To see the game story off Saturday's 3-1 victory by the Komets over the Dayton Gems, click here.
February 5, 2012 2 comments
Tonight's video has all the goals, some great saves, interviews, a good fight and even a weird stick-swinging moment.
February 4, 2012
It's never easy to win a game when you give up the first goal, as the Komets did Saturday night to the Dayton Gems.
February 4, 2012
The Komets got three unanswered goals from Bobby Chaumont, Chris Auger and Jesse Bennefield and defeated the Dayton Gems 3-1 at Memorial Coliseum on Saturday night.
February 4, 2012
After two periods at Memorial Coliseum, the Komets lead the Dayton Gems 2-1.
February 4, 2012
Here's the game-opening fight between Fort Wayne's Brent Henley and Dayton's Robin Richards.
Dayton leads 1-0 on Charlie Townsend's goal 7:52 into the first period.
February 4, 2012
Someone asked me to recount what the deal is with Robin Richards of Dayton and the Komets, who meet tonight at Memorial Coliseum.
February 4, 2012 1 comment
Komets radio broadcaster Bob Chase, in his 59th season calling games for the team, will miss a second straight game tonight because of illness.
February 4, 2012 1 comment
Nick Boucher made 30 saves as the Komets defeated Quad City 3-2 Friday in Moline, Ill.
February 3, 2012 7 comments
Due to illness, Komets broadcaster Bob Chase did not make the trip to Moline, Ill., today and there will be no radio broadcast of the game against the Quad City Mallards on WOWO, 1190 AM.
February 3, 2012 1 comment
The CHL's director of operations, Bob Hoffman, had this to say about The Journal Gazette's report that the Quad City Mallards were
February 2, 2012 4 comments
Two sources confirmed to The Journal Gazette that the Quad City Mallards were experiencing payroll problems, a rumor that was gaining traction in CHL circles today.
February 2, 2012 9 comments
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OK, readers of Ice Chips. I really do appreciate you. And to prove it, we're going to have a contest.
February 2, 2012 12 comments
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Komets general manager David Franke was incorrect when he said earlier in the week that Brent Henley would be suspended one game for instigating a fight in the final five minutes of a game last weekend.
February 2, 2012
Center Leo Thomas missed both games last weekend because he was dealing with a personal matter.
February 1, 2012 5 comments
So there's a hockey movie coming out and, frankly, since there aren't enough of them, we should celebrate whenever this happens.
February 1, 2012 7 comments
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I won't analyze the talent; I'll let you do that. But I will say the lyrics aren't the wittiest.
January 31, 2012 14 comments
There's less than a week until the CHL's trade deadline – it comes Monday – and the Komets are evaluating the need for changes.
January 30, 2012 27 comments
Why did Brent Henley get 27 minutes in penalties? Watch it here.
January 29, 2012 5 comments
Bobby Chaumont scored twice for the Komets in a 6-3 loss at Arizona on Saturday.
January 28, 2012 5 comments
There has been a scoring change from the Komets' 7-5 victory Friday night at Prescott Valley, Ariz.
January 28, 2012
Frankie DeAngelis scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Komets held on for a wild 7-5 victory at Arizona on Friday.
January 27, 2012 3 comments
This is pretty amazing.
January 27, 2012 1 comment
We've got a story today on Komets assistant coach Gary Graham, who may be ready for his first head-coaching gig in the professional ranks.
January 27, 2012
The Dayton Gems have made a change in goaltenders.
January 26, 2012 1 comment
I had some moments covering the UHL when I thought this was going to happen -- Hello, St. Charles, Mo. -- but it never did.
January 24, 2012 2 comments
Hopefully, by now, you've heard about the Boston Bruins' Tim Thomas skipping the gala at the White House. I just wanted to share with you the best line about it I've read.
January 24, 2012 11 comments
Komets center Brett Smith, who has missed the last five games with a concussion, is hopeful he will be able to make the trip to Arizona and play against the Sundogs on Friday and/or Saturday.
January 24, 2012 2 comments
I kind of like the little on-the-bench-while-the-game-is-going-on TV interviews. But it seems that maybe, thanks to the Detroit Red Wings' Mike Babcock, that they may be on their way out.
January 24, 2012 4 comments
Andrew Johnston/The Journal Gazette
I'll give you a hint. He doesn't play for the Komets.
January 24, 2012 14 comments
Ben Smith has a column on the Komets' future, which could possibly be in the ECHL, and he talks about the overriding sense that minor-league hockey needs to take on a structure close to baseball's.
January 24, 2012 1 comment
The Komets remained atop the Turner Conference with a 4-1 road win over Quad City on Sunday.
January 22, 2012 1 comment
I tried some different stuff with the video of the Komets' 2-1 loss to Tulsa from Saturday, including a different vantage angle that got me about speared by a Brent Henley stick.
January 21, 2012 4 comments
There's no doubt that Tulsa goaltender Ian Keserich played great. That breakaway save on Bobby Chaumont in the third period was divine.
January 21, 2012
The Komets lost 2-1 to the Tulsa Oilers on Saturday night at Memorial Coliseum.
January 21, 2012 8 comments
The Komets still trail the Tulsa Oilers 2-0 after two periods at Memorial Coliseum.
January 21, 2012
The Komets trail the Tulsa Oilers 2-0 after one period. A big reason why has been their power play, which is 0 for 3 so far tonight.
January 21, 2012
After spending two years in jail, murder charges against former Komets forward Bogdan Rudenko have been dropped.
January 21, 2012
It's about time for Komets vs. Oilers: Part Deux. I would say the key in this one for the Komets is to make sure they come out skating hard and fast.
January 21, 2012
Tonight's video recap of the Komets' 3-2 victory over the Tulsa Oilers -- the first meeting between the teams -- includes some amazing goaltending, goals, interviews and the hit reel.
January 20, 2012 4 comments
Tom Mele hasn't scored many goals this season – only four – but linemate Lincoln Kaleigh Schrock made it easy for him Friday night.
January 20, 2012 2 comments
The first ever meeting between the Komets and the Tulsa Oilers didn’t lack drama.It finished with six Tulsa players scrapping at the puck and goaltender Nick Boucher just barely keeping it out, preserving a 3-2 victory Friday night.
January 20, 2012
Justin A. Cohn/The Journal Gazette
If you look at this picture I took, you can tell that Tulsa's Gerome Giudice definitely kicked the puck in late in the second period, with the game against Komets tied at 1.
January 20, 2012
In case you are wondering, the Luke Lucyk playing for the Tulsa Oilers tonight is related to Komets great Carey Lucyk. They are cousins. In fact, Luke regards Carey as an uncle.
January 20, 2012
Wow, big news out of Kalamazoo. And, I hate to say it, but this only improves the chances of the Komets joining the ECHL.
January 20, 2012 2 comments
I delved into the topic of why the Komets didn't instigate fights when Brett Smith and Chris Auger were injured.
January 20, 2012 15 comments
I've read some people questioning if a move to the ECHL would cut down on the Komets' travel costs.It really doesn't seem complicated to me, but I'll try to clear this up.
January 19, 2012 12 comments
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It seems as if former Komets forward Justin Chwedoruk, who had 16 goals and 33 points in 66 games with Fort Wayne in 2009-10, when the Komets won their last IHL championship, is faring well with the Quad City Mallards.
January 19, 2012 2 comments
The Komets will wear special white, pink and black jerseys the next two games to raise money for breast-cancer awareness.
January 19, 2012
Komets assistant coach Gary Graham was one of three finalists last summer for the head-coaching job with the Bloomington Blaze, which eventually went to Paul Gardner.
January 19, 2012 5 comments
This is just theorizing on my part, though I know some readers have already connected the dots with this idea.
January 19, 2012 10 comments
There are a lot of rumors beginning to swirl out there about the Komets joining the ECHL.
January 17, 2012 18 comments
I did a story today about the effect of taking checking out of youth hockey. Give it a read. I think you'll enjoy.
January 17, 2012 2 comments
The Komets aren't sure whether their leading scorer, Brett Smith, will be available to play Friday against Tulsa.
January 16, 2012 2 comments
Goals by Brandon Smith and Andrew Courtney within a minute of each other late in the third erased a two-goal Komets lead, and Missouri went on to beat the Komets 4-3 in a shootout in Independence, Mo.
January 15, 2012 10 comments
The CHL suspended Evansville's Ryan Palmer for his illegal hit to the head of Brett Smith in the Blaze's 2-1 victory over Fort Wayne on Friday night.
January 15, 2012 6 comments
The Komets fell behind early and was never able to recover in a 3-1 road loss Saturday night.
January 14, 2012 4 comments
Here's a look at the dirty hit that Ryan Palmer of Bloomington doled out on Fort Wayne's Brett Smith, in the Blaze's 2-1 victory on Friday night.
January 13, 2012 7 comments
Here's the video recap of the Komets' 2-1 loss to the last-place Bloomington Blaze. The Blaze had a number of dirty hits, if you ask me.
January 13, 2012
The Komets trail the Bloomington Blaze 1-0 after one period. A horrid turnover in their own zone by Tom Mele led to Jordy Trottier's breakaway goal.
January 13, 2012
The Komets would come back to the CHL next season, if the CHL membership remains what it is this season: 14 teams with at least the Dayton (Ohio) Gems nearby.
January 13, 2012 1 comment
The Komets' 2-1 loss to the CHL-worst Bloomington Blaze was marked by myriad turnovers, a lack of energy and the inability to score more than once despite 42 shots at the Bloomington net tonight.
January 13, 2012
The Pepsi Coliseum in Indianapolis is about to undergo a renovation. Click here to read about it.
January 13, 2012
Nick Boucher and Brett Smith may have been rewarded with spots in the CHL All-Star Game on Wednesday, but it wasn't all fun.
January 13, 2012
The Komets begin play as the top team in the CHL tonight, against the Bloomington Blaze at Memorial Coliseum.
January 13, 2012
The CHL-leading Komets have seven players who have scored at least 10 goals. They are the only team in the league that can boast that.
January 12, 2012
Here's what Komets Brett Smith and Nick Boucher said after the CHL All-Stars' 6-4 victory over the Arizona Sundogs at Prescott Valley, Ariz.
January 11, 2012 4 comments
Nick Boucher stopped 36 of 39 shots in 1 1/2 periods and Brett Smith had a goal, as the Komets' representatives fared well in a 6-4 victory by the CHL All-Stars over the host Arizona Sundogs in front of 4,479 fans at Tim's Toyota Center
January 11, 2012
Today, I did a report card on how the Komets have performed this season thus far.
January 11, 2012
I've got to be honest. I don't even know that I would have called a penalty on it. But, I am old-school.
January 11, 2012 2 comments
OK, I don't pretend to know what Allen coach Dwight Mullins' criteria for picking the All-Star Game captains were, but it sure seems that Fort Wayne's Brett Smith got the short end of the stick.
January 10, 2012 6 comments
For those who thought that Allen's part in the brawl with Laredo would mean that the Americans' coach, Dwight Mullins, wouldn't be able to coach in the All-Star Game: Sorry.
January 9, 2012 7 comments
I tried a new format with tonight's Komets video, so let me know how you like it. And I highly suggest you check out the Nick Duff check, the first one on the "Hit Reel.
January 8, 2012 6 comments
Here's the brawl between Allen and Laredo, which resulted in 302 penalty minutes in a 2-1 Laredo victory at home.
January 8, 2012 4 comments
Down a goal with just more than four minutes remaining Sunday night, the Komets did what they've done often this season – they found a way to win.
January 8, 2012 1 comment
I'm a big enough man to admit when I'm wrong -- ahem -- and it was not Lincoln Kaleigh Schrock who scored the first goal of the night in the Komets' 4-3 overtime victory over Dayton today.
January 8, 2012
Well, my video seems to show Lincoln Kaleigh Schrock scoring the first goal, but I'm told otherwise -- that it was Jesse Bennefield shooting and the puck went off the defenseman's skate.
January 8, 2012
The Komets and Dayton Gems are scoreless after one period at Memorial Coliseum, and I just have a feeling something weird is going to happen.
January 8, 2012 1 comment
The Komets avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season by defeating the Dayton Gems 4-2 tonight at Hara Arena.
January 7, 2012 3 comments
At least their offense has broken out -- a bit.
The Komets lead the Dayton Gems 3-2 after two periods at Hara Arena.
January 7, 2012 1 comment
The Komets have activated David Starenky from injured reserve and placed Dustin Molle (groin) back on it.
January 7, 2012
Here's a video recap of the Komets' 3-2 loss to Dayton and its goaltender, Larry Sterling, on Friday night at Memorial Coliseum.
January 6, 2012 2 comments
The Komets came into Friday with the CHL's top-rated offense, averaging 3.69 goals per game.But they left Memorial Coliseum wondering what happened to it.
January 6, 2012 2 comments
Well, it's clear this game is going to rest on the shoulders -- and in the glove -- of Dayton goaltender Larry Sterling.He has stopped 32 of 34 shots shots for Dayton, and it's tied at 2.
January 6, 2012
I counted five -- FIVE -- legitimate body checks in the first period of the Komets' game against the Dayton Gems.For both teams.Is that sad or what?
January 6, 2012 3 comments
Frankly, I put zero stock into this award, since it's chosen by the teams and not neutral observers, but Fort Wayne goaltender Nick Boucher was selected first star among the "Oakley Three Stars" of the month for December.
January 6, 2012 1 comment
Jean-Michel Rizk has been quite a find for the Komets, hasn't he?
January 6, 2012 1 comment