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Fort Wayne Komets
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City: Fort Wayne, Indiana
League: ECHL
Conference: Western
Division: Central
Founded: 1985 (Current ECHL franchise)
1952 (First IHL franchise)
Operated: 1990–present (Current ECHL franchise)
1952–1990 (First IHL franchise)
Home Arena: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Colors: Orange, black, white
              
Owner(s): The Franke family/Scott Sproat
Head Coach: Jesse Kallechy
Media: WOWO (1190 AM)
WKJG (1380 AM)
Affiliates: Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
Bakersfield Condors (AHL)
Franchise history
: First IHL Franchise
1952–1990: Fort Wayne Komets
1990–1991: Albany Choppers
: Current ECHL Franchise
1985–1990: Flint Spirits
1990–present: 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)
Division Championships: 2 (2016, 2018)
Conference Championships: 2 (2012, 2021)
Turner Cups: 7 (1963, 1965, 1973, 1993, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Ray Miron President's Cup: 1 (2012)
Colonial Cups: 1 (2003)
Kelly Cups: 1 (2021)

The Fort Wayne Komets are a minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play their home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This team was previously a member of the Central Hockey League (CHL), the original International Hockey League (IHL), and the second International Hockey League (UHL/IHL). Founded in the original IHL They have won four post-season championship titles in the original IHL in 1963, 1965, 1973, and 1993, four in the UHL/second IHL in 2003, 2008, 2009, and 2010, one in the CHL in 2012, and one in the ECHL in 2021. 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.

History[]

The original Komets franchise played in the previous iteration of the International Hockey League from 1952 until 1990. The original IHL franchise then moved to Albany, New York in 1990 as the Albany Choppers. Only two days later, the Franke family of Fort Wayne bought the Flint Spirits, moved them to Fort Wayne, and took the Komets name and history. The Albany Choppers would only play part of one season before folding on February 15, 1991.[1]

In 1999, the second IHL Komets franchise joined the United Hockey League (which later took the IHL name in 2007). In 2010, the UHL/IHL ceased operations and the Komets joined the Central Hockey League along with the surviving members of their former league. They left the CHL for the ECHL in 2012.

For the 2014–15 season, the Komets entered into a one-year affiliation with the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL, providing a direct line to Colorado's American Hockey League affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters.[2][3] After a successful season and partnership proving beneficial to all parties, on July 21, 2015, the Komets announced a continuance of the affiliation with the Avalanche and new AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage on a two-year deal through the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons.[4] However, the Avalanche and Komets mutually agreed to end the affiliation one season early in 2016.[5] After a season operating independently of an affiliation, the Komets agreed to a one-year affiliation deal with the Arizona Coyotes and their AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners,[6] but did not extend the affiliation after the deal ended.[7]

On August 21, 2018, the Komets announced a new one-year affiliation agreement with the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights and AHL affiliate Chicago Wolves.[8] The affiliation was later extended for the 2019–20 season.[9] The affiliation with the Golden Knights ended on May 19, 2022.[10]

On July 27, 2022, the Komets announced a new affiliation agreement with the NHL's Edmonton Oilers and their AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors.[11]

Season-by-season results[]

This is a partial list of the last ten seasons completed by the Fort Wayne Komets. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Fort Wayne Komets seasons

Regular season Playoffs
Season GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA PIM Standing Year 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Kelly Cup
2012–13 72 33 35 1 3 70 205 246 1385 4th, North 2013 Did not qualify
2013–14 72 36 24 7 5 84 215 215 954 3rd, North 2014 W, 4–1, REA L, 2–4, CIN — —
2014–15 72 48 18 2 4 102 251 200 1033 2nd, North 2015 W, 4–1, KAL L, 3–4, TOL — —
2015–16 72 40 23 7 2 89 240 200 1196 1st, Midwest 2016 W, 4–3, CIN W, 4–0, UTA L, 1–4, ALN —
2016–17 72 45 19 6 2 98 264 210 1292 2nd, Central 2017 W, 4–1, QC L, 1–4, TOL — —
2017–18 72 46 20 5 1 98 290 216 1078 2nd, Central 2018 W, 4–1, CIN W, 4–2, TOL L, 3–4, COL —
2018–19 76 36 26 4 6 82 233 248 1132 3rd, Central 2019 L, 2–4, TOL — — —
2019–20 62 31 23 6 2 70 218 220 1044 3rd, Central 2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 51 29 17 3 2 63 170 136 925 3rd, West Conf. 2021 — W, 3–2, WIC W, 3–1, ALN W, 3–1, SC
2021–22 72 40 25 6 1 87 267 225 1271 2nd, Central 2022 L, 3–4, WHL — — —
2022–23 72 34 31 4 3 75 270 275 1450 4th, Central 2023 L, 3–4, CIN — — —
2023–24 72 35 30 3 4 77 224 226 996 5th, Central 2024 Did not qualify

Records as of the conclusion of the 2023–24 regular season.[12]

Players[]

Current roster[]

Updated May 1, 2024.[13]
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
17 Flag of Canada Amesbury, DanielDaniel Amesbury

F R 34 2024 Maple Ridge, British Columbia Komets
36 Flag of Canada Brochu, BrettBrett Brochu

G L 22 2023 Belle River, Ontario Komets
90 Flag of Canada Cormier, XavierXavier Cormier

C L 23 2023 Pont-Rouge, Quebec Komets
37 Flag of Canada D'Aoust, AlexisAlexis D'Aoust

RW R 28 2023 Trois-Rivieres, Quebec Komets
8 Flag of the United States Dugan, JackJack Dugan

LW R 26 2023 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Komets
21 Flag of the United States Ganske, NoahNoah Ganske

D R 25 2023 Bloomington, Minnesota Komets
20 Flag of the United States Gorniak, JackJack Gorniak

LW L 25 2023 West Salem, Wisconsin Komets
71 Flag of Czech Republic Has, MartinMartin Has

D R 23 2023 Prague, Czech Republic Komets
25 Flag of Canada Keppen, EthanEthan Keppen

LW L 23 2023 Whitby, Ontario Komets
72 Flag of the United States Linden, TureTure Linden

C R 27 2023 Great Falls, Virginia Komets
28 Flag of Canada Supryka, CameronCameron Supryka

D L 23 2023 Belleville, Ontario Komets
27 Flag of the United States Szydlowski, ShawnShawn Szydlowski

RW R 34 2023 St. Clair Shores, Michigan Komets
64 Flag of Canada Volcan, NolanNolan Volcan

LW L 26 2023 Edmonton, Alberta Komets

Retired numbers[]

The Komets have honored over 40 personnel in three sections - Executive Builders, Team Personnel and Media - in the Komets Hall of Fame established in 1988. They have also retired numbers to honor 16 people over the course of their history.[14]

Fort Wayne Komets retired numbers
No. Player Position Tenure Date of honor
1 Adamson, ChuckChuck Adamson G 1962–1967 October 26, 2013
2 Dupuis, GuyGuy Dupuis D 1991–2011 October 29, 2011
5 Pembroke, TerryTerry Pembroke D 1964–1978 1988
6 Repka, LionelLionel Repka D 1958–1969 1988
11 Thornson, LenLen Thornson C 1957–1969 1988
12 Primeau, RegReg Primeau C 1960–1969 1988
16 Long, EddieEddie Long RW 1952–1966 1988
18 Laird, RobRob Laird LW 1974–1989 March 6, 2002
26 Chin, ColinColin Chin C 1986–1996 November 17, 2007
30 Irons, RobbieRobbie Irons G 1967–1981 1988
33 Boucher, NickNick Boucher G 2007–2012 October 26, 2013
40 Chase, BobBob Chase Media 1953–2016 1993
58 Ullyot, KenKen Ullyot Owner 1958–1982 1988
59 Lister, ColinColin Lister Owner 1959–1985 1988
77 Fletcher, StevenSteven Fletcher LW 1990–2002 November 17, 2007
91 Chaulk, ColinColin Chaulk C 2002–2013 February 19, 2017
504[lower-alpha 1] Sims, AlAl Sims

[15]||Coach||1989–93, 2007–13||March 25, 2017

  1. ↑ Miller, Chuck. The IHL's Dirty Little Secret: the 1990-91 Albany Choppers.
  2. ↑ Bailey, Chuck (July 24, 2014). Komets announce affiliation with NHL's Avalanche and AHL's Monsters.
  3. ↑ Sebring, Blake (July 24, 2014). Colorado affiliation could be different and better for Komets.
  4. ↑ Sebring, Blake (July 21, 2015). Komets put together two-year deal with Avalanche.
  5. ↑ Komets, Avalanche Terminate Affiliation (July 19, 2016).
  6. ↑ Coyotes Announce ECHL Affiliation With Fort Wayne Komets (July 31, 2017).
  7. ↑ Sebring, Blake (June 18, 2018). Fort Wayne Komets, Arizona Coyotes and Tucson Roadrunners end affiliation. The News-Sentinel.
  8. ↑ Komets announce affiliation with NHL's Vegas Golden Knights (August 21, 2018).
  9. ↑ Golden Knights And Fort Wayne Komets Renew ECHL Affiliation Agreement (August 7, 2019).
  10. ↑ Komets Seek New Affiliation (May 19, 2022).
  11. ↑ Komets Announce Affiliation with the Edmonton Oilers (en) (July 27, 2022).
  12. ↑ Fort Wayne Komets Statistics and History [ECHL].
  13. ↑ Fort Wayne Komets Elite Prospects.
  14. ↑ Komets Hall of Fame (August 15, 2015).
  15. ↑ Cohn, Justin A.. "Sims thrilled about Komets saluting 504", March 23, 2017. 

Notable NHL alumni[]

List of Fort Wayne Komets alumni who played more than 100 games in the IHL and 100 or more games in the National Hockey League/World Hockey Association.


List of Fort Wayne Komets alumni who played more than 25 games in the ECHL and 25 or more games in the National Hockey League.

The first NHL player of Indian descent was Robin Bawa, who played for WSH, VAN, SJS, and ANA. Bawa played 313 games for the Komets.

Franchise records[]

Scoring leaders[]

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

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

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
John Goodwin LW 480 200 387 587
Guy Dupuis D 945 126 417 543
Reg Primeau C 452 200 342 542
Merv Dubchak RW 437 321 218 539
Robbie Laird LW 520 223 276 499

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)

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 2003–04.[2]
  • On May 15, 2010, the Komets defeated the Flint Generals in Game 5 of the IHL Turner Cup Finals to win the series, four games to one, earning the Komets a "three-peat" after winning the Turner Cup in 2008 and 2009 as well.

References[]

  1. ↑ Komets Historical Win (2008). [dead link]
  2. ↑ 54th win sets new Fort Wayne franchise record (2008). [dead link]

External links[]

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