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Komets agree to terms with trio of players

Komets agree to terms with trio of players

Wednesday, July 24th

Fort Wayne, Ind. - The Fort Wayne Komets announced that they have added forwards Brett McKenzie, Taylor Ross and Alan Lyszczarczyk for the 2019-20 season.

McKenzie, 22, is coming off his rookie pro season of 62 ECHL games with Atlanta where he ranked second on the team with 29 assists and third with 45 points while adding 54 penalty minutes. He also made his American Hockey League debut appearing in five games with Providence.

McKenzie was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the seventh round (194th overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. During 2016-17 season, the Ottawa, Ontario native scored Ontario Hockey Leagye career highs of 29 goals and 38 assists to lead North Bay with 67 points prior to being named to the 2017 OHL All-Star Team. McKenzie completed his juniors career with 224 points (101g-123a) in 328 OHL games.

Ross, 21, will be looking to make his pro debut with Fort Wayne after serving four full seasons in the Western Hockey League. Last season the Kronau, Saskatchewan native ranked second on Lethbridge with 34 goals, fourth with 69 points and led the Hurricanes with a plus-minus of +41. Prior to juniors, Ross won the 2014 SMHL Championship with the Notre Dame Argos midget team before splitting the 2014-15 season with Estevan (SJHL) and Spokane (WHL) in his juniors debut.

Lyszczarczyk, 21, completed a four-year juniors career last season, splitting the year with Owen Sound and Mississauga in the OHL. He led Mississauga with 35 goals and 71 points in 54 games to finish with OHL totals of 87 goals, 118 assists and 205 points in 251 games. Before his juniors career, Lyszczarczyk skated two complete seasons in the Czech U18 league with Prati Chomutov where he totaled 96 points in 61 games.