Fort Wayne Komets

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Fort Wayne Komets
2010–11 Fort Wayne Komets season
Komets 99.jpg
City Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
League Central Hockey League
Conference Turner
Founded 1952
Home arena Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Colors

Orange, black and white

              
Owner(s) Franke family
Head coach Canada Al Sims
Media WOWO (1190 AM)
WKJG (1380 AM)
Affiliates Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
Springfield Falcons (AHL)
Franchise history
1952–1999 (IHL) Fort Wayne Komets
1999-2010 (UHL/IHL) Fort Wayne Komets
2010-present (CHL) Fort Wayne Komets
Championships
Regular season titles 12 (1959–60, 1962–63, 1972–73, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008-09)
Turner Cups 7 (1963, 1965, 1973, 1993, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Ray Miron President's Cup None
Colonial Cups 1 (2003)

The Fort Wayne Komets are a minor league ice hockey team that is currently a member of the Central Hockey League in the Northern Conference. The team was previously a member of the International Hockey League before it merged into the CHL in 2010. The Komets also played in the previous incarnation of the International Hockey League from 1952 until 1999, when they joined the United Hockey League (which took the IHL name in 2007). They have won seven post-season championship titles in the IHL in 1963, 1965, 1973, 1993, 2008, 2009 and 2010 with one in the UHL in 2003. They play their home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The current Komets franchise (formerly the Flint Spirits) replaced the original Fort Wayne Komets that relocated and became the Albany Choppers in 1990 before folding in that same season. In all of North American professional hockey, only the Original Six teams of the NHL and the Hershey Bears of the AHL have played continuously in the same city with the same name longer than the Komets.

Contents

[edit] Retired numbers

[edit] Franchise records

[edit] Scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed CHL regular season.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; * = still active with the team

Updated at completion of 2010-2011 season

Player Pos GP G A Pts
Len Thornson C 763 412 807 1219
Eddie Long RW 801 425 427 852
Colin Chaulk* C 581 187 497 684
Terry McDougall C 507 249 395 644
Colin Chin C 660 246 390 636
Guy Dupuis D 1040 140 454 594
John Goodwin LW 480 200 387 587
Reg Primeau C 452 200 342 542
Merv Dubchak RW 437 321 218 539
Robbie Laird LW 520 223 276 499

[edit] Regular season

  • Most goals in a season: Merv Dubchak, 72 (1965–66)
  • Most assists in a season: Len Thornson, 93 (1966–67)
  • Most points in a season: Len Thornson, 139 (1966–67) & Terry McDougall, 139 (1978–79)
  • Most penalty minutes in a season: Andy Bezeau, 590 (1995–96)
  • Most wins in a season: Kevin St. Pierre, 43 (2003–04)
  • Most shutouts in a season: Kevin Reiter, 7 (2007–08) & Kevin St. Pierre, 7 (2003–04)

[edit] Team records

  • On March 28, 2008, the Komets set a new professional hockey record of 23 straight home wins. They defeated the Kalamazoo Wings 4–3.[1] The record ended at 25.
  • On April 12, 2008, the Komets set a new Fort Wayne hockey record of 56 wins in a season. The previous record of 53 was set in 2003-2004.[2]
  • On May 15, 2010, the Komets defeated the Flint Generals in Game Five of the IHL Turner Cup Finals to win the series, 4 games to 1, earning the Komets a "three-peat" after winning the Turner Cup in 2008 and 2009 as well.

[edit] Season-by-season results

International Hockey League (1952–1999)

Records as of October 28, 2008 [3]

Year GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA PIM Playoffs
1952–53 60 20 38 2 0 42 182 244 - Did Not Qualify
1953–54 64 29 30 5 0 63 203 220 - Lost in Quarterfinals
1954–55 60 22 37 1 0 45 181 235 - Did Not Qualify
1955–56 60 29 29 2 0 60 272 219 - Lost in Semifinals
1956–57 60 25 29 8 0 64 170 177 - Did Not Qualify
1957–58 64 28 28 8 0 64 213 224 726 Lost in Semifinals
1958–59 60 32 27 1 0 65 236 213 571 Lost in Finals
1959–60 68 50 16 2 0 102 312 187 1102 Lost in Finals
1960–61 69 31 35 3 0 65 304 265 899 Lost in Round Robin
1961–62 68 33 31 4 0 70 265 245 1054 Did Not Qualify
1962–63 70 35 30 5 0 75 283 255 591 Won Championship
1963–64 70 41 28 1 0 83 322 264 935 Lost in Finals
1964–65 70 40 25 5 0 85 344 240 969 Won Championship
1965–66 70 38 26 6 0 82 312 259 - Lost in Semifinals
1966–67 72 40 31 1 0 81 274 234 - Lost in Finals
1967–68 72 30 29 13 0 73 282 272 - Lost in Semifinals
1968–69 72 24 33 15 0 63 235 262 - Lost in Semifinals
1969–70 72 26 38 8 0 60 241 266 - Lost in Quarterfinals
1970–71 72 28 32 12 0 68 221 233 - Lost in Quarterfinals
1971–72 72 37 33 2 0 76 291 244 - Lost in Semifinals
1972–73 74 48 23 3 0 99 308 219 - Won Championship
1973–74 76 31 45 0 0 62 245 305 - Did Not Qualify
1974–75 76 26 44 6 0 58 247 313 - Did Not Qualify
1975–76 78 28 36 14 0 70 289 309 - Lost in Semifinals
1976–77 78 32 36 10 0 74 301 311 - Lost in Semifinals
1977–78 80 40 23 17 0 97 305 287 - Lost in Semifinals
1978–79 80 45 29 6 0 96 386 327 - Lost in Semifinals
1979–80 80 40 27 13 0 93 343 311 - Lost in Finals
1980–81 82 37 30 15 0 89 337 303 - Lost in Semifinals
1981–82 82 35 41 6 0 81 368 375 - Lost in Semifinals
1982–83 82 45 26 11 0 103 377 344 - Lost in Semifinals
1983–84 82 52 23 7 0 112 371 273 - Lost in Semifinals
1984–85 82 37 34 11 0 90 339 327 - Lost in Semifinals
1985–86 82 52 22 0 8 112 345 263 - Lost in Finals
1986–87 82 48 26 0 8 104 343 285 - Lost in Semifinals
1987–88 82 48 30 0 4 100 343 310 - Lost in Quarterfinals
1988–89 82 46 30 0 6 98 293 274 - Lost in Semifinals
1989–90 82 37 34 0 11 85 316 345 - Lost in Quarterfinals
1990–91 83 43 35 0 5 91 369 335 - Lost in Finals
1991–92 82 52 22 0 8 112 340 287 - Lost in Quarterfinals
1992–93 82 49 27 0 6 104 339 294 2165 Won Championship
1993–94 81 41 29 0 11 93 347 297 1792 Lost in Finals
1994–95 81 34 39 0 8 76 296 324 1541 Lost in Quarterfinals
1995–96 82 39 35 0 8 86 276 296 2267 Lost in Quarterfinals
1996–97 82 28 47 0 7 63 223 318 2412 Did Not Qualify
1997–98 82 47 29 0 6 100 270 243 1675 Lost in Quarterfinals
1998–99 82 33 33 0 16 82 250 280 2615 Lost in Quarterfinals
United Hockey League (1999–2007)
Year GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA PIM Playoffs
1999–00 74 40 27 7 0 87 281 251 1504 Lost in Semifinals
2000–01 74 42 26 6 0 90 261 253 1566 Lost in Semifinals
2001–02 74 37 24 13 0 87 227 215 1432 Did Not Qualify
2002–03 76 44 21 11 0 99 249 191 1717 Won Championship
2003–04 76 53 17 6 0 112 281 180 1687 Lost in Semifinals
2004–05 80 51 24 5 0 107 274 211 1708 Lost in Finals
2005–06 76 44 26 0 6 94 258 206 1760 Lost in Quarterfinals
2006–07 76 51 21 0 4 106 263 187 1932 Lost in Semifinals
International Hockey League (2007–2009)
Year GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA PIM Playoffs
2007–08 76 56 12 6 2 120 280 186 1978 Won Championship
2008–09 76 46 18 3 9 104 288 213 1678 Won Championship
2009–10 76 50 21 1 4 105 263 183 1589 Won Championship
Central Hockey League (2010-present)
Year GP W L OTL PTS GF GA PIM Playoffs
2010–11 66 31 27 8 70 187 204 1352 Lost In Semifinals

[edit] Current roster

Updated January 15, 2012. [4]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
61 Canada Auger, ChrisChris Auger F L 24 2010 Belleville, Ontario Komets
35 Canada Beech, KevinKevin Beech G L 25 2011 Brantford, Ontario Komets
21 Canada Bennefield, JesseJesse Bennefield Injured Reserve LW R 30 2011 Calgary, Alberta Komets
33 Canada Boucher, NickNick Boucher G L 31 2007 Leduc, Alberta Komets
91 Canada Chaulk, ColinColin Chaulk (C) C L 35 2007 Toronto, Ontario Komets
15 Canada Chaumont, BobbyBobby Chaumont RW R 27 2011 Sudbury, Ontario Komets
14 Canada DeAngelis, FrankieFrankie DeAngelis D L 27 2009 Woodbridge, Ontario Komets
34 Canada Festa, GerryGerry Festa G R 28 2012 Calgary, Alberta Komets
43 Canada Henley, BrentBrent Henley D L 31 2011 Coquitlam, BC Komets
7 Canada Lovell, JamieJamie Lovell D L 29 2011 Elora, Ontario Komets
10 United States Mele, TomTom Mele F L 26 2011 Bronx, New York Komets
60 United States Milam, JamieJamie Milam D R 27 2011 Lake Orion, Michigan Komets
23 United States Molle, BryantBryant Molle D L 24 2011 Anchorage, Alaska Komets
4 United States Molle, DustinDustin Molle D L 26 2010 Anchorage, Alaska Komets
55 Russia Podshendyalov, ArtemArtem Podshendyalov LW L 22 2010 Omsk, Rusiia Komets
64 Canada Rizk, Jean-MichelJean-Michel Rizk RW R 25 2011 Dunham, Ontario Komets
79 United States Schrock, KaleighKaleigh Schrock (A) RW R 27 2009 Fort Wayne, Indiana Komets
41 Canada Smith, BrettBrett Smith (A) C L 30 2011 Guelph, Ontario Komets
9 Canada Starenky, DavidDavid Starenky D L 26 2011 Calgary, Alberta Komets
44 Canada Thomas, LeoLeo Thomas C R 30 2008 Toronto, Ontario Komets
29 Canada Thorne, StephonStephon Thorne LW L 21 2011 Mississauga, Ontario Komets

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Komets Historical Win". Fort Wayne Komets. 2008. http://komets.com/recaps/recap032808.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-28. [dead link]
  2. ^ "54th win sets new Fort Wayne franchise record". Fort Wayne Komets. 2008. http://komets.com/recaps/recap040908.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-11. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Komet Records". Fort Wayne Komets. 2008. http://www.komets.com/press/records.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-28. 
  4. ^ "Fort Wayne Komets - Team - Roster". Fort Wayne Komets. http://www.komets.com/roster.aspx. Retrieved 2012-1-15. 
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