Komets general manager David Franke still believes he will have a coach in place by June 1, though he declined to get into specifics about potential candidates – with one exception.Tuesday It truly is the end of an era for the Komets.Coach Al Sims and captain Colin Chaulk retired, and now so has the goaltender who backstopped them to four championships between 2008 and 2012.Tuesday Al Sims, 60, who guided the Komets to five championships between 1993 and 2012 with a stint coaching the NHL’s San Jose Sharks in between, retired Monday as the winningest coach in the francise’s 61-season history.May 14, 2013 The Komets are on their way to the CHL’s Turner Conference semifinals, thanks to a 6-3 victory over the Bloomington PrairieThunder, which completed a three-game sweep before 7,297 fans at Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday.
The game was tied at 2 after two periods, but the Komets got a breakaway goal by Artem Podshendyalov, a Frankie DeAngelis goal, a redirection goal from Lincoln Kaleigh Schrock and a P.C. Drouin empty-netter in the third period.
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