Komets Continue Holiday Home Stand Tonight
December 29, 2010 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Fort Wayne Komets News Release
Fort Wayne, IN -- The Komets (7-15-1) will host the Mississippi RiverKings (13-14-1) tonight at the Memorial Coliseum at 7:30pm ET. It's the first of two visits by the RiverKings this season.
The Komets are riding a three-game unbeaten streak (2-0-1) while the Berry Conference RiverKings have lost it's last two outings and enters the game tonight on a six-game road winless streak.
Komet defenseman Guy Dupuis has a three-game assist streak (5 assists). Dupuis has 399 Fort Wayne career (regular season) assists going into tonight's match. He is also only three assists away from tying Lionel Repka's record of 402 Fort Wayne career assists by a defenseman. Dupuis is also five assists shy of tying Repka's Fort Wayne all-time career record (regular season and playoffs) of 435 assists by a defenseman.
The Komets will be skating their second of three holiday home games this week. Monday the K's doubled-up the visiting Dayton Gems 4-2 and Friday will host the 54th Fort Wayne traditional New Year's Eve game against the Quad City Mallards at 8pm.
Fans can follow the action of tonight's game with Bob Chase broadcasting radio-rinkside on Fort Wayne radio WOWO AM 1190 and webcast online at www.komets.com at Xfinity KometCast.
Looking for number 100 -- Mathieu Curadeau has 99 career goals and can hit 100 with a marker tonight.
Welcome Artem Podshendyalov -- forward Artem Podshendyalov (AR-tem pod-SHEN-duh-loff) is expected to see his first pro action tonight. The 21-year-old hails from Omsk, Russia, and has been practicing with the Komets the last few weeks. Podshendyalov skated with the Bradford Rattlers of the Greater Metro Hockey League last year and led the team with 62 goals, 62 assists and 124 points in 42 games.
Not dressing tonight: Right wing Kaleigh Schrock (10-day IR), defenseman Bobby Phillips (10-day IR) and defenseman Steven Delisle (30-day IR).
After tonight
Friday, Dec. 31......Komets host Quad City, 8pm ET
Saturday, Jan. 1....Komets at Dayton, 7:30pm ET
Friday, Jan. 7........Komets host Evansville, 8pm ET
Saturday, Jan. 8....Komets at Dayton, 7:30pm ET
Sunday, Jan. 9......Komets host Quad City, 5pm ET
OPERATION KOMET KARE PACKAGE CONTINUES TONIGHT -- The Komets are asking fans to bring donations of convenience items for our troops overseas to tonight's game for the third and final game. It's the fifth consecutive year for Operation Komet Kare Package. For a complete list of preferred items for donation, call 260-483-0011.
Tickets for Komet home games are on sale at the Coliseum Ticket Office and online at Ticketmaster .
Central Hockey League Stories from December 29, 2010
- Rookie Schafer the Hero in First Pro Game - Arizona Sundogs
- Rush Double-Up Eagles, 4-2 - Colorado Eagles
- Bucks Lose Heartbreaker, 3-2 - Laredo Bucks
- Komets Stop RiverKings 7-5 - Fort Wayne Komets
- Jacks Beat Bees for Second Straight Night, 3-1 - Odessa Jackalopes
- Joel Martin and Jacks' Dispatch Bees 3-1 - Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
- Thunder Shuts out Mallards 2-0 - Quad City Mallards
- RiverKings Rally, But Fall at Fort Wayne - Mississippi RiverKings
- Gelinas Pilots Thunder to Shutout - Wichita Thunder
- Sundogs Add Rookie Forward Patrick Schafer; Jason Williams Granted Leave by League - Arizona Sundogs
- Americans Provide a White Christmas - Allen Americans
- Mavericks' Goaltender Rob Nolan Selected to All-Star Game; Nick Sirota Finalist for Fan Vote - Kansas City Mavericks
- Bicek Named to CHL All-Star Team - Evansville IceMen
- Komet Defenseman Deangelis Named to CHL All-Star Team; Chaulk's Arrival in Fort Wayne Delayed - Fort Wayne Komets
- Vote Justin Aikins into the CHL All-Star Game - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
- CHL All-Star Game Fan Vote Introduced - CHL
- Vote Todd Robinson into the CHL All-Star Game - Odessa Jackalopes
- Eastman Gets All-Star Nod - Tulsa Oilers
- PrairieThunder on Home Ice Thursday Night Against Dayton - Bloomington PrairieThunder
- Graham, Strathman to Represent Americans in All-Star Game - Allen Americans
- Mallards' McLean Selected to Play in CHL All-Star Game - Quad City Mallards
- Jakaitis Will Represent Gems in CHL All-Star Game - Dayton Gems
- Brahmas Krischuk Named to CHL All Star Team - Fort Worth Brahmas
- PrairieThunder's Jason Dale Named to the Central Hockey League - Bloomington PrairieThunder
- Joey Sides to Skate in 2011 CHL All-Star Game - Arizona Sundogs
- Robinson Selected to CHL All-Star Team - Wichita Thunder
- CHL All-Star Team Reserves Announced - CHL
- Komets Continue Holiday Home Stand Tonight - Fort Wayne Komets
- RiverKings Continue Road Trip in Indiana Tonight - Mississippi RiverKings
- RiverKings to Spotlight Depression and Bipolar Support - Mississippi RiverKings
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.
