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Quad City Storm Forward Fries Named Player Of The Week

January 8th, 2020
Quad City Storm Forward Fries Named Player Of The Week

Storm forward Connor Fries has been named the SPHL’s Warrior ‘Player Of The Week.’  It is the first player of the week honor for a Storm player in franchise history.  Per the SPHL: “The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced that Connor Fries of the Quad City Storm was named the Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Week for December 30-January 5. Fries scored six goals, including his first professional hat trick, added two assists and was +7 as the Storm picked up five of a possible six points last week, going 2-0-1. The Centerville, MA native closed out 2019 with... Read More

QuadCities.com – Top 30 Stories Of 2019 (#10 – #1)

December 31st, 2019
QuadCities.com – Top 30 Stories Of 2019 (#10 – #1)

And here you have them, the TOP TEN stories of the year, 2019. There were obviously a lot of big stories this year, but, these are the ten that we picked to have the biggest impact and resonance. Why did we pick these stories? A couple of them involved incredible achievements by local groups of people, achievements that are rarely accomplished by groups on the local level. Some of those involved achievements by groups of kids, which make them even more impressive, and also leave the possibility for even greater resonance later on down the line as those children grow and mature and work towards... Read More

Stanley Cup Coming To Quad-Cities, Courtesy Of The Storm!

December 16th, 2019
Stanley Cup Coming To Quad-Cities, Courtesy Of The Storm!

The Stanley Cup is coming to the Quad-Cities! The Stanley Cup returns to the Quad Cities for the first time in four years as the Storm celebrate Radar’s 1st birthday Friday December 20th at 7:00 P.M.The TaxSlayer Center doors will open to the general public at 6:00 P.M. and the Stanley Cup will remain on display on the arena concourse until the start of the third period. Kids under 12 can get a ticket for $1 with the purchase of an adult ticket. Tickets for the game start at just $10. Access to the Cup is included with admission to the game and fans are encouraged to bring their own cameras... Read More

Three Lucky Locals Win Tickets To See The Quad City Storm!

October 24th, 2019
Three Lucky Locals Win Tickets To See The Quad City Storm!

They came, they saw, they answered the trivia question correctly, and they won tickets! Yup, THREE lucky locals each won a pair of tickets to see the opening night game of the Quad City Storm this Friday! QuadCities.com is, once again, a proud sponsor of the Quad City Storm! And during select times this season, we’re giving away THREE PAIRS OF TICKETS to see the Storm at the TaxSlayer Center in Moline to a trio of lucky folks. All you have to do is answer our hockey trivia question correctly and email your answer to Sean@QuadCities.com before 3 p.m. Thursday. We’ll pick the winners... Read More

Play Hockey Trivia, Win Tickets To See The Quad City Storm!

October 22nd, 2019
Play Hockey Trivia, Win Tickets To See The Quad City Storm!

How would you like to win a pair of tickets to see the opening night game of the Quad City Storm this Friday? It’s easy! And fun! QuadCities.com is, once again, a proud sponsor of the Quad City Storm! And we’re giving away THREE PAIRS OF TICKETS to opening night this Friday at the TaxSlayer Center in Moline to a trio of lucky folks. All you have to do is answer the following hockey trivia question correctly and email your answer to Sean@QuadCities.com before 3 p.m. Thursday. We’ll pick the winners and notify you that afternoon and announce the winners Friday! The question is:... Read More

Quad City Storm Announce Captains For The Coming Season

October 18th, 2019
Quad City Storm Announce Captains For The Coming Season

Tomorrow the Storm play the first game of the 2019-2020 season on the road versus the Peoria Rivermen at 7:15 P.M. Today, Storm Head Coach Dave Pszenyczny announced captains for the upcoming season: Captain:                              Dean Yakura Assistant (home)              John Schiavo Assistant (home)              Kristaps Nimanis Assistant (road)                Tommy Tsicos Assistant (road)                Junior Harris Yakura was acquired last season in a trade with the Peoria Rivermen and has played... Read More

Quad-Cities One Of The Top Sports Towns In The U.S.!

October 4th, 2019
Quad-Cities One Of The Top Sports Towns In The U.S.!

The Quad Cities ranks highest among all teams in the SPHL and 11th nationally as a premiere minor league sports market.  Per the SPHL: “In a recent article by Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal, four teams in the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) were recognized as one of the top 25 minor league markets in the United States. The highest on the list among SPHL teams are the Quad Cities (Moline-Rock Island, Ill./Davenport-Bettendorf, Iowa), who ranked 11th on the list…Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal has compiled its rankings of the top minor-league markets... Read More

Want To See The Storm Get Ready For The New Season?

October 4th, 2019
Want To See The Storm Get Ready For The New Season?

You can check out all your favorite players and future favorites from the Quad City Storm next week during Storm training camp! The Quad City Storm begin training camp October 9th.  The schedule for training camp is as follows: October 9th                        10:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. practice October 10th                      10:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. practice October 11th                      10:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. practice                6:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. Intrasquad Game October 12th                      10:00... Read More

Toporowski Headed Home As Assistant Coach Of Storm

September 10th, 2019
Toporowski Headed Home As Assistant Coach Of Storm

The Quad City Storm has added Jake Toporowski to its hockey staff as an assistant coach.  Toporowski is the first assistant coach in the history of the franchise. A native of Bettendorf, Iowa, Toporowski hails from a hockey family and most recently played with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League.   He will continue to work as an area scout for his former team. “Jake will be a huge asset to our program,” said Storm head coach Dave Pszenyczny. “An extra set of eyes with his experience is invaluable and it will be great to have another individual to assist in the responsibilities... Read More

Quad City Storm Promotional Schedule Storms In!

August 28th, 2019
Quad City Storm Promotional Schedule Storms In!

The Quad City Storm, the area’s hard-hitting and fun hockey team, has released their upcoming schedule of promotional nights in their second season! QuadCities.com is happy to once more be a media sponsor of the Storm and will be teaming up with the squad for various stories, videos, podcasts and other entertainment partnerships. The Storm offers 28 games packed full of family fun and heart-pumping action are highlighted by the Big 7 Games with the biggest and best entertainment and excitement.The promo schedule is as follows: 1. October 25th-Opening Night: Hockey is back and we want... Read More