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Komets Return Home for Back-To-Back Games this Weekend

November 1, 2010 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Fort Wayne Komets News Release


Fort Wayne, IN | Monday, Nov. 1, 2010 --- The Komets return home for their first appearance on Coliseum ice since the home opener Oct. 16. The Komets will skate a pair of back-to-back home games this weekend starting Friday against the Bloomington PrairieThunder at 8pm. Saturday the Komets welcome the debut of the Evansville IceMen on Fort Wayne ice at 7:30pm.

Friday vs. Bloomington...first meeting of 10 this year, and the first of five in Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne was 9-2-1 overall in 12 meetings last season against the PrairieThunder after finishing 2009-10 riding an eight-game undefeated streak against Bloomington (7-0-1). The Komets lead the all-time series with Bloomington 31-16-5. The PrairieThunder (4-1-0) posted a four-game win string to start the season before dropping a 4-2 affair at Dayton Saturday for their first loss of the year. Bloomington is off this week until they travel to Fort Wayne Friday.

Saturday vs. Evansville...first ever meeting between the Komets and IceMen. The Komets and Evansville will meet 11 times during the IceMen's debut season. Saturday's match will be the first of seven in Fort Wayne. Evansville (2-3-1) has jumped out to a .417 start with a record of 2-3-1 after six games. The IceMen are winless in their last three outings (0-2-1). Evansville hosts Quad City Friday before visiting Fort Wayne Saturday.

November has arrived...the Komets will skate 10 games during the month, six at home and four on the road. November is highlighted with the annual Fort Wayne Thanksgiving night game on Nov. 25. vs Quad City. It'll be the 49th consecutive Thanksgiving game in Fort Wayne (30-14-4). The Komets will play each of their two Thursday night games of the season during November. Besides Thanksgiving in Fort Wayne, the K's also skate at Dayton Thursday, Nov. 11.

About last week.....in their only game played for week three of the 2010-11 campaign, the Komets were doubled-up at Quad City last Friday night 4-2. The Komets have played four games (1-2-1), the fewest number of games for a CHL team to start the season in the first three weeks of play. Centers Mathieu Curadeau and Leo Thomas each scored their first goals of the season Friday. Thomas' goal, at 2:54 of the third period, was the first Fort Wayne even strength goal of the season and it was scored just one second after a Komet power play had ended. Veteran defenseman Guy Dupuis earned an assist on Curadeau's tally and has a three-game point-scoring streak (1g, 2a). The helper was Dupuis' 391st Fort Wayne career assist, pulling Dupuis to within 11 assists of tying Lionel Repka for the all-time mark of 402 assists in regular season play by a Fort Wayne defenseman.

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!

Friday night Marathon Nights.....Friday nights are Marathon Nights at Komet home games. Fans can take advantage of a buy-one-get-one-free ticket offer with three fill-ups when the Komets host the Bloomington PrairieThunder this Friday, Nov. 5 at 8pm. Fill Up Cards are available at participating Marathon stations.

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.

KOMETS PLANNER Komet games this week Friday, Nov. 5..........Bloomington PrairieThunder at Komets, 8pm Saturday, Nov. 6......Evansville IceMen at Komets, 7:30pm All games broadcast can be heard on News Talk 1190 WOWO and www.Komets.com at Xfinity KometCast .

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