PrairieThunder Drops 5-2 Decision at Quad City on Wednesday
Published on March 23, 2011 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Bloomington PrairieThunder News Release
Tyler Shelast scored two goals for the Quad City Mallards, including the game winner at 12:40 of the second period, and the Moline, Illinois based Mallards defeated the Bloomington PrairieThunder 5-2 on Wednesday evening. With the loss, Bloomington's "magic number" to clinch home ice in the upcoming first round of the CHL Playoffs remains at one point. Bloomington (36-21-6) stays at 78 points in the standings, two points behind second place Rapid City and four points behind first place Colorado. Quad City improves to 34-29-1, good for 69 points. The Mallards are three points behind fifth place Wichita.
Jason Williams put the PrairieThunder ahead 1-0 at 14:09 of the first period and after Quad City went ahead 2-1, John Snowden tied the game at 6:51 of the second. But that would be it for PThunder scoring as Quad City closed out the game with three unanswered tallies. Bloomington finishes up the season series against Quad City at 3-7-1.
Bloomington is back home at U.S. Cellular Coliseum this coming Friday night @ 7:05pm against the Evansville IceMen.
Friday, March 25th: 7:05pm vs. Evansville IceMen @ U.S. Cellular Coliseum
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PrairieThunder Playoff Ticket Packages & 2011-12 Season Tickets Now on Sale!
Playoff ticket packages for the upcoming Central Hockey League Playoffs (which begin at the end of the month) and 2011-12 PrairieThunder Season Tickets are now on sale. Call the PrairieThunder office during the week at 309-585-0507 for additional information or stop by the PrairieThunder information table during PrairieThunder home games. The CHL playoffs consist of four rounds. If Bloomington has home ice advantage in every round, the team could play a maximum of fourteen additional home playoff games.
PrairieThunder Tickets
Bloomington PrairieThunder single game tickets are on sale at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum Box Office. Tickets are on sale at the Coliseum Box Office Monday through Friday from 11am to 5:30pm and on weekends when there are events in the Coliseum. PrairieThunder single game tickets are also available by going to the U.S. Cellular Coliseum website: http://www.uscellularcoliseum.com/events/all/ and click on Tickets & Seating. And for Prairie Thunder season tickets and group sales information, please call the PrairieThunder at 309-585-0507 or go to our website: www.prairiethunderhockey.com
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