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The Quad City Mallards are an ice hockey team that began play in 1995. They are currently owned by a local ownership group based in the Quad Cities. They are a member of the United Hockey League. The Mallards play their home games at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois. The team colors are forest green and burgundy. They have won the Colonial Cup (hockey) in 1997, 1998 and 2001. They have won the Tarry Cup in 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2002.
[edit] Current Roster
As of January 4, 2007.
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Goaltenders
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| # |
|
Player |
Date of birth |
Place of birth |
| 41 |
 |
Zach Sikich |
October 21, 1980 |
Eveleth, Minnesota, USA |
| 83 |
 |
Jason Tapp |
April 3, 1978 |
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
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Defensemen
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| # |
|
Player |
Date of birth |
Place of birth |
| 2 |
 |
Andrei Lupandin |
February 15, 1978 |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| 4 |
|
Brent Currie |
April 20, 1978 |
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada |
| 5 |
|
Jami Yoder |
September 15, 1977 |
Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 20 |
 |
Sergei Durdin |
January 1, 1980 |
Riga, Latvia |
| 24 |
|
Nick Harloff |
May 11, 1984 |
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| 27 |
|
Mathieu Wathier |
July 28, 1983 |
Les Coteaux, Quebec, Canada |
| 44 |
|
Bryce Charpentier |
March 29, 1982 |
Temecula, California, USA |
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Forwards
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| # |
|
Player |
Position |
Date of birth |
Place of birth |
| 7 |
|
Matt Radoslovich |
F |
April 16, 1983 |
Wanaque, New Jersey, USA |
| 8 |
|
Brett Pilkington |
F |
January 6, 1984 |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| 9 |
|
Travis Granbois |
F |
October 9, 1985 |
Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada |
| 10 |
|
Drew Otten |
F |
June 27, 1978 |
Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA |
| 11 |
|
Jeff Petruic |
RW |
May 19, 1974 |
Avonlea, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| 12 |
|
Patrick Nadeau |
RW |
August 27, 1972 |
Vanier, Quebec, Canada |
| 13 |
|
Don Parsons |
F |
January 17, 1969 |
Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| 14 |
|
Sean Starke |
F |
January 28, 1980 |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 17 |
|
Blake Stewart |
F |
October 25, 1983 |
Roselle, Illinois, USA |
| 18 |
|
Justin Chwedoruk |
F |
July 14, 1984 |
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada |
| 19 |
|
Chad Woollard |
F |
September 18, 1979 |
Durham, Ontario, Canada |
| 25 |
|
Luke Stauffacher |
F |
December 17, 1980 |
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA |
[edit] Records
- A crowd of 10,145 was on hand for game 7 of the UHL Finals at The Mark of the Quad Cities on May 14th, 1998. This was a record for a single UHL game. The record has since been broken by the Fort Wayne Komets.
- The Mallards are the only professional hockey team to win 50 or more games in 6 consecutive seasons. The old record was 4 consecutive seasons, held by the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens.1
- The Mallards won a UHL-record 57 games in the 2001-2002 regular season.
[edit] Milestones
- October 13th, 1995 - The Mallards played their first road game.
- October 25th, 1995 - The Mallards played their first home game.
- March 21st, 2001 - The Mallards won their 50th game of the season, making it a record 5 straight seasons with 50 or more wins.2
- March 17th, 2002 - The Mallards won their 50th game of the season, making it a record 6 straight seasons with 50 or more wins.2
- January 20th, 2006 - The Mallards recorded their 500th franchise victory with a 5-1 victory over the Flint Generals. Incidentally, both teams came into the game with 499 franchise victories.3
- January 28th, 2006 - The Mallards drew their 3 millionth fan in franchise history.4
- March 24th, 2007 - Don Parsons scored his 623rd career goal versus the Flint Generals, becoming the all-time leader for American-born professional players.
[edit] Rivalries
Historically, the Mallards have enjoyed heated and spirited rivalries with competitors from Michigan, the Flint Generals and Muskegon Fury. A new rivalry developed in the late 1990s, when the Thunder Bay, Ontario franchise moved to Rockford, Illinois and became the Rockford IceHogs.
[edit] Retired Numbers
- 22 - Mark McFarlane
- 77 - Kerry Toporowski
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