Olivier Legault is staying on IR for the present time but will not be moved to the 45-day IR. The Komets are waiting until P.C. Drouin goes back to the doctor on Monday to make a final decision on his status, and if he goes on IR, Olivier would come off and be eligible to play.
Ignore the headline please. You can read it here.
I'm getting emails, text messages and all sorts of reminders to suggest fans wear orange to the home games. So there, I've officially reminded you so I can get these fanatics off my back!
I think it will look something like this, but with emore orange.
Ross Kinsey from WANE and I sat down today and you can watch it here.
Meet Ed Hammond who filled in for Bob Chase here. We had some fun.
There's some highlights from Chad at the end of this. The man can flat out handle a camera.
Ting, ting.
First off, I would ask you to please pick up a copy of the paper tonight if at all possible, since that's how we measure whether special sections like this are successful or not. If you already get the paper, maybe even buy an extra one for a keepsake? Thanks.
Overall preview is here.
My column on predictions is here.
OK, to help start getting you fired up for Thursday, take a look at this list which will be the first comment. A friend once came up with this list of What The Komets Mean to Fort Wayne... and I added a few. Add some more to it and see what we can come up with.
A feature on David Hukalo is here, and a notebook talking about how the Memorial Coliseum crew takes care of the ice at this time of the year is here.
We'll also have a special four-page section on the finals coming Wednesday. Sleep? I don't need no stinking sleep!
Not sure what to think of this, but I got this email today saying potential owners are negotiating with the IHL.
If you are really serious, you 1.) do not send out a press release; 2.) do not send it out the week of the finals; 3.) before you have all your ducks lined up; 4.) mention anything at all about maybe playing at Conseco. Please, do you want to go bankrupt?; 5.) do it before talking to anyone officially, in person, from the league, such as say, the president of the Board of Governors who happens to reside in Fort Wayne. The league got the same email
That said, good luck to them.
Thursday, at Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, at Fort Wayne, 8 p.m. (note time)
Tuesday, May 5, at Muskegon, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 6, at Muskegon, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 8, at Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 9, at Muskegon, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, at Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m.
OK, put your opinions in print on this: For Game 1, which IHL referee do you want to see calling the game? Please be specific as possible about why. No, I do not know whom it will be, though I'm sure we could all have a decent guess. Who do you think deserves to do it, or who do you want to see calling the game and why since those may not be mutually exclusive. LOL. I'll be very interested to read what you think. Everyone always seems to pick them apart afterward, but try making a case beforeh
Which for some reason never got posted. It's the first comment on this topic.
Bob Chase spent half the night driving around Escanaba, Michigan, trying to keep WOWO's signal going. In fact, the police got interested and followed them for a bit. Think Chaser could talk his way out of a ticket? LOL... How long will it take for Jake Pence to heal the bruise from that blocked shot? What a way to redeem yourself. Everyone in the stadium cringed... Justin Hodgman earned eight power plays for the Komets during the series... Kalamazoo had no short-handed goals in the series, and the one the Komets got decided things... David Hukalo was the MVP of this series.
The official Turner Cup finals schedule will be announced Monday, but the Komets are hoping to host Games 1 and 2 on Thursday and Saturday at Memorial Coliseum. The building is unavailable to the Komets on Friday.
Wings led 2-0 before the Komets rallied on a goal by Leo Thomas. With 6:58 remaining in the period, the clock stopped for about a minute which came into play when David Hukalo stole the puck behind the Kalamazoo net and passed out front to Brad MacMillan who drilled a slap shot past Joel Martin as time expired. But the goal light never came on. The Wings did not protest, and replay showed the puck was on its way out by the time the green light came on to show time was expired.
My immediate reaction was that MacMillan had his arms raised by the time the horn went.
But there's no way he's going to play. He's having a tough time holding onto his stick.
The officials are here on time, including referee Mike Hoberg. Huge contingent of Fort Wayne fans. Cowbells and everything.
The Komets had some bus problems on the way to the game but arrived in plenty of time.
Al Sims is a great coach: Knowing his team was snakebit after Game 4, he showed them a highlight tape of all their goals this season against Joel Martin before Friday's game... Justin Hodgman and Reggie Primeau are the only Komets ever to score two playoff overtime goals, and Reggie was at the game... So was Lenny Thornson, back from Florida... P.C. Drouin is going to skate in warm-ups and will be a game-time decision tonight... The overtime penalty call on Detulleo was weak compared to the way Ryan Carroll called the rest of the game. He still called a good game...
