FORT WAYNE KOMETS PRESS RELEASE
Fort Wayne Komet Hockey Club
1010 Memorial Way, Fort Wayne, IN  46805 | 260.483.0011
Contact: Chuck Bailey, Director of Communications
260.482.6550 | chuck@komets.com

Fort Wayne, IN | Thursday, July 15, 2010 --- The Komets announced Thursday that Mathieu Curadeau and Kaleigh Schrock have agreed to terms and have been added to the Fort Wayne roster for 2010-11.

Curadeau, 25, will be joining the Komets for a third season as a pro.  The center scored league titles in his two previous seasons in Fort Wayne skating to Turner Cup championships in 2008 and 2009.  Curadeau was named to the IHL All-Rookie team for 2007-08. 

Last season the Montreal, Quebec native appeared in stints with Kalamazoo of the ECHL (51gp, 23g, 24a, 47pts) and Worcester (3gp, 1g) and Hamilton (3gp, 1a) of the AHL after enjoying a career best year with Fort Wayne in 2008-09 leading the Komets with 34 goals, 13 power play tallies and adding 31 assists for 65 points in 52 games.  In addition to being a member of the Komets in 2008-09, Curadeau also spent time with Norfolk netting two goals and three points in 18 AHL games.

Schrock, 25 and a Fort Wayne native, made his pro debut last season with the Komets scoring 20 goals and 31 points while accumulating 168 penalty minutes.  Schrock appeared in all 12 playoff games scoring two goals and four points en route to the 2010 IHL Turner Cup Championship. 

Schrock was presented the Komets' Mr. Hustle Award and Rookie of the Year honor for 2009-10.  Prior to his rookie season, the forward completed four seasons at Neumann College from 2005-2009 capturing the 2009 Division III Men's Ice Hockey NCAA title.

15 players currently claim spots on the Fort Wayne roster with today's signings including 10 forwards, four defensemen and one goaltender.

Komets to skate 66 regular season games
The Komets will continue to be a member of the International Hockey League and participate in the Central Hockey League under the CHL moniker in the Northern Conference.  The circuit will consist of 13 CHL teams and five IHL teams for an 18-team coalition. 

The Central Hockey League (CHL) announced yesterday that the regular season will consist of 66 games for each team and will run from Friday, Oct. 15 to Sunday, March 27 with the playoffs starting the week of March 28.  On Tuesday, the CHL announced that the 18 member teams will be divided into two conferences of nine teams.  The Komets will be in the North along with Bloomington, Colorado, Dayton, Evansville, Missouri, Quad City, Rapid City and Wichita.  The South will consist of Allen, Arizona, Bossier-Shreveport, Laredo, Mississippi, Odessa, Rio Grand Valley, Texas and Tulsa.  The top eight teams from each conference will qualify for post-season play and be ranked within their conference.  The first two rounds will be best-of-five series.  The conference finals and league finals will be best-of seven series.

The reigning IHL Turner Cup Champion Komets will skate their 59th home opener Saturday, Oct. 16.  Training camp is slated to begin Oct. 4. 

Save with Komet Season Tickets
Season tickets are now on sale at the Komets' office at 1010 Memorial Way in Fort Wayne.  Fans can enjoy a savings of up to 20% off walk-up prices with season ticket packages.  For more information call the Komet office at 260-483-0011, or visit the Komets online at www.komets.com.
 

Mathieu Curadeau, Center, Born Jan 23 1985, Montréal, PQ, Height 6.01, Weight 185 -- Shoots L
                                            --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ----
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM
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2002-03  Val d'Or Foreurs            QMJHL  62    4    9   13   71   9   0   1   1   2
2003-04  Val d'Or Foreurs            QMJHL  67   14   22   36   69   7   0   1   1  12
2004-05  Val d'Or Foreurs            QMJHL  61   11   19   30   86  --  --  --  --  --
2005-06  Acadie-Bathurst Titan       QMJHL  11    2    1    3   15  --  --  --  --  --
2005-06  Gatineau Olympiques         QMJHL  35    6   11   17   53  17   7   2   9  16
2006-07  U. of Ottawa                CIS    11    3    8   11   10
2006-07  Quebec RadioX               LNAH    4    1    0    1    0
2007-08  Fort Wayne Komets           IHL    70   34   25   59   51  13   4   3   7  25
2007-08  Worcester Sharks            AHL     1    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  --
2008-09  Fort Wayne Komets           IHL    52   34   31   65   71  11   6   5  11   4
2008-09  Norfolk Admirals            AHL    18    2    1    3   21  --  --  --  --  --
2009-10  Kalamazoo Wings             ECHL   51   23   24   47   68   5   3   4   7  12
2009-10  Worcester Sharks            AHL     3    1    0    1    2  --  --  --  --  --
2009-10  Hamilton Bulldogs           AHL     3    0    1    1    0  --  --  --  --  --

Kaleigh Schrock, Forward, Born Oct 17 1984, Fort Wayne, IN , Height 5.11, Weight 180, Shoots R
                                            --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ----
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM
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2004-05  Toledo IceDiggers           NAHL   51   15    8   23  175
2005-06  Neumann College             NCAA   22    3    5    8   46
2006-07  Neumann College             NCAA   19    3    2    5   18
2007-08  Neumann College             NCAA   26    2    4    6   28
2008-09  Neumann College             NCAA   26    4    4    8   18
2009-10  Fort Wayne Komets           IHL    76   20   11   31  168  12   2   2   4  10