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fromthe-point · 6 years

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ECHL Transaction 10.23

Players Released:

Pier-Olivier Grand Maison | Jacksonville IceMen

Andrew Darrigo | Newfoundland Growlers

Christophe Lalancette | Orlando Solar Bears

Players Assigned to the ECHL:

Michael Pezzetta | Laval Rockets → Maine Mariners

Michael Downing | Springfield Thunderbirds → Manchester Monarchs

Shane Starrett | Bakersfield Condors → Wichita Thunder

Trades:

Tate Olson | Allen Americans → Newfoundland Growlers

Jordan Sims | Cincinnati Cyclones → Greenville Swamp Rabbits

Activated:

Mike Szmatula | Adirondack Thunder

Nolan LaPorte | Atlanta Gladiators

Pier-Oliver Grand Maison | Jacksonville IceMen

Brycen Martin | Maine Mariners

Josh Kestner | Newfoundland Growlers

Jake Wood | Norfolk Admirals

Tayler Thompson | Orlando Solar Bears

Adam Carlson | Rapid City Rush

Richard Coyne | Rapid City Rush

Dan Leavens | Toledo Walleye

Brien Diffley | Wheeling Nailers

Alex Rauter | Wheeling Nailers

Placed on IR or Reserve:

Kevin Montgomery | Atlanta Gladiators

Garrett Ladd | Fort Wayne Komets

Matt Ustaski | Jacksonville IceMen

Alex Adams | Maine Mariners

Craig Wyszomirski | Manchester Monarchs

Zach O’Brien | Newfoundland Growlers

Alex Gudbranson | Newfoundland Growlers

Roberts Locans | Norfolk Admirals

Ryan Siiro | Orlando Solar Bears

Blake Heinrich | Rapid City Rush

Quintin Lisoway | Rapid City Rush

Tyler Parks | Rapid City Rush

Jordan Topping | Toledo Walleye

Brad Drobot | Wheeling Nailers

Mark Petaccio | Wheeling Nailers

Added:

†Jake Flegel | Atlanta Gladiators

*Sean Campbell | Atlanta Gladiators

†Kayle Doetzel | Jacksonville IceMen

*Anthony Cortese | Newfoundland Growlers

*Acquired in a previous trade †Signed to a contract

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qcmallardshockey · 7 years

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Mallards Break Mavericks

MOLINE, IL – In what could prove to be one of the most crucial weekends of the season for the Quad City Mallards, they play three games in three days, two in a row against the Missouri Mavericks. Fourth place Kalamazoo Wings face the Indy Fuel Friday and Saturday before the Mallards travel to Indy on Sunday. With the Tulsa Oilers’ loss to the Fort Wayne Komets, the Mallards’ magic number was reduced by two. After Indy’s defeat of the K-Wings on Friday, the worst the Mallards could do was stay only two points ahead in third place. But that is not what happened in Moline on St. Patrick’s Day.

The scoring started early, Michael Parks finding the back of the net just under 100 seconds after the opening face-off. Chris Francis dropped the pass back to Nolan LaPorte from the left dot, LaPorte taking the puck to the front of the net. LaPorte’s shot was rebounded to Parks, who scored while Stephon Williams was sprawled on his back. A little under five minutes later Brady Brassart added to the Mallards’ lead with help from Justin Kovacs. Kovacs swung around behind the net from right to left, passing it from the boards a little past the goal line to Brassart in the low slot. Brassart rifled it in top shelf, Williams not having a chance. Williams then negated a power-play for his team when he was called for holding Kovacs at 13:13 of the first. Parks was in the sin bin for 21 seconds before Connor Bleackley entered to serve William’s penalty.

The Mallards dominated the first period, but their penalty-kill unit left something to be desired. With eleven seconds left before the first intermission, Bleackley scored with help from Matt Finn and Rocco Carzo. Kovacs had been whistled for hooking at the 18 minutes and 34 seconds mark. The Mavericks came out of their locker room for the second period with a fire lit under them, but by the halfway point of the game the Mallards had taken back the momentum. With just under five minutes left LaPorte scored the game-winning goal. Parks won a board battle on the blue-line along the Mallards’ half-boards, passing it to Francis. Francis then passed to the streaking LaPorte, who found twine. By the end of the night, Williams would make 30 saves for Adam Vay’s 29.

With three minutes and 35 seconds left in the game, Vay left his crease to play the puck behind the net. He couldn’t clear it to his right due to a Mavericks player coming along the boards, so he passed it behind him. Unfortunately there was another Mavericks player behind him, and Eric Scheid received the pass to tap the puck into the empty net unassisted. This goal was only a minor hiccup, as the goalie had played well throughout the game.

With this victory, the Mallards’ magic number is now down to only five to clench a play-off berth. On Saturday the Oilers face the Toledo Walleye in Ohio, meaning that the Mallards could close the magic number to only one point if the Flock wins and Tulsa loses. To clench third in the Central Division, the Mallards need 15 points.

Benjamin Dieude-Fauvel returned to the iWireless Center once more, after being traded from the Elmira Jackals on ECHL Deadline Day.

Early on Friday morning, the Mallards announced the signing of forward Shane Sooth, a Northern Michigan University product. Sooth had served as the Wildcats’ captain the past two seasons, and played well in his ECHL debut. His jersey made a total of $550 in the post-game auction. In all, $15,750 was raised for charity when Chicago-Cubs themed jerseys were auctioned.

Sooth, and the rest of the Mallards, take on the Mavericks again on Saturday, Puck drop is at 7:05 CST, as always for a Saturday game in Moline.

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mikecrook · 7 years

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First Period Setbacks Doom Rush

Difficult to overcome a 5-0 hole in the first period but kudos to the Rush for battling back #RushNation

MOLINE, IL — Quad City came out firing on all cylinders putting Rapid City in a deep hole early but the late Rush rally wasn’t enough as the Mallards took a 5-3 victory Saturday night. Quad City got on the board quick, scoring in the first 75 seconds of the opening period. Chris Francis was able to power his way through traffic before blasting a shot by Rush netminder Austin Lotz at 1:14 to put…

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fromthe-point · 7 years

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The Quad City Mallards have traded forward Nolan LaPorte to the Florida Everblades in exchange for future considerations, the Mallards announced today.

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qcmallardshockey · 6 years

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TRANSACTION: Mallards acquire D Jake Bolton from @FL_Everblades to complete trade that sent Nolan LaPorte to Florida.

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qcmallardshockey · 6 years

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The Mallards have acquired defenseman Jake Bolton from the Florida Everblades to complete the trade that sent forward Nolan LaPorte to Florida in July in exchange for future considerations.

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qcmallardshockey · 7 years

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TRANSACTION: Mallards trade F Nolan LaPorte to @FL_Everblades

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qcmallardshockey · 7 years

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The Mallards have traded forward Nolan LaPorte to the Florida Everblades in exchange for future considerations. LaPorte, 25, scored 14 goals and added 30 assists for 44 points in 65 games as a rookie last season.

“Nolan requested a trade to Florida after last season to be closer and more available to his parents who live not far from the Everblades’ arena,” said Mallards coach Phil Axtell. “We’d like to thank Nolan for being part of a memorable season here in the Quad Cities and wish him the best of luck in the future.”

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qcmallardshockey · 7 years

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The Mallards have submitted a 20-player season-ending roster to the ECHL.

The Mallards’ roster is composed of 13 forwards: Grant Arnold, Connor Brown, Chris Francis, Nelson Gadoury, Justin Kovacs, Nolan LaPorte, Josh MacDonald, Jack Nevins, Kyle Novak, Michael Parks, Alex Petan, Nathan Todd and Sam Warning; six defensemen: Jace Coyle, Donnie Harris, Alexander Kuqali, Chris Leibinger, Andrew Panzarella and Mike Wilson; and one goaltender: C.J. Motte.

ECHL teams can place a maximum of 20 players on their season-ending rosters. Season-ending rosters cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2016-17.

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qcmallardshockey · 7 years

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Komets Move to Second Round

MOLINE, IL -- All good things must end. For Quad City Mallards fans, that end was Saturday night. Game Five held less hope for Mallards fans than Game Four had, until the last 21 minutes. But hope alone doesn’t win games, just like bread alone doesn’t feed a man.

The Fort Wayne Komets had clearly decided before Saturday’s game that enough was enough, beginning the game as strong as ever. The Komets have always been a physical team, throwing bodies around and out-muscling in the corners. They didn’t stop playing their game, leaving the Mallards to scramble in their wake to try to force a Game Six. The Komets, plain and simple, out-played the Mallards for most of the first two periods, and arguable maybe even much of the third.

Some of that might have to do with the rosters and less with the talent, per se. The Mallards’ roster appears built for finesse and speed, while the Komets are for the most part a large team. The Mallards seemed hesitant to finish their checks, or to toe the line of physicality that the Komets had learned to tight-rope walk along. I’m not saying it’s wrong for the Komets to play aggressively; in fact, I think it’s something the Mallards should improve upon next season. If the Mallards could find some players who can throw their bodies around as well as the Komets can, while not sacrificing too many of the finesse players, the Quad Cities could welcome a victory parade in the not-too-distant future.

Fort Wayne took a two goal lead into the first intermission after Trevor Cheek scored at the six and a half minutes mark, followed by Jamie Schaafsma’s power-play tally ten minutes later. Former Mallard Kyle Follmer assisted on Cheek’s goal, passing to the crease-front for the forward to backhand the puck into the netting behind C.J. Motte. Schaafsma’s marker was a beautiful play, a perfect passing drill from the right dot to the point and then down to the right edge of the blue-paint. Shawn Szydlowski occupied the right dot, while Jason Binkley had point.

The power-play units had their fun in the sun during the second period, both of the goals being scored while the other team was down a man. The Komets got their lead to three goals just over 12 minutes into the frame after a series of rebounds and redirections. A flurry of shots erupted infront of Motte and to his left, and within seconds a goal was scored. While some would blame him for that, I don’t see how he could have foreseen the bounces. Schaafsma was near the left dot while Kyle Thomas was infront of the crease. Thomas slipped on the ice to fall on his breezers, and then redirected a shot while sitting down. Motte had his back to Thomas as he was busy watching Schaafsma, and didn’t see the puck.

With 52.3 seconds left, Motte finally seemed to snap a little. He covered the puck to draw a whistle, and a Komet had a bit of a late poke at the puck. Motte got in his face, some Mallards swooped in, and the referees broke up the scrum before anything could result. But the fire that had been ignited wasn’t put out. With 15 seconds left before the second intermission, Grant Arnold ended Pat Nagle’s shut-out with help from Justin Kovacs and Sam Warning. Arnold was in the crease screening, and deflected Kovacs’ shot in from the right corner of the crease. The goal came just after a five-on-three power-play had changed to a one-man deficit for the Komets, Cheek being released from the box just seconds after Follmer had left during play.

One minute and 46 seconds into the final frame, the Mallards struck again to pull within one. Kevin Gibson offered a tape-to-tape pass to Chris Francis from the right blue-line, and Francis fired it into the twine as he swung across infront of the crease. Nolan LaPorte also earned an apple on that tally. The Mallards then played the next twelve minutes like they had played Friday’s game, a truly great contest of teams that made fans wonder if they could ever sit in a seat without being on the edge again. But alas, the Mallards only had six shots on goal in the third period, which doesn’t bode well for a victory. With 50 seconds left Motte came out of the crease to play the puck past the dots as he headed for the bench, the extra attacker coming out to help. An icing by the visitors whittled time off the clock, but brought the puck into their own zone. As the final horn sounded, Nagle caught Alex Petan’s last shot of the season; the Mallards were done.

It wasn’t an ending the Mallards wanted, but it was a better ending than could have been. The Komets now must wait to see the results of the Kalamazoo Wings and Toledo Walleye series. As of this writing, the Walleye lead the series 3-2 and Game Six two to nothing.

Thank you to all of you who have read my articles through this season, and I hope you'll stick around on the SinBin to read my fellow writers' great coverage of other teams while the Mallards prepare for next season. Over the summer you'll get to read my take on what the Mallards' roster should look like, as well as other Mallards news too. Until then, friends.

#qc mallards hockey #write up #22 april 2017 #sam warning #warning #grant arnold #arnold #kyle follmer #follmer #alex petan #petan #kevin gibson #gibson #chris francis #francis #cj motte #motte #nolan laporte #laporte

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qcmallardshockey · 7 years

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Fuel Continue as Spoiler

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Indy Fuel refuse to go quietly into the off-season, instead fighting hard for the last games of the season. The Quad City Mallards already know they’ll be facing the Fort Wayne Komets for the first round of the Kelly Cup play-offs, and the Komets have already locked in home-ice advantage, so the points are pointless at this point in the game. With the last two games of the regular season this weekend, – and against the Komets no less – the Mallards need one thing more than anything else: confidence. The Komets haven’t been an easy opponent for the Mallards this season, but they haven’t been impossible. This final weekend will perhaps help determine the momentum of the opening round.

The scoring started out early, Alex Wideman netting a goal just ten seconds after the opening face-off. Paul Zanette won the drop, passing it back to Jake Marchment. Marchment then passed along the left boards to Wideman, who slid the puck in past Adam Vay’s blocker. Almost 14 minutes later Chris Francis knotted the score with help from Michael Parks. Parks passed from left of the goal-line back to Francis in the slot, who one-timered it in over Jake Hildebrand’s glove.

Josh Shalla gave his team the lead back just under two minutes into the middle frame, when Kenny Ryan won the face-off to Vay’s right. Shalla then fired the puck in over Vay’s glove. Nick Bligh netted his first tally of the night two minutes later, Filip Rydstrom and Matt Rupert assisting. Rydstrom, at the edge of the left circle in the Mallards’ defensive zone, passed to Bligh at the right dot. Bligh then sent a rocket of a shot into the net, the puck having so much force it continued in-between Vay’s elbow and body to trickle into the twine.

Those same three Fuel players would combine for another goal minutes later, with only the assists switched around. Bligh passed to Rupert, who then passed back to Bligh between his legs as he stood at the right edge of the crease. Bligh backhanded the puck into the gaping net, Vay unable to go coast to coast fast enough to make the save. Justin Kovacs a minute later put his team back on track, closing the home team’s lead to 4-2. Nolan LaPorte in the high slot passed to Kovacs as the latter skated towards the right edge of the crease. Kovacs slipped the puck in behind Hildebrand to turn the red light on and begin the Mallards’ attempted comeback.

The third period was less action-packed, the next goal not coming until just three seconds over the halfway mark of the final frame. A few seconds after Donnie Harris exited the penalty box for cross-checking, he received the puck from Mike Wilson just past the blue-line as they skated up the ice. Harris’ shot from the left dot completed the comeback bid, as three minutes later Bligh scored a hat-trick. Austin Hervey and Shalla assisted, Shalla passing from just before the center line along the right boards to Hervey. Hervey was at the blue-line, and then skated up to the dot before passing to Bligh at the left corner of the crease.

With just five seconds left in the game, Marchment sealed the deal with his unassisted empty net goal. The puck just barely managed to cross the line, Marchment shooting from the left corner at just the right angle to sink the puck.

The Mallards return home to face the Komets on Friday for the last regular season home game before traveling to Fort Wayne for the rest of the home-and-home series the following night. As always, puck-drop is schedule for 7 CST for Friday’stilt. The Mallards’ first play-off game is the following Friday – Good Friday – in Fort Wayne.

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qcmallardshockey · 7 years

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Mallards Say Adios to Alaska

MOLINE, IL – The Quad City Mallards have seen the last of the Alaska Aces for the foreseeable future, their last match-up occurring on Saturday. The game started out the same as Friday’s, but the result was far better for Mallards fans. After this contest, the first round opponents for the Central Division are set: the Toledo Walleye will face the Kalamazoo Wings, while the Fort Wayne Komets and Mallards will face each other in a continuation of their long rivalry.

Alaska started things off early, Marc-Olivier Roy netting the first goal of the game at just three minutes and 26 seconds. The lone assist on Roy’s goal came from Danny Moynihan’s stick. Moynihan passed from Gretzky’s office to Roy as he stood just outside the blue-paint in front of Adam Vay. Fourteen minutes later, Justin Kovacs scored with help from Alex Petan and Mike Wilson. Kovacs was in the process of crashing the net when Petan passed to him after getting the puck from Wilson, and Kovacs slide the puck in to even the score.

The Mallards apparently didn’t watch enough of The Red Green Show as children (do they show that everywhere on PBS, or just on Iowa Public Television/CBC?), because their sticks were almost never on the ice for much of the game. They’d have a fantastic chance for a goal, someone would send them a puck, and *whoosh* away went the puck under the stick back towards Vay. Vay was an instrumental part in the victory, as the Aces outshot the hometeam 41-27. The Mallards had only nine shots on goal per period, with the visitors amounting 15 in the first period. The Aces also seemed to be much more physical, with more pressure, throughout the game. The Mallards almost appeared tentative at some points with their checks, not finishing the hit.

A little under five minutes into the second period the Mallards believed they had scored, the arena going so far as playing the horn and goal song. Alas, the goal was waved off for goaltender interference. It appeared that Kevin Gibson was tripped as he was in the middle of passing to Adam Gilmour. Gilmour slid the puck in to Kevin Carr’s right as Gibson also slid into the net. Carr protested the tally, winning that argument after the officials conferred.

The Mallards definitely scored at six minutes and 39 seconds of the final frame, when Michael Parks got the deflected pass from the screening Jack Nevins. Guillaume Gelinas was in the high slot to pass the puck to Nevins just seconds after the Mallards’ second power-play of the night. Two minutes later, Parks intercepted a clearing attempt to shoot the puck to Nolan LaPorte. LaPorte then passed to Chris Francis in the right dot for the game-winning goal.

Kyle Novak earned his first professional point in his third game, dropping the puck back to Kovacs to Carr’s left just past the blue-line. Kovacs rifled the shot in, giving the Mallards a four to one lead. Sixty-six seconds later, a screening Garet Hunt redirected a shot by Tim Campbell. Brad Navin also assisted on Hunt’s goal.

The Mallards travel to Indianapolis on Tuesday for their last meeting with the Fuel this season. The puck is set to drop at 6 PM CST. Whether or not C.J. Motte, who signed a PTO with the Iowa Wild on Thursday, will have returned by then is unknown. Motte was signed after Alex Stalock of Iowa was called up by Minnesota the day before to give Devan Dubnyk a break.

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qcmallardshockey · 7 years

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Night of Unfortunate Events

MOLINE, IL – Nothing went quite according to plan at the iWireless Center on Friday night. The Kelly Cup was supposed to make an appearance, but everything except the Cup showed up Friday afternoon. Blame it on the lack of an actual handler or the method it was shipped, #WeWantKelly took on an entirely different meaning. The Reed brothers played back-up for both teams, Jake Reed for the Mallards and Brad Reed for the Alaska Aces. The result on the ice, or in the standings, was less than expected either.

The Mallards’ power-play unit looked improved from previous games, but they were still unable to put anything in the twine. On the first power-play for the Mallards on the night they had a lot of good chances, but Kevin Carr was too strong in net. Carr would continue to be strong all night.

The Aces got on the board a little before halfway through the first period, Peter Sivak sending it past Adam Vay. Tyler Shattock and Matthew Geurts were credited with the assists on Sivak’s tally. The puck slipped through in-between Vay’s elbow and body, which is a goal a tender wishes they could take back more than any other. Danny Moynihan added to the Aces’ lead seven minutes later with help from Yan-Pavel Laplante and Marc-Olivier Roy. Laplante passed to Moynihan, who rocketed it top shelf. Vay’s left arm was too slow to make the save, reacting after the puck was already past him.

The Mallards’ piggy bank was apparently empty, as they were unable to buy a goal through almost two periods of play. Carr made amazing save after amazing save, the posts helping him out with each turn. Carr made a save with his big toe once, while Mike Wilson was unable to put the puck in a gaping net after a wrap-around attempt. The visitors shot to a three-nothing lead at the four minutes and 53 seconds mark when Mackenze Stewart fired a slapper from the blue-line after receiving the pass from Shattock and Sivak.

It wasn’t until there was only one minute and 34 seconds remaining in the second period that the Mallards were able to end Carr’s shut-out, Michael Parks netting the goal. Nolan LaPorte passed to Parks, who passed to Chris Francis. Francis passed it back to Parks, who sent it in from the right side. The comeback took a halt at two minutes and 30 seconds of the third when Brad Navin scored with help from Ben Lake. Two minutes later Adam Gilmour scored unassisted from the blue-line, rocketing the puck through traffic after a clearing attempt.

The final Mallards goal came at seven minutes and 29 seconds, Jack Nevins scoring his tenth goal of the season. Justin Kovacs and Andrew Panzarella assisted on the goal. With three minutes and 18 seconds left in the game Sam Warning was whistled for goaltender interference on a call that drove fans insane. It appeared to many that Warning was forced into colliding with Carr infront of the net, and going on the penalty-kill ground the Mallards’ comeback to a standstill.

Chris Leibinger made his pro-debut with the Mallards, donning number 6 for the team.

With the loss, the Mallards can go no higher than the third seed in the Central Division, and will not have home-ice advantage when they take on presumably the Fort Wayne Komets in the first round of the play-offs. The Mallards and Aces will face-off for a final time on Saturday, with puck-drop set for 7:05 CST.

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qcmallardshockey · 7 years

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Broken Mavericks Harnessed by Mallards

MOLINE, IL – The Quad City Mallards and Missouri Mavericks faced off again on Saturday for the second night in a row. The Mallards had a lot to fight for, needing only three points to clinch a play-off berth. While they couldn’t get all three against the Mavericks on Saturday, getting two would have been crucial before traveling to Indy for a Sunday matinee. The home team came out looking like they were in play-off mode, dominating the game for a full 60 minutes.

The scoring opened with a Warning shot- a Sam Warning shot, that is. After receiving the puck from Josh MacDonald and Chase Lang, Warning went a full 360 around the back of the net from the right dot before scoring. This goal came after the Mallards killed 95 seconds of five-on-three a few minutes earlier after both Jack Nevins and Mike Wilson had entered the sin bin. Nevins had attempted to fight a Maverick, but the visitor decided not to after Nevins had already dropped his gloves. The penalty kill unit for the Mallards was solid on Saturday, though there were a few times that fans began to worry.

The Mallards wasted 50 seconds of power-play time with about five minutes left in the first period after Jared VanWormer was whistled for slashing. After Adam Vay went to the bench to give his team the extra attacker, the Mallards then spent the next 50 seconds in their own zone passing the puck around and occasionally passing it very close to their empty net. A Maverick finally touched it, allowing the Mallards goaltender to return to his crease and for VanWormer to take a seat. A minute later it appeared that Nolan LaPorte had scored, but the referee waved it off after losing sight of the puck. The announcement explaining the goal being waved off stated that Josh Robinson had control of the puck before LaPorte batted it in, causing fans to boo the officiating. The Mallards continued to dominate the rest o the period, however, Lang scoring roughly two minutes later with help from Warning and Kevin Gibson. Warning carried the puck to the left goal-line before traveling back to the left dot to pass it. Lang was doing an excellent job screening Robinson and batted the puck in high from the right post.

The Mallards almost had a five-on-three power-play midway through the middle frame, but a Wilson interference call decreased it to only a four-on-three power-play. This didn’t stop the Mallards, as Justin Kovacs rifled the puck in from the left dot. Alexander Kuqali and Guillaume Gelinas made their ways onto the score sheet with the assists on that tally. Kovacs was along the half-boards at the blue line infront of the Mallards’ bench when he passed to Gelinas in the low slot. Gelinas returned to the line-up after missing the past two home games – Wednesday’s against the Kalamazoo Wings and Friday’s Mavericks match-up. No more penalties would be called through the game. Nine minutes later Gelinas added to the Mallards’ lead to make it four to nothing, Kovacs and Nevins assisting.

The beginning of the third period showed that Vay was in the zone, making stupendous saves the Mavericks began to throw shots on net. While the Mallards hadn’t let up the intensity, when a goalie is riding 40 minutes of no red lights behind him any shot on goal is a heart-stopper. Robinson also made some great saves during the night – the two goalies both had 32 saves – but it wasn’t enough to get the victory. Andrew Panzarella sealed the deal for the Mallards at the nine minutes and one second mark of the final frame, scoring unassisted after the puck skimmed Robinson’s right shoulder and went into the net.

Vay earned his third career shut-out, and I say he deserves Sunday off when his team travels to Indianapolis to face the Fuel. If the Mallards either win in any fashion or lose in extra hockey, they will have clinched a play-off berth. Puck drop is set for 2 o’clock CST.

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qcmallardshockey · 7 years

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Fight for third place in Central is a close one

MOLINE, IL – The race for the play-offs is a tight one, and the Quad City Mallards and Kalamazoo Wings are proving that true yet again this season. The two teams are vying for the third spot in the Central Division, the Fort Wayne Komets nine points ahead of the Mallards in second place. Only two points separate the third place Mallards from the fourth place Wings after Wednesday evening’s match up between the two teams.

It took almost half a period for any action to begin on Wednesday, though there were plenty of stoppages due to icings during that time. In fact, there were five icings by the first entry to the game summary – a fight. Andrew Panzarella and Ben Wilson dropped the gloves at nine minutes and one second after some words were exchanged between the two. It was a quick fight, only a couple punches being thrown before the combatants lost their balance and fell to the ice. A minute and 52 seconds later, Michael Parks put the Mallards on the board with help from Chris Francis and Nolan LaPorte. Parks passed the puck to LaPorte along the half boards before skating towards the net. LaPorte passed it to Francis along the opposite wall, who passed to Parks, who scored the opening goal.

Just under 13 minutes into the second period, Josh Pitt tied the game with help from Blake Kessel. The goal came while the Mallards were making a slow line change, most of the home team coming off the ice while their replacements trickled off the bench. Forty seconds later the visitors earned their first lead of the night when Stefan Fournier slid the puck between the legs of C.J. Motte while the goalie was doing the splits. Fournier’s first goal of the season was assisted by Brian Hart.

The Mallards didn’t let the K-Wings hold the lead for long, Brady Brassart tying the game 90 seconds later. Josh MacDonald passed to Brassart from the blue line, Brassart streaking in towards the net. He then shot from near the goal line, the puck either bouncing off a Wings’ stick or Nick Riopel’s elbow to deflect into the net. LaPorte put the Mallards back ontop one minute and 34 seconds into the final frame. Mike Wilson earned the only apple on that tally after passing to the boards infront of the penalty boxes. LaPorte grabbed the puck at the blue line after it bounced off the boards, streaking in to score from the low slot.

The lone successful man-advantage began at 12 minutes and 22 seconds after Brassart was accused of embellishment. While I’ll make no claims against that call, he was very definitely slashed across the hands while carrying the puck towards Gretzky’s office behind Motte. Twenty-four seconds later Peter Schneider knotted the game back up at three with help from Cameron Darcy and Tyler Biggs.

Both teams earned a point, as 60 minutes couldn’t decide the game. Not much more time was needed, however, as Kyle Bushee scored just 20 seconds into extra hockey. Justin Taylor and Tanner Sorenson, being the other two Kalamazoo Wings players on the ice, earned the assists.

The Mallards take on the Missouri Mavericks in Moline on St Patrick’s Day. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05 CST. Bring some caffeine pills, as after the game the Mallards will be auctioning off their specialty Chicago Cubs themed sweaters that will be worn that night. The auction was originally scheduled for their Saturday night match-up, but was recently moved to St Patrick’s Day.

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Weekend Split in Wheeling

WHEELING, WV – The Quad City Mallards and Wheeling Nailers faced off again on Saturday to finish out their two games in two days series in Wheeling, the Mallards hoping to reduce their magic number to 10. With the Tulsa Oilers idle, the Mallards stood to gain a lot of ground in the standings. A natural hat-trick was scored within 57 seconds in the second period, making the hats rain and some fans question a victory.

At six minutes and 12 seconds of the first period, Justin Kovacs dropped the puck to Josh MacDonald at center ice before being checked by three Nailers. MacDonald skated down through the middle and backhanded the puck to Grant Arnold, who shot from the right dot and found twine over Doug Carr’s glove. Then with 55 seconds remaining in the period, Cody Wydo knotted the game after redirecting Nick Sorkin’s shot. Wydo was in the center between the two dots when Sorkin shot from the top of the left circle; Gage Quinney earned an assist on that tally as well. The Nailers had 43 seconds remaining on the power-play when they scored, as Guillaume Gelinas had gone to the box for tripping at the 17 minutes and 48 seconds mark.

Six seconds after Sam Warning exited the box from a goaltender interference call, Johnny Daniels scored his first of the night to give the hometeam their first lead of the series. Tyler Currier, from the top of the left dot, took a shot on Adam Vay. Daniels was screening in front and redirected the puck into the twine behind his back. Garrett Meurs was also credited with an assist on Daniels’ first goal. Thirty-six seconds later Daniels scored again, this time from Wydo and Sorkin. From just past the goal line on Vay’s left, Daniels passed to Wydo. Wydo immediately gave it back to Daniels, who shot it over Vay’s glove for the three-to-one lead. The Mallards took their time-out then, allowing both lines on the ice to catch their breaths and stay on for the next face-off and shift. Daniels then scored his final goal of the night 21 seconds later, Wydo and Michael Webster with the apples. The public address announcer had just finished announcing Daniels’ second goal when Wydo served a cross ice pass from the left circle to the right circle to the streaking Daniels. The Nailers fans probably considered it a favor for the hat-trick to be scored on Saturday, as a select number of fans received a camouflage hat for Duck Dynasty Night and Country Weekend. This was not the fastest hat-trick in ECHL history, however; that honor belongs to Darren Schwartz of the Wheeling Thunderbirds on December 20, 1992. Schwartz scored three goals in 30 seconds that night against the Roanoke Valley Rampage; the final score that night was 11-3.

Warning then cut the Nailers’ lead by one 97 seconds later, Kovacs and Andrew Panzarella assisting. Panzarella intercepted the puck along the half-boards near center ice, dumping it into the right trapezoid where Kovacs picked it up. Kovacs passed it back to Warning, who gave it to Kovacs behind the net, who then gave it back to Warning again, who scored.Chris Francis then put the Mallards within one marker when he scored at the 17 minutes and five seconds mark of the middle frame. Michael Parks and Nolan LaPorte picked up the helpers on that tally, after LaPorte tried passing to Parks from just before the Mallards’ blue line. Parks immediately passed it behind his back to Francis as the Mallards’ captain came up the ice. Francis shot from the left dot to find twine and give Mallards fans hope of a come-back.

Currier then added to Wheeling’s lead at the 13 minutes and 54 seconds mark of the final frame, Jordan Kwas and Brett Stern assisting. Currier scored from the low slot after picking up Kwas’ rebound. Kovacs tried continuing a Mallards come-back with a minute and 48 seconds left in the game, but it was for naught. Mike Wilson and Francis earned the assists on Kovacs’ goal, as Wilson was originally credited with the goal from the high slot after taking the pass from Francis. After review, the officials deemed that Kovacs had redirected the puck into the net. Currier scored his second of the night with 21 seconds left on the clock, Kevin Schulze and Christian Hilbrich assisting on the empty net tally.

The Mallards face the Kalamazoo Wings on March 15. The opening face-off is set for 6:30, as it is a Wednesday game. The Wings currently sit only three points behind QC after losing 6-1 against the Toledo Walleye on Saturday. The Fort Wayne Komets are 10 points ahead of the Mallards after their 3-2 shoot-out win against their in-state rivals the Indy Fuel on the same night.

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