Fort Wayne, IN — The Komets announced Tuesday that five players have been added to the preseason roster including former Komets Mitch Woods and Matt Syroczynski.

Woods, 23, became a Fort Wayne fan favorite during his rooke debut with the Komets in 2007-08.  The Prince Albert, Saskatchewan native scored 15 goals and 36 points in 73 games while earning a team-high 297 penalty minutes for the season. 

Woods helped the Komets capture the 2008 Turner Cup Championship appearing in all 13 playoff games contributing a goal, six points and 28 penalty minutes.  2009-10 will be the right winger's third pro season after skating 12 games with Cincinnati last year in the ECHL.

Syroczynski, 26, re-joins the Komets after skating the last two seasons with Cincinnati scoring a total of 55 goals and 90 points in 102 ECHL games.  The Hamburg, New York native also appeared in three AHL games during his two-year stint with Cincinnati. 

Syroczynski made his pro debut with the Komets in 2006-07 registering 20 goals and 41 points and taking Fort Wayne's Most Improved Player award for the year.  The left winger claimed the league's Rookie of the Month award for January, 2007 scoring five goals and 13 points in 13 games.

The Komets also announced that rookies Shawn Legris, Jeff Wheeler and Travis Whitehead have agreed to terms and will participate in the Komet camp.

Legris, 24, appeared in QJAHL stints with LaPlaine and Terrebonne from 2002-2006 and has played the last two seasons in a top level senior league in Quebec.

Wheeler, 25, completed four seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Stout scoring six goals and 21 points last year in NCHA play.

Whitehead, 25, finished four years of NCAA play last year posting two goals and seven points in 25 games with Buffalo State.

The Komets' preseason roster grows to 23 players including 14 forwards, seven defensemen and two goaltenders.

The Komets will open their defense of the IHL Turner Cup championship when the 58th season of Komet Hockey in Fort Wayne gets underway in October.  Season tickets, at a savings over walk-up prices, are on sale at the Komet office at 1010 Memorial Way in Fort Wayne.  Season ticket packages include all 38 regular season home games and two pre-season games.  For information fans can visit www.Komets.com or call the Komet office at 260-483-0011.