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Komets Head for Arizona

October 19, 2010 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Fort Wayne Komets News Release


The Komets are heading west. The Komets are set to embark on an 1,819 mile trip, the longest in the CHL, to face the Arizona Sundogs in Prescott Valley, Arizona. It's been 11 years since the Fort Wayne hockey club has made a trip to the West. This week's journey will be the first trip west since the Komets traveled to Las Vegas to skate against the IHL's Thunder Jan. 29, 1999.

The Komets will skate back-to-back games at Arizona Friday and Saturday before returning home. Both games are schedule to begin at 7:05pm faceoff Arizona time, 10:05pm Fort Wayne time, at Tim's Toyota Center (4,810). Friday's affair will be Arizona's home opener. Last year the Sundogs opened the season with back-to-back home games attracting 3,987 for the home opener.

The Komets dropped their home opener last Saturday night 4-0 to the reigning CHL champion Rapid City Rush, while the Sundogs split their season opening weekend 1-1-0 in a pair at Colorado.

The Komets' had their home opener unbeaten streak snapped at 15 games (13-0-2). It was the first loss in regulation of a Fort Wayne home opener since Sep. 30, 1994 when the Indianapolis Ice spoiled the night for a sold out crowd of 8,003 stopping the Komets 5-2.

Saturday night's Fort Wayne crowd of 10,480 was the Komets' third straight sell-out of a home opener and ninth straight home opener crowd of over 10,000 fans.

On the record.....last year the Komets posted a 21-14-3 road record while Arizona registered a record of 9-20-3 at home. The Komets finished the 2009-10 in second place in the IHL with a 50-21-5 record (.691) and the Sundogs completed the CHL season ranked 13th with a 24-34-6 record (.422).

Milestones.....Komet goaltender Nick Boucher will appear in his 300th career game his next time out.....center Mathieu Curadeau has netted 95 career goals.....winger Sean O'Connor has registered 98 points in his career in Fort Wayne.

Next home games Friday, Nov. 5 and Saturday, Nov. 6.....the Komets will be back in action at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Friday, Nov. 5 at 8pm when the Bloomington PrairieThunder make their first visit of the season. Then the new Evansville IceMen made their Fort Wayne debut Saturday, Nov. 6 at 7:30pm.

Share The Warmth Coat Drive Nov. 19 and 20....the Komets, in conjunction with Kroger and Scott's, are asking fans to get ready to bring gently used or new kid's coats, sizes six through 14 please, new mittens, hats and scarves to Komet home games Friday, Nov. 19 and Saturday, Nov. 20. All items will be distributed to children in need in the local area. Komet fans making a donation will get 10 free chuck-a-pucks, compliments of Kroger and Scott's. Share the warmth thru Coats for Kids!

Great seats available.....Tickets for all Komet home games are on sale at the Coliseum Ticket Office and online at www.ticketmaster.com. The Komets offer discounts on group tickets sold at the Komet office at 1010 Memorial Way. For more information visit the Komet office, call 260-483-0011 or visit the Komets' website at www.komets.com.

All games on WOWO AM 1190.....Bob Chase is back for his 58th consecutive season behind the Komet microphone broadcasting radio-rinkside. All games broadcast this year can be heard on News Talk 1190 WOWO and webcast at www.komets.com at Xfinity KometCast.

Komets.com....the official website for the Fort Wayne Komets is www.komets.com. In addition to live gamecasts, the Komets' home on the web also features news, stats, interactive fan features and information as well as real-time scoring via the CHL and Pointstreak.

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Komet games this week

Friday, Oct. 22..........Komets at Arizona Sundogs, 10:05pm, WOWO Radio AM 1190

Saturday, Oct. 23......Komets at Arizona Sundogs, 10:05pm, WOWO Radio AM 1190

All games broadcast are also webcast free at www.Komets.com Xfinity KometCast.

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