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Hot Komets streak reaches 6
Haun, Chaulk IHL Players of the Week

Posted Monday, January 18, 2010

Fort Wayne, IN — The Hot Komet streak continued for the second straight week as the Komets won all three games played during week 14 of 2009-10.  The Komets extended their winning streak to six games and are unbeaten in regulation nine straight games (8-0-0-1). 

The Komets opened the week with their second straight shutout 3-0 against the visiting Flint Generals Friday.  Saturday the Komets rolled over the Thunder at Bloomington 6-2 and returned home to ground the Mallards from Quad City 5-3 Sunday to remain unbeaten in regulation against the Mallards in seven meetings this season (6-0-0-1).

The Komets improved overall to 23-11-0-2 for 48 points and advanced to within seven points of first place in the IHL after 14 weeks.

Komets streaking:  P.C. Drouin (LW) scored points in each game of the week for a six-game point streak (5 goals, 5 assists) and a four-game goal-scoring streak (5 goals); Konstantin Shafranov (LW) also had points in each game to extend his point-scoring streak to five games (3 goals, 4 assists);  Centers Colin Chaulk (3 goals, 4 assists) and Leo Thomas (1 goal, 3 assists) had points in each game for three-game point streaks;  Tim Haun (G) is unbeaten in regulation in seven straight games (6-0-0-1) and has a five-game win streak.

Syro is back.....winger Matt Syroczynski, back from a stint with the AHL's Norfolk Admirals, made his return to the Komet fold count by appearing in all three games of the week and scoring a goal and three assists for a four-point week.

Haun, Chaulk IHL Players of the Week for week ending Jan. 17, 2010
Haun, IHL Goalie of the Week, reaches personal best
.....goalie Tim Haun, while being named the IHL's Goaltender of the Week for the second straight week and third time this season, won both games he appeared in to match his personal best of 15 wins in a season while with Huntsville of the SPHL during 2008-09.  Haun also posted back-to-back shutouts for the first time in his career when he stopped all 38 Flint shots Friday night in Fort Wayne for a 3-0 win after stoning the Gems in Dayton the previous Sunday 3-0 on 30 saves.  Sunday Haun scored a 5-3 victory over the Quad City Mallards on Coliseum ice making 34 saves on 37 shots.  For the week Haun allowed three goals on 75 shots in two games for a 1.50 goals-against average and .960 save percentage.  The Solsgirth, Manitoba native pushed his win streak to five games and is unbeaten in regulation seven games in a row (6-0-0-1).  Haun's five-game win streak has come over the last two weeks of play capturing two shutouts and posting a 1.26 goals-against average and .964 save percentage.  Haun leads IHL netminders with 2.12 goals-against average and .924 save percentage in 24 games.

Chaulk named IHL Player of the Week.....Colin Chaulk (C) was named the IHL Player of the Week for week 14 after appearing in all three games and scoring points in each appearance.  The veteran center scored three goals including the game winning tally in Sunday's 5-3 home win over Quad City and added four assists for a seven-point week while posting a plus-four.  Chaulk leads the Komets with 27 assists and 39 points in 31 games. 

Komets make room for the Circus.....the Komets will skate a couple road games before their next home game Jan. 29 to make room for the Circus at the Coliseum.  The Komets travel to Muskegon Friday for a 7pm faceoff at Walker Arena.  The Komets then skate at Port Huron Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 7pm before they welcome the Quad City Mallards back to Fort Wayne for an 8pm faceoff Friday, Jan. 29.

Schrock, MacMillen at Verizon Saturday.....with no game slated for this Saturday, Komets Kaleigh Schrock and Brad MacMillan will make an appearance at the Verizon Plus store on Coldwater Road, in the Jo Ann Fabrics Shopping Center, Saturday, Jan. 23 from noon to 2pm.  Icy the eagle will also be on hand to greet Komet fans while learning all of the newest technology available through Verizon.

Headwaters Park Komet Skate Sunday.....this Sunday, Jan. 24, fans are invited to skate with the Komets at Headwaters Park Ice Rink in downtown Fort Wayne from 2pm to 4pm.  Skating at Headwaters Park is $5.00 per person with skate rental available. 

Friday night Marathon Nights.....Friday nights are Marathon Nights at Komet home games.  Fans can take advantage of a buy-one-get-one-free ticket offer with two fill-ups when the Komets host the Quad City Mallards Friday, Jan. 29 at 8pm.  Fill Up Cards are available at participating Marathon stations.

Great Komet tickets
.......Still plenty of great seats available for all upcoming Komet home games.
  Tickets are on sale at the Coliseum Ticket Office and online at www.ticketmaster.comSingle game ticket prices for 2009-10 remain the same as last season, ranging from $8.00 to $20.00 for seniors and adults and starting at $6.00 for children.  The Komets offer discounts on group tickets sold at the Komet office at 1010 Memorial Way.  For more information visit the Komet office, call 260-483-0011 or visit the Komets' website at www.komets.com

Radio rink-side......follow the Komets radio-rinkside with Bob Chase, in his 57th consecutive season calling Komet action on WOWO Radio AM 1190.  The Komet broadcast can also be heard worldwide at www.komets.com at Comcast KometCast.

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. 

KOMETS PLANNER
Komet games this week
Friday, Jan 22...................Komets at Muskegon Lumberjacks, 7pm, WOWO Radio AM 1190
All games broadcast on radio are webcast free at www.Komets.com Comcast KometCast.
Komet practice schedule
Tuesday, Jan. 19.............
10am-11:30am at McMillen Ice Arena
Wednesday, Jan. 20........
10am-11:30am at McMillen Ice Arena
Thursday, Jan. 21............
10am-11:30am at McMillen Ice Arena
Friday, Jan. 22................10am-11am at McMillen Ice Arena
Monday, Jan. 25.............10am-11:30am at McMillen Ice Arena
Tuesday, Jan. 26............10am-11am at McMillen Ice Arena
Wednesday, Jan. 27.......11am-noon at McMillen Ice Arena
Thursday, Jan. 28...........
10am-11:30am at McMillen Ice Arena
Friday, Jan. 29...............10am-11am at the Coliseum

IHL STANDINGS  thru games of 1/17/2010
TEAM                GP    W     L    OTL   SOL   PTS   WPCT   GF    GA    PIM    HOME       ROAD       L-TEN     STREAK   
Muskegon            38    26    9      0     3   55    .724   134   106   935    16-4-0-0   10-5-0-3   7-3-0-0   4-0-0-0  
Port Huron          37    25    9      0     3   53    .716   131   102   731    15-3-0-0   10-6-0-3   6-2-0-2   0-1-0-0  
Fort Wayne          36    23    11     0     2   48    .667   112   89    809    13-3-0-1   10-8-0-1   8-1-0-1   6-0-0-0  
Dayton              38    16    18     3     1   36    .474   110   123   570    8-8-1-1    8-10-2-0   4-6-0-0   0-2-0-0  
Bloomington         35    15    14     2     4   36    .514   110   114   961    12-6-2-0   3-8-0-4    1-6-1-2   1-0-0-0  
Quad City           35    12    16     4     3   31    .443   93    121   535    9-6-1-1    3-10-3-2   6-2-0-2   0-2-0-1  
Flint               39    12    22     1     4   29    .372   97    132   862    9-6-0-4    3-16-1-0   3-5-0-2   0-1-0-0  
TOTALS              258   129   99    10    20   288   .558   787   787   5403   -          -          -         -        

FORT WAYNE KOMETS TEAMSTATS  thru games of 1/17/2010
#     PLAYER              POS  GP  G     A   PTS  +/-  PIM  PPG  PPA  SHG  SHA  GWG  FG  OTG  UAG  ENG  SHOG  SHOA  SHO%   SHOTS  SPCT 
91    Chaulk, Colin       C    31  12   27   39   +12  76    3    8    0    0    2   4     0   0   2    1      1    1.000  78     .154 
71    Drouin, P.C.        LW   36  12   26   38   +5   24    6   12    0    1    3   0     1   0   0    1      3    .333   110    .109 
44    Thomas, Leo         C    36  15   13   28   +7   38    5    5    2    0    4   2     2   1   0    0      3    .000   92     .163 
2     Dupuis, Guy         D    36  5    21   26   +4   49    3    9    0    0    1   0     0   1   0    1      1    1.000  108    .046 
24    Shafranov, Konstan  LW   23  7    14   21   +10   6    1    5    0    0    1   1     0   0   0    2      3    .667   44     .159 
29    OConnor, Sean       RW   32  8    11   19   +1   24    2    2    2    0    2   0     0   1   0    0      1    .000   94     .085 
14    DeAngelis, Frankie  D    33  4    11   15   +4    4    2    6    0    0    1   0     0   0   0    0      0    .000   59     .068 
79    Schrock, Kaleigh    RW   36  10    3   13   +1   89    0    0    1    1    1   1     0   1   1    0      1    .000   90     .111 
21    Hukalo, David       RW   22  7     6   13    0   30    4    3    0    0    2   2     1   0   0    0      1    .000   58     .121 
96    Chwedoruk, Justin   F    26  6     7   13   +1   19    3    1    0    1    0   1     0   0   1    0      2    .000   72     .083 
27    Syroczynski, Matt   LW   8   6     6   12   +9    2    1    1    0    0    2   1     0   0   0    0      0    .000   35     .171 
9     Warner, Brandon     D    26  1     8   9    +3    8    0    2    0    0    0   1     0   0   0    0      0    .000   32     .031 
19    Rodger, Keith       D    34  2     6   8    -1   87    0    0    0    0    0   0     0   0   0    0      0    .000   34     .059 
22    Bertram, Kevin      D    27  2     6   8    +16  47    0    0    0    0    0   1     0   0   0    0      0    .000   20     .100 
20    Phillips, Bobby     D    36  1     6   7    +14  25    0    0    0    1    0   0     0   0   0    0      0    .000   45     .022 
72    Woodard, Matt       D    33  3     2   5    -9   31    2    2    0    0    0   1     0   0   0    0      0    .000   49     .061 
    X Klempa, Tomas       RW   24  3     2   5    -6    2    0    2    0    0    0   2     0   0   0    0      0    .000   69     .043 
7     Varone, Rick        C    21  1     4   5     0   12    1    3    0    0    0   0     0   0   0    0      0    .000   44     .023 
15    MacMillan, Brad     RW   20  2     1   3     0   135   0    0    0    0    1   1     0   1   0    0      0    .000   22     .091 
3     Mironovic, Danko    D    32  0     3   3    +6   41    0    0    0    0    0   0     0   0   0    0      0    .000   27     .000 
35    Haun, Tim           G    24  0     2   2     0   14    0    0    0    0    0   0     0   0   0    0      0    .000   0      .000 
    X Stayzer, Blair      D    13  1     0   1     0   34    1    0    0    0    0   1     0   0   0    0      0    .000   16     .063 
    X Whitehead, Travis   C    7   1     0   1     0    4    0    0    0    0    0   0     0   0   0    0      0    .000   6      .167 
    X Saidachev, Evgeny   RW   7   0     1   1    -2    2    0    0    0    0    0   0     0   0   0    0      0    .000   6      .000 
33    Boucher, Nick       G    13  0     0   0     0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0     0   0   0    0      0    .000   0      .000 
    X Laise, Vince        F    2   0     0   0     0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0     0   0   0    0      0    .000   0      .000 
1     Duffus, Parris      G    1   0     0   0     0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0     0   0   0    0      0    .000   0      .000     
                               GP  G     A   PTS  +/-  PIM  PPG  PPA  SHG  SHA  GWG  FG  OTG  UAG  ENG  SHOG  SHOA  SHO%   SHOTS  SPCT 
      TOTALS                   36  112  186  298  +75  809  34   61    5    4   23   19    7   8   4    5      16   .313   1213   .092 
#       GOALIE              GP  MIN      W   L   OTL  SOL  SO  GA  GAA   SHOW  SHO  SHOGA  SHOAA  SAVES  SPCT 
35      Haun, Tim           24  1443:10  15  7   0    2    2   51  2.12  3     5    5      18     622    .924 
33      Boucher, Nick       13  740:11   8   4   0    0    0   35  2.84  0     0    0      0      348    .909 
1       Duffus, Parris      1   0:31     0   0   0    0    0   0   .00   0     0    0      0      0      .000 
        TOTALS              36           23  11  0    2    2   89  2.47  3     5    5      18     970    .916