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Games: The Mallards open a season-long, five-game road trip in Colorado with contests tonight and Saturday at 8:05 p.m. at the Denver Coliseum. Radio: WFXN-AM 1230 & wfxn.net. Webcast: myqcmallards.com (pay-per-view CHL TV). Storyline: Fighting for the eighth and final playoff spot in the CHL, the Flock visits one of the Double-A circuit's toughest places to play for the first time. Denver's expansion Cutthroats (25-21-6, 56 points) are 16-9-2 at home so far during their first season. The Mallards (21-22-6, 48 points) are mired in ninth, three points behind Arizona with a month remaining in the season. QC beat Denver twice in the only previous meetings between the teams last month in Moline. QC won't return home until March 3. News: Former Mallard John Snowden earned the CHL's Player of the Week award for the second time this season earlier this week. The veteran just missed matching a CHL record with five goals in a 7-1 victory last week for the Fort Worth Brahmas. In all, Snowden had 7 goals and 3 assists during 3-1 week. Since joining the Texas team, Snowden has 21 goals and 15 assists in 26 games with the Brahmas. Snowden had 2 goals and 9 assists in 22 games prior to Christmas before being released by Rapid City. Notes: The Flock has dropped four of its last five decisions. ... The Mallards have scored only twice on their last 24 power-play chances. Foes are 1-for-their-last 20 against QC, though. ... QC's Matt Duffy played in his 200th pro game in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to Rapid City. ... QC scoring leader Mickey Lang is a goal away from matching CHL leader Ryan Menei of Tulsa. ... QC's Mike Hellyer leads all CHL rookies with 45 points. Around the league: Denver lost the CHL's leading goal-scorer this week when Triple-A AHL Lake Erie recalled A.J. Gale (31 goals). ... Denver re-signed hometown prospect Jeff Neitenbach to keep Gale's spot warm. ... Lake Erie made room for Gale by sending Gary Steffes back to Tulsa. ... Bloomington has released goaltender Dan Dunn to sign rookie backup Ross MacKinnon, who was part of a well-publicized goalie fight earlier this season in the SPHL. ... Out of the CHL for three months following his release earlier this season by Arizona, Mikael Bedard had five goals and two assists in three games last weekend for Denver. Next: QC pays a Tuesday visit to Rapid City, S.D. -- By Steve Tappa, stappa@qconline.com 
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Today is Sunday, May 19, the 139th day of 2013. There are 226 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The Rt. Rev. Harry I. Witherspoon, D.D. Bishop of Illinois, willpreach in Trinity (Episcopal) Church, in this city this evening.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon the Mississippi River flooded itsbanks at Rock Island, destroying the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber companyand damaging the Lumber Company and arsenal power plant. Total loss isestimated at $100.000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of South Rock Island township are circulating a petitionfavoring the annexation of that area to the city of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Mrs. Thomas Ackles, of Rock Island, has been elected president ofthe Playcrafters for the next season. She succeeds Warren Leonard.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Some 8,000 people filed through the gates of Rock Island Arsenal on Saturday to view a display of a part of the nation's armed strength. The occasion was theannual observance of Armed Forces Day.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Willis Kuschmann, of Moline, who already has won his laurels as oneof the most artistic men in the Quad-Cities area, has a new hobby. He is deeply involvedin miniature railroading. At the age of 88, when many other seniors are dozing in theirchairs or sitting before the television, Mr. Kuschmann is planning and working on hiscollection.
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