K's look to play physically

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I got a tip that the Komets' longtime athletic trainer, Shawn Dundon, will no longer be with the Komets next season.Saturday

Cherry talks about Sims

Famed coach and commentator talked about Al Sims, his former player, who retired today.Check out this video on YouTube:http://youtu.Monday

Sims on his retirement

“To win five championships in 10 seasons here, and to be with the players who were all a part of those championships, those are my most vivid memories."Monday 13 comments

Sure, the Komets have been taking too many penalties. But they are satisfied with their overall physical style of play in the IHL semifinals, which they trail 2-1 to the Port Huron Icehawks.

Click here to read today's story on that.

Sunday was Clint Keller's last hockey game before leaving The Journal Gazette for other endeavors. Click here to see his photos. Good luck, Clint.
The Flint Generals trail the Muskegon Lumberjacks 2-0 in the other semifinal series, and it looks as if their road is getting tougher: Click here.
The following is gory, so don't look if you're squeamish, but it also sums up why hockey players are the toughest of athletes, and it's not even close: Click here.
Today's edition of "We've got Game," with Justin Cohn and Ben Smith, will be awesome. Our lineup of guests will include Komets president Michael Franke, and we will ask him about the future of the IHL. Also, we will have the Pittsburgh Steelers' Trai Essex, Mike Rothstein of AnnArbor.com, talking about the future of the Big Ten, and ESPN.com's Claire Novak will give us a tutorial on horse racing. You can listen to the show live 6-7 p.m., or you can listen to the replay whenever is convenient. Just use the radio button to the right when you can.

Komets get physical during playoffs