Fort Wayne, IN — The Komets announced Tuesday that forward Leo Thomas has been added to the roster.  The six-year veteran has skated the last two seasons as a member of the Bloomington PrairieThunder.

Thomas, 26, skated three seasons with Flint in the UHL from 2003 to 2006 before jumping to the CHL with Laredo for 2006-07.

The Toronto native appeared in 71 games last season with the Thunder scoring 21 goals and 62 points while accumulating 127 penalty minutes.  Thomas started nine games this season with Bloomington posting four goals and adding two assists for six points.

Thomas is in Fort Wayne and practicing with the Komets and is expected to be in the lineup this weekend.  The Komets play at Flint Friday night at 7:30 and return home to host Bloomington Saturday at 7:30pm.

Both Komet games this weekend are expected to air on WOWO AM 1190 and webcast at www.komets.com Comcast KometCast.

Tickets.....tickets for all 2008-09 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 visit the Komet office, or the Komets' website at www.komets.com, or call 260-483-0011.

Komets.com.....the official website of the Fort Wayne Komets is www.komets.com.  In addition to featuring 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.