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In 2018, the Quad City Mallards' owner Jordan Melville stated he was folding the team after losing about US$4 million since he became the sole owner in 2013. [2] On May 24, 2018, local ownership consisting of Ryan Mosley and John Dawson [3] obtained a franchise in the Southern Professional Hockey League to replace the Mallards at the TaxSlayer Center for the 2018–19 season by purchasing the ...
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The Rivermen are one of the few teams in the SPHL outside the southern United States, along with the Bloomington Thunder (2013–14 season only), the Evansville Thunderbolts (since the 2016–17 season), and the Quad City Storm (since the 2018–19 season).
Owner Jordan Melville stated he was folding the team due to losing the passion for operating the team and losing about US$4 million since he became the sole owner in 2013. [3] A new ownership group obtained a team in the Southern Professional Hockey League called the Quad City Storm to replace the Mallards at the TaxSlayer Center for the 2018 ...
The team announced it would be dormant for the 2021 season due to the arena capacity restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but returned to play in 2022. The Steamwheelers are named after the Quad Cities' previous team of the same name , which played in all ten of the AF2 's seasons ( 2000 – 2009 ) and won the first two ArenaCups .
The longest affiliation in team history was the 25-year relationship with the Midwest League's Quad City Angels/Quad Cities River Bandits from 1963 to 1978 and 1985 to 1992. Their newest affiliate is the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Northwest League , which became the Angels' High-A club in 2021.
This changed in 1992, when the team created its own nickname in a "name the team' contest. The contest winning name was: "Quad City River Bandits" and from 1992 through the 2003 the team kept this name. On October 20, 2003, the team was renamed the "Swing of the Quad Cities"; after another "name the team" contest was held.
The team finished 2–14, last in the National Conference Midwest Division. They only averaged 2,957 fans a game. [2] At the beginning of the 2004 season, the Blizzard replaced Jose Jefferson with former Green Bay Packers linebacker Brian Noble. Despite the team improving during the 2004 season, the Blizzard finished 6–10.