Sessa (SESS-uh) was selected by Toronto in the 4th round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He played 3 seasons at Lake Superior State University in the NCAA from 1995-1998. The winger was selected Second Team All-CCHL after the 1996-97 season.

Sessa has skated stints in the AHL, UHL, ECHL as well as the CHL. He was was a member of the 2001 ECHL Kelly Cup Champion South Carolina Stingrays and named an ECHL 2001 All-Star. Sessa Led Dayton in the 2002 ECHL playoffs with 7 goals and 3 power play tallies. The veteran skater registered a career high 35 goals and 66 points during 2003-04 with Quad City in the UHL.

Last season Sessa led the River Kings with 30 goals and 14 power play mark while posting a team-high .600 average in shootouts (6/10). Sessa skated all 18 playoff games scoring 6 goals and 8 points appearing in 3 playoff rounds with Memphis.

In addition to Sessa, the Komets also announced that rookie netminder Shawn Monette (moe-NET) has been added to the preseason roster becoming the 3rd goaltender for the Komet camp. Monette, 20, completed 3 seasons in juniors appearing in 49 games last year with the Dauphin Kings MJHL posting a 2.92 goals-against average and 32-13-2 record.

The addition of Sessa and Monette brings the Komet roster to 21 players including 13 forwards, 5 defenseman and 3 goaltenders.

The Komet's 2007 training camp begins Monday, Oct. 8 with the annual noon press luncheon at the Coliseum. More details will be forthcoming.

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 preseason tilts including Wednesday, Oct. 10 against the Bloomington PrairieThunder at 7:30pm and Saturday, Oct. 13 against the Kalamazoo Wings at 7:30pm.

Komet single game tickets go on sale Friday, Sep. 21 at 10am at the Coliseum ticket office and at www.ticketmaster.com . Komet season tickets for 2007-08 continue on sale at the Komet office at 1010 Memorial Way in Fort Wayne. Fans can also call for information at (260) 483-0011, make inquiries via email at komets@komets.com or visit the Komet's website at www.komets.com .