Mallards Welcome Back Levesque
MOLINE, Ill. (September 12, 2012) – The Quad City Mallards of the “AA” Central Hockey League today announced they have signed forward
Patrik Levesque. Per club policy, no contract terms were announced.
Levesque, 28, returns for a second stint with the Mallards. The Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, native led Quad City in goals and points in 2009-10 and also played for the Mallards at the start of the 2010-11 campaign. Levesque last season played three games with the Tulsa Oilers, for whom he scored twice and totaled five points before being sidelined by injury.
“Patrik’s a proven, productive player in this league and someone who obviously had success playing for the Mallards the first time around,” said Mallards coach and general manager Terry Ruskowski. “With the production and also the spark he can provide, he’s a very good addition to our lineup this season.”
In his first season with the Mallards, the 6’ 2”, 200-pound Levesque not only led the team with 30 goals but also ranked fifth in the International Hockey League in goal scoring. Likewise, his 67 points not only topped the Mallards but also were also good for ninth in the IHL. Levesque also piled up 140 penalty minutes while playing in each of Quad City’s 76 games in 2009-10. Levesque played the first ten games of the 2010-11 campaign with the Mallards before being traded to the Mississippi River Kings. He finished that season with 17 goals and 36 points in 59 games.
“I’m really excited to be coming back to the Mallards,” said Levesque. “I had some of the best times of my career in the Quad Cities and I got to do it in front of the best fans I’ve ever played for, so I can’t wait to get back on the ice.”
Now approaching his tenth season, Levesque has totaled 88 goals and 147 assists for 235 points in 349 career games with 15 teams, including six- Corpus Christi, Amarillo, Lubbock, Tulsa, Mississippi and Quad City- in the CHL. Levesque played three seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League- for Sherbrooke and Drummondville- before beginning his pro odyssey.