Komets

From Glenn Marini of WANE.

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* Here are some videos from WANE on Mitch and Syro.

* IHL schedule should be released tomorrow afternoon.

* Komets are still talking with Rick Varone and Olivier Legault.

* Komets will not have a new home uniform but will have a second road uniform which will make its debut at home in December for reverse jersey month.

The Komets announced this morning that forwards Mitch Woods and Matt Syroczynski are returning to Fort Wayne. Woods, a 5-foot-10 175-pound forward, was part of the Komets 2008 title team as a rookie before playing with Cincinnati in the ECHL for 12 games last year. Syroczynski, a 6-5, 225-pound forward, played the last two years in Cincinnati after playing his 2006-07 rookie season in Fort Wayne.

Lloy Ball and I will be signing from 1-3 p.m. at Borders Books on Coliseum and Coldwater; and from 5-7 p.m. at Woodburn Days. We'll also be on Jim Shovlin's radio show T

Justin Cross is retiring.

Sean O'Connor is likely to sign in the ECHL with Wheeling.

Justin Hodgman is going to sign with Rockford of the AHL.

Rick Varone is still deciding.

There's another BIG surprise coming next week. I'm not giving any hints other than that, so don't ask.

News-Sentinel copy editor and Komets fan Katie Stine found this. Wonder who their goons are? Anybody recognize any of the players?

You can read today's story here.

Hold onto your hats, but there's big interest on both sides now and we could know something definitive by the end of the week. No, no one has mentioned a two-year contract, either, but it looks like he's going to be back.

The Komets announced Tuesday that IHL Goaltender of the Year for 2008-09 Nick Boucher will return for 2009-10 along with fellow defending champions David Hukalo, Konstantin Shafranov and Keith Rodger.

WANE's Glenn Marini and I sat down yesterday for a chat and you can watch it here. There's two parts.