--- The Komets announced Thursday that goaltender Kevin Reiter, skaters Matt
Reynolds, Brandon Warner, Dustin Hughes and defenseman John Pence have been
added to the pre-season roster.
Reiter, 25, will be starting his
4th pro year. The netminder completed 4 seasons at the University of
Alaska-Anchorage 2000-2004 before making his pro debut covering 2 seasons with
Missouri in the UHL 2004-05 and 2005-06. Last season Reiter started the year
appearing in 7 games with Phoenix in the ECHL before joining Laredo and taking
the CHL Southeast Division title with a career high 2.33 goals-against-average
in 25 games. In the post-season Reiter led the Bucks to the CHL finals.
Reynolds, 26, will be entering
his 3rd pro year after skating the last 2 seasons in the CHL. The left winger
appeared in 64 games with Fort Worth during his rookie season 2005-06 scoring 11
goals and 24 points while accumulating 127 penalty minutes. Last year Reynolds
registered 17 goals, 45 points and 78 penalty minutes in 56 games with Rio
Grande Valley. Prior to his pro debut, the Athens, Ontario native had a 5-year
stint with York University of Canadian Internuniversity Sport (CIS).
Warner, 24, is a Fort Wayne area
native. A versatile player, skating primarily defense but also forward, Warner
became only the second Indiana native to join the Michigan State Spartan
program, completing 4 seasons from 2003-04 thru 2006-07. Prior to MSU he spent 2
years (2001-2003) playing juniors with the Pittsburgh Forge of the North
American Hockey League (NAHL) winning the Junior "A" national Championship in
2003. Warner is a graduate of Carroll High School in Fort Wayne and played for
the Fort Wayne Midget "AAA" Komets 2000-01 registering 20 goals, 48 points and
182 penalty minutes in 59 games.
Hughes, 23, is entering his
rookie season after completing the past 3 seasons at the University of Manitoba,
CIS. During 2003-04 Hughes skated 4 games of NCAA play with Quinnipiac
University and 25 Junior games with Selkirk capturing the MJHL playoff scoring
title and playoff MVP award.
Pence, 23, made his rookie debut
last year appearing in 16 games with Fresno, ECHL (1g, 1a, 4pim) after
completing 4 seasons with the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, in the NCAA
from 2003-2007.
The addition of Reiter, Reynolds,
Warner, Hughes and Pence brings the Komet roster
to 12 players including 6 forwards, 5 defenseman and 1 goaltender.
Reiter, Reynolds, Warner, Hughes, Pence career stats
The Komet's 2007-08 IHL campaign
begins at home Saturday, Oct. 20 against the Port Huron IceHawks at 7:30pm. The
Komets will host 2 pre-season tilts including Wednesday, Oct. 10 against the
Bloomington PrairieThunder at 7:30pm and Saturday, Oct. 13 against the Kalamazoo
Wings at 7:30pm.
Season tickets for the Komet's
56th season in Fort Wayne are on sale at the Komet office at 1010
Memorial Way in Fort Wayne. Fans can also call the Komet office for information
at (260) 483-0011, make inquiries via email at
komets@komets.com or visit the Komet's
website at www.komets.com.