Komets Start New Year with Six-Point Week
January 5, 2004 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Fort Wayne Komets News Release
Fort Wayne, IN --- The Komets started the new year with a successful 6-point week taking 3 of 4 games played to hold 2nd place in the Western Conference of the UHL with a 19-11-2 record and 48 points after 11 weeks of the 2003-04 campaign.
The Komets continued their New Year's Eve home game tradition upending the visiting Rockford IceHogs 7-3 Wednesday night. The victory was witnessed by a sell-out crowd of 10,507 fans tying a UHL record for regular season game attendance set Oct. 25, 2003 in Fort Wayne during the Komet's season home opener against Kalamazoo. It was also the Komet's 14th straight home win against Rockford. David-Alexandre Beauregard netted his first hat trick of the season and added an assist for a 4-point night while Colin Chaulk passed 3 assists and added a goal for 4 points. Also scoring for the Komets were Ryan Severson, Bobby Stewart and Dustin Virag. Kevin St. Pierre picked up the win stopping 23 of 26 shots.
Friday the Komets traveled to Elmira and stopped the Jackals 5-1 for their 8th road win of the season. Sean Venedam, Danny Stewart, Severson, Chaulk and Beauregard netted Komet goals. St. Pierre earned the win making 26 saves.
Saturday the Komets returned home and dropped a 3-2 decision to the Missouri River Otters. Bobby Stewart and Beauregard scored Komet goals while St. Pierre suffered his 5th loss of the season allowing 3 goals on 21 Missouri shots.
Sunday the Komets finished the 4-game week with a 3-1 win over the visiting Elmira Jackals. Chaulk dished 3 assists in the game while Kelly Perrault, Beauregard and Severson each tallied for the Komets. St. Pierre registered his 15th win of the season stopping 26 of 27 shots in his 9th straight home start.
Chaulk led the Komets for the week with 8 assists and 2 goals for 10 points while Beauregard netted 6 goals and added 2 assists for an 8-point week. St. Pierre finished the week leading the UHL with a 2.29 average after turning away 93 of 101 shots. The Komet's special teams scored 5 goals on 19 power play chances (26.3%) while allowing only 1 power play goal in 14 penalty kills (92.9%).
This week the Komets are slated to skate at Rockford Wednesday before returning to Fort Wayne for another weekend home double-header facing Quad City Friday and Rockford Saturday.
Komet games this week:
Wednesday, Jan. 7.....Komets at Rockford IceHogs, 8:05pm Fort Wayne time (Radio: WOWO AM 1190)
Friday, Jan. 9.....Quad City Mallards at Komets, 8:05pm (Radio: WOWO AM 1190)
Saturday, Jan. 10.....Rockford IceHogs at Komets, 7:35pm (Radio: WOWO AM 1190)
All 3 games this week will be webcast via Comcast KometCast at www.komets.com.
Komet practice times this week:
Tuesday, 1/6 10am-11:30am at the coliseum
Wednesday, 1/7 9am-10am at the coliseum
Thursday, 1/8 1pm-2pm at the coliseum
Friday, 1/9 10am-11am at the coliseum
Saturday, 1/10 11am-12 noon at the coliseum
Monday, 1/12 10am-11:30am at the coliseum
Komet leaders: Colin Chaulk 41 points, 31 assists.....David-Alexandre Beauregard 17 goals, 9 power play goals, 5 game winning goals.....Kevin Schmidt +11.....Kevin Kotyluk 164 penalty minutes....Kelly Perrault 125 shots.
Komets of the week.....POW: (C) Colin Chaulk, 2g, 8a, 10pts, +3, 7-game point and assist scoring streak (2g, 15a). GOW: Kevin St. Pierre, 4gp, 3-1-0, 230:59, 8ga, 2.08 ave., 93/101, .921 spct.
Komet streaks.....center Colin Chaulk has a 7-game point and assist scoring streak (2-15=17) while winger David-Alexandre Beauregard is riding a 7-game point streak (10-5=15) and 4-game goal streak (6g). Defenseman Kevin Schmidt has skated in 194 consecutive games and has not missed a regular season or playoff game since his first game with the Komets Oct. 12, 2001, at New Haven.
U-Toppers.....Komets lead the UHL in attendance with 120,088 in 15 home games (7,505 per-game average)..... Kevin Kotyluk continues to lead with 37 minor penalties..... Kelly Perrault leads UHL defensemen with 11 goals, 6 power play goals, 20 power play points (T-Martin Woods, Flint) and 125 shots.....Kevin St. Pierre leads UHL goaltenders with a goals-against average of 2.29.
Milestones..... Colin Chaulk registered his 400th career point (goal) vs Rockford 12/31/03.....David-Alexandre Beauregard scored his 50th Komet goal 1/3/04 vs Missouri.....Kevin Kotyluk skated his 100th Fort Wayne and UHL regular season game 1/3/04 vs Missouri.....Adam Lewis appeared in his 200th regular season UHL game 1/3/04 vs Missouri .....Bobby Stewart has 197 career assists.....David-Alexandre Beauregard has 196 career assists.
KOMETS TO RETIRE STEVE FLETCHER'S 77 FRIDAY.....the Komets will add Steve Fletcher's #77 to the list of retired team franchise jersey numbers this Friday night, Jan. 9, when the Komets host the Quad City Mallards. The jersey number retirement ceremony will be held prior to opening faceoff at 8:05pm. The festivities will honor Fletcher's popular career as a Komet spanning 8 seasons including his 1-game appearance last year on Jan. 12, 2003, before officially retiring as a player. Fletcher began his career in Fort Wayne skating 34 games with the Komets during the 1982-83 season. The fan-favorite later joined the Komets for 6 straight seasons from 1990-91 to 1995-96. Fletcher will join 7 other players on the retired number list including Eddie Long (#16), Len Thornson (#11), Terry Pembroke (#5), Robbie Irons (#30), Reggie Primeau (#12), Lionel Repka (#6), and Colin Chin (#26). 4 honorees have had numbers retired to recognize their outstanding service to the Komets including Ken Ullyot (#58), Colin Lister (#59), News Sentinel sports writer Bud Gallmeier (no number) and Bob Chase (#40).
Marathon Night Friday.....Friday night is Marathon Night. As part of Old Time Komet Hockey night, Friday night Komet games start at 8pm and Komet fans can get Fill UP cards at any participating Marathon location around the Fort Wayne area for "buy one, get one free" ticket offers.
Got tickets.....tickets for all Komet home games are on sale at the Coliseum Ticket Office and online at www.ticketmaster.com.
PHP dates remain open.....the Komets and Physicians Health Plan have teamed up again this year to present a special People Helping People program offering local schools a chance to receive 500 tickets to a Komet game during the season. 2 dates remain open, Sunday, April 4 vs the Missouri River Otters, and Wednesday, April 7 vs the Adirondack IceHawks. Schools interested in signing up for the Komet's PHP program should call the Komet office at 483-0011 for more information.
Komets.com.....the Komet's official home on the internet is www.komets.com. Updated Komet news and information as well as stats, schedules, upcoming events, Comcast KometCast and more can be found at the Komet's website www.komets.com.
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