Vay, Mallards Blank Wheeling 3-0

Published on March 11, 2017 under ECHL (ECHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


WHEELING, W.Va. - Adam Vay made 22 saves and Donnie Harris and Brady Brassart scored key second period goals just over a minute apart as the the Quad City Mallards (33-22-3) shut out the host Wheeling Nailers (28-24-6) 3-0 Friday night.

Harris' wrist shot from the right wing boards doubled what had been a 1-0 Mallard lead at 13:11 of the second. 76 seconds later, Brassart's tip-in stretched the gap to 3-0.

Nolan LaPorte had opened the scoring by burying Michael Parks' centering pass with just 8.3 seconds left in the first period.

Vay was required to make no more than eight saves in any period as the Mallards limited Wheeling scoring chances throughout the evening

The Mallards and Nailers meet again tomorrow night in Wheeling. The Mallards next play on home ice next Wednesday night against the Kalamazoo Wings. That game and all Mallards Wednesday night home games face off at the special early start time of 6:35 p.m.

Single game tickets for all Mallards regular season home games- next Wednesday night's game- are on sale now at the iWireless Center box office, Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free at 1-800-745-3000. The box office is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

About the Quad City Mallards

One of the winningest teams in all of minor league hockey, the Mallards competed in the United Hockey League from 1995 through 2007; in the International Hockey League in 2009-10; and in the Central Hockey League from 2010 through 2014. The Mallards' proud history has seen them capture the UHL's Colonial Cup Championship three times (1997, 1998, 2001) and secure that league's Tarry Cup four times (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002) for the best overall regular season record. In 2001, the Mallards made professional hockey history, recording their sixth consecutive season with 50 or more wins, a feat that has yet to be matched. The iWireless Center provides a unique environment for hockey and features one-of-a-kind seating areas such as the Nest for groups and functions and the exclusive Drake Club. For more information on the Quad City Mallards or for Mallards tickets go to www.myqcmallards.net. Fans can also follow the Mallards via Twitter at twitter.com/myqcmallards and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/qcmallards.

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