Sports stats



IHL 2 Fort Wayne Komets

Komets blast Mallards in home opener 8-3

October 23, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Fort Wayne Komets News Release


Fort Wayne, IN --- The Komets celebrated their 55th home opener with an 8-3 win over the visiting Quad City Mallards Saturday night in front of 10,058 Fort Wayne fans. It was the 4th straight Komet home opener with an attendance of over 10,000. The Komets improved to 7-0-1 in UHL home openers and set many team records.

The Komets set a new record for most goals in a Fort Wayne UHL home opener with 8, most power play goals in a Komet UHL game with 6 and most goals for both teams in a Komet UHL home opener with 11. The Komets also held the Mallards to zero shots in the third period for a new record of least amount of shots in a Komet UHL period.

Winger Daniel Goneau led the Komets with 4 assists for a 4-point night. Jonathon Goodwin (RW) notched a pair of goals while J.C. Ruid (LW), Bogdan Rudenko (RW), Martin Gascon (C), Bruce Richardson (C), K.J. Voorhees (RW) and A.J. Bozoian (D) each added marks. Veteran Komet goaltender Kevin St. Pierre registered his second win of the season stopping 18 of 21 Quad City shots. It was St. Pierre's 3rd straight Fort Wayne home opener win.

The Komets improved to 2-1-0 on the season and are tied with Chicago and Rockford for first place in the Western Conference with 4 points. The Komets have 2 home games this weekend. Friday night Rockford visits for a 8:00 faceoff and Saturday night the Komets host the Bloomington Prairie Thunder at 7:30.

Tickets on sale.....single game tickets for all 2006-07 Komet home games are on sale at the Memorial Coliseum Ticket Office and online at www.ticketmaster.com . Fans may call the Komet office for ticket information at (260) 483-0011 or make inquiries via e-mail at komets@komets.com. Ticket information is also available at www.komets.com.

Komet leaders.....Daniel Goneau (LW) 6 points.....Goneau, J.C. Ruid (LW), Jonathan Goodwin (RW) and Bogdan Rudenko (RW) 2 goals.....Mario Larocque (D) 5 assists.....Larocque, Richardson and A.J. Bozoian (D) +3, Rudenko 22 pim.

Komets power play tops.....the Komets lead the UHL with 7 power play goals in 24 chances after 3 games for a league-best 29.2% rating.

Hitting marks.....rookie center Martin Gascon scored his first pro goal in Saturday night's 8-3 home opening win against Quad City.....Bruce Richards (C) has 297 career points and 493 pro games played.....Bogdan Rudenko (RW) has appeared in 190 UHL career games.

Streaking Komets......Daniel Goneau (LW) has a 3-game point streak (2g, 4a, 6pts) and Bruce Richardson (C) is riding a 3-game point streak (1g, 4a, 5pts)......Kevin St. Pierre (G) 3 straight starts.

Komet Hockey on WOWO.....most of the Komet games will be broadcast on WOWO Radio AM 1190 this year with Bob Chase at the Fort Wayne microphone for his 54th consecutive season. Again this year, some games will be aired on WKJG/ESPN Radio AM 1380 as an alternative when conflicts occur. All games aired on radio will also be available via the internet at Comcast KometCast at www.komets.com .

Fill up at Marathon and earn Komet tickets.....the Komets Marathon Fill-Up Cards are again available this year at all participating area Marathon gas stations. Fans can earn a "buy 1, get 1 free" ticket offer, up to a $19 value, every time they fill up three times at Marathon. The first of 13 Friday night "Marathon Nights" at Komet Hockey is this Friday, Oct. 27 when the Komets host the Rockford IceHogs at 8:00.

Fort Wayne weekly UHL nominations: (week of Oct. 16, 2006)
Komet Player of the Week: Daniel Goneau (LW), 1gp, 4a, E
Komet Goaltender of the Week: Kevin St. Pierre, 1gp, 1-0-0, 3 ga, 3.00 gaa, 18/21, .857 spct.

KOMET GAMES THIS WEEK
Friday, Oct. 27.....Rockford IceHogs at Komets, 8pm
Saturday, Oct. 28.....Bloomington Prairie Thunder at Komets, 7:30pm

All games this week will broadcast on WOWO AM 1190 Radio and webcast worldwide at www.komets.com Comcast KometCast

KOMET PRACTICE PLANNER
Tuesday, Oct. 24.....10am-noon practice at coliseum
Wednesday, Oct. 25.....10am-noon practice at coliseum
Thursday, Oct. 26.....10am-noon practice at coliseum
Friday, Oct. 27.....10am-11am practice at coliseum
Saturday, Oct. 28.....10am-11am practice at coliseum
Monday, Oct. 30.....10am-noon practice at coliseum
Tuesday, Oct. 31.....10am-noon practice at coliseum

Komets.com.....the official website of the Fort Wayne Komets is www.komets.com . In addition to featuring the webcasting of free live Komet game radio, Komets.com also provides fans and media with up-to-date teamstats, news, interactive fan features and information as well as real-time scoring via the UHL and Pointstreak. Scoring of all Komet games can be viewed as it happens at Komets.com.

Check out the Fort Wayne Komets Statistics

• Discuss this story on the International Hockey League 2 message board...

International Hockey League 2 Stories from October 23, 2006


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

Other Recent Fort Wayne Komets Stories



Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central