Fort Wayne Komets

Fort Wayne Komets
2016–17 ECHL season
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 and white
              
Owner(s) The Franke Family
Head coach Garry Graham
Captain Jamie Schaafsma
Media WOWO (1190 AM)
WKJG (1380 AM)
Affiliates Independent
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 1 (2015–16)
Conference Championships 1 (2011–12)
Turner Cups 7 (1962–63, 1964–65, 1972–73, 1992–93, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10)
Ray Miron President's Cup 1 (2011–12)
Colonial Cups 1 (2002–03)

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 and the International Hockey League. 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, and one in the CHL in 2012. 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 the their former league. The left the CHL for the ECHL in 2012.

On July 22, 2014, the Komets announced a one-year affiliation deal with the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL, providing a direct line to Colorado's American Hockey League affiliate for the 2014–15 season, 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]

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

Season League GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA PIM Playoffs
2006–07 UHL 76 51 21 0 4 106 263 187 1932 Lost in Semifinals
2007–08 IHL 76 56 12 6 2 120 280 186 1978 Won Championship
2008–09 IHL 76 46 18 3 9 104 288 213 1678 Won Championship
2009–10 IHL 76 50 21 1 4 105 263 183 1589 Won Championship
2010–11 CHL 66 31 27 5 3 70 187 204 1352 Lost In Quarterfinals
2011–12 CHL 66 40 19 1 6 83 228 187 1272 Won Championship
2012–13 ECHL 72 33 35 1 3 70 205 246 1385 Did Not Qualify
2013–14 ECHL 72 36 24 7 5 84 215 215 954 Lost in Conference Semifinals
2014–15 ECHL 72 48 18 2 4 102 251 200 1033 Lost in Conference Semifinals
2015–16 ECHL 72 40 23 7 2 89 240 200 1196 Lost in Conference Finals

Records as of the conclusion of the 2015–16 season.[6]

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 15 people over the course of their history.[7]

Fort Wayne Komets retired numbers
No. Player Position Tenure Date of honour
1 Adamson, ChuckChuck Adamson G 1962–67 October 26, 2013
2 Dupuis, GuyGuy Dupuis D 1991–2011 October 29, 2011
5 Pembroke, TerryTerry Pembroke D 1964–78 1988
6 Repka, LionelLionel Repka D 1958–69 1988
11 Thornson, LenLen Thornson C 1957–69 1988
12 Primeau, RegReg Primeau C 1960–69 1988
16 Long, EddieEddie Long RW 1952–66 1988
18 Laird, RobRob Laird LW 1974–89 March 6, 2002
26 Chin, ColinColin Chin C 1986–96 November 17, 2007
30 Irons, RobbieRobbie Irons G 1967–81 1988
33 Boucher, NickNick Boucher G 2007–12 October 26, 2013
40 Chase, BobBob Chase Media 1953–2016 1993
58 Ullyot, KenKen Ullyot Owner 1958–82 1988
59 Lister, ColinColin Lister Owner 1959–85 1988
77 Fletcher, StevenSteven Fletcher LW 1990–2002 November 17, 2007

Current roster

Updated September 1, 2016.[8]
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
25 Canada Baptista, MasonMason Baptista C L 26 2016 North York, Ontario Komets
3 Canada Beaupré, GabrielGabriel Beaupré D L 24 2014 Levis, Quebec Komets
United States Binkley, JasonJason Binkley D R 24 2016 Powell, Ohio Komets
Canada Cazzola, MikeMike Cazzola C L 25 2016 Guelph, Ontario Komets
20 United States Cheek, TrevorTrevor Cheek LW L 23 2015 Vancouver, Washington Komets
8 United States Crunk, TaylorTaylor Crunk LW L 21 2016 San Jacinto, California Komets
15 United States Embach, MikeMike Embach LW L 28 2013 Orland Park, Illinois Komets
Israel Erlich, DanielDaniel Erlich LW L 25 2016 Thornhill, Ontario Komets
28 Canada Friedmann, DavidDavid Friedmann RW L 23 2016 Toronto, Ontario Komets
United States Hartzell, EricEric Hartzell G L 27 2016 White Bear Lake, Minnesota Komets
Canada Leonard, CurtisCurtis Leonard D L 24 2016 Napanee, Ontario Komets
United States Martin, ColeCole Martin D L 22 2016 Arlington, Texas Komets
United States Milan, DanDan Milan D L 24 2016 Detroit, Michigan Komets
31 United States Nagle, PatPat Nagle G L 29 2014 Rochester, Michigan Komets
Canada Nieuwendyk, ChaseChase Nieuwendyk F L 25 2016 Georgetown, Ontario Komets
United States Robertson, MattMatt Robertson RW L 24 2016 Rohnert Park, California Komets
22 Netherlands Schaafsma, JamieJamie Schaafsma (C) F L 33 2015 Chatham, Ontario Komets
United States Shea, BobbyBobby Shea D R 26 2016 Harrison Township, Michigan Komets
44 Canada Sol, CodyCody Sol D L 25 2014 Woodstock, Ontario Komets
19 United States Szydlowski, ShawnShawn Szydlowski (A) RW R 26 2013 St. Clair Shores, Michigan Komets
51 United States Thomas, KyleKyle Thomas RW R 26 2015 Waltham, Massachusetts Komets
48 United States Thompson, GarrettGarrett Thompson C L 26 2015 Davison, Michigan Komets
Canada Tremblay, CarlCarl Tremblay D R 21 2016 Quebec, Quebec Komets
United States Vail, BradyBrady Vail C L 22 2016 Palm City, Florida Komets
29 United States Weber, WillWill Weber D L 28 2015 Gaylord, Michigan 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

Team records

See also

References

  1. ↑ Chuck Miller THE IHL'S DIRTY LITTLE SECRET: THE 1990-91 ALBANY CHOPPERS
  2. ↑ "Komets announce affiliation with NHL's Avalanche and AHL's Monsters". WANE-TV. 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  3. ↑ "Colorado affiliation could be different and better for Komets". News-Sentinel. 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  4. ↑ "Komets put together two-year deal with Avalanche". News-Sentinel. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  5. ↑ "Komets, Avalanche Terminate Affiliation". OurSports Central. July 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Fort Wayne Komets Standings". hockeydb.com. 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  7. ↑ "Komets Hall of Fame". Fort Wayne Komets. 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  8. ↑ "Fort Wayne Komets - Team - Roster". Fort Wayne Komets. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Komets Historical Win". Fort Wayne Komets. 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  10. ↑ "54th win sets new Fort Wayne franchise record". Fort Wayne Komets. 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-11.

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