The Hockey News has a story on Mike Vaskivuo, who was selected Playoff MVP with the Komets, after they won the CHL's Presidents' Cup.

The championship Komets came up with a big goose egg at the CHL Awards banquet.

The Florida Everblades, the team with the best name and logo in the league, wrapped up the ECHL's Kelly Cup on Wednesday night.

First off, I neglected the other day to post this story -- click here -- about the Komets' using the move to the ECHL as

Here's our coverage from this morning's paper of the Komets' news conference announcing the team's move to the ECHL:

The Komets have yet to sign any players for the upcoming season, though coach Al Sims, who has five Cups with Fort Wayne dating back to 1993, has signed an undisclosed contract to return.

While Komets president Michael Franke said the team's agreement with the ECHL is "for life," in actuality the agreement is for three years with the expectation that it will continually renew every three years.

Most teams in the ECHL have affiliations with NHL teams. The Komets are open to the conversation but are willing to go it alone, maintaining control over their own roster.

While it still sounds as if Dayton may get a team in the Single-A level Federal League, it will have different owners than the Gems of the CHL. That franchise has folded.

Here's a look at the Komets' new website, which will go live June 5.

Here's what ECHL commissioner Brian McKenna had to say, when I asked him about what the Komets' schedule will be like next season:

Here's the video from the press conference introducing the Komets as the newest member of the ECHL. Also, coach Al Sims will be back next season.

Trying to figure out what all the hullabaloo is with the Komets' move to the ECHL?

Brian Gratz, a native of Fort Wayne and a former goaltender with the Komets, was hired to coach the CHL's Bloomington Blaze next season.

The Komets have scheduled a news conference for Thursday afternoon, and though they haven't disclosed the reason for it, sources confirmed they will officially announce their decision to join the ECHL.

Though the Komets have no one under contract for next season, here's a look at the Fort Wayne players who have prior ECHL experience.