Wednesday, March 9 – 6:15pm CST
Ford Center – Evansville, IN
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PREVIOUS MEETINGS
This Season – Fourth of seven meetings.
- 12/6 – Mallards won 6-5, OT (in Evansville)
- 12/30 – IceMen won 3-2 (in Moline)
- 12/31 – Mallards won 6-4 (in Evansville)
- 1/16 – Mallards won 2-1 (in Evansville)
Last Season – Evansville: 0-1-0, Quad City: 1-0-0
All-Time – Evansville: 8-7-1, Quad City: 8-8-0
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THIS WEEK
Wed. 3/9 – Quad City at Evansville (6:15pm) – Ford Center
                        College Night
Fri.3/11 – Evansville at Indy (7:15pm) – Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Sat. 3/12 – Indy at Evansville (7:15pm) – Ford Center
                        Baby Races
Sun. 3/13 – Quad City at Evansville (5:15pm) – Ford Center
                        Subway Family Night
MARCH HOME
The Evansville IceMen wrap up a season-long six-game home stand Wednesday against the Quad City Mallards at 6:15pm after earning seven of a possible ten points the last two weekends. The IceMen started the month of March with convincing 6-2 wins on back-to-back nights against the Tulsa Oilers Friday and Saturday at the Ford Center, before falling to the Wichita Thunder 4-2 on Sunday. Three of Evansville’s games this week are home contests against teams ahead of the IceMen in the playoff race—Quad City and Indy.
HEATING UP THE ICE
Evansville’s top two lines scorched the net this past weekend, combining for 12 goals in three games. The line of Daultan Leveille (2g, 2a), Nathan Moon (2g, 3a) and Ryan Penny (2g, 2a) combined for six goals, seven assists and a plus-11 rating. Meanwhile, the line of Jordan Sims (1g, 5a), Mike Duco (3g, 2a) and Tyson Fawcett (2g, 2a) recorded six goals, nine assists and plus-8 rating in three games.
PLAYOFF PUSH
The IceMen start the week nine points out of the eighth spot in the playoffs with 16 games left in the regular season. Evansville (52 points) trails eighth place Tulsa (61), ninth place Quad City (58) and tenth place Indy (56), but faces the Oilers once, Fuel twice and Mallards three more times down the stretch. The IceMen have one game in hand on Tulsa and three in hand on Indy.
SPOILED DUCK
The Quad City Mallards return to the Ford Center for the fourth time this season after winning 6-5 in overtime December 6, 6-4 on New Year’s Eve, and 2-1 January 16 against the IceMen. The Mallards are 4-0 in Evansville since joining the ECHL last season. The IceMen last beat Quad City at home on March 23, 2012, when the two teams were in the Central Hockey League. Evansville last beat the Mallards 3-2 on December 30 in Moline, IL, and the teams meet once more in the Quad Cities on March 25 after the two meetings this week in Evansville.
COLLEGE NIGHT w/ iPAD GIVEAWAY
Wednesday is College Night at the Ford Center, and is a perfect night out for college students who stayed in town for Spring Break. Students can show their college I.D. at the Ford Center Ticket Office for discounted tickets, and one lucky fan will receive a free iPad, courtesy of Computers Plus. All fans who donated a book at one of the games last weekend during Evansville’s Book Drive benefitting Hangers, can show their IceMen bookmark at the Ford Center Ticket Office for $6 tickets anywhere in the building. The IceMen and Mallards are scheduled to face-off at 6:15pm.
FAITH SUNDAYS
Bring any pamphlet or program from your faith service to the Ford Center Ticket Office and receive a $5 discount on tickets anywhere in the building for Sunday home games! There are two remaining Sunday home games: March 13 and 20. All Sunday games are scheduled for 5:15pm.
POSTGAME SKATE – MARCH 20
IceMen Season Ticket Holders and Blizzard Buddies are welcome to participate in a postgame skate Sunday, March 20 after the IceMen take on the Cincinnati Cyclones at 5:15pm at the Ford Center. Fans are encouraged to bring their own skates if they have them, as a limited number of skates will be provided.
DOMINO’S 4-GAME HAT PACK
Choose any four IceMen home games and get a FREE limited edition IceMen hat and a large 1-topping Domino’s pizza, starting at only $17 per ticket. Call the IceMen front office at 812-421-GOAL (4625) for details.
