Fort Wayne, IN --- The Komets claimed 5 of 6 possible points in 3 games played for the week and improved to 13-5-3-1. The Komets are the first IHL team to reach 30 points this season and hold first place for the second consecutive week going into week 10 of the 2007-08 campaign.  -IHL Standings-

Friday the Komets clipped the IceHawks in Port Huron 4-3 on goals by Colin Chaulk (C), Mathieu Curadeau (C), Guy Dupuis (D) and David Hukalo (RW). Nick Boucher earned the win in the Komet nets stopping 26 of 29 shots.

Saturday the Komets rallied from a 4 goal deficit to knot the game at 4 at the end of regulation only to fall in overtime to the visiting Muskegon Fury 5-4. Curadeau registered his first pro hat trick. Chaulk scored the game-tying tally for his sixth goal of the season. Komet goalie Kevin Reiter suffered his third overtime loss of the season making 19 saves on 24 Fury shots.

Sunday the Komets rebounded with a 3-2 home win against the Bloomington PrairieThunder and extended their unbeaten streak to 5 games. Cureadeau, Mitch Woods (RW) and Hukalo hit the twine for the Komets. Boucher registered his third straight win on 14 saves.

Komets host Kalamazoo Friday, hit the road to Muskegon Saturday, Port Huron Sunday
The Komets will skate 3 games in 3 nights again this weekend before they take a Christmas break. Friday the Kalamazoo Wings visit for an 8pm faceoff. It will be the 6th of 15 meetings this season. The Komets lead the series 4-0-1-0 winning the last 4 meetings. Kalamazoo will host Port Huron Wednesday before traveling to Fort Wayne Friday.

Saturday the Komets skate at Muskegon at 7:30pm. Fort Wayne is 1-1-1-1 in 4 meetings this year against the Fury. Muskegon faces the Generals at Flint Friday before hosting the Komets Saturday.

Sunday the Komets complete the 3-game weekend with a 3pm matinee at Port Huron. It will be the 8th of 15 meetings this season with the Komets leading the series 4-2-1-0. The IceHawks enter this week's play riding a 5-game losing skid. Port Huron visits Kalamazoo Wednesday, hosts Bloomington Friday and skates at Kalamazoo Saturday before hosting the Komets Sunday.

All 3 Komet games this weekend will be broadcast on Fort Wayne radio and webcast free at www.komets.com Comcast KometCast with Bob Chase calling the play-by-play. Friday's home game against Kalamazoo and Saturday's road game at Muskegon will air on WOWO AM Radio 1190. Sunday's road game at Port Huron will air on WKJG/ESPN Radio AM 1380.

Leading Komets.....Luciano Aquino (RW) 14 assists (IHL high), 26 points (IHL high), 5 power play goals.....Mathieu Curadeau (C) 14 goals, +13.....Kevin Bertram (D) 111 penalty minutes (IHL high).....goaltender Nick Boucher 2.21 goals against average (IHL high), .921 spct.  -Komet teamstats-

Streaking Komets.....Komets riding a 5-game unbeaten streak; Mathieu Curadeau has a current IHL high 4-game goal scoring streak (6 goals) and 4-game point streak (6 goals, 1 assist); P.C. Drouin (LW) dished assists in all 3 games of the week for a 3-game point and assist streak (5 assists); David Hukalo (RW) has a 3-game point streak (2 goals, 1 assist) and has the game winning goals in the last 2 straight wins; Netminder Nick Boucher has won his last 3 straight starts.

Leading the "I": Nick Boucher leads goalies with 2.21 goals against average, Luciano Aquino (RW) leads with 14 assists (t) and 26 points (t), Kevin Bertram (D) leads with 111 penalty minutes and the Komets lead with 603 penalty minutes.

Special K's: The Komet's were successful on 15 of 20 penalty kills (75.0%) in 3 games played last week and lead the IHL with an 85.0% penalty kill rating (1119/140). The stingy Komet defense has an IHL best goals-against average of 2.59 per game. In addition, the Komet "D" has allowed a league-lowest average of 28.5 shots per game.

Shooting Komets: The Komets have directed an IHL-high average of 35.2 shots on goal per game.

KOMETS PLANNER
Komet games this week
Friday, Dec. 21.....Kalamazoo Wings at Komets, 8pm, WOWO Radio AM 1190
Saturday, Dec. 22.....Komets at Muskegon, 7:30pm, WOWO Radio AM 1190
Sunday, Dec. 23.....Komets at Port Huron, 3pm, WKJG/ESPN Radio AM 1380
All games broadcast on radio are available free online at www.komets.com Comcast KometCast.
-Komet Schedule-

Komet practice schedule
Tuesday, Dec. 18.....10am-noon at the Coliseum
Wednesday, Dec. 19.....10am-noon at the Coliseum
Thursday, Dec. 20.....10am-noon at the Coliseum
Friday, Dec. 21.....10am-11am at the Coliseum
Saturday, Dec. 22.....10am-11am at McMillen Ice Arena
Wednesday, Dec. 26.....1pm-3pm at the Coliseum
Thursday, Dec. 27.....10am-11am at the Coliseum

Home for Christmas....the Komets have 3 home games in 6 days on tap during the Christmas holiday period. Thursday, Dec. 27 the Komets will host Bloomington at 7:30pm. It will be the first Season Ticket Exchange Night of the year and there will be a special holiday Wendy's open skate after the game. Saturday, Dec. 29 the Flint Generals make their season debut in Fort Wayne at 7:30pm and Monday, Dec. 31 Bloomington returns to ring in the new year with the Komets at 7:30pm.