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KOMETS OPEN 2007-08 CAMP Fort Wayne, IN --- The Komet's training camp for 2007-08 opened Monday morning with player physicals followed by a noon press luncheon and the first official skate of camp at 2:30pm at the Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne.
The 76-game IHL schedule slates
38 home games and 38 road games and is included in this release on page 4.
2007-08 marks the first Komet IHL schedule since 1998-99 when the Komets
completed their 47th IHL campaign. Besides Fort Wayne, the 6-member IHL includes
the Flint Generals, Kalamazoo Wings, Port Huron IceHawks, Muskegon Fury and the
Bloomington (Illinois) PrairieThunder. Teams will compete in the regular season
for the IHL's Huber Trophy with the Turner Cup awarded to the playoff champion. The Komets will conduct all training camp practices at the coliseum at 10am each day with the exception of Friday, Oct. 19 which will be held at McMillen Ice Arena from 9:30am-11:30am. The team will get a day off Sunday, Oct. 14. The complete training camp and exhibition game schedule appears on page 2 of this release. Players returning to the Komets from last year include captain Guy Dupuis (D), David Hukalo (RW), Terry Marchant (C) and Kevin Hansen (D). Three players are returning as Komets from previous stints in Fort Wayne including veteran center Colin Chaulk. Chaulk is returning from a stint in Italy last season and will serve as player/assistant coach. Kevin Bertram returns to the Komet lineup after taking the last 2 seasons off to pursue a Fort Wayne Fireman career. Bertram skated on the Komet's defense 4 seasons in the UHL from 2001-2005. Also returning is winger Konstantin Shafranov. Shafranov last played in Fort Wayne during the 1999-2000 UHL campaign and has appeared in elite Russian league play over the past 7 years since. Komet home games will continue to start under the same arrangement as last year. Monday-Thursday and Saturday games faceoff at 7:30pm at the coliseum. Friday games will begin at 8pm and Sunday games will start at 5pm. The Komets will continue the Thanksgiving day game again this year hosting the Port Huron IceHawks at 7:30pm on turkey night. The annually celebrated New Year's Eve game will bring in the Bloomington PrairieThunder for a 7:30pm faceoff. Got Komet Tickets.....tickets for all 40 2007-08 Komet home games, including the 2 exhibition 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. Season tickets also continue to be on sale. 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 . Komet Hockey radio-rinkside on WOWO.....most of the Komet games will be broadcast on WOWO Radio AM 1190 this year with Bob Chase at the Fort Wayne microphone for his 55th consecutive season. Again this year, some games will be aired on WKJG/ESPN Radio AM 1380 as an alternative when conflicts occur. All games aired on radio will also be available via the internet at Comcast KometCast at www.komets.com . Speaking of Komets.com.....the official website of the Fort Wayne Komets is www.komets.com . In addition to live gamecasts, the Komet's home on the web also features stats, news, interactive fan features and information as well as real-time scoring via the IHL and Pointstreak. Scoring of all Komet games can be viewed as it happens at www.komets.com . FORT WAYNE KOMETS  |
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Komet head coach and director of
player personnel Al Sims will guide his Komet squad of 27 players through camp
in preparation of the season and home opener against the Port Huron IceHawks
Saturday, Oct. 20, as the Komets begin their 56th season of play in Fort Wayne
and celebrate the return of the International Hockey League.