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 | Wednesday, July 21, 2010 --- The Komets announced Wednesday that three more players have agreed to terms and have been added to the preseason roster.  Two defensemen including David Cianfrini and Brad Pawlowski along with forward Tyler Fletcher boost the preseason register to 18 signees.

Cianfrini, 25, competed for four seasons at Canisius College under the supervision of head coach and former Komet Dave Smith.  Cianfrini earned Atlantic Hockey Top Scholar Athlete honors last season for having the highest GPA, a perfect 4.0.  The 6-foot, 210-pound defenseman  was named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team in each of his four years at Canisius.  The Dundas, Ontario native set career highs of seven goals and 15 points during 2009-10 appearing in 37 games.  Cianfrini has played 143 career games for the most of any Canisius player in the program's history and ranks second among all Canisius defenders with 45 career points and 14 career goals.  Cianfrini also appeared in two ECHL games with Victoria during 2009-10.

Pawlowski, 21, is the youngest player added to the roster to date.  The 6-foot-3, 220-pound blueliner appeared in 47 games in 2008-09 with Thunder Bay of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) where he led the team with 42 assists and ranked second in penalty minutes with 192.  Last season Pawlowski scored 10 goals and 40 points while leading Victoria in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) with 116 minutes served.  

Fletcher, 25, finished three seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Superior in the NCAA last year.  The Calgary, Alberta native amassed 16 goals, 30 points and 67 penalty minutes in 56 games the last two seasons with the Yellowjackets.  The 6-foot-2, 200-pound forward also skated one game with Laredo in the CHL last season.      

The Fort Wayne preseason roster of 18 includes 11 forwards, six defensemen and one goaltender.

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

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. 

Save with Komet Season Tickets
Season tickets are now on sale at the Komet 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 260-483-0011, or visit the Komets online at www.komets.com.