Fort Wayne, IN --- The Komets completed week 10 of 2007-08 at the top of the IHL with a 15-6-3-1 record for 34 points and continued to hold first place for the third consecutive week.    -IHL Standings-

This week the Komets will get busy skating 4 games in 5 nights to close out the 2007 portion of the season. Three of those games are home games. Thursday, Jan. 27 the Komets host Bloomington (9-15-2-0) at 7:30pm. It's the 6th of 16 meetings this season as the Komets lead the series 3-2-0-0. The Thunder have lost their last 4 straight games and rest on the bottom of the IHL with 20 points.

Friday the Komets travel to Flint to face the Generals at Perani Arena at 7:30pm. It's the opener of a home-and-home series and will be a battle between the two top teams in the league. Going into this week's play the Generals are 1 point behind the first-place Komets and have 2 games in hand. Flint (14-4-1-4) is 6-2-1-1 in the last 10 games played and own the IHL's best home record at 8-4-0-2. It's only the second meeting of the season. The Komets clipped the Generals 3-2 in a shootout Nov. 23. The Komets and Generals travel back to Fort Wayne for a Saturday night faceoff at 7:30pm.

The Komets will complete the 2007 stanza of the season with the traditional Fort Wayne New Year's Eve game against Bloomington Monday night at 7:30. It will be the 51st Komet home game to ring in the new year. Last year the Komets defeated the visiting Chicago Hounds 4-2 to improve to 33-13-1-3 in Komet home games on New Year's Eve.

The Komets will waste no time opening 2008 with a home tilt Wednesday, Jan. 2 against Muskegon at 7:30pm.

All Komet games this week will be broadcast on Fort Wayne radio and webcast free at www.komets.com Comcast KometCast with Bob Chase calling the play-by-play. Komet games Thursday, Dec. 27, Monday, Dec. 31, and Wednesday Jan. 2 are slated to air on WKJG/ESPN Radio AM 1380 while Saturday's home game Dec. 29 is scheduled to air on WOWO Radio AM 1190.

Posters, Rulers, Calendars.....Komet fans will be treated to special giveaways at the door at Komet home games this week. Thursday night, the IHL's Rookie of the Week and leading scorer Luciano Aquino will be featured on quality posters given away to fans entering the game courtesy of New Haven Print and Copy. Fans can also take advantage of a special free Wendy's Holiday Skate immediately following the Komets-Bloomington game. Saturday night measures up with Komet rulers to be handed out to the first 2,500 through the turnstiles courtesy of Mark Fore Sales and Sports Den. On New Year's Eve the first 5,000 Komet fans will be treated to a premium quality Comcast Komet Legends 2008 Calendar.

IHL honors 3 Komets.....The Komets snagged 3 of the 4 IHL weekly honors for the period ending Sunday, Dec. 23. Nick Boucher was named the Southern Sports Supply IHL Goaltender of the Week. Boucher won both games played and currently leads IHL goalies with a 2.17 goals-against-average. Last week the netminder had 62 saves on 66 shots for a 2.00 goals-against-average. Luciano Aquino (RW) was named Aquifina IHL Rookie of the Week for the third time this season scoring 3 goals and passing 2 assist for 5 points in 3 games. Aquino currently leads the IHL with 32 points and tops all rookies with 15 goals and 17 assists. Veteran Guy Dupuis was named the Pepsi IHL Defenseman of the Week for the second time this season netting 2 goals and an assist for 3 points in 3 games while posting a +2 plus/minus rating.

Streaking Komets.....3 Komets scored points in each of the 3 games played last week. Colin Chaulk (C) has a goal and 7 assists for a 3-game point streak of 8 points, Terry Marchant (C) is riding a 3-game point streak of 2 goals and 2 assists and Luciano Aquino (RW) has points in 3 straight games (3 goals, 2 assists).....goaltender Nick Boucher has won his last 5 straight starts.....the Komets have won 5 straight road games.

Leading the "I": Nick Boucher leads goalies with 2.17 goals against average, Luciano Aquino (RW) leads with 32 points and tops all rookies with 15 goals and 17 assists, Kevin Bertram (D) leads with 126 penalty minutes and the Komets lead with 698 penalty minutes.   -Komet teamstats-

KOMETS PLANNER
Komet games this week
Thursday, Dec. 27.....Bloomington PrairieThunder at Komets, 7:30pm, WKJG/ESPN Radio AM 1380
Friday, Dec. 28.....Komets at Flint Generals, 7:30pm, WOWO Radio AM 1190
Saturday, Dec. 29.....Flint Generals at Komets, 7:30pm, WOWO Radio AM 1190
Monday, Dec. 31.....Bloomington PrairieThunder at Komets, 7:30pm, WKJG/ESPN Radio AM 1380
Wednesday, Jan. 2.....Muskegon Fury at Komets, 7:30pm, 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
Wednesday, Dec. 26.....1pm-3pm at the Coliseum
Thursday, Dec. 27.....10am-11am at the Coliseum
Friday, Dec. 28.....10am-11am at McMillen Ice Arena
Saturday, Dec. 29.....10am-11am at the Coliseum
Monday, Dec. 31.....10am-11am at the Coliseum
Tuesday, Jan. 1....11am-1pm at the Coliseum
Wednesday, Jan. 2.....10am-11am at the Coliseum
Thursday, Jan. 3.....10am-noon at McMillen Ice Arena