On a goal by Kaleigh Schrock. Chaulk already has three points.
On a goal by Kaleigh Schrock. Chaulk already has three points.
According to CHL supervisor of officials Dennis Hextall, the official report to the league says Brent Henley used his knee three times during the pile-up after the initial hit and spat at someone.
Brent Henley is out today pending review of last night's incident, so the Komets are down to four defensemen. Leo Thomas is going to play some defense tonight.
Tom Mele will play today for T.J. Miller.
The roster deadline is 4 p.m. Monday and is limited to 19 players, period. Anyone who is suspended or on IR who is to play in the playoffs later has to be on the 19-man roster. That does not include the possibility of signing two amateur players later or an emergency goaltender.
A breakdown of all the ramifications for possible playoff opponents is included in Sunday's story.
There are a handful of possibilities.
On a goal by Chris Auger off an assist by Leo Thomas.
Frankie DeAngelis scored the other Komets goal, and Nick Boucher made 29 saves.
Komets lost Brent Henley to an intent-to-injure match penalty which means he'll likely miss tomorrow's game as the league reviews the play for further suspenion possibilities.
Komets may yet clinch the Turner Conference title tonight, but we'll have to see what happens in the Evansville and Rapid City games. The Komets hold the tiebreakers.
Komets just took advantage of the score to rest him in the third period. Komets coach Al Sims said Henley would play in Dayton on Saturday.
Colin Chaulk and Mike Vaskivuo scored for the Komets, and LarrySterling is fired up for the Gems.
Texas goaltender Mark Guggenberger finished first, and Missouri's Charlie Effinger second.
Guggenberger allowed only 2.12 goals against this year on his way to a 21-9-3 record so far. That's are great numbers, but they are spectacular when you consider the Brahmas score a league-worst 2.62 goals per game. Guggenberger should be the league's MVP because he somehow got the Brahmas into the playoffs. Amazing.
Defenseman Bryant Molle will miss this weekend's games, and the Komets will determine tomorrow if he's going on injured reserve with a shoulder problem. He suffered the injury last night during a fight in the second period, came back at the end of the period but was unable to finish the game. Komets General Manager David Franke said the injury is not season-ending, but if Molle went on IR, he may have to miss the first playoff game if it is played Friday, March 30. Franke also said he does not want to play the weekend with only five defensemen.
The Komets are expanding thier annual campusLink Bus Stuff to benefit Community Harvest Food Bank to include Friday night's game against Dayton. Komet fans can save $2.00 off their game ticket with a food donation. The Komets ask that fans bring canned/packaged food for donation as the goal is to donate enough food to fill a campusLink bus to benefit hungry families served by the Community Harvest Food Bank.
Lack of accountability leads to another home loss. You can read Thursday's column here.
Komets' rookie defenseman Bryant Molle looked like he might have suffered a shoulder injury at the 14:00 mark of the second period in a fight with Quad City's Taylor Vichorek, but he came back with 7:00 left. That's a huge WHEW! for the Komets.
