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Komets host Quad City Friday
Three games slated for week 16

Posted Monday, January 25, 2010

Fort Wayne, IN — The Komets only had one game scheduled last week, a 1-0 setback at Muskegon Friday.  It was the first Fort Wayne regulation loss in 10 games and most Komet streaks were ended including a six-game win streak.   P.C. Drouin had a six-game point streak and four-game goal scoring streak snapped.  Konstantin Shafranov ended a five-game point streak while Colin Chaulk and Leo Thomas each had three-game point streaks halted.  Goalie Tim Haun continues with a seven-game unbeaten streak (6-0-0-1) and five-game win streak going into week 16 and the Komets maintain a five-game home win string.

The Komets get back into action with three games slated for week 16.  The week starts with a trip to Port Huron Tuesday for a 7pm faceoff.  The Icehawks (27-9-0-3) are in a first-place battle with Muskegon, trailing the Lumberjacks by two points and leading the third-place Komets (23-12-0-2) by nine points.  Port Huron is 3-1-0-1 in their last five games after winning their last two outings. Tuesday's game is the third of five meetings at McMorran Arena where the Komets are winless so far this season.

The Komets return home to host the Quad City Mallards Friday at 8pm after an 11-day home break for the Circus at the Coliseum.  The Komets grounded the Mallards in their last home game before the Circus 5-3 and lead the series 6-0-0-1.  The Mallards host Flint Wednesday before making their fifth of eight trips to Fort Wayne Friday.

The Komets complete the week with a return trip to Port Huron Sunday for a 5pm matinee. 

Drouin, Thomas and Icy at Verizon Saturday.....with no game slated again for this Saturday, Komets P.C. Drouin and Leo Thomas will make an appearance at the Verizon Plus store on Coldwater Road, in the Jo Ann Fabrics Shopping Center, Saturday, Jan. 23 from 1pm-3pm.  Icy the eagle will also be on hand to greet Komet fans while learning all of the newest technology available through Verizon.

Book Signings at Komet Kuarters Saturday.....Kaleigh Schrock and Matt Syroczynski will join Bob Chase and Blake Sebring at Komet Kuarters, on Coliseum Blvd. by Carlos O'Kelly's, Saturday from 1pm-3pm.  Fans will have a chance to stop by and meet Schrock and Syroczynski while having books penned by Chase and Sebring signed.  Copies of Bob Chase's "Live From Radio Rinkside" and Sebring's "Legends of The Komets" and "Tales of The Komets" will also be 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 this 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
Tuesday, Jan. 26.............Komets at Port Huron Icehawks, 7pm, WOWO Radio AM 1190
Friday, Jan. 29................Quad City Mallards at Komets , 8pm, WOWO Radio AM 1190
Sunday, Jan. 31..............Komets at Port Huron Icehawks, 5pm, WOWO Radio AM 1190
All games broadcast on radio are webcast free at www.Komets.com Comcast KometCast.
Komet practice schedule
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
Tuesday, Feb. 2.............10am-noon at the Coliseum
Wednesday, Feb. 3........10am-11am at the Coliseum

IHL STANDINGS  thru games of 1/24/2010
IHL 2009/2010
TEAM                GP    W     L     OTL   SOL   PTS   WPCT   GF    GA    PIM    HOME       ROAD       L-TEN     STREAK   
Muskegon            40    28    9       0     3   59    .738   141   109   976    18-4-0-0   10-5-0-3   8-2-0-0   6-0-0-0  
Port Huron          39    27    9       0     3   57    .731   139   104   764    16-3-0-0   11-6-0-3   6-2-0-2   2-0-0-0  
Fort Wayne          37    23    12      0     2   48    .649   112   90    830    13-3-0-1   10-9-0-1   8-1-0-1   0-1-0-0  
Bloomington         38    17    15      2     4   40    .526   125   127   1071   13-6-2-0   4-9-0-4    3-5-0-2   0-1-0-0  
Dayton              40    17    19      3     1   38    .475   118   131   598    9-9-1-1    8-10-2-0   5-5-0-0   1-0-0-0  
Quad City           38    12    19      4     3   31    .408   101   139   602    9-6-1-1    3-13-3-2   4-5-0-1   0-5-0-1  
Flint               40    12    22      2     4   30    .375   101   137   912    9-6-1-4    3-16-1-0   2-5-1-2   0-1-1-0  
TOTALS              272   136   105    11    20   303   .557   837   837   5753   -          -          -         -        


FORT WAYNE KOMETS TEAMSTATS  thru games of 1/22/2010
#     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    32  12   27   39   +12  76    3    8    0    0    2   4     0   0   2    1      1    1.000  80     .150 
71    Drouin, P.C.        LW   37  12   26   38   +5   26    6   12    0    1    3   0     1   0   0    1      3    .333   115    .104 
44    Thomas, Leo         C    37  15   13   28   +7   38    5    5    2    0    4   2     2   1   0    0      3    .000   95     .158 
2     Dupuis, Guy         D    37  5    20   25   +4   55    3    9    0    0    1   0     0   1   0    1      1    1.000  110    .045 
24    Shafranov, Konstan  LW   24  7    14   21   +10   8    1    5    0    0    1   1     0   0   0    2      3    .667   45     .156 
29    OConnor, Sean       RW   33  8    12   20   +1   24    2    2    2    0    2   0     0   1   0    0      1    .000   99     .081 
14    DeAngelis, Frankie  D    34  4    11   15   +4    4    2    6    0    0    1   0     0   0   0    0      0    .000   60     .067 
79    Schrock, Kaleigh    RW   37  10    3   13   +1   89    0    0    1    1    1   1     0   1   1    0      1    .000   91     .110 
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    27  6     7   13   +1   21    3    1    0    1    0   1     0   0   1    0      2    .000   73     .082 
27    Syroczynski, Matt   LW   9   6     6   12   +9    2    1    1    0    0    2   1     0   0   0    0      0    .000   38     .158 
9     Warner, Brandon     D    27  1     8   9    +3    8    0    2    0    0    0   1     0   0   0    0      0    .000   34     .029 
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    28  2     6   8    +16  47    0    0    0    0    0   1     0   0   0    0      0    .000   20     .100 
20    Phillips, Bobby     D    37  1     6   7    +14  30    0    0    0    1    0   0     0   0   0    0      0    .000   48     .021 
7     Varone, Rick        C    22  1     5   6     0   14    1    3    0    0    0   0     0   0   0    0      0    .000   44     .023 
72    Woodard, Matt       D    34  3     2   5    -9   31    2    2    0    0    0   1     0   0   0    0      0    .000   50     .060 
    X Klempa, Tomas       RW   24  3     2   5    -6    2    0    2    0    0    0   2     0   0   0    0      0    .000   69     .043 
15    MacMillan, Brad     RW   21  2     1   3     0   135   0    0    0    0    1   1     0   1   0    0      0    .000   22     .091 
3     Mironovic, Danko    D    33  0     3   3    +6   43    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    14  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 
    X 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                   37  112  187  299  +75  830  34   61    5    4   23   19    7   8   4    5      16   .313   1243   .090 
#       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       14  800:11   8   5   0    0    0   36  2.70  0     0    0      0      383    .914 
      X Duffus, Parris      1   0:31     0   0   0    0    0   0   .00   0     0    0      0      0      .000 
        TOTALS              37           23  12  0    2    2   90  2.43  3     5    5      18     1005   .918