--- The Komets
completed week 5 of the 2007-08 IHL campaign taking all 3 games played for a
6-point week and moving into a first-place tie with Flint. The Komets are riding
a 4-game win streak and are unbeaten (in regulation) in 7 straight games. The
Komets also are enjoying a home undefeated streak of 5 games.
-IHL Standings-
Friday the Komets began a weekend home-and-home series with the franchise's
2100th regular season win clipping the Wings at Kalamazoo 3-2. Saturday the
Komets swept the series with a 3-1 victory on Fort Wayne ice. Sunday the Komets
completed the weekend by stopping the visiting Port Huron IceHawks 7-3.
Komet's Thanksgiving tradition continues.....this week the Komets
will host the IceHawks in the traditional Fort Wayne home Thanksgiving game at
7:30pm. It will be the 46th Komet home Thanksgiving game (28-14-3) since the
tradition began Nov. 22, 1962. The Komets are undefeated on Thanksgiving at home
the last 4 years.
Friday the Komets will skate at Flint against the first-place rival Generals
at 7:30pm. Saturday the Komets return home to host the Kalamazoo Wings at
7:30pm.
Thursday's Thanksgiving game will be aired on WKJG/ESPN Radio AM 1380. Friday
and Saturday's games will be broadcast on WOWO Radio AM 1190. All Komet games
broadcast on the radio are also webcast free at www.komets.com Comcast KometCast.
Streaking Komets......in addition to a 4-game win streak, 7-game
unbeaten streak and a 5-game home undefeated streak, Matt Reynolds has points in
each of his last 4 games (2g, 3a, 5pts) and Luciano Aquino (RW) is riding a
3-game point streak (3g, 4a, 7pts) after completing the week with points in each
game played.
Shafranov dishes 100th assist.....Konstantin Shafranov, appearing in
his 4th overall season with the Komets, passed his 100th Komet assist Sunday
against Port Huron.
Warner nets first pro goal.....Fort Wayne native Brandon Warner
scored his first pro goal in Sunday's 7-3 win over the visiting Port Huron
IceHawks. Warner scored the Komet's 3rd goal of the game at 17:44 of the first
period.
Leading Komets.....Luciano Aquino (RW) 8 goals, 14 points.....Evgeny
Saidachev (FW) 8 assists.....Mathieu Curadeau (C), David Hukalo (RW) and Jake
Pence (D) +10.....Kevin Bertram (D) 74 penalty minutes.
-Komet teamstats-
KOMETS PLANNER
Komet games this week
Thursday, Nov. 22.....Port Huron IceHawks at Komets, 7:30pm, WKJG/ESPN Radio
AM 1380
Friday, Nov. 23....Komets at Fling Generals, 7:30pm, WOWO Radio AM 1190
Saturday, Nov. 24.....Kalamazoo Wings at Komets, 7:30pm, WOWO Radio AM 1190
All games broadcast on radio are available free online at www.komets.com Comcast
KometCast.
-Komet Schedule-
Komet practice schedule
Tuesday, Nov. 20.....10am-noon at McMillen Ice Arena
Wednesday, Nov. 21.....10am-noon at McMillen Ice Arena
Thursday, Nov. 22.....10am-11am at Coliseum
Friday, Nov. 23.....no practice
Saturday, Nov. 24.....10am-11am at Coliseum
Sunday, Nov. 25.....no practice
Monday, Nov. 26.....10am-noon at Coliseum
Tuesday, Nov. 27.....10am-noon at Coliseum
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. 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 on the air.....most 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. 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 free on the internet at Comcast
KometCast at www.komets.com.
Fans can follow the official scoring of all Komet games this season by clicking
on the "Scoreboard" link at 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.