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Komets Take Four-Point Weekend

December 9, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL)
Fort Wayne Komets News Release


Fort Wayne, IN --- The Komets took 4 points out of 3 games played over the weekend earning points in 2 shootouts at home and clipping the Generals Sunday 4-3 in regulation at the Flint I.M.A. Arena to hold on to 2nd place in the Eastern Conference, 1 point behind the leading Port Huron Beacons.

Friday night the Komets dropped a 4-3 shootout to the visiting Muskegon Fury in the first meeting of 7 this season and the first of 4 in Fort Wayne. Colin Chaulk notched a pair and Bobby Stewart score once in regulation for the Komets. Pokey Reddick made 2 saves on 2 shots in the first period. Tom Lawson stopped 18 of 21 Port Huron shots in relief and took the shootout loss allowing 3 goals on 4 Fury attempts.

Saturday night, in a replay of the night before, the Komet's suffered a 4-3 shootout loss to the visiting Port Huron Beacons. Scoring for the Komets were David-Alexandre Beauregard, Kevin Kotyluk and Michel Massie. Lawson's record fell to 9-5-2 stopping 18 of 21 shots and giving up 2 of 5 shootout attempts.

Sunday the Komets upended the Generals in Flint 4-3 in regulation snapping a 5-game Komet winless skid. The Komets are now unbeaten in regulation on the road in 7 straight games (6-0-1). It was the Komet's 2nd win against Flint in as many meetings this season. The win snapped a 3-game Flint winning streak. Troy Neumeier, Adam Lewis, Chaulk and Beauregard each scored for the Komets. Goaltender Reddick earned his 2nd win of the season making 23 saves on 26 shots. Reddick's win was his 97th career Fort Wayne win.

This weekend the Komets have another 2-game home stand slated. Friday the Muskegon Fury return and Saturday the Elmira Jackals visit. Both games face off at 7:35pm.

Tickets for all Komet home games are on sale at the Coliseum Ticket Office and online at www.ticketmaster.com.

KOMETS WEEKLY PLANNER

12/13, FRIDAY.....MUSKEGON FURY AT KOMETS, 7:35PM
Webcast: KometCast at www.komets.com • Radio: WOWO Radio AM 1190

12/14, SATURDAY....ELMIRA JACKALS AT KOMETS, 7:35PM
Webcast: KometCast at www.komets.com • Radio: WONO, ESPN Radio 1380

Komet practices this week (week of 12/9):
Tuesday through Saturday at 10am each day at the coliseum.

Leader board: Virag, Perrault 25pts.....Beauregard 11 goals, 7ppg.....Perrault 21a.....Massie, Ortmeyer +10.....Venedam 91 shots .....Lawson 9-5-2, 1.80 ave (UHL high), .926 spct. (UHL high).

For the week: Chaulk 3g (gw), 2a.....Perrault 1g (pp), 2a.....Stewart 1g, 2a.....Massie 1g, 1a.....Virag 2a.....Venedam 2a.....Beauregard 1g (pp).....Kotyluk 1g.....Neumeier 1g.....Lewis 1g.....Barlow, Severson, Ortmeyer 1a each.....Reddick 2gp, 1-0-0, 80:00, 3ga, 2.26 ave, 25/28, .893 spct.....Lawson 2gp, 100:00, 0-0-2, 6ga, 3:59 ave, 36/42, .857 spct.

Kotyluk nets his first.....Kevin Kotyluk netted his first pro goal when he scored the Komet's 2nd goal of the game Saturday night in Fort Wayne against Port Huron.

Perrault registers #200.....defenseman Kelly Perrault notched his 200th career point Friday night with an assist in the Komet's 4-3 shootout loss to the visiting Muskegon Fury. Perrault is in his 7th pro season.

Milestones on the edge......David-Alexandre Beauregard 99 UHL career assists.....Jason Selleke has 99 career points.....Greg Puhalski 598 regular season games coached.

We have a $500 winner......the Komets congratulate Jerry Ladd for winning $500 Saturday night in the Win-A-House contest during the first intermission of the Komets-Port Huron game at the coliseum. Ladd's shot stopped inside the faceoff circle for the $500 prize. Fans who participate could win a house if their shot stops in the faceoff dot. The Win-A-House intermission event is sponsored by Auburn Hills Development, Granite Ridge Builders, Fifth Third Bank and the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.

Komet's attendance tops the UHL.....Friday night's crowd of 6,331 and Saturday's 6,481 Komet faithful gives Fort Wayne a UHL high average attendance of 6,979 for the current season.

Get in the Zone.....the Komets and Hagerman Construction, the main contractor for the renovation of the Memorial Coliseum, have set up the "Komet Construction Zone" for the 2002-03 season giving local children's organizations a chance to see Komet hockey. 50 tickets to sit free in the "Construction Zone" will be donated to a local children's organization. In addition to the free tickets, groups will receive official Hagerman construction helmets and more courtesy of Hagerman Construction and the Komets. Tickets can be ordered through the Komet office at (260) 483-0011.

KometCast worldwide.....fans can catch Komet hockey action all over the world with Comcast KometCast, an exclusive Fort Wayne Komets internet presentation available at the Komets website at www.komets.com. Comcast KometCast features play-by-play by Bob Chase in his 50th season of calling Komet hockey radio-rinkside. Komet team stats, information, UHL standings and more also can be found at www.komets.com. Stats and standings are updated each morning during the season.

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