Komets re-sign Boudens, add Rymsha and Alvaro

Fort Wayne, Ind. - The Fort Wayne Komets announced that forward Matt Boudens has re-signed with the team for the 2021-22 season while forwards Drake Rymsha and Matt Alvaro have also agreed to terms.

Boudens, 27, helped the Komets capture the Kelly Cup during the 2020-21 season scoring eight points (3g-5a) along with 42 penalty minutes during the playoffs. The Pembroke, Ontario native has collected 138 penalty minutes during his first two seasons in Fort Wayne. Boudens has also skated 12 games with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. This will be Boudens third season with the Komets.

Rymsha, 23, will be returning to Fort Wayne after racking up 17 points in 24 games with the club during the 2019-20 season.  The 2017 fifth-round draft pick of Los Angeles skated in one game with the Kings last season.  Before turning pro, the Huntington Woods, Michigan native skated four seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with London, Ottawa and Sarnia. In his final season with Sarnia, he totaled 74 points (31g-43a).

Alvaro, 25, has skated two games in the ECHL over the past two seasons, both with Orlando. He spent his collegiate years at the University of Vermont where he collected 51 points during his career.