Komets

Shoving match between Bloomington owners

I seriously doubt this has any effect on the players.

Komets are leaving Friday afternoon to go to Bloomington.

During today's practice, P.C. Drouin was dressed as the extra forward and the line combinations have not changed. Komets are being tight-lipped about what the lineup will look like on Saturday. There were no changes I could see with any of the defensive pairings, either.

Bobby Phillips skated at practice today.

Here's the details as released by the Komets:

Bloomington's host hotel offers special playoff package for Komet fans

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And, yes, he has to play. Other than Syroczynski, he was the MVP of last year's playoffs. He was the laea

The Central Hockey League announced today that Fort Wayne's Nick Boucher has been named the Oakley Central Hockey League Goaltender of the Week for the period ending March 27, 2011 (the final week of the regular season).  It marks the second time this seas

Here are some key match-ups to consider:

Colin Chaulk vs. Jason Dale: Dale is the one player for Bloomington who is good enough to take over this series. There was a 20-game stretch around the all-star game where he was the best player in the league. Keeping the puck away from him has a lot to do with winning faceoffs.

Tab Lardner vs. Travis Granbois: Can the PrairieThunder's superpest get under Lardner's skin. You know he's going to try. This won't be about someone else standing up for Lardner, either, but about Lardner avoiding retaliation penalties.

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"Obviously the past four years have been special for me. It's been my dream as a little kid growing up to someday play for the Komets. I can't let this take away anything from what we've done the last three years. Even this year, to look at where we came from, as low as you can possibly get as a team, to climbing back and finishing the year pretty good.