Komets re-sign three

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Fort Wayne Komets have come to terms with defenseman Darien Kielb, forward Tristan Pelletier and defenseman Noah Ganske for the 2023-24 season. 

Kielb, 24, split time last season with the Komets and Bakersfield of the AHL. He rolled up 16 points (6g-10a) in 22 games with Fort Wayne while posting six points (2g-4a) in 25 games with the Condors. In the playoffs, Kielb scored seven points (2g-5a) in the seven-game first-round playoff loss to Cincinnati. He also appeared in 18 games with the Komets during the 2021-22 season, notching seven points (1g-6a). Before turning pro, Kielb skated four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, collecting 104 career points and 214 minutes in penalties in 249 games.

Pelletier, 22, amassed 63 penalty minutes in 37 games while tallying nine points (4g-5a) with the Komets last season. He played in 163 game in the QMJHL collecting 188 penalty minutes.

Ganske, 24, turned pro last season, skating 12 games with the Komets, scoring three points (1g-2a). He played one season at Northern Michigan University before transferring to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Ganske totaled 32 points (11g-21a) in 59 collegiate games.