The Central Hockey League (CHL), following approval from the league's Board of Governors, announced today the playoff format for the 2010-11 season that will see 16 of the league's 18 teams will qualify for the post-season. The CHL's regular season will consist of 66 games and will run from Friday, October 15 through Sunday, March 27 with the post-season starting the week of March 28.
Nick Boucher and Sean O'Connor become the sixth and seventh players to return for a chance at another Fort Wayne championship, the Komets announced Wednesday.
Komets and IHL teams are in the North along with Rapid City, Missouri, Wichita and Colorado. Komets' home-opener will be
Fans can hoist the Turner Cup with P.C. Drouin this Friday, July 16, at the Three Rivers Insurance Group office at 10729 Coldwater Road in Fort Wayne, north of Dupont Road. Drouin and the Cup will be on hand for photos and autographs from 9AM to 5PM. Autographed pucks and two game-used P.C. Drouin sticks will be given away.
The Komets announced Tuesday that three more players have agreed to terms for 2010-11. Veteran P.C. Drouin has signed on for a run at his fourth straight Fort Wayne championship. Forwards Joe Bluhm and Brant Marple, the top two University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire scorers for 2009-10, have also claimed spots in the Fort Wayne lineup.
There are two interviews with Art Sal. This is what we talked about tonight at the Bethlehem Men's Group meeting. I'm pretty sure most of you know about this project or have heard me talk about it before.
P.C. Drouin has signed; waiting on approval from the IHL on the contract.
Lincoln Kaleigh Schrock will make his decision on Wednesday; leaning toward returning.
Mathieu Curadeau is deciding between Kalamazoo and Fort Wayne. ``Sometimes when you win one or two in a row, you take it for granted, but they definitely are not,'' Curadeau said. "It could be a great challenge and a great fit for me."
David Franke said they are getting close to re-signing NIck Boucher and Guy Dupuis.
That was fun, though we could have used a little bit of a breeze. We also ran out of cozies way too soon. I kept looking for something to wrap mine in, but nobody handed me anything. I did think it was cruel irony that the Samaritan helicopter kept circling the parade like a vulture waiting for one of us to drop. Great crowd with tons of kids out there.
I actually though Jon Shepler had the coolest "float'' in the parade. Way to go Jon! You da man with the glads.
Here are the people as of right now who are walking with the Komets in the parade: Leo Thomas, P.C. Drouin, Colin Chaulk, David Hukalo, Bobby Phillips, Lincoln Kaleigh Schrock, George Drysdale, Reggie Primeau, some Jeep girls. Could I suggest someone bring some extra water for the bird?
Veteran forward David Hukalo has announced his retirement. He played six years and 335 games with the Komets. Because he's not a great scorer, he was usually underappreciated by everyone but his teammates, who say he's the smartest player they've ever played with. Three times he was named the league's top defensive forward. If there's one opponent you had to shut down to win a game or a series, there's no doubt who was getting the assignment.
Just talked to Lincoln Kaleigh Schrock who met today with the Komets.
Are you a fan of Fort Wayne sports, particularly sports history? The next meeting of the Bethlehem Men's Group will present video highlights from Fort Wayne's past as part of the Fort Wayne Sports Corporation's Sports Heritage Project. Come see the completion of an eight-year project compiling more than 100 years of Fort Wayne's best athletic moments in a Ken Burns-style documentary format. There will be highlights every every era and special guests will also be involved. We'll meet at 7 p.m. July 12 on the first floor so we can take advantage of the DVD player.
Fort Wayne-native is the new coach at Dayton. He'll do a great job. Mr. Energy will work his tail off. Congratulations, Brian.
"Wardo and I played together for three years at Neumann. In my four years I played there, he's probably the most-complete player I played with. He's a very good player. A great skater. I think he has a better stride than me. I'm not sure if he's faster than me up and down the ice, but it's fun to watch him skate. Good hands, good awareness. My prediction is he'll be on the power play once they see him play. He's a great addition. I tried to talk to him last year about coming, but I know he had a chance to play int eh ECHL with Reading for a few games.
