Komet defensman Frankie DeAngelis has been selected to the CHL All-Star Team that will face the defending Ray Miron President Cup champion Rapid City Rush on Jan. 12 in Rapid City, South Dakota, the CHL announced Wednesday.
DeAngelis was one of 12 CHL players given the honor by co-coaches Dwight Mullins of the Allen Americans and Scott Hillman of the Missouri Mavericks along with the CHL Hockey Operations Department..
1. To see if they can start with the effort they ended with in the third period Monday night and maintain it.
2. How good is Artem Podshendyalov?
3. How will Bob Chase pronounce his name?
4. What nickname will the Komets players give him? Artie? Pods?
5. What will it be like to see someone different than Dayton?
6. If the Komets win and it's seven points out of eight, what else will some people find to gripe about?
7. If the Komets lose what will some people find to be positive about?
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December 27, 2010 - Fort Wayne, Ind. - Leo thomas, center, celebrates with teammat3es Sean O'Connor, left, and P.C. Drouin after scoring the first goal in the Komets' 4-2 win over the Dayton Gems on Monday at Memorial Coliseum.
Photo by Chad Ryan.
Early report is it's a charley horse.
``He's got a charley horse right now and he'll probaby be out for Wednesday unless there's a miracle recovery,'' Komets coach Al Sims said. ``He's pretty stiff right now.''
Komets took a 1-0 lead in the second on a goal from Leo Thomas off a P.C. Drouin pass, but gave up the lead 21 seconds later. Then Dayton took the lead on another goal from about five feet from everyone's favorite former Komet Brandon Naurato. Simply amazing.
Hate to say it, but the Komets were playing tentative, slow and maybe even a little scared for most of the second period. Never seen such a shell-shocked team in Orange and Black. They obviously lack confidence. All of them. Without
David Franke said it's a two-year deal, and he'll be one of the Komets' two summer contracts (the other is Nick Boucher), and that means they won't have to make a drastic roster move to fit him in. They expect him NYE. Chaulk will help with recruiting for next year as well, and marketing, etc., over the summer.
Artem Podshendyalov is waiting for immigration papers and may play Wednesday.
They are continuing to talk to Syro, but nothing definitive
Colin Chaulk and his family are in Venice, Italy waiting on their long plane ride home to Toronto, and they'll be in Fort Wayne likely later this week. The veteran center has agreed to terms on a contract with the Komets for the rest of the season.
Chaulk, who turns 34 on Jan. 7, has been playing with Alleghe HC in Italy where he had four goals and 19 points in 26 games. Last year the center was the Komets' most valuable player with 27 goals and 85 points in 71 games. He also scored four goals and 11 points in 12 playoff games.
Does he regret leaving the Komets?
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here was the Komets' best scoring chance but Brandon Warner and Chris Francis were unable to convert.
The Komets have activated Craig Cescon off injured reserve and have plac
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