Colin Chaulk knows fans are wondering why he didn’t leave the fighting to the Komets’ tough guys, Brent Henley, David Starenky or Lincoln Kaleigh Schrock.

It began with Colin Chaulk going down and out. It ended with the Komets counting Bloomington out with a 3-2 win.Chaulk fought Ryan Palmer in the opening seconds Tuesday at Bloomington, Ill., and left the ice wobbling.

It is a vicious circle.The players get frustrated, and sometimes don’t play consistently, because Komets coach Al Sims keeps shuffling the lines.

Forward Travis Granbois scored twice, including the game-winner on a redirection, as the Bloomington Blaze defeated the visiting Komets 4-3 Sunday.

Brett Lutes scored two goals as Dayton topped the visiting Komets 5-0 on Saturday, snapping Fort Wayne’s four-game winning streak.Gerry Festa made 22 saves for Fort Wayne (29-14-2).

For a spell, the Komets didn’t look like a team that’s atop the Turner Conference and chasing a CHL championship. Losing seven of 12 games in January left fans and players with questions. But now, they look solid again.

The Komets have some advice for their younger fans: Get good grades and get to Memorial Coliseum early.Tonight is Report Card Night, one of the Komets’ most popular – and charitable – promotions.

The Komets and Evansville Icemen have played only 20 games over two seasons, according to the record books.But really, the rivalry goes back to 1999.

Komets general manager David Franke spoke to six teams about possible trades before Monday’s CHL deadline, but nothing came to fruition.

There were a couple of words spoken more than any others during the Komets’ practices last week: battle and defense.

Komets broadcaster Bob Chase, who is ill, will miss a second straight game tonight when the Komets play host to the Dayton Gems at Memorial Coliseum.There was no local radio coverage of Friday's game at Moline, Ill.

Nick Boucher made 30 saves as the Komets defeated Quad City 3-2 Friday in Moline, Ill.

The Komets might be only two points out of first place in the Turner Conference – they are 25-13-2 and behind Evansville – but the feeling right now isn’t one of supreme confidence.

There’s less than a week until the CHL’s Monday trade deadline, and the Komets are evaluating the need for changes.“Are we actively looking to make a change? No,” general manager David Franke said.

Frankie DeAngelis scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Komets held on for a wild 7-5 victory at Arizona on Friday.The Komets led 4-1 after the first period.

Komets head coach Al Sims believes his assistant, Gary Graham, is ready for a head-coaching job at the professional or top-tier junior level.

Win at Quad City keeps Komets atop conference
The Komets remained atop the Turner Conference with a 4-1 road win over Quad City on Sunday.

The Komets beat themselves as much as Tulsa beat them Saturday night.Fort Wayne, which came into the game with the second-best power-play efficiency in the CHL (22.

The Komets are calling this their “Redemption Weekend,” after they lost three in a row and their stranglehold on the Turner Conference lead last week.

Brett Smith is probably going to miss his third straight game tonight with a concussion because of a clip by Bloomington’s Ryan Palmer.

With 20 teams, and another already slated for next season in Orlando, Fla., the ECHL seems to be on more solid ice than the 14-team CHL.

With 20 teams, and another already slated for next season in Orlando, Fla., the ECHL seems to be on more solid ice than the 14-team CHL. And with five ECHL teams within five hours drive of Fort Wayne, it would seem to make sense for the