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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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Only 3 more teams?

Something very interesting has come out of the ECHL's meetings: That the league wants to cap its membership at 26 teams, or, only three more additions.

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It seems to me the CHL is on life support with only 10 teams in a, shall we say, less-than-compact geographic set up.

Many had thought the ECHL had its sights set on Rapid City, Missouri, Wichita and Tulsa. Well, at least one of those teams would seem to be off the radar (my guess would be Tulsa), and it could even be two when you remember professional hockey is going to come back to Indianapolis at some point. The Komets and Evansville IceMen will want Indianapolis in badly.

Nothing else earth-shattering out of the meetings. Although, why does it take so long to figure out a playoff format?

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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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