Komets General Manager David Franke said, ``P.C. has had a heck of acareer with us. He's had a great hockey career.
``I think it's just a time we've started the process of rebuilding the club, getting new faces, getting some younger people in. We have to start developing players that will want to play for the Komets for 3-4-5-6 years just like he did. We need to start looking in that direction.''
The Komets have released P.C. Drouin. There is still at least one more move to make.
Chris Auger is playing defense, which is something that he did last year with Mississippi part-time and in college.
Here were the lines:
Podshendyalov, Smith, Chaumont
Chaulk, Shrock, Bennefield
LaPointe, Thomas, Warner
Rizk, Mele, Thorne
Auger, DeAngelis
D. Molle, Llewellyn
Milam, B. Molle
Starenky and Warner go on IR
Rizk wears 64, Thorne 29
Instead of a traditional season preview, we tried something remarkably different this year. All I can tell you about it is there is a centerfold. No, it's not me, either. (Who would pay for that?)
We basically tried answering the question, ``Why are the Komets so important to Fort Wayne?''
And, yes, there really is a centerfold. Would I lie to you?
Anyway, there will be a lot of cool things in the special section and some more things on-line. Please consider picking up a copy or two of the paper that day.
I'll try to answer your questions as I transcribe tape from today. Fire away.
Just in practice and these could change before Friday.
Colin Chaulk, Jesse Bennefield, Chris Auger
Brett Smith, Bobby Chaumont, Kaleigh Schrock
Jean-Michel Rizk, Tom Mele, Stephon Thorne
Dan LaPointe, Leo Thomas, P.C. Drouin
You can read it here. Interesting guy.
Now with a short video.
The Fort Wayne Komets in conjunction with Xfinity and in preparation for their 60th Anniversary Season are proud to announce a schedule of five LIVE game broadcasts during the 2011-12 Season. The Komet Home Games will air LIVE on Xfinity Channel 81 and will feature Kent Hormann handling the play-by-play call. Hormann will be assisted on the broadcasts with Fort Wayne native Bob Gnau who tended goal at the junior hockey level in Fort Wayne and was also a successful high school coach in the area. All production will originate from the Coliseum combining both Xfinity production
The easier cuts are finished, and the tough ones have to get done by Thursday.
You can read today's column here with some video also.
I realize this was a first chance for many of you to see these kids play, but who really impressed you and why?
They released Eric Yngwe, Adam Krug, Jordy Trottier, Fredric Korduner, Todd McIlrat
