Komets Announce 2016-17 Schedule

April 28, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Fort Wayne Komets News Release

Fort Wayne, IN - The Komets announced their 2016-17 schedule Thursday. Fort Wayne's fifth season in the ECHL begins with a home-and-home series against the Quad City Mallards. After the Komets open the season at Quad City Friday, Oct. 14 they will return to Fort Wayne for their 65th home opener Saturday, Oct. 17 against the Mallards at 7:30pm. The Komets will also close the campaign at home against Quad City on Saturday, April 8.

Each team in the ECHL skates a 72-game season evenly divided with 36 home games and 36 road games. The Komets will face Quad City the most with 12 meetings followed by Indy and Kalamazoo with nine each. The Mallards visit the most with six trips scheduled to Fort Wayne. Intrastate rival Indy and Kalamazoo visit four times apiece.

31 of Fort Wayne's 36 home dates are weekend and holiday games. The Komets are home for a dozen Fridays, 11 Saturdays and six Sundays. Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve continue to be traditional Komet Hockey Nights in Fort Wayne. Kalamazoo visits for Thanksgiving and Toledo will be in town for New Year's Eve.

The Komets will have two stretches of five straight road games in eight nights. The first begins Nov. 6 at Brampton and ends Nov. 13 at Wichita, the furthest trip away from home of the year. The second stretch of five on the road begins Jan. 21 at Kalamazoo and finishes Jan. 28 at Reading.

Busiest months include December, February and March with 13 games each month. December tops the schedule with nine home games while the Komets are home in February and March on seven occasions each month.

The Norfolk Admirals and Alaska Aces will make their Fort Wayne debuts starting with Norfolk on March 22 and then Alaska March 29. Teams not landing in Fort Wayne during the year are Colorado, Idaho, Adirondack, Manchester, Atlanta, Greenville and South Carolina.

Start times for Fort Wayne home games will not change for 2016-17. Fridays start at 8pm, Saturdays and Mondays thru Thursdays start at 7:30pm and Sundays will face off at 5pm.

Season tickets for the 65th season of Komet Hockey are on sale at the Komet office, 1010 Memorial Way in Fort Wayne. For information visit www.komets.com or call 260-483-0011.

Game #: Date: Time: Visiting Team: Home Team:

3 Fri, Oct 14, 2016 7:05 pm CDT Fort Wayne at Quad City 7:05 pm CDT

14 Sat, Oct 15, 2016 7:30 pm EDT Quad City at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EDT

33 Fri, Oct 21, 2016 7:00 pm EDT Fort Wayne at Kalamazoo 7:00 pm EDT

43 Sat, Oct 22, 2016 7:30 pm EDT Kalamazoo at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EDT

63 Fri, Oct 28, 2016 8:00 pm EDT Allen at Fort Wayne 8:00 pm EDT

93 Wed, Nov 2, 2016 7:35 pm EDT Fort Wayne at Cincinnati 7:35 pm EDT

100 Fri, Nov 4, 2016 8:00 pm EDT Indy at Fort Wayne 8:00 pm EDT

121 Sun, Nov 6, 2016 2:00 pm EST Fort Wayne at Brampton 2:00 pm EST

128 Wed, Nov 9, 2016 7:05 pm CST Fort Wayne at Tulsa 7:05 pm CST

136 Fri, Nov 11, 2016 7:05 pm CST Fort Wayne at Missouri 7:05 pm CST

149 Sat, Nov 12, 2016 7:05 pm CST Fort Wayne at Missouri 7:05 pm CST

157 Sun, Nov 13, 2016 2:00 pm CST Fort Wayne at Wichita 2:00 pm CST

175 Fri, Nov 18, 2016 8:00 pm EST Quad City at Fort Wayne 8:00 pm EST

209 Thu, Nov 24, 2016 7:30 pm EST Kalamazoo at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EST

217 Fri, Nov 25, 2016 7:15 pm EST Fort Wayne at Toledo 7:15 pm EST

227 Sat, Nov 26, 2016 7:30 pm EST Quad City at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EST

253 Fri, Dec 2, 2016 8:00 pm EST Missouri at Fort Wayne 8:00 pm EST

272 Sun, Dec 4, 2016 5:00 pm EST Utah at Fort Wayne 5:00 pm EST

276 Tue, Dec 6, 2016 10:35 am EST Fort Wayne at Toledo 10:35 am EST

282 Wed, Dec 7, 2016 7:35 pm EST Fort Wayne at Cincinnati 7:35 pm EST

293 Fri, Dec 9, 2016 8:00 pm EST Kalamazoo at Fort Wayne 8:00 pm EST

306 Sat, Dec 10, 2016 7:00 pm EST Fort Wayne at Kalamazoo 7:00 pm EST

332 Fri, Dec 16, 2016 7:35 pm EST Fort Wayne at Wheeling 7:35 pm EST

343 Sat, Dec 17, 2016 7:30 pm EST Wheeling at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EST

350 Sun, Dec 18, 2016 5:00 pm EST Orlando at Fort Wayne 5:00 pm EST

372 Fri, Dec 23, 2016 8:00 pm EST Brampton at Fort Wayne 8:00 pm EST

381 Tue, Dec 27, 2016 7:30 pm EST Indy at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EST

392 Thu, Dec 29, 2016 7:30 pm EST Cincinnati at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EST

411 Sat, Dec 31, 2016 7:30 pm EST Toledo at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EST

425 Wed, Jan 4, 2017 6:35 pm CST Fort Wayne at Quad City 6:35 pm CST

446 Sat, Jan 7, 2017 7:30 pm EST Quad City at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EST

454 Sun, Jan 8, 2017 5:15 pm EST Fort Wayne at Toledo 5:15 pm EST

473 Fri, Jan 13, 2017 8:00 pm EST Tulsa at Fort Wayne 8:00 pm EST

484 Sat, Jan 14, 2017 7:05 pm CST Fort Wayne at Quad City 7:05 pm CST

494 Sun, Jan 15, 2017 5:00 pm EST Indy at Fort Wayne 5:00 pm EST

509 Fri, Jan 20, 2017 8:00 pm EST Cincinnati at Fort Wayne 8:00 pm EST

522 Sat, Jan 21, 2017 7:00 pm EST Fort Wayne at Kalamazoo 7:00 pm EST

534 Sun, Jan 22, 2017 7:15 pm EST Fort Wayne at Brampton 7:15 pm EST

542 Wed, Jan 25, 2017 7:05 pm EST Fort Wayne at Elmira 7:05 pm EST

552 Fri, Jan 27, 2017 7:05 pm EST Fort Wayne at Elmira 7:05 pm EST

565 Sat, Jan 28, 2017 7:00 pm EST Fort Wayne at Reading 7:00 pm EST

592 Fri, Feb 3, 2017 8:00 pm EST Rapid City at Fort Wayne 8:00 pm EST

605 Sat, Feb 4, 2017 7:35 pm EST Fort Wayne at Indy 7:35 pm EST

630 Fri, Feb 10, 2017 8:00 pm EST Indy at Fort Wayne 8:00 pm EST

641 Sat, Feb 11, 2017 7:35 pm EST Fort Wayne at Cincinnati 7:35 pm EST

650 Sun, Feb 12, 2017 3:00 pm EST Fort Wayne at Kalamazoo 3:00 pm EST

655 Tue, Feb 14, 2017 7:00 pm EST Fort Wayne at Kalamazoo 7:00 pm EST

670 Fri, Feb 17, 2017 8:00 pm EST Kalamazoo at Fort Wayne 8:00 pm EST

682 Sat, Feb 18, 2017 7:30 pm EST Brampton at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EST

693 Sun, Feb 19, 2017 3:05 pm EST Fort Wayne at Cincinnati 3:05 pm EST

703 Wed, Feb 22, 2017 7:30 pm EST Quad City at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EST

712 Fri, Feb 24, 2017 7:35 pm EST Fort Wayne at Indy 7:35 pm EST

724 Sat, Feb 25, 2017 7:30 pm EST Wichita at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EST

735 Sun, Feb 26, 2017 5:00 pm EST Wheeling at Fort Wayne 5:00 pm EST

754 Fri, Mar 3, 2017 7:05 pm CST Fort Wayne at Quad City 7:05 pm CST

769 Sat, Mar 4, 2017 7:30 pm EST Wheeling at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EST

776 Sun, Mar 5, 2017 5:00 pm EST Wheeling at Fort Wayne 5:00 pm EST

788 Fri, Mar 10, 2017 7:35 pm EST Fort Wayne at Indy 7:35 pm EST

799 Sat, Mar 11, 2017 7:35 pm EST Fort Wayne at Indy 7:35 pm EST

828 Fri, Mar 17, 2017 8:00 pm EDT Tulsa at Fort Wayne 8:00 pm EDT

850 Sun, Mar 19, 2017 2:00 pm EDT Fort Wayne at Brampton 2:00 pm EDT

858 Wed, Mar 22, 2017 7:30 pm EDT Norfolk at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EDT

867 Fri, Mar 24, 2017 7:05 pm CDT Fort Wayne at Quad City 7:05 pm CDT

880 Sat, Mar 25, 2017 7:30 pm EDT Cincinnati at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EDT

890 Sun, Mar 26, 2017 5:00 pm EDT Florida at Fort Wayne 5:00 pm EDT

902 Wed, Mar 29, 2017 7:30 pm EDT Alaska at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EDT

910 Fri, Mar 31, 2017 7:35 pm EDT Fort Wayne at Cincinnati 7:35 pm EDT

923 Sat, Apr 1, 2017 7:35 pm EDT Fort Wayne at Indy 7:35 pm EDT

933 Sun, Apr 2, 2017 5:15 pm EDT Fort Wayne at Toledo 5:15 pm EDT

943 Wed, Apr 5, 2017 7:30 pm EDT Toledo at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EDT

951 Fri, Apr 7, 2017 7:05 pm CDT Fort Wayne at Quad City 7:05 pm CDT

964 Sat, Apr 8, 2017 7:30 pm EDT Quad City at Fort Wayne 7:30 pm EDT

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