Patrick Levesque had a wide-open net and he put this shot over the crossbar.
It's not 3-0 Komets halfway through the second period.
Lots of stickwork so far, and referee Brent Coulombe is not calling much. Komets lead 2-0 after the first period. They are so far controlling the front of both nets very well, and scored on their first two shots against Larry Sterling.
The Komets also honored Guy Dupuis before the game for playing his 1,000th game as a Komet on Saturday night.
Thanks to Dave Longsworth in honor of Guy's 1,000th game as a Komet. You can listen to them here: atta-boy-guy
According to general manager David Franke, Sean O'Connor has the flu and won't play tonight or tomorrow. He's wait and see on Sunday. Mathieu Curadeau has an upper body injury officially.
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The final score was 11-6 with Jason Dale scoring two goals, five assists and going plus-7. Frankie DeAngelis was plus-2 and had no shots on goal. Shots were 46-40 in favor of the Rush.
What do you guys think about the CHL All-Star Game? Would you pay to watch it if it came to Fort Wayne?
I have to say I would not. I'm bored to death of all-star game where nobody plays hard, and truthfully, why should they? It doesn't matter. The pomp and circumstance of an all-star game is fine, as long as the game ends after two periods. I remember the last two all-star games Fort Wayne hosted when everybody left after two periods and I had to stay for the third.
* Talked to Leo Thomas today after practice and he's wearing a walking boot on his sprained ankle. He said he rode the bike hard yesterday and it felt a little sore today. He's hoping to resume skating on Monday, but won't be able to play next Wednesday.
* Looks like the Komets may have to reschedule a game in February when the have four games scheduled in four nights Feb. 18-21. The players association is saying no dice, which is the right call.
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The Central Hockey League announced today that Fort Wayne's Nick Boucher has been named the Oakley Central Hockey League Goaltender of the Week for the period ending January 9, 2011.
Komets defenseman Guy Dupuis ranks fifth all-time among minor league players for career games played. Here's a list from hockeydb.com which ranks players for career regular-season games played. According to hockeydb.com there have been only 91 players who have played in 1,000 career minor league games. Dupuis, who will play his 1,000th game as a Komet on Saturday in Bloomington, currently ranks fifth all-time with 1,290 games.
Minor league hockey career games played
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