FORT WAYNE KOMETS PRESS RELEASE                    
Posted Monday, January 7, 2008

Komets week in review
Komets complete holiday stretch with 5-point IHL lead
Home unbeaten streak reaches 6
Fury visit Friday, IceHawks here Sunday

Fort Wayne, IN --- The Komets completed a very busy holiday stretch of 8 games in 10 nights taking 6 wins and 12 points building a 5-point cushion over second-place Flint after 12 weeks of the 2007-08 IHL campaign.   -IHL Standings-

During the past week the Komets won 4 of 5 games in 7 nights and improved to 21-8-3-1 after 33 games for 46 points and a league-high winning percentage of .697.

The Komets started the past week by saying goodbye to 2007 with a 4-1 home win New Year's Eve over Bloomington. It was Fort Wayne's 51st home New Year's Eve game (34-13-1-3). The win gave the Komets the distinction of becoming the first IHL team this season to reach 40 points.

Wednesday, Jan. 2 the Komets stopped the visiting Muskegon Fury 4-1. Winger Matt Reynolds netted his first hat trick of the season and added an assist for a 4-point evening.

Friday the Komets suffered a 4-1 setback at Muskegon snapping a 3-game win streak. Saturday the Komets returned home to win both games of a weekend home double-header against Kalamazoo. Saturday the Komets captured a 5-2 win and Sunday Fort Wayne doubled-up the Wings 4-2. Sunday's win marked the Komet's sixth straight home win for an IHL-best home record of 13-3-2-0.

Komets play 4 this week, Muskegon visits Friday, Port Huron here Sunday
The Komets will skate 4 games in 5 nights this week beginning at Bloomington Wednesday at 8:05pm (Fort Wayne time). It's the 8th of 16 meetings this season with the Komets leading the series 5-2-0-0.

Friday the Komets return home to host Muskegon at 8pm for the 8th meeting of the season. The Komets are 3-2-1-1 in 7 previous meetings.

Saturday the Komets are on the road at Kalamazoo for a 7:30pm faceoff at Wings Stadium. The Komets lead the series 6-1-1-0 after 8 of 15 meetings.

Sunday the Komets are back home to host the Port Huron IceHawks at 5pm. The Hawks have the most road wins in the IHL with a 12-7-0-0 record when away. Sunday's match will be the 9th of 15 meetings this season as the Komets currently lead the series 5-2-1-0.

All 4 Komet games this week will be broadcast on Fort Wayne radio and webcast free at www.komets.com  Comcast KometCast with Bob Chase calling the play-by-play. Wednesday's road game at Bloomington and Sunday's home tilt against Port Huron will air on WKJG/ESPN Radio AM 1380. Friday's home game against Muskegon and Saturday night's visit to Kalamazoo will air on WOWO Radio AM 1190.

Leading Komets.....Luciano Aquino (RW) 19 goals, 39 points, 6 power play goals.....Colin Chaulk (C) 25 assists.....Mathieu Curadeau (C) +18.....Mitch Woods (RW) 150 penalty minutes (IHL high).....netminder Kevin Reiter 12 wins (IHL high).....goaltender Nick Boucher 2.27 goals against average (IHL high), .919 spct. (IHL high).
-Komet teamstats-

Streaking Komets.....Komets riding an IHL season high 6-game home winning streak; Guy Dupuis (D) has a 7-game point streak (2 goals, 5 assists); P.C. Drouin (LW) has a 6-game point and assist scoring streak (1 goal, 10 assists); Goaltender Kevin Reiter has started 7 straight games (5-2-0-0); Goalie Nick Boucher, currently on I.R., will risk a 6-game winning streak when he returns to action.

Special K's: The Komet's were successful on 28 of 31 penalty kills (90.3%) in 5 games played last week and scored 6 power play goals on 29 chances (20.7%). The stingy Komet defense has an IHL best goals-against average of 2.73 per game. In addition, the Komet "D" has allowed a league-lowest average of 27.8 shots per game.

Milestones: Al Sims coached his 200th career regular season Fort Wayne win Wednesday, Jan. 2, 4-1 over the visiting Muskegon Fury....Konstantin Shafranov (LW) has scored 97 Fort Wayne career goals.....Kevin Bertram (D) has appeared in 299 pro games.....Sergei Durdin (D) has registered 99 pro North American points....Terry Marchant (C) has skated 99 career IHL games.

KOMETS PLANNER
Komet games this week
Wednesday, Jan. 9.....Komets at Bloomington PrairieThunder, 8:05pm (FW time), WKJG/ESPN Radio AM 1380
Friday, Jan 11.....Muskegon Fury at Komets, 8pm, WOWO Radio AM 1190
Saturday, Jan. 12.....Komets at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:30pm, WOWO Radio AM 1190
Sunday, Jan. 13.....Port Huron IceHawks at Komets, 5pm, WKJG/ESPN Radio AM 1380
All games broadcast on radio are available free online at www.komets.com Comcast KometCast.
-Komet Schedule-

Komet practice schedule
Tuesday, Jan. 8.....10am-noon at the Coliseum
Wednesday, Jan. 9.....10am-11am at McMillen Ice Arena
Thursday, Jan. 10.....11am-1pm at McMillen Ice Arena
Friday, Jan. 11.....10am-11am at the Coliseum
Tuesday, Jan. 15.....noon-2pm at McMillen Ice Arena

Skate with the Komets Sunday.....fans can enjoy another Wendy's Family Night Post-Game skate immediately following the Komets/IceHawks game this Sunday at 5pm. Don't forget your skates!

Got Tickets.....tickets for all 2007-08 Komet home games are on sale at the Coliseum Ticket Office and online at www.ticketmaster.com. The Komets offer discounts on group tickets sold at the Komet office at 1010 Memorial Way in Fort Wayne. For more information on season tickets and group ticket sales, visit the Komet office, call 260-483-0011 or visit the Komets online at www.komets.com.

Komets.com.....the official website of the Fort Wayne Komets is www.komets.com. In addition to featuring the free webcasting of live Komet game radio, Komets.com also provides fans and media with up-to-date team stats, news, interactive fan features and information. Fans can also follow all Komet games with real-time scoring via the IHL and Pointstreak by clicking the Scoreboard at Komets.com.