Komets

A legendary broadcaster and a former SPHL mainstay highlight Episode 15 of Puska on Pucks, The Original Internet Hockey Show.

Join host Denis J. Puska as he visits with Bob Chase, the long time radio voice of the Fort Wayne Komets now of the Central Hockey League. Chase, will share some great hockey stories, his thoughts of the CHL-IHL merger and NHL voice Mike Emrick.

 The Northern Indiana Convertible Club will present its 8th Annual Benefit Car and Bike Show on Sunday, September 12, 2010 from Noon to 5PM at the Penguin Point located at 7303 Winchester Road.   The proceeds will benefit the Fort Wayne Rescue Ministries, which is the organization that operates the Charis House and the Fort Wayne Rescue Mission.
 

More details from the CBA. Sorry couldn't get this up sooner, but had to cover some football and volleyball.

Salary cap is $10,200 per week but teams may designate one exempt player whose salary only counts 50 percent to the cap.

The minimum a team must spend is $8,200 per week.

The limit/max teams can spend on housing is whatever level they are able but if the player opts to receive the money directly for a home they are buying or if they do not want to live in team provided housing than there are caps of $400/700 depending on if the player is single or has a family.

According to David Franke, the maximum salary cap is about $11,000 a week and the minimum is $8,000.

``It's about where we thought it was going to be all start of the summer,'' he said. ``Even if the IHL had remained, we were still going to drop the salary cap, so we're fine and don't have to make and adjustments. We're fine with everything. We're fine with our mix of younger players.''

Komets are not expecting to sign any more veterans because this is what they planned, plus they want some flexibility during the season in case of major injury.

You can read about it here.

A heads-up that Mike “Doc” Emrick, who does the play-by-play for Olympic and NHL hockey, will be on the Manchester College (his alma mater) campus this Tuesday, Sept. 7. He's presenting a convocation at 3:30 p.m. in Cordier Auditorium. We can work interviews into his day, if you would like to meet with him and you're invited to his presentation.