The game Wednesday against Bloomington will the the first of three games in five nights for the Komets. The fourth-place Thunder (20-18-2-5, 47 points) trail the Komets by seven points and are coming off two winless games at Muskegon last Friday and Saturday. Wednesday's game will be the eighth of 12 meetings this season with the Komets leading the series 5-2-0-0 after winning the last meeting 6-2 at Bloomington Jan. 16.
Saturday the Komets travel to Quad City for an 8:05pm faceoff at i-wireless center. The fifth-place Mallards (16-20-4-4, 40 points) earned their first regulation win of the season over the Komets last Saturday at Quad City 3-1 and are 3-1-1 in their last five games. Quad City trails fourth-place Bloomington by seven points in their fight for a playoff spot and will host Dayton Wednesday and skate at Bloomington Friday before hosting the Komets Saturday.
Sunday the Komets have a re-match against the PrairieThunder at Bloomington at 5:05pm. After the Thunder face the Komets at Fort Wayne Wednesday they welcome Quad City Friday before facing the Komets again Sunday at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum.
Feast or Famine...about last week
Wednesday the Komets' home win string of six games was snapped by a 2-1 loss to the visiting Dayton Gems . Dayton has won two of three visits so far at the Memorial Coliseum this season.
Then, Friday the Komets put their A-game together for the annual Comcast Report Card Night and blitzed the Port Huron Icehawks 9-1 in front of a sell-out Fort Wayne crowd of 10,480. It was Komet goalie Tim Haun's career high 16th win of the season and it was the first time Komet fans were treated to nine or more goals since the home opener of last season when the Komets blasted the Flint Generals 11-1 Oct. 18.
Saturday the Komets traveled to Quad City and were stopped 3-1 by the Mallards. The Komets completed week 17 out-scoring their opponents 11-5 but ended up with a 1-2-0-0 record for the week.
The Komets enter week 18 of 2009-10 in third place with a 26-15-0-2 record trailing first-place Muskegon by 13 points.
FUTURE STARS OF THE IHL TO BE SHOWCASED HERE FRIDAY
Battle Creek Revolution vs. Evansville Ice Men at the Memorial Coliseum, 8pm
This Friday, Feb. 12 the Evansville Ice Men, single A affiliate of the Fort Wayne Komets, will host the Battle Creek Revolution in an All American Hockey League (AAHL) regular season game at 8pm. The Ice Men (13-6-0-3, 29 points) trail the second-place Revolution (15-9-0-4, 34 points) by five points with four games in hand going into the week's play with both teams idle until Friday's match. Ticket prices range from $10 in the lower bowl and $5 in the upper bowl to $4 for all children's tickets.
Season Ticket Exchange Night Wednesday.....Hey season ticket holders! Hang on to those unused tickets. The Komets feature several Season Ticket Exchange Nights throughout the season and this Wednesday is another one. Any unused ticket from a previously scheduled Komet home game can be exchanged at the Coliseum Ticket Office for a ticket to this Wednesday's Komet game against the Bloomington PrairieThunder at 7:30pm.
Save Eyeglasses for Lions Club Recycle for Sight Feb. 27.....fans can make a difference at the Komet game Saturday, Feb. 27 against the Flint Generals by bringing any old eyeglasses for donation to the Indiana Lions Club Recycle for Sight Program. Donated glasses help millions of people experience corrected vision for the first time.
Great Komet tickets.......Still plenty of great seats available for all upcoming Komet home games. Tickets are on sale at the Coliseum Ticket Office and online at www.ticketmaster.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. 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.
Komet Hockey with Bob Chase......follow the Komets worldwide at www.komets.com Comcast KometCast with Bob Chase, in his 57th consecutive season calling Komet action. The Komet Hockey broadcast can also be heard on Fort Wayne radio with most games on WOWO AM 1190. Some games are broadcast on ESPN Radio AM 1380 when conflicts occur. All games broadcast can be heard at www.komets.com Comcast KometCast.
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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