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Ice Chips

  • Komets coaching update
    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.
  • Komets goalie Boucher retires
    Coach Al Sims and captain Colin Chaulk retired, and now so has the goaltender who backstopped them to four championships between 2008 and 2012.
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Could lockout help ECHL?

For those of you who have been asking whether the lockout will help or hurt the ECHL -- and the Komets -- you may want to check out this story: Click here.

If you need a chuckle, I highly -- highly -- suggest you watch the video by clicking here.

By the way, the Lutheran Health SportsCenter will have a new co-ed adult instructional hockey league, beginning Oct. 17, from 9 to 10:20 p.m.

The 10-week session costs $150 and is intended to help players learn the skills in game situations, progressing them for adult-league play. Jeff Jepson, head of athlete development, will be the instructor. For information, call Jepsen at 260-387-6614 or email jjepson@icesports.com.

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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