The Mallards are playing in the CHL semi-finals for the first time in franchise history. It's the first time since 2003 that the Mallards have advanced in the playoffs. Quad City is tied with Allen in the best of 7 series 1 game apiece. The series shifts back to Quad City for game 3,4,5.
Sports writters Steve Tappa, Dispatch and Argus, and Bobby Metcalf, QC Times, breakdown the rest of the series between the CHL defending champs and the Mallards.