Komets To Raise 7th Championship Banner Tonight
October 23, 2009 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Fort Wayne Komets News Release
Fort Wayne, IN - The defending back-to-back Turner Cup Champion Fort Wayne Komets will raise their seventh championship banner as part of the home opening festivities tonight at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
The 58th Fort Wayne Komets home opener gets underway with the introduction of many Komet legends followed by a variety of special events including a special iC/DC concert, the raising of the Komets' 2009 IHL Turner Cup Championship banner and the presentation of championship rings prior to opening faceoff.
Fans are encouraged to arrive early for the festivities which are slated to get underway at 8pm sharp.
The Bloomington PrairieThunder will make their first of six visits to Fort Wayne tonight. The Komets and Thunder opened their respective seasons last weekend with two games each, both splitting the weekend games 1-1-0-0. Last year the Komets won the season series vs. Bloomington 10-2-0-2.
After tonight the Komets head for Quad City for an 8pm faceoff (Fort Wayne time) Saturday.
Komets make roster changes....the Komets made a few changes to the roster prior to tonight's home opener. Defenseman Kevin Bertram has been placed on the 30-day injured reserve and forward Vince Laise has been waived. The Komets also announced today the signings of right winger Tomas Klempa and defenseman Frankie DeAngelis.
On WOWO Komet Hockey......Bob Chase is calling his 57th consecutive season of Komet hockey radio-rinkside on WOWO Radio AM 1190. Bob Chase and the Komet game broadcast can also be heard worldwide on the Komets' website at www.komets.com at Comcast KometCast.
Get your tickets early......tickets are still available for tonight's home opener. 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. Season tickets also continue to be on sale. For more information visit the Komet office, call 260-483-0011 or visit the Komets' website at www.komets.com.
Single game ticket prices for 2009-10 remain the same as last season, ranging from $8.00 to $20.00 for seniors and adults and starting at $6.00 for children.
Komets.com.....the official website of the Fort Wayne Komets is www.komets.com . In addition to featuring free webcasting of live Komet game radio, Komets.com also provides fans and media with up-to-date team stats, news, interactive fan features and information. Fans can also follow all Komet games with real-time scoring via the IHL and Pointstreak by clicking the Scoreboard at Komets.com.
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