Fort Wayne Komets
Team Comparison
Forwards
Name | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | PT/G | PIMPG | SOG | SH | PPA | SHA | GWG | FG | IG | OTG | UA | EN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
23 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -5 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0.96 | 2.30 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
19 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1.11 | 0.63 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
23 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0.83 | 1.48 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
|
18 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
19 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.68 | 0.00 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
23 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
22 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 | 0.36 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 | 0.73 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | 1.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 | 1.32 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 4.38 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- GP:
- Games Played
- G:
- Goals
- A:
- Assists
- PTS:
- Points
- +/-:
- Plus/Minus
- PIM:
- Penalty Minutes
- PPG:
- Power Play Goals
- SHG:
- Short Handed Goals
- PT/G:
- Points per Game
- PIMPG:
- Penalty Minutes per Game
- SOG:
- Shootout Goals
- SH:
- Shots
- PPA:
- Power Play Assists
- SHA:
- Short Handed Assists
- GWG:
- Game Winning Goals
- FG:
- First Goals
- IG:
- Insurance Goals
- OTG:
- Overtime Goals
- UA:
- Unassisted Goals
- EN:
- Empty Net
Defensemen
Name | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | PT/G | PIMPG | SOG | SH | PPA | SHA | GWG | FG | IG | OTG | UA | EN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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23 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 0.26 | 0 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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18 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.56 | 0.33 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
23 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 0.75 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.59 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- GP:
- Games Played
- G:
- Goals
- A:
- Assists
- PTS:
- Points
- +/-:
- Plus/Minus
- PIM:
- Penalty Minutes
- PPG:
- Power Play Goals
- SHG:
- Short Handed Goals
- PT/G:
- Points per Game
- PIMPG:
- Penalty Minutes per Game
- SOG:
- Shootout Goals
- SH:
- Shots
- PPA:
- Power Play Assists
- SHA:
- Short Handed Assists
- GWG:
- Game Winning Goals
- FG:
- First Goals
- IG:
- Insurance Goals
- OTG:
- Overtime Goals
- UA:
- Unassisted Goals
- EN:
- Empty Net
Goalies
Name | GP | W | GAA | SV% | L | OTL | T | SOL | SA | GA | SO | MIN | SOGP | SOW | SOA | SOGA | SO% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14 | 9 | 2.27 | 0.924 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 407 | 31 | 1 | 818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
|
10 | 6 | 3.52 | 0.874 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 34 | 0 | 580 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.500 |
- GP:
- Games Played
- W:
- Wins
- GAA:
- Goals Against Average
- SV%:
- Save Percentage
- L:
- Losses
- OTL:
- Overtime Losses
- T:
- Ties
- SOL:
- Shootout Losses
- SA:
- Shots Against
- GA:
- Goals Against
- SO:
- Shutout
- MIN:
- Minutes Played
- SOGP:
- Shootout Games Played
- SOW:
- Shootout Wins
- SOA:
- Shots Received in Shootout
- SOGA:
- Goals Against in Shootout
- SO%:
- Saving Percentage in Shootout
Forwards
Name | POS | H | W | Sh | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
F | 6-2 | 209 | R | Pittsburgh, PA |
|
F | 5-10 | 190 | L | Federal Way, WA |
|
F | 6-2 | 196 | L | Plano, TX |
|
F | 5-11 | 176 | L | West Salem, WI |
|
F | 5-7 | 174 | R | Chaska, MN |
|
F | 6-5 | 223 | L | Georgetown, ON |
|
F | 6-0 | 200 | L | Quebec, QC |
|
F | 5-11 | 185 | R | Newport Beach, CA |
|
F | 5-9 | 170 | R | Fort Wayne, IN |
|
F | 5-10 | 192 | L | Edmonton, AB |
|
F | 5-7 | 165 | R | Milford, CT |
|
F | 6-3 | 204 | L | Kelowna, BC |
|
F | 5-11 | 181 | L | Mindemoya, ON |
- POS:
- Position
- H:
- Height
- W:
- Weight
- Sh:
- Shoots
- BP:
- Birthplace
Defenders
Name | POS | H | W | Sh | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
D | 6-2 | 195 | L | Waterdown, ON |
|
D | 6-7 | 209 | R | Bloomington, MN |
|
D | 6-0 | 200 | R | Lake Orion, MI |
|
D | 6-3 | 192 | L | Belleville, ON |
|
D | 5-8 | 191 | L | Anaheim Hills, CA |
|
D | 6-2 | 175 | R | Mississauga, ON |
- POS:
- Position
- H:
- Height
- W:
- Weight
- Sh:
- Shoots
- BP:
- Birthplace
Goalies
Name | POS | H | W | C | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
G | 6-0 | 190 | L | Calgary, AB |
|
G | 6-0 | 176 | L | Belle River, ON |
- POS:
- Position
- H:
- Height
- W:
- Weight
- C:
- Catches
- BP:
- Birthplace
Staff
Name | Role |
---|---|
David Franke | General Manager |
Jesse Kallechy | Head Coach |
Olivier Legault | Associate Head Coach |
Cory Melkert | Assistant Coach |
Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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7:00 PM CDT
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
6
Final
5
Iowa Heartlanders
IA
Xtream Arena
Coralville, Iowa
|
Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
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6:00 PM CDT
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
2
Final OT
1
Iowa Heartlanders
IA
Xtream Arena
Coralville, Iowa
|
Friday, October 25, 2024 |
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7:35 PM EDT
Cincinnati Cyclones
CIN
4
Final
5
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Saturday, October 26, 2024 |
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7:35 PM EDT
Kalamazoo Wings
KAL
9
Final
2
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Friday, November 1, 2024 |
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7:05 PM CDT
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
4
Final
1
Kansas City Mavericks
KC
Cable Dahmer Arena
Independence, Missouri
|
Saturday, November 2, 2024 |
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6:05 PM CDT
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
4
Final SO
3
Kansas City Mavericks
KC
Cable Dahmer Arena
Independence, Missouri
|
Friday, November 8, 2024 |
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7:15 PM EST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
5
Final
1
Toledo Walleye
TOL
Huntington Center
Toledo, Ohio
|
Saturday, November 9, 2024 |
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7:35 PM EST
Kalamazoo Wings
KAL
3
Final
4
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 |
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10:45 AM EST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
1
Final
3
Wheeling Nailers
WHL
WesBanco Arena
Wheeling, West Virginia
|
Friday, November 15, 2024 |
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7:00 PM EST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
1
Final
4
Kalamazoo Wings
KAL
Wings Event Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan
|
Saturday, November 16, 2024 |
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7:00 PM EST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
5
Final
3
Kalamazoo Wings
KAL
Wings Event Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan
|
Sunday, November 17, 2024 |
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5:00 PM EST
Cincinnati Cyclones
CIN
1
Final
6
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Saturday, November 23, 2024 |
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7:35 PM EST
Wheeling Nailers
WHL
6
Final
4
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
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7:35 PM EST
Florida Everblades
FLA
5
Final OT
4
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Friday, November 29, 2024 |
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7:35 PM EST
Florida Everblades
FLA
1
Final OT
2
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Saturday, November 30, 2024 |
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7:35 PM EST
Florida Everblades
FLA
3
Final
1
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 |
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7:35 PM EST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
2
Final
1
Cincinnati Cyclones
CIN
Heritage Bank Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
|
Friday, December 6, 2024 |
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7:35 PM EST
Cincinnati Cyclones
CIN
5
Final
1
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Saturday, December 7, 2024 |
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7:35 PM EST
Kalamazoo Wings
KAL
3
Final
2
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Friday, December 13, 2024 |
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7:00 PM CST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
2
Final
1
Bloomington Bison
BLM
Grossinger Motors Arena
Bloomington, Illinois
|
Saturday, December 14, 2024 |
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7:35 PM EST
Allen Americans
ALN
2
Final
8
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Sunday, December 15, 2024 |
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5:00 PM EST
Allen Americans
ALN
3
Final OT
4
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Friday, December 20, 2024 |
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7:35 PM EST
Indy Fuel
IND
0
Final
3
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Saturday, December 21, 2024 |
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7:00 PM EST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Indy Fuel
IND
Fishers Event Center
Fishers, Indiana
|
Friday, December 27, 2024 |
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7:00 PM EST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Indy Fuel
IND
Fishers Event Center
Fishers, Indiana
|
Saturday, December 28, 2024 |
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7:35 PM EST
Cincinnati Cyclones
CIN
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Sunday, December 29, 2024 |
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5:05 PM EST
Indy Fuel
IND
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 |
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7:35 PM EST
Bloomington Bison
BLM
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Friday, January 3, 2025 |
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7:35 PM EST
Toledo Walleye
TOL
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Saturday, January 4, 2025 |
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7:15 PM EST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Toledo Walleye
TOL
Huntington Center
Toledo, Ohio
|
Sunday, January 5, 2025 |
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5:00 PM EST
Cincinnati Cyclones
CIN
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Friday, January 10, 2025 |
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7:05 PM CST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Tulsa Oilers
TUL
BOK Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
Saturday, January 11, 2025 |
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7:05 PM CST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Tulsa Oilers
TUL
BOK Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
Sunday, January 12, 2025 |
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2:05 PM CST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Wichita Thunder
WIC
INTRUST Bank Arena
Wichita, Kansas
|
Friday, January 17, 2025 |
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7:35 PM EST
Toledo Walleye
TOL
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Saturday, January 18, 2025 |
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7:35 PM EST
Maine Mariners
MNE
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Friday, January 24, 2025 |
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7:30 PM PST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Tahoe Knight Monsters
TAH
Tahoe Blue Event Center
Stateline, Nevada
|
Saturday, January 25, 2025 |
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7:00 PM PST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Tahoe Knight Monsters
TAH
Tahoe Blue Event Center
Stateline, Nevada
|
Sunday, January 26, 2025 |
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3:00 PM PST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Tahoe Knight Monsters
TAH
Tahoe Blue Event Center
Stateline, Nevada
|
Friday, January 31, 2025 |
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7:15 PM EST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Toledo Walleye
TOL
Huntington Center
Toledo, Ohio
|
Saturday, February 1, 2025 |
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7:35 PM EST
Wheeling Nailers
WHL
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Sunday, February 2, 2025 |
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5:00 PM EST
Indy Fuel
IND
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Friday, February 7, 2025 |
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7:35 PM EST
Toledo Walleye
TOL
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Saturday, February 8, 2025 |
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7:15 PM EST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Toledo Walleye
TOL
Huntington Center
Toledo, Ohio
|
Friday, February 14, 2025 |
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7:35 PM EST
Cincinnati Cyclones
CIN
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Saturday, February 15, 2025 |
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7:00 PM EST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Kalamazoo Wings
KAL
Wings Event Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan
|
Sunday, February 16, 2025 |
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5:00 PM EST
Kalamazoo Wings
KAL
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 |
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7:00 PM EST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Indy Fuel
IND
Fishers Event Center
Fishers, Indiana
|
Friday, February 21, 2025 |
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7:35 PM EST
Reading Royals
REA
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Saturday, February 22, 2025 |
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7:35 PM EST
Reading Royals
REA
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Sunday, February 23, 2025 |
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5:00 PM EST
Tulsa Oilers
TUL
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Friday, February 28, 2025 |
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7:35 PM EST
Indy Fuel
IND
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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7:35 PM EST
Kalamazoo Wings
KAL
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Sunday, March 2, 2025 |
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3:00 PM EST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Kalamazoo Wings
KAL
Wings Event Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan
|
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 |
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10:30 AM CST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Bloomington Bison
BLM
Grossinger Motors Arena
Bloomington, Illinois
|
Friday, March 7, 2025 |
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7:00 PM EST
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Indy Fuel
IND
Fishers Event Center
Fishers, Indiana
|
Sunday, March 9, 2025 |
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5:00 PM EDT
Kalamazoo Wings
KAL
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Friday, March 14, 2025 |
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7:10 PM EDT
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Wheeling Nailers
WHL
WesBanco Arena
Wheeling, West Virginia
|
Saturday, March 15, 2025 |
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7:10 PM EDT
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Wheeling Nailers
WHL
WesBanco Arena
Wheeling, West Virginia
|
Sunday, March 16, 2025 |
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4:00 PM EDT
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Indy Fuel
IND
Fishers Event Center
Fishers, Indiana
|
Friday, March 21, 2025 |
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7:00 PM CDT
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Iowa Heartlanders
IA
Xtream Arena
Coralville, Iowa
|
Saturday, March 22, 2025 |
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6:00 PM CDT
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Iowa Heartlanders
IA
Xtream Arena
Coralville, Iowa
|
Sunday, March 23, 2025 |
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3:00 PM CDT
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Iowa Heartlanders
IA
Xtream Arena
Coralville, Iowa
|
Friday, March 28, 2025 |
---|
7:00 PM CDT
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Bloomington Bison
BLM
Grossinger Motors Arena
Bloomington, Illinois
|
Saturday, March 29, 2025 |
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7:35 PM EDT
Bloomington Bison
BLM
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 |
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7:00 PM EDT
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Kalamazoo Wings
KAL
Wings Event Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan
|
Friday, April 4, 2025 |
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7:35 PM EDT
Indy Fuel
IND
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
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7:00 PM EDT
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Indy Fuel
IND
Fishers Event Center
Fishers, Indiana
|
Sunday, April 6, 2025 |
---|
5:00 PM EDT
Cincinnati Cyclones
CIN
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Friday, April 11, 2025 |
---|
7:15 PM EDT
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
@
Toledo Walleye
TOL
Huntington Center
Toledo, Ohio
|
Saturday, April 12, 2025 |
---|
7:35 PM EDT
Bloomington Bison
BLM
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Sunday, April 13, 2025 |
---|
5:00 PM EDT
Bloomington Bison
BLM
@
Fort Wayne Komets
FW
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Ernie Berg started it over 65 years ago. He was the one that began thinking about hockey in Fort Wayne, Indiana. But it was after the city announced plans of building the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Berg took a trip to Toledo one night to watch an IHL game. That was all it took. Berg came home full of enthusiasm.
With the thought of Fort Wayne building a beautiful new big building, Berg couldn't help but envision it filled with people for a hockey game. It was a dream. A dream later to become reality. The dream came true with the dropping of the first puck at the start of the 1952-53 International Hockey League season.
Many have wondered about Komets being spelled with a "K". Berg did it. He wanted to have a name that suggested speed, flash, excitement. And he spelled it with a "K" instead of a "C" after his wife. Her name was Kathryn but she always went by Kay. Berg became the team's General Manager and put together a talented hockey team. That first team was a real crowd pleaser, if not an artistic success. He got guys who were tough and aggressive. And the Fort Wayne fans liked that.
It wasn't until the sixth game the franchise picked up its first victory. It came on a Tuesday night before a crowd of 6,381. The "K's" won 6-5 over the Grand Rapids Rockets. The fans liked the hard-hitting Komets, too. They soon began to fill the coliseum regularly on weekend nights and came close to filling it on weeknights. From then on the fans have been supporting their Fort Wayne Komets.
Spanning over seven decades Komet hockey has had its high and low moments. The lowest came in the summer of 1990 when, for a few days, the city did not have a team. Previous ownership moved the club to Albany, New York. A couple of days later the Franke family purchased the Flint IHL franchise and moved it to Fort Wayne, keeping the name "Komets", but changing many facets of the organization.
After maintaining the Komets in the IHL for nine more years, the Franke family moved the team to the United Hockey League prior to the 1999-2000 season. The Komets played eight seasons in the UHL before the league decided tomake a name change. Prior to the start of the 2007-08 season, the UHL governors decided to change the league's name to the International Hockey League (IHL) consisting of six teams from the previous season including Fort Wayne, Muskegon, Kalamazoo, Port Huron, Flint and Bloomington, and a new era began. The Komets captured 3 consecutive IHL Turner Cup Championships from 2008 to 2010.
In 2010, the Komets, along with several other IHL teams, joined the Central Hockey League (CHL) for a two-year stint, winning the CHL President's Cup in their second season.
The fall of 2012 presented the start of a new era in Komet Hockey, as the storied franchise joined the ECHL.
In the past 65 seasons of Komet Hockey in Fort Wayne, there have been 12 regular season championships (9 IHL, 3 UHL), 12 Division Titles (8 IHL and 4 UHL) and 9 championship titles (7 IHL Turner Cups, 1 UHL Colonial Cup, 1 CHL President's Cup).
Hockey in Fort Wayne has brought many new, fine families to the Fort Wayne area. Many Komet players from the past have made Fort Wayne their home and have been strong members of the business community for years. Some have lived here long enough to retire from jobs they have worked since their playing days ended. Many have raised complete families in Fort Wayne.
The past owners, current owners, players and best fans in North America have kept Komet hockey alive and will celebrate the 70th anniversary season in 2021-22. The fan-player relationship in Fort Wayne has always been strong and appears never ending.
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ECHL Network
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ECHL Teams
- Adirondack Thunder
- Allen Americans
- Atlanta Gladiators
- Bloomington Bison
- Cincinnati Cyclones
- Florida Everblades
- Fort Wayne Komets
- Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Idaho Steelheads
- Indy Fuel
- Iowa Heartlanders
- Jacksonville Icemen
- Kalamazoo Wings
- Kansas City Mavericks
- Maine Mariners
- Norfolk Admirals
- Orlando Solar Bears
- Rapid City Rush
- Reading Royals
- Savannah Ghost Pirates
- South Carolina Stingrays
- Tahoe Knight Monsters
- Toledo Walleye
- Trois-Rivières Lions
- Tulsa Oilers
- Utah Grizzlies
- Wheeling Nailers
- Wichita Thunder
- Worcester Railers