CHL Fort Wayne Komets

Komets Announce Playoff Roster

Published on March 28, 2011 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Fort Wayne Komets News Release


Fort Wayne, IN. -- The Komets announced their playoff roster Monday. Per CHL rules teams are permitted to name a maximum of nineteen players on the playoff roster and are allowed an additional two amateur players.

Fort Wayne's roster includes nineteen players, including two goaltenders. The roster also includes an amateur player.

The Komets had to remove two players from the regular season roster to reach the allotted nineteen allowed for the playoffs. The two players removed were defenseman Brandon Warner and forward Jon Mirasty. Warner will remain on injured reserve and assist the coaching staff during Komet home playoff games. The Komets elected to include one amateur player, forward Tom Mele from American International College.

Playoffs start Saturday at Bloomington -- The Komets will face the Bloomington PrairieThunder in a best-of-five opening round playoff series in the quest for the Ray Miron Presidents' Cup. Bloomington earned third seed in the Turner Conference and will have home ice advantage against the sixth-seeded Komets. Game one is slated for Saturday, April 2 at Bloomington. Game two will be Sunday, April 3 at Bloomington.

The series will shift to Fort Wayne for game three Wednesday, April 6, at 7:30pm ET. If game four is necessary it will be played in Fort Wayne Friday, April 8 at 8pm ET. If the series needs a fifth game, it will be held at Bloomington Sunday, April 10.

FORT WAYNE KOMETS VS BLOOMINGTON PRAIRIETHUNDER

CHL Presidents' Cup Playoffs Opening Round, best-of-five series

Game 1: Saturday, April 2 Fort Wayne at Bloomington 8:05pm ET

Game 2: Sunday, April 3 Fort Wayne at Bloomington 4:05pm ET

Game 3: Wednesday, April 6 Bloomington at Fort Wayne 7:30pm ET

*Game 4: Friday, April 8 Bloomington at Fort Wayne 8:00pm ET

*Game 5: Sunday, April 10 Fort Wayne at Bloomington 4:05pm ET

*-if necessary

All Komet playoff action can be heard on Fort Wayne radio WOWO AM 1190 with Bob Chase calling the play-by-play in his 58th season behind the Fort Wayne microphone and online right here at Xfinity KometCast.

Playoff tickets for the Komets' first home playoff game against Bloomington Wednesday, April 6, are on sale at the Coliseum Ticket Office and online at TicketMaster.com. Season tickets for 2011-12 are also now on sale. For more information visit the Komet office, call 260-483-0011.

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