Komets

The Kalamazoo Wings, proud member of the ECHL and affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League, announce they have agreed to terms with defenseman Ryan McGinnis and forward Olivier Legault for the upcoming 2009-10 season; per team policy, the terms of the contracts will be undisclosed.

Off to an impressive start to his professional career, McGinnis spent his rookie campaign splitting time between the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League and the Florida Everblades of the ECHL.

Komets captain Guy Dupuis will be making an appearance tonight at the first-ever meeting of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church men's group. The church is located at 3705 S. Anthony Blvd., and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. It's open to males of any ages. We'll be meeting in the basement so come in by the doors located

Rank the seven IHL teams from what they have signed so far. Who do you think is the top team and why?

1. Fort Wayne: Best continuity, defense and goaltending signed so far. Getting Syroczynski, Woods and Haun I think are the key signings so far.

2. Muskegon: Almost ditto. Like the Komets, wonder if age will catch up to them. League's best offense.

3. Port Huron: Always have a lot of respect for Stan Drulia and how he puts teams together. Kevin Hansen will be great for them in the smaller rink.

From the Dayton Business Journal can be read here.

This is from Blogger BobThe Northern Indiana Convertible Club will present it's 7th Annual Benefit Car Show on Sunday, September 13th from 12 PM to 5 PM.  It will be held at the Penguin Point located at 7303 Winchester Road, Fort Wayne.
 
The proceeds will benefit Fort Wayne Rescue Ministries, which is the organization that operates the Charis House and the Fort Wayne Rescue Mission.
 
This year, P.C. Drouin and Three Rivers Insurance Group are sponsoring six (6) awards for the show and will be at the event.  The Turner Cup will also be present at the show.
 

They'll play Nov. 22 at 4 p.m. at the coliseum and tickets go on sale Sept. 12 at the coliseum box office. $14, $12 and $7.

What would you like to see the new commissioner accomplish? What would you put on his priority list?

I'd like to see him really work on big-picture things. Just think what it could mean to the entire league if he could somehow come up with a major, major sponsor for the entire league. That would take pressure off every team and give them a little breathing room in this economy. I don't have any specific ideas, but, hey, that's what he's for.

Here's an interview with new IHL Commissioner Dennis Hextall. I tried to think of things the bloggers would like to ask so I have a tremendous headache right now.

To me, it was very refreshing to talk to someone who admits he doesn't know things but wants to learn. I was impressed that he didn't try to

The International Hockey League (IHL) announced Wednesday that Dennis Hextall has been named President/Commissioner of the league. He will begin his duties as Commissioner on Tuesday, September 8^th.

"We are very pleased to have Dennis Hextall as the Commissioner of the International Hockey League,” stated Michael Franke, IHL Chairman of the Board. “He brings tremendous experience and integrity to the league. We feel he will be a key part of the continued growth of the IHL.”

You can read about the former Komets equipment manager who made it to the NHL here.