in the CHL with his third shorthanded goal of the season. One night later Mike Stiniziani scored his first shorthanded goal of the campaign. With nine shorthanded goals a team, the Mallards are now tied for second in the CHL.

Leaders

Rimmer is tied for third in the CHL shutouts (3) and ranks sixth in goals against average (2.76) and save percentage (.910)...Thomas Heemskerk is tied for fourth in shutouts (2) and ranks eighth in goals against average (2.78) and save percentage (.907)...Thomas Frazee is tied for second in shorthanded goals (3) and, among rookies, ranks third in goals (18), is tied for third in points (37) and ranks sixth in assists (19)...Among defensemen, Benjamin Dieude-Fauvel and Matt Duffy are tied for seventh in goals (9) while Dieude-Fauvel is tied for sixth in assists (25) and tied for seventh in points (34)...Nicholas Rioux is tied for tenth among defensemen in points (25)

Special Teams

The Mallards have converted 14.4 percent of their power plays and rank ninth in the CHL on the man advantage. They went 7-for-7 while shorthanded over the weekend against Arizona and rank fifth in penalty killing (83.4 percent).

Head to Head

The Mallards and Cutthroats this week wrap-up their seven-game season series. The two clubs have not met since colliding four times in nine days between November 8 and November 16. The Mallards have gone 3-1-0 against Denver this season. The Mallards claimed a pair of wins over the Cutthroats November 8 (5-2) and November 9 (4-3) at the iWireless Center. The following weekend the Mallards earned a split at Denver Coliseum, rebounding from a 3-0 loss on November 15 with a 3-2 shootout victory the following evening. Denver's Garret Bembridge (5-3-8) is the top point scorer in the season series while Frazee (1-3-4) is the top point producer against Denver this season among current Mallards. The Mallards have gone 7-2-0 against Denver since the Cutthroats entered the CHL last season. All-time, the Mallards are 5-0-0 at home against Denver and 2-2-0 on the road.

Ins and Outs

The Mallards last Thursday signed forward Mayer and waived forward Chris Greene...Forward Mike Hellyer was moved from 14-day injured reserve to 30-day IR last Monday (upper body) and has missed the last ten game games.

NEXT HOME GAME

Wednesday, March 12, 7:05 p.m.- Mallards vs. Denver

Wednesday's game is a Winning Wednesday presented by T.G.I. Friday's. If the Mallards win Wednesday, each fan in attendance will receive a free ticket to the Mallards' next Wednesday home game courtesy of T.G.I. Friday's. Fans also have the opportunity to purchase $2 hot dogs and beer at iWireless Center concession stands during each Wednesday home tilt.

ON THE AIR

Fox Sports Radio 1230 is the radio home of Mallards Hockey Presented by Genesis Power Sports Performance. 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 and Green Bay Packer football. 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. For a full Mallards broadcast/webcast schedule, go to http://myqcmallards.com/schedule/broadcast_schedule/ .

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 info@myqcmallards.com for more information about 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.

Group Tickets

Groups of at least ten receive savings off the walk-up price and a host of 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 info@myqcmallards.com .

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