KOMETS TO SKATE LIVE ON XFINITY CHANNEL 81
Five LIVE Game Broadcasts scheduled for 60th Anniversary Season

Fort Wayne, IN --  The Fort Wayne Komets in conjunction with Xfinity and in preparation for their 60th Anniversary Season are proud to announce a schedule of five LIVE game broadcasts during the 2011-12 Season.  The Komet Home Games will air LIVE on Xfinity Channel 81 and will feature Kent Hormann handling the play-by-play call.  Hormann will be assisted on the broadcasts with Fort Wayne native Bob Gnau who tended goal at the junior hockey level in Fort Wayne and was also a successful high school coach in the area.  All production will originate from the Coliseum combining both Xfinity production cameras and facilities AND, for the first time ever, live broadcast of the Coliseum’s internal network of cameras and production facilities.

The games that are scheduled for LIVE BROADCAST have been handpicked by Xfinity and the Komets specifically to highlight traditional special events that occur annually during each season.  The broadcasts will kick-off with the Komets’ 60th home opener against the Evansville Icemen on Saturday, October 22nd at 7:30pm and culminate at the last 2011-12 regular season home game against the Dayton Gems on Sunday, March 25th at 5:00pm, which also features the annual Komet Team Awards immediately following the game, which will also be televised for the first time in team history. 

In addition to opening night and the regular season finale, Xfinity Channel 81 will also feature LIVE BROADCASTS on New Year’s Eve, Saturday, December 31st at 7:30 against Bloomington and Friday, February 10th at 8:00pm as the Komets host the Quad City Mallards for the annual “Comcast Report Card Night” game.  A fifth Komet hockey telecast will be announced at a later date and may include a Komet tilt from the 2012 CHL playoffs in April.

“The Komets are thrilled to be able to include this schedule of LIVE BROADCASTS to the Fort Wayne Area as part of our 60th Anniversary Celebration," Komet vice president and co-owner Scott A. Sproat said.  “Comcast has always been one of the Komets’ premier corporate partners and we’re looking forward to giving fans across the Xfinity viewing area a LIVE LOOK in to what goes on during some of the Komets' biggest traditional games. 

“This will be the first time ever that the viewers at home have a chance to see the game from all angles combining the Comcast traditional sports production sensibilities with the enhancement of the video board elements that make Komet Hockey so much fun to watch LIVE IN PERSON at the Coliseum.  It should give lots of fans a chance to sample Komet Hockey in a whole new way and the fans in the arena on these big nights a chance to BE ON TV...LIVE.”

Komets Xfinity Channel 81 Live 2011-12 Broadcast Schedule
1)  Saturday, Oct. 22 vs Evansville, 7:30pm (Opening Night)
2)  Saturday, Dec. 31 vs Bloomington, 7:30pm (New Year's Eve)
3)  Friday, Feb. 10 vs Quad City, 8pm (Comcast Report Card Night)
4)  Sunday, Mar. 25 vs Dayton, 5pm (Regular Season Finale/Team Awards)
5)  TBA

For more information fans can contact the Komet office at 260-483-0011 or visit online at www.komets.com.