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  • What today meant
    The Komets have submitted their "season-ending roster" to the ECHL – the list was made public by the league Monday – and from it we can discern players that the Komets are likely parting ways with this offseason.
  • ECHL distributes season-ending rosters
    The ECHL on Monday announced the season-ending rosters as submitted by each of its member teams:
  • Good news, bad news
    Saying it wants to have a close relationship with other hockey organizations in the area, including the Komets, Indiana Tech announced the creation of a men's hockey team to begin play in 2014 in the American Collegiate Hockey
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Not what K's had in mind

Younger. Faster. Higher scoring.

Isn't that what the Komets are supposed to be this season?

Well, two periods in, they are down 2-0 to what has to be the oldest team in the CHL, the Evansville IceMen.

The Komets have been outshot 19-16.

Really, I can only think of two players who have even stood out to me for the Komets: Brett Smith and Artem Podshendyalov. And, maybe, Jamie Milam.

They just seem like they've been on their heels the whole game, and that's resulted in some lapses. John Ronan scored in the first period and Brian Bicek on a short-handed odd-man rush, after Philippe Plante got out of the penalty box to set up the goal.

For those wondering what's going on with Kevin Beech and Stephon Thorne, they are sorting through some problems with their immigration work papers. They should be good to go next week, general manager David Franke said. Al Sims' son, Tyler, is the Komets' backup goaltender tonight.

Attendance is 10,071, just short of a sellout

Justin A. Cohn, pro sports coordinator for The Journal Gazette, has been covering the Fort Wayne Komets since 1997. His reporting includes game stories from home and away, features about the players and personalities associated with the Komets, plus coverage of issues affecting hockey at all levels. A native of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Cohn graduated from Emory University in Atlanta. He can be reached at 260-461-8429 or by email at jcohn@jg.net.

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