The man to call is Kevin Lentz at 461-8375, or if he's not there Pam Thornton at 461-8827. They can get you copies of Monday's section and of tomorrow's six-page commemorative. There will be 500 extra copies of Friday's paper available in the Fort Wayne Newspapers lobby at 600 W. Main.
There's some pretty amazing stuff in it. In fact, we had so much that we had to hold some of it back and it will run either Friday, Saturday or in the Sunday on-line section.
I'll have more up later, but the highlights are Justin Hodgman for $5,500, Chaulk for $3,600 and they set a new record with $35,350 overall.
Evgeny Saidachev $750, Olivier Legault $1,000, Ken Dufresne $550, Mathieu Curadeau $1,050, P.C. Drouin $2,000, Terry Marchant $600, Kevin Reiter $1,600, Brent Henley $900, Luciano Aquino $1,350, Brandon Warner $750, Jake Pence $600, Kevin Bertram $900, Mitch Woods $1,750, Sergei Durdin $1,050, Nick Boucher $1,000, Konstantin Shafranov $1,250, Justin Hodgman $5,500, David Hukalo $1,200, Matt Reynolds $1,000, Colin Chaulk $3,600, Guy Dupuis $3,000.
And it's a pretty good one. You can see it here. Thanks to Pat, Randi and Tim for all their great work all season.
Don't forget you can watch the full replay at 7 p.m. today on Comcast 55 or Verizon 25. It's also on at 11 a.m. on Thursday.
This from Pat: Turner Cup finals, game 7 will broadcast Saturday, May 17th at 9am on Comcast 57 and Verizon 27. That's an extra showing.
You can see it here. Thanks to Chad, Brian and Michelle for all their amazing work.
The Komets are going sell vials of the melted ice from Game 7 at the party Wednesday night. People will also be able to get their pictures taken with the cup, and there are a few other surprises planned.
I'm betting Hodgman and Curadeau's jerseys, and maybe Woods and Aquino go the highest.
I already got a call this morning asking me this. Bob Chase is definitely coming back next year. Period.
I just wrote three stories for tomorrow and I think I have enough material for three more. Here are some of the leftovers:
Terry Marchant: ``I am so drained. I could never imagine being this tired. I'm just going through all these emotions right now. There are so many injuries the guys are playing with right now that it's just unreal. It will all come out over the next few weeks."
Who is this a fast game! Both teams are flying. It's 0-0 after one, Komets out-shot PH 13-6. Bertram is playing again.
Komets have to come out cool and collected, not like a mad bull. That's when they've gotten in trouble in this series defensively. They can't win the game in the first five minutes, but they can sure lose it. If they come out firing, I think that plays into Port Huron's hands, especially if FW gets an early penalty or two. The Komets have to come out under control and keep the game under control. Run and gun and they are done.
Aaaarrrggggg!!!
What the heck, how much fun was that game to watch?
Here's some quick notes. Al Sims said it's very doubtful Kevin Bertram will play on Monday. Ken Dufresne got a couple of shifts in Game 6, but mostly Brandon Warner played some D. He also played forward. Guy Dupuis must have played 40 minutes in this game, on his 38th birthday by the way.
Port Huron folks were disgusted with the officiating. It was a brutal game, but I didn't think either team had an advantage. Jeff Zehr's penalty with four minutes left was about the dumbest thing I've seen all series.
According to Komets general manager David Franke, Derek Woods got a skate across his thigh and needed 14-15 stitches to close the wound, but he's coming back out in the third period.
And they just asked for the team doctor to report to the visitor's locker room. We were told before the game that Kevin wasn't going to play and then he started. He was obviously hurting a great deal.
Komets are getting every and I mean EVERY bounce so far, but it's still 1-0 halfway through the second.
Check that, Bert is on the bench but has not been on the ice yet. Derek Woods is not on the bench.
Evgeny Saidachev would be eligible to come off IR and play Monday if there is a seventh game.
It's 1-0 after the first and the Komets are playing great road hockey.
