Komets Sweep Home Stand
January 24, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Fort Wayne Komets News Release
Fort Wayne, IN â The Komets swept a double-header home weekend for 4 points and improved to 28-13-4 for 60 points. The Komets hold 2nd place in the Western Conference and the UHL overall, 1 point behind Rockford, with 10 weeks of the 2004-05 UHL campaign remaining.
Friday night the Komets turned back the visiting Missouri River Otters 3-1. Center Tom Nelson, winger Jonathan Goodwin and defenseman Troy Neumeier scored Komet goals. It was Nelson's first appearance since suffering an injury against the River Otters in Fort Wayne Jan. 8. Komet goalie Kevin St. Pierre stopped 25 of 26 Otter shots for the victory.
Saturday the Komets pleased 6,841 Fort Wayne faithful by whitewashing Rockford 3-0 and taking 2 points against the Western Conference Hogs. Wingers Dustin Virag and Sean Venedam and center Tom Nelson tallied for the Komets as St. Pierre posted his 2nd shutout of the season and 22nd of his career making 35 saves. The Komets are 3-3-0 against Rockford with 2 meetings remaining.
The Komets hit the road this week while the circus is in Fort Wayne. Friday the Komets skate at Motor City at 7:30pm. Saturday the Komets face the Wings in Kalamazoo at 7:30pm. Next week the Komets will travel to Muskegon Friday, Feb. 4 before returning home to host the Quad City Mallards Saturday night, Feb. 5 at 7:30pm.
Motor City is offering $15 tickets for $10 for this Friday's game at Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena in Fraser, Michigan, to Komet fans wishing to make the trip. For more information, Komet fans can call 866-997-PUCK (7825).
Tickets for all upcoming Komet home games are on sale at the Coliseum Ticket Office and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Group tickets and discounts are also available by calling the Komet office at (260) 483-0011.
Komet leaders: Colin Chaulk (C) 48 assists (league high), 62 points (league high).....Sean Venedam (LW) 27 goals, 7 power play goals, 175 shots.....Troy Neumeier (D) +32 (league high).....Jeff Worlton (RW) 235 penalty minutes.....Jonathan Goodwin (RW) 5 game winning goals (league high, T-Proulx RCK).....Komets lead the UHL with 166 goals (3.69 goals per game), 284 assists, 450 player points, 1592 shots.
Milestones: Rob Guinn (D) notched his 100th UHL career point (assist) against Missouri Friday night.....Chris Grenville (RW) has 199 UHL career goals.
Streaking Komets.....P.C. Drouin (LW) has an 11-game point streak (5g, 9a, 14pts) and 5-game home assist streak (5a).....Sean Venedam (LW) is riding a 5-game point streak (7g, 2a, 9pts).
Komet's Player of the Week: Tom Nelson (C), 2gp, 2 goals, 1 assist, +3. Komet's Goaltender of the Week: Kevin St. Pierre, 2gp, 2-0-0, 120 min, 1 ga, 0.50 gaa, 60/61, .984 spct., 1 shutout.
KOMET CALENDAR
Games this week:
Friday, Jan. 28.....Komets at Motor City Mechanics, 7:30pm (Radio: WOWO AM 1190)
Saturday, Jan. 20.....Komets at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:30pm (Radio: WKJG AM 1380)
Komet games are also webcast at www.komets.com at Comcast KometCast.
Komet practices coming up:
Tuesday, Jan. 25.....10am-11:30am at McMillen Ice Arena
Wednesday, Jan. 26.....10am-11:30am at McMillen Ice Arena
Thursday, Jan. 27.....10am-11:30am at McMillen Ice Arena
Friday, Jan. 28.....9am-10am at McMillen Ice Arena
Monday, Jan. 31.....10am-11:30am at McMillen Ice Arena
All-Star Update
Puhalski, Venedam, Drouin and Goodwin join Stars in Adirondack (Chaulk & Kean stay home)
The original Komet All-Stars this year after the voting was concluded were head coach Greg Puhalski, forwards Colin Chaulk, Sean Venedam and Jonathan Goodwin and defenseman Jason Kean. Injuries will keep Chaulk and Kean at home. Komet skater P.C. Drouin will join his teammates on the Team Mountain Dew All-Star roster as a replacement to Quad City's Jason Deskins due to injury. The Adirondack Frostbite will host the festivities this year at the Glen Falls Civic Center with the faceoff scheduled for 7:30 tonight. It would have been Chaulk's 2nd consecutive trip to the league's classic affair after appearing with the UHL Western Conference All Stars last season and his 2nd straight All-Star start had he not been injured in the Komet's home game Saturday night against Rockford. Komet defenseman Jason Kean will also miss the All-Star game due to injury and will be replaced by Rockford's Steve Pelletier.
Komet fan wins $11,111.....Friday night Fort Wayne fan Jeremy Penrod of Bluffton, Indiana, won $11,111 from One Eleven Design when Jonathan Goodwin scored the Komet's 3rd goal of the game with 1 minute, 11 seconds remaining in the 3rd period. Penrod's name was chosen at random among the many Komet fans registered prior to the game. It was the 102nd game of the One Eleven Design contest spanning over the last 2 1/2 seasons. The contest will continue at Komet home games. The next Komet home game is Saturday, Feb. 5 against the Quad City Mallards at 7:30pm.
Komets.com.....the Komet's official home on the web is www.komets.com. Updated Komet news and information plus stats, schedules, upcoming events, Comcast KometCast and more can be found at the Komet's home on the web at www.komets.com.
International Hockey League 2 Stories from January 24, 2005
- Danbury enters All-Star break with one point lead in Eastern Division - Danbury Trashers
- Mallards Set for âRivalry Weekendâ at The MARK - Quad City Mallards
- RiverDogs hit the road this week - Richmond RiverDogs
- IceHogs take over top spot at the All-Star break - Rockford IceHogs
- Jackals Hit rock Bottom, Rebound versus Danbury - Elmira Jackals
- Beacon review - Port Huron Flags
- Mechanics Collect Two Points - Motor City Mechanics
- Komets Sweep Home Stand - Fort Wayne Komets
- Following club record nine-game win streak, Fury drop three in a row - Muskegon Lumberjacks
- Muskegon Fury notes - Muskegon Lumberjacks
- Persistent IceHogs outlast pesky Generals - Rockford IceHogs
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