Tapp Named UHL Goaltender of the Month
Published on April 18, 2006 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Quad City Mallards News Release
Moline, IL- The UHL announced today that Quad City goaltender Jason Tapp is the league's Goaltender of the Month for April. Tapp went 6-0-0 with a 1.67 goals against average and a .952 save percentage during the season's final month.
Tapp opened the month with a 34-save performance on April Fool's Day vs. Missouri. Four nights later, Tapp stopped 39 shots in regulation en route to a 4-3 shootout win over Fort Wayne. For his next act, the Kelowna, British Columbia native reeled off three wins in three nights while making 31 saves in all three victories. The three-game stretch began on Friday, April 7th in Rockford and was followed with home wins over Motor City and Fort Wayne. Tapp closed the month by making 32 saves in the Mallards playoff-clinching win over Richmond on April 14th.
During the month, Tapp also earned the league's Goaltender of the Week For the period from April 3rd-9th. It marked the third time this year that the Mallards netminder earned that honor.
The Mallards begin the 2006 Colonial Cup Playoffs Presented by Galaxy One Marketing on Friday night in Danbury, Connecticut. Quad City will be facing the UHL's third best regular season squad, the Danbury Trashers. Game time on Friday is 6:30 p.m. central time. Mallards fans can catch all the action live via the b2 Networks at The Lodge in Bettendorf. Game Two of the Quarterfinal Series will air at The Lodge as well beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is $3 per person for each game.
The opening round series comes to The MARK on Wednesday, April 26th for Game Three. Start time is 7:00 p.m. Individual tickets for all Mallards playoff games are available to the public beginning on Wednesday. Tickets are available at The MARK box office or via Ticketmaster (563-326-1111 or ticketmaster.com). Mallards season ticket holders can pick up their playoff tickets now at The MARK box office. Additional individual tickets for season ticket holders are available now exclusively at The MARK box office.
All games in the Mallards series vs. Danbury can be heard on Fox Sports Radio AM 1230 beginning 25 minutes before face-off with the Maroon Mortgage Pre-Game Show. During the intermissions, stay tuned for the Swiss Valley Farms Intermission Report. After the game, the Allstate Insurance Christy Cox Post-Game Show is on the air.
International Hockey League 2 Stories from April 18, 2006
- Jackals Bulk Up With Significant Toughness - Elmira Jackals
- Tapp Named UHL Goaltender of the Month - Quad City Mallards
- Mallards Add Pair in Waiver Draft - Quad City Mallards
- Kalamazoo's Jason Deitsch named Easton UHL Rookie of the Month - IHL 2
- Richmond's Oliveira and Quad City's Tapp earn monthly honors - IHL 2
- 2006 UHL Waiver Draft results - IHL 2
- Komets Get Soupy In Waiver Draft - Fort Wayne Komets
- Mechanics limited edition playoff t-shirts available Friday morning - Motor City Mechanics
- Your commitment, your team - Flint Generals
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