It began with Colin Chaulk going down and out. It ended with the Komets counting Bloomington out with a 3-2 win

I got my paws on some of the Komets' roster for the Legends vs.

Komets general manager David Franke discussed briefly Monday the Komets' evaluation of whether to play in the ECHL or the CHL next season.

A team of Komets Legends will face the Detroit Red Wings Alumni on March 10 at 5 p.m., before the current Komets play host to Evansville at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Coliseum.

General manager David Franke said center Leo Thomas could be back in the lineup Tuesday at Bloomington, Ill.

Well documented has been the Ryan Palmer hit on Brett Smith, which gave Smith a concussion and cost him five games. (Click here to see video.

Former Komets forward Travis Granbois scored twice, including the game-winning goal on a redirection in the third period, as the Bloomington Blaze defeated Fort Wayne 4-3 on Sunday night.

Brett Lutes scored two goals as Dayton topped the visiting Komets 5-0 on Saturday.

I got use of some newer, better equipment tonight, and I think you'll see the difference in the video of the Komets' 4-1 victory over Quad City.

If we work backward, we know now what happened to the Komets in January, when they lost 7 of 12 games.

The Komets are simply dominating the Quad City Mallards.

The Komets lead the Quad City Mallards 1-0 after one period at Memorial Coliseum. Perhaps more impressively has been their fire. They've had two fights:

The Komets' game against the Quad City Mallards at Moline, Ill., on Feb. 28 has been changed to an 8:05 p.m. start Fort Wayne time. Also, the Mallards have signed goaltender Justin Grant today.

Congratulations to Charlie Crawford for winning the Ice Chips essay contest. (Click here to see the submissions.

There seems to be a little discrepancy on whether his number is being retired or whether he's just being honored, but former Komets player Robin Bouchard is getting honored up in Muskegon in some pretty big fashion.

The fourth Bob Chase Frostbite and Silver Stick Sled Hockey Championship will be Saturday and Sunday at the Lutheran Health SportsCentre.

There have been some occurrences that might affect the chances of the Komets going to the ECHL.

Chris Auger’s goal at the 12:31 mark of the third period sent the Komets, tied with nemesis Evansville for the lead in the CHL Turner Conference coming in, to a 4-3 victory Wednesday over the Icemen in Evansville. The Komets (28-13-2) now lead

The Komets' rivalry with Evansville goes back quite a few years, in a manner of speaking.

  In regards to the report I posted earlier today about an American Hockey League team coming to Fort Wayne, as I said, Komets president Michael Franke said it is hogwash.

OK, take this with an exceptionally large grain of salt. This writer is huge on rumors that, in my experience, rarely end up bring correct.

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

The Komets made no moves before the trade deadline. More in a little bit ..

The CHL's trade deadline is at 4 p.m. and general manager David Franke is working the phones.

To see the game story off Saturday's 3-1 victory by the Komets over the Dayton Gems, click here.

Tonight's video has all the goals, some great saves, interviews, a good fight and even a weird stick-swinging moment.

It's never easy to win a game when you give up the first goal, as the Komets did Saturday night to the Dayton Gems.

The Komets got three unanswered goals from Bobby Chaumont, Chris Auger and Jesse Bennefield and defeated the Dayton Gems 3-1 at Memorial Coliseum on Saturday night.

After two periods at Memorial Coliseum, the Komets lead the Dayton Gems 2-1.

Here's the game-opening fight between Fort Wayne's Brent Henley and Dayton's Robin Richards. Dayton leads 1-0 on Charlie Townsend's goal 7:52 into the first period.

Someone asked me to recount what the deal is with Robin Richards of Dayton and the Komets, who meet tonight at Memorial Coliseum.

Komets radio broadcaster Bob Chase, in his 59th season calling games for the team, will miss a second straight game tonight because of illness.

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

Due to illness, Komets broadcaster Bob Chase did not make the trip to Moline, Ill., today and there will be no radio broadcast of the game against the Quad City Mallards on WOWO, 1190 AM.

The CHL's director of operations, Bob Hoffman, had this to say about The Journal Gazette's report that the Quad City Mallards were

Two sources confirmed to The Journal Gazette that the Quad City Mallards were experiencing payroll problems, a rumor that was gaining traction in CHL circles today.

OK, readers of Ice Chips. I really do appreciate you. And to prove it, we're going to have a contest.

Komets general manager David Franke was incorrect when he said earlier in the week that Brent Henley would be suspended one game for instigating a fight in the final five minutes of a game last weekend.

Center Leo Thomas missed both games last weekend because he was dealing with a personal matter.

So there's a hockey movie coming out and, frankly, since there aren't enough of them, we should celebrate whenever this happens.

I won't analyze the talent; I'll let you do that. But I will say the lyrics aren't the wittiest.

There's less than a week until the CHL's trade deadline – it comes Monday – and the Komets are evaluating the need for changes.

Why did Brent Henley get 27 minutes in penalties? Watch it here.

  Bobby Chaumont scored twice for the Komets in a 6-3 loss at Arizona on Saturday.

There has been a scoring change from the Komets' 7-5 victory Friday night at Prescott Valley, Ariz.

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.

This is pretty amazing.

We've got a story today on Komets assistant coach Gary Graham, who may be ready for his first head-coaching gig in the professional ranks.

The Dayton Gems have made a change in goaltenders.

I had some moments covering the UHL when I thought this was going to happen -- Hello, St. Charles, Mo. -- but it never did.

Hopefully, by now, you've heard about the Boston Bruins' Tim Thomas skipping the gala at the White House. I just wanted to share with you the best line about it I've read.

Komets center Brett Smith, who has missed the last five games with a concussion, is hopeful he will be able to make the trip to Arizona and play against the Sundogs on Friday and/or Saturday.

I kind of like the little on-the-bench-while-the-game-is-going-on TV interviews. But it seems that maybe, thanks to the Detroit Red Wings' Mike Babcock, that they may be on their way out.

I'll give you a hint. He doesn't play for the Komets.

Ben Smith has a column on the Komets' future, which could possibly be in the ECHL, and he talks about the overriding sense that minor-league hockey needs to take on a structure close to baseball's.

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

I tried some different stuff with the video of the Komets' 2-1 loss to Tulsa from Saturday, including a different vantage angle that got me about speared by a Brent Henley stick.

There's no doubt that Tulsa goaltender Ian Keserich played great. That breakaway save on Bobby Chaumont in the third period was divine.

The Komets lost 2-1 to the Tulsa Oilers on Saturday night at Memorial Coliseum.

The Komets still trail the Tulsa Oilers 2-0 after two periods at Memorial Coliseum.

The Komets trail the Tulsa Oilers 2-0 after one period. A big reason why has been their power play, which is 0 for 3 so far tonight.

After spending two years in jail, murder charges against former Komets forward Bogdan Rudenko have been dropped.

It's about time for Komets vs. Oilers: Part Deux. I would say the key in this one for the Komets is to make sure they come out skating hard and fast.

Tonight's video recap of the Komets' 3-2 victory over the Tulsa Oilers -- the first meeting between the teams -- includes some amazing goaltending, goals, interviews and the hit reel.

Tom Mele hasn't scored many goals this season – only four – but linemate Lincoln Kaleigh Schrock made it easy for him Friday night.

The first ever meeting between the Komets and the Tulsa Oilers didn’t lack drama.It finished with six Tulsa players scrapping at the puck and goaltender Nick Boucher just barely keeping it out, preserving a 3-2 victory Friday night.

If you look at this picture I took, you can tell that Tulsa's Gerome Giudice definitely kicked the puck in late in the second period, with the game against Komets tied at 1.

In case you are wondering, the Luke Lucyk playing for the Tulsa Oilers tonight is related to Komets great Carey Lucyk. They are cousins. In fact, Luke regards Carey as an uncle.

Wow, big news out of Kalamazoo. And, I hate to say it, but this only improves the chances of the Komets joining the ECHL.

I delved into the topic of why the Komets didn't instigate fights when Brett Smith and Chris Auger were injured.

I've read some people questioning if a move to the ECHL would cut down on the Komets' travel costs.It really doesn't seem complicated to me, but I'll try to clear this up.

It seems as if former Komets forward Justin Chwedoruk, who had 16 goals and 33 points in 66 games with Fort Wayne in 2009-10, when the Komets won their last IHL championship, is faring well with the Quad City Mallards.

The Komets will wear special white, pink and black jerseys the next two games to raise money for breast-cancer awareness.

Komets assistant coach Gary Graham was one of three finalists last summer for the head-coaching job with the Bloomington Blaze, which eventually went to Paul Gardner.

This is just theorizing on my part, though I know some readers have already connected the dots with this idea.

There are a lot of rumors beginning to swirl out there about the Komets joining the ECHL.

I did a story today about the effect of taking checking out of youth hockey. Give it a read. I think you'll enjoy.

The Komets aren't sure whether their leading scorer, Brett Smith, will be available to play Friday against Tulsa.

Goals by Brandon Smith and Andrew Courtney within a minute of each other late in the third erased a two-goal Komets lead, and Missouri went on to beat the Komets 4-3 in a shootout in Independence, Mo.

The CHL suspended Evansville's Ryan Palmer for his illegal hit to the head of Brett Smith in the Blaze's 2-1 victory over Fort Wayne on Friday night.