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Here comes Henley

In six games with Florida, Brent Henley has one goal, two points and 28 penalty minutes. In 42 games with Fort Wayne, he had one goal, 10 points and 145 penalty minutes.

Florida and Fort Wayne play tonight at Memorial Coliseum, in the first of back-to-back games here.

This is cool for me, as the Everblades have one of my all time favorite logos and nicknames. I went to a game in Estero, Fla., about 10 years ago and took my dad. He thought it was cool I could predict fights about three minutes before they happened, because I'd covered so many minor-pro games.

I haven't seen the Everblades in person since.

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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