Komets remain unbeaten in home openers
November 7, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Fort Wayne Komets News Release
Fort Wayne, IN --- The Komets opened their home slate of the 2005-06 season to a record 4th straight 10k-plus opening night crowd at the Memorial Coliseum with a sold-out attendance of 10,462. The Komets are still unbeaten in regulation in UHL home openers as they stopped the visiting Motor City Mechanics 4-1. Fort Wayne is now 6-0-1 in home openers since joining the UHL in 1999.
Center Mark Smith scored the first 2 Komet goals of the season at home as wingers Danny Stewart and Mike Wiggins also added markers in the match. Goaltender Kevin St. Pierre earned the win stopping 21 of 22 Mechanic shots. The Komets netted 2 power play goals out of 7 chances with the man advantage while turning back 5 of 6 Motor City power plays.
This week the Komets will skate 3 games in 3 nights over the weekend. Friday the Missouri River Otters visit for an 8pm faceoff. Saturday the Komets host the Rockford IceHogs at 7:30pm before traveling to Quad City for a 2pm matinee Sunday. All 3 games this weekend are scheduled to air on WOWO Radio AM 1190 with Bob Chase calling the play-by-play.
Tickets for all 2005-06 Komet regular season home games are on sale at the Coliseum Ticket Office and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Group discounts are available by calling the Komet office at 260-483-0011.
Streaking.....winger P.C. Drouin is riding a league-high 6-game point scoring streak (1g, 7a, 8pts) and 5-game assist streak (6a).....center Mark Smith has a league-high 3-game goal scoring streak (4g).
Komet leaders.....P.C. Drouin (LW) 7 assists, 8 points.....Mark Smith (C) 5g, 3ppg, 2gwg.....Drouin and Rob Guinn (D) +3.....Danny Stewart (LW) 29pim.....Jonathan Goodwin 27 shots. -Komet Roster-
Milestones.......Mark Smith (C) has 198 pro points (N. America).....Colin Chaulk (C) has 399 pro assists.
Veteran's Night and Hurricane Relief Night Friday.....this Friday, Nov. 11 doubles-up as Veteran's Night and Hurricane Relief Night as the Komets host the Missouri River Otters at 8pm. The night will feature special tributes to American veterans and the unveiling of a special United States flag that proudly flew in the face of the enemy during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
Also, the game will be a benefit for the victims of the 2005 hurricane season. The Komets are offering the chance for Fort Wayne area businesses, organizations and groups to help the victims of the 2005 hurricane season by treating employees, customers, family and friends to the game. Tickets are being offered in blocks of 50, 100 and 250 at reduced prices with 50% of the purchase price being donated to the American Red Cross for the victims of devastating hurricanes this year. The Komets will make these donations in the names of participating companies and groups. For information and to place ticket orders, organizations and groups are encouraged to call the Komet office at 260-484-1641 or visit the Komet's website at www.komets.com.
Komet Hockey on WOWO......most of the Komet games are broadcast on WOWO Radio AM 1190 this year with Bob Chase at the Fort Wayne microphone for his 53rd consecutive season. Some games will be aired on WKJG/ESPN Radio AM 1380 as an alternative when conflicts occur. All games aired on the radio will also be available via the internet at www.komets.com Comcast KometCast. Join Bob for the Sprint P.C.S. Pregame Show 15 minutes prior to the faceoff of each Komet game broadcast.
Komets.com.....the official website of the Fort Wayne Komets is www.komets.com. In addition to live game radio, the Komet's home on the web also features stats, 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 the Scoreboard at www.komets.com.
Fort Wayne weekly UHL nominations:
Komet Player of the Week: Mark Smith (C), 1gp, 2g, +1 Komet Goaltender of the Week: Kevin St. Pierre, 1gp, 1-0-0, 60 min, 1 ga, 1.00 gaa, 21/22, .955 spct. KOMET CALENDAR
Games this week:
Friday, Nov. 11.....Missouri River Otters at Komets, 8pm (Radio: WOWO AM 1190)
Saturday, Nov. 12.....Rockford IceHogs at Komets, 7:30pm (Radio: WOWO AM 1190)
Sunday, Nov. 13.....Komets at Quad City Mallards, 2pm (Radio: WOWO AM 1190) Komet games are also webcast at www.komets.com at Comcast KometCast.
-Komet Schedule-
Komet practices coming up:
Tuesday, Nov. 8.....10am-noon at McMillen Ice Arena
Wednesday, Nov. 9.....10am-noon at McMillen Ice Arena
Thursday, Nov. 10.....10am-noon at the Coliseum
Friday, Nov. 11.....10am-11am at the Coliseum
Saturday, Nov. 12.....10am-11am at the Coliseum
Tuesday, Nov. 15.....10am-11:30am at the Coliseum
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