MOLINE, Ill. (January 20, 2015) - Quad City Mallards forward Mario Lamoureux has been signed to a professional tryout agreement by the American Hockey League's Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the Mallards announced today.
Lamoureux, 26, is tied for fourth in the ECHL in assists (25) and tied for eighth in points (39). Lamoureux, who has played 34 games since joining the Mallards in a trade with the Ontario Reign just after the start of the season, ranks second on the team in goals (14) and plus/minus rating (+7). The 5' 9", 185-pound Grand Forks, North Dakota, native leads the Mallards in power play points (11) and last Friday against the Rapid City Rush scored Quad City's first shorthanded goal of the season.
Lamoureux has entered the ECHL's All-Star break on a four-game point scoring streak (3-4-7) and has recorded 13 points (seven goals and six assists) in his last ten games. Lamoureux has notched two or more points in a game 13 times this season including in each of his last two outings and in three of his last four games.
Lamoureux returns to the AHL with the Sound Tigers after picking up an assist in three American League games with the Oklahoma City Barons last season. Lamoureux's is the ninth AHL call-up for a Mallard this season. Defenseman Nicholas Rioux returned to the Mallards from the AHL's Iowa Wild yesterday.
Lamoureux scored 20 goals and totaled 40 points in 46 games with Ontario last season. He also played four games in Austria with Villacher SV, for whom he produced one goal and one assist.
Lamoureux was named to the 2012-13 ECHL All-Rookie Team after scoring 25 times and notching 65 points in 71 games for the Reign. He broke into the professional ranks at the tail end of the 2011-12 season when he skated in two games with the Gwinnett Gladiators.
Lamoureux played college hockey in his home town for perennial power North Dakota. UND qualified for the NCAA tournament each of Lamoureux's four seasons and in 2011 reached the Frozen Four. He also helped North Dakota to three consecutive Western Collegiate Hockey Association tournament titles and a pair of conference regular season crowns. Lamoureux scored 17 goals and produced 46 points in 157 career collegiate games.
