Pilkington Named UHL Rookie of the Month
April 3, 2007 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Quad City Mallards News Release
Moline, IL-The United Hockey League announced today that Mallards center Brett Pilkington is the league's Rookie of the Month for March. In 16 games during the month, the Calgary, Alberta native recorded 17 points on six goals and eleven assists.
Pilkington began the month with a three-point night (two goals and an assist) on March 2nd vs. Fort Wayne. He recorded three assists one week later in a 4-3 shootout loss to Port Huron. The rookie center also recorded multiple point games with a goal and an assist on March 10th vs. Port Huron and March 16th vs. Chicago. Pilkington had two separate three-game scoring streaks (March 9th through 13th and March 21st through 24th). He closed the month with points in each of his last two games in March. He assisted on a Luke Stauffacher marker on March 30th vs. Kalamazoo and netted his 27th goal of the year on March 31st vs. Bloomington.
Pilkington leads UHL rookies in scoring with 69 points and also ranks first in goals amongst rookies with 27. Since joining the Mallards following a November 20th trade with Kalamazoo, he has 64 points (24 goals and 40 assists) in 61 games. Pilkington was also one of four Mallards to appear in the 2007 UHL All-Star Classic in Fort Wayne. In the contest, he recorded two assists for the Western Conference.
Playoff hockey comes to The MARK this month. Season ticket holders can use the season ticket holder card located at the back of their season ticket book for admission to all Mallards home playoff games. Season ticket holders that have misplaced their card can visit The MARK box office to obtain their complimentary playoff tickets.
This year marks the introduction of the Mallards Progressive Playoff Ticket Pricing. Tickets for the Mallards first home post-season game will be $5. For each home playoff date, the price will increase by $1. For example, in the Mallards opening round series, Games Three, Four and Six (if necessary) will be played at The MARK. For Game Three, individual tickets will be on sale for $5. Tickets to Game Four will be available for $6. If Game Six is necessary in the opening round, tickets will cost $7. This progressive scale will continue throughout the entire post-season. If the Mallards appear in the maximum number of home games (which would be eleven) during the 2007 post-season, a ticket to Game Seven of the Colonial Cup Final at The MARK will be available for just $15. The Progressive Playoff Ticket Offer applies to all seats, upper bowl and lower bowl, at The MARK. Season ticket holder seats will be reserved for the post-season and will not be made available for sale to the general public. For more information on the Progressive Playoff Ticket Offer, call the Mallards office at (309) 764-7825.
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