Kamrass re-signs with Komets

Fort Wayne, Ind. - The Fort Wayne Komets announced that they have re-signed forward Jake Kamrass for the 2019-20 season.

Kamrass, 24, skated his rookie season last year, starting the season with South Carolina where he scored eight points (5g-3a) in 10 games before the Komets acquired him in a trade for Garret Ross in November. Kamrass posted 51 points (17g-34a) in 57 games with Fort Wayne before adding a goal in six playoff games.

The Atlanta, Georgia native had the distinction last season of scoring Fort Wayne's only hat trick of the year in the final regular season game, a 5-2 win against Wheeling. Kamrass also co-led the Komets with Justin Hodgman and Shawn Szydlowski in plus/minus with +7 in the regular season. Kamrass was named Fort Wayne's Rookie of the Year, leading Komet rookies in goals (tied with Anthony Petruzzelli), assists and points.

Prior to his pro career, Kamrass completed three years of juniors with Topeka in the North American Hockey League, leading the Roadrunners with 35 assists and ranking second with 59 points his final season in 2013-14. In 2017-18, he finished a four-year collegiate career at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell where he helped the River Hawks to the 2017 Hockey East championship.