This article is about the original Mallards franchise. For the team that ran from 2009 to 2018, see
Quad City Mallards .
Ice hockey team in Moline, Illinois
TheQuad City Mallards were aminor professionalice hockey team in theUnited Hockey League . The Mallards played their home games atThe MARK of the Quad Cities inMoline, Illinois . They won theColonial Cup playoff championship in 1997, 1998, and 2001, as well as theTarry Cup regular season championship in 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2002. The Mallards won 50 or more games in six consecutive seasons, from1996–97 to2001–02 , a professional hockey record.[ 1] Flint Generals ,Muskegon Fury , andRockford IceHogs .
In response to theCalgary Flames 's decision to relocate theirAmerican Hockey League affiliate fromOmaha, Nebraska , to Moline before the start of the 2007–08 season, the Mallards announced that they would cease operations. The franchise that replaced them, theQuad City Flames , lasted two seasons before that team moved toAbbotsford, British Columbia , in 2009.[ 2] brought the Mallards back to the Quad Cities in the International Hockey League in 2009.[ 3]
Season-by-season results [ edit ] Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA PIM Playoffs Colonial Hockey League 1995–96 74 30 39 5 65 269 311 2372 Lost in first round 1996–97 74 51 20 3 105 384 245 1846 Won Championship United Hockey League 1997–98 74 55 18 1 111 360 257 2204 Won Championship 1998–99 74 50 19 5 105 364 253 2514 Lost in finals 1999–00 74 53 16 5 111 341 216 2018 Lost in finals 2000–01 74 55 12 7 117 369 264 2373 Won Championship 2001–02 74 57 15 2 116 296 175 1810 Lost in second round 2002–03 76 41 25 10 92 281 240 1738 Lost in finals 2003–04 76 50 20 6 106 287 220 1653 Lost in first round 2004–05 80 39 30 11 89 226 228 1990 Lost in first round 2005–06 76 41 27 8 90 224 213 1452 Lost in first round 2006–07 76 37 28 11 85 269 264 1932 Lost in first round Total 902 559 269 74 1192 3670 2886 23902
Season results were compiled from hockeydb.com[1] . #22 - Mark McFarlane #77 - Kerry Toporowski #55 - Steve Gibson #18 - Glenn Stewart #16 - Hugo Proulx[ 4] #31 - Nate Berglund ^ Cooper, Craig (March 18, 2002)."Mallards Extend Streak of Excellence" .Quad-City Times the original on October 16, 2008. RetrievedOctober 16, 2008 . ^ Cerna, Alfonso; Hipskind, Jenny (March 3, 2022)."WQAD Throwback: Quad City Mallards make home debut in 1995" .WQAD-TV . RetrievedSeptember 30, 2022 . ^ "Quad City Mallards return to International Hockey League" .The Flint Journal . RetrievedJune 30, 2009 .^ McDonough, Shane (April 1, 2005)."McFarlane's No. 22 retired by Mallards" .The Dispatch-Argus
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