FORT WAYNE KOMETS PRESS RELEASE                    
Posted Monday, November 19, 2007

Komets week in review
Streaking Komets win 3, extend unbeaten streak to 7
Home undefeated streak reaches 5 games
IceHawks return for Thanksgiving, Wings here Saturday

Fort Wayne, IN --- 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.