Team Facts
Plays in ECHL Team colours Black + Orange Town Fort Wayne, IN, USA Founded 1952

2014-2015 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S
GOALTENDERS
#38 Sami Aittokallio (G) 30 1992 Tampere, FIN 6'2" 190 L
#35 Garrett Bartus (G) 33 1989 St. Charles, IL, USA 6'2" 190 L
#35 Mark Guggenberger (G) 34 1989 Richfield, MN, USA 6'3" 207 R
#35 Joe Howe (G) 32 1990 Plymouth, MN, USA 6'0" 194 L
#35 Eric Levine (G) 34 1988 Wheeling, IL, USA 6'3" 185 L
#35 Kevin Murdock (G) 32 1990 Bradenton, FL, USA 5'11" 187 R
#31 Pat Nagle (G) 35 1987 Bloomfield Township, MI, USA 6'2" 170 L
#31 Larkin Saalfrank (G) 31 1991 Fort Wayne, IN, USA 6'0" 185 L
#35 François Tremblay (G) 28 1994 Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN 6'2" 187 L
#34 Roman Will (G) 30 1992 Plzen, CZE 6'1" 194 L
DEFENSEMEN
#25 Ian Barteaux (D) 34 1988 Fort Saskatchewan, AB, CAN 6'0" 194 R
#9 Gabriel Beaupré (D) 30 1992 Lévis, QC, CAN 6'2" 194 L
#8 Drew Daniels (D) 33 1989 Suffern, NY, USA 6'2" 192 R
#29 Matt Krug (D) 37 1985 Livonia, MI, USA 6'0" 231 R
#14 Connor Kucera (D) 31 1991 Twin Lakes, IN, USA 6'2" 209 L
#53 William Lacasse (D) 35 1987 St-Pie-de-Bagot, QC, CAN 6'1" 190 R
#4 Joey Leach (D) 31 1992 Wadena, SK, CAN 6'3" 203 L
#55 James Martin (D)   “A” 31 1991 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 6'2" 192 L
#9 Dylan Quaile (D) 34 1988 Toronto, ON, CAN 6'3" 216 L
#44 Cody Sol (D) 31 1991 Woodstock, ON, CAN 6'8" 234 L
#52
Mikaël Tam (D) 31 1991 Québec, QC, CAN 5'11" 205 L
FORWARDS
#9 Brett Beebe (F) 32 1990 Redondo Beach, CA, USA 6'0" 198 R
#71
Phil Bushbacher (F/D) 33 1989 Glenview, IL, USA 6'2" 225 L
#39 Aaron Clarke (C) 40 1982 Peterborough, ON, CAN 5'9" 185 L
#71 Nate Condon (C) 32 1990 Wausau, WI, USA 6'0" 181 L
#20
Paul Crowder (C) 37 1985 Victoria, BC, CAN 6'3" 203 R
#15 Mike Embach (LW) 35 1988 Orland Park, IL, USA 5'10" 185 L
#7
Angelo Esposito (C) 33 1989 Montréal, QC, CAN 6'1" 181 L
#72 Éric Faille (C/RW) 33 1989 Lachine, QC, CAN 6'0" 176 R
#19 Thomas Frazee (RW/C) 32 1990 Vancouver, BC, CAN 6'4" 203 R
#92 Andrew Harrison (RW) 35 1987 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 6'0" 203 R
#92 Mitchell Heard (C) 30 1992 Bowmanville, ON, CAN 6'1" 201 L
#71 Brock Higgs (C) 30 1992 Kingston, ON, CAN 5'11" 185 L
#17 Matt Lowry (C) 34 1988 Neepawa, MB, CAN 6'0" 185 R
#23 Garrett Meurs (C/RW) 30 1993 Wingham, ON, CAN 5'11" 181 R
#24 Christian Ouellet (RW) 31 1991 Alma, QC, CAN 6'0" 194 R
#10
Brett Perlini (C/RW) 32 1990 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 6'2" 201 L
#7 Reid Petryk (C/RW) 30 1993 Edmonton, AB, CAN 6'1" 205 R
#36 Matthew Pistilli (RW) 34 1988 Montréal, QC, CAN 6'2" 218 R
#64 Jean-Michel Rizk (RW) 36 1986 Montréal, QC, CAN 6'1" 194 R
#79 Kaleigh Schrock (F)   “C” 38 1984 Fort Wayne, IN, USA 5'11" 181 L
#22 C.J. Severyn (LW) 33 1989 Beaver, PA, USA 6'1" 185 L
#27 Shawn Szydlowski (RW) 32 1990 St. Clair Shores, MI, USA 6'0" 209 R
#14 Kyle Thomas (RW) 33 1990 Waltham, MA, USA 6'0" 192 R
Position: G: 4, D: 11, F: 20 | Av Age: 24.89 years | Av Ht: 6'1" | Av Wt: 197 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 23 players
18 players
1 player
1 player
1 player Experience Fort Wayne Komets: 3 127 GP
NHL: 3 GP
WC: 24 GP
SHL: 34 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 9 GP
Liiga: 178 GP
KHL: 111 GP
Czechia: 187 GP
AHL: 1 764 GP
DEL: 168 GP Affiliated Team(s) Bakersfield Condors (AHL)
Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
Team Captains
“C” Kaleigh Schrock “A” James Martin
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Location Fort Wayne, IN, USA Capacity 10 500 Construction Year 1952
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-02-09T19:05:00-0600 Allen Americans Fort Wayne Komets - ECHL
2023-02-05T17:00:00-0500 Fort Wayne Komets Iowa Heartlanders 5 - 2 ECHL
2023-02-04T19:00:00-0500 Kalamazoo Wings Fort Wayne Komets 2 - 4 ECHL
2023-02-03T20:00:00-0500 Fort Wayne Komets Kalamazoo Wings 4 - 2 ECHL
2023-01-29T14:05:00-0600 Iowa Heartlanders Fort Wayne Komets 2 - 3 (OT) ECHL
2023-01-28T19:05:00-0600 Iowa Heartlanders Fort Wayne Komets 1 - 2 ECHL
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
02/01/2023
02/01/2023 Confirmed Leaving Max Balinson (D) Leaving for Orlando Solar Bears
01/30/2023
01/30/2023 Up/Down Leaving Graham McPhee (F) Leaving for Bakersfield Condors
01/28/2023
01/28/2023 Confirmed Leaving Josh Winquist (F) Leaving for Västerviks IK
01/25/2023
01/25/2023 Confirmed Leaving Conner Jean (F) Leaving for Unknown
01/25/2023 Up/Down Joining Darien Kielb (D) Joining from Bakersfield Condors
01/25/2023 Up/Down Joining Graham McPhee (F) Joining from Bakersfield Condors
01/24/2023
01/24/2023 Confirmed Leaving Max Milosek (G) Leaving for Unknown
01/23/2023
01/23/2023 Up/Down Joining Garrett VanWyhe (F) Joining from Bakersfield Condors
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1993-1994 IHL 81 41 - 29 - 11 347 297 93 1.15 4 Final loss
1994-1995 IHL 81 34 - 39 - 8 296 324 76 0.94 6 Eighth Final Loss
1995-1996 IHL 82 39 - 35 - 8 276 296 86 1.05 7 Conference QF loss
1996-1997 IHL 82 28 - 47 - 7 223 318 63 0.77 9 Did not make playoffs
1997-1998 IHL 82 47 - 29 - 6 270 243 100 1.22 2 Conference QF loss
1998-1999 IHL 82 33 - 33 - 16 250 280 82 1.00 5 Conference QF loss
1999-2000 UHL 74 40 - 27 - 7 281 251 87 1.18 4 Semifinal loss
2000-2001 UHL 74 42 - 26 - 6 261 253 90 1.22 3 Conference Final loss
2001-2002 UHL 74 37 - 24 - 13 227 215 87 1.18 5 Did not make playoffs
2002-2003 UHL 76 44 - 21 - 11 249 191 99 1.30 1 Champion
2003-2004 UHL 76 53 - 17 - 6 281 180 112 1.47 1 Conference Final loss
2004-2005 UHL 80 51 - 24 - 5 274 211 107 1.34 1 Final loss
2005-2006 UHL 76 44 - 26 - 6 258 206 94 1.24 2 Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007 UHL 76 51 - 21 - 4 263 187 106 1.39 1 Conference Final loss
2007-2008 IHL 76 56 - 12 - 8 280 186 120 1.58 1 Champion
2008-2009 IHL 76 46 - 18 - 12 288 213 104 1.37 1 Champion
2009-2010 IHL 76 50 - 21 - 5 263 183 105 1.38 2 Champion
2010-2011 CHL 66 31 - 27 - 8 187 204 70 1.06 6 Conference SF loss
2011-2012 CHL 66 40 - 19 - 7 228 187 87 1.32 1 Champion
2012-2013 ECHL 72 33 - 35 - 4 205 246 70 0.97 4 Did not make playoffs
2013-2014 ECHL 72 36 - 24 - 12 215 215 84 1.17 3 Conference SF loss
2014-2015 ECHL 72 48 - 18 - 6 251 200 102 1.42 2 Division Final loss
2015-2016 ECHL 72 40 - 23 - 9 240 200 89 1.24 1 Conference Final loss
2016-2017 ECHL 72 45 - 19 - 8 264 210 98 1.36 2 Division Final loss
2017-2018 ECHL 72 46 - 20 - 6 290 216 98 1.36 2 Conference Final loss
2018-2019 ECHL 72 36 - 26 - 10 233 248 82 1.14 3 Division Semifinal loss
2019-2020 ECHL 62 31 - 23 - 8 218 220 70 1.13 3 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021 ECHL 51 29 - 17 - 5 170 136 63 1.24 3 Champion
2021-2022 ECHL 72 40 - 25 - 7 267 225 87 1.21 2 Division Semifinal loss
2022-2023 ECHL 41 21 - 14 - 6 152 149 48 1.17 4 -
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Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Brady Shaw (F) 2022-2023 HC Innsbruck ICEHL 44 22 42 64 28
2. Justin MacDonald (F) 2022-2023 Knoxville Ice Bears SPHL 33 26 35 61 36
3. Matthew Pistilli (F) 2022-2023 Hannover Indians Germany3 45 21 37 58 13
4. Garrett Meurs (F) 2022-2023 Ripley Wolves WOAA 21 26 19 45 26
5. Mitch Bruijsten (F) 2022-2023 ESC Moskitos Essen Germany3 43 24 21 45 23
6. Brandon Hawkins (F) 2022-2023 Toledo Walleye ECHL 39 19 25 44 37
7. Sy Nutkevitch (F) 2022-2023 Huntsville Havoc SPHL 36 13 29 42 8
8. Brock Higgs (F) 2022-2023 Gananoque Sr A Islanders EOSHL 9 18 22 40 4
9. Mitchell Heard (F) 2022-2023 Toledo Walleye ECHL 43 14 26 40 102
10. Connor Sanvido (F) 2022-2023 Pergine Italy2 20 13 24 37 28
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Len Thornson (F) 763 412 807 1219
2. Eddie Long (F) 801 425 427 852
3. Colin Chaulk (F) 588 184 500 684
4. Terry McDougall (F) 507 249 395 644
5. Colin Chin (F) 660 246 390 636
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Eddie Long (F) 801 425 427 852
2. Len Thornson (F) 763 412 807 1219
3. Merv Dubchak (F) 437 321 218 539
4. Barry Scully (F) 396 288 201 489
5. Terry McDougall (F) 507 249 395 644
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Len Thornson (F) 763 412 807 1219
2. Colin Chaulk (F) 588 184 500 684
3. Eddie Long (F) 801 425 427 852
4. Guy Dupuis (D) 945 126 417 543
5. Lionel Repka (D) 666 90 402 492
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Steven Fletcher (D) 304 27 62 1581
2. Dale Baldwin (F) 528 134 402 1363
3. Cal Purinton (D) 465 31 172 1223
4. Rob Laird (F) 520 223 499 1200
5. Guy Dupuis (D) 945 126 543 1188
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Guy Dupuis (D) 945 126 417 543
2. Eddie Long (F) 801 425 427 852
3. Len Thornson (F) 763 412 807 1219
4. Terry Pembroke (D) 724 59 253 312
5. Lionel Repka (D) 666 90 402 492
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Gaven McRae (D) 1 1 2 2.00
2. Ken Faranski (F) 1 0 2 2.00
3. George Edwards (F) 5 7 9 1.80
4. Len Thornson (F) 763 412 1219 1.60
5. Scott Gruhl (F) 160 101 256 1.60
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Terry McDougall (F) 1978-1979 IHL 79 57 82 139 1.76 47
2. Len Thornson (F) 1966-1967 IHL 71 46 93 139 1.96 10
3. Bobby Rivard (F) 1965-1966 IHL 70 42 91 133 1.90 32
4. Lonnie Loach (F) 1990-1991 IHL 81 55 76 131 1.62 45
5. Len Thornson (F) 1961-1962 IHL 67 32 90 122 1.82 14
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Merv Dubchak (F) 1965-1966 IHL 70 72 45 117 1.67 29
2. Barry Scully (F) 1980-1981 IHL 82 69 39 108 1.32 40
3. Len Ronson (F) 1959-1960 IHL 68 62 47 109 1.60 53
4. Barry Scully (F) 1979-1980 IHL 80 61 47 108 1.35 22
5. Barry Scully (F) 1981-1982 IHL 79 60 40 100 1.27 40
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Len Thornson (F) 1966-1967 IHL 71 46 93 139 1.96 10
2. Bobby Rivard (F) 1965-1966 IHL 70 42 91 133 1.90 32
3. Len Thornson (F) 1961-1962 IHL 67 32 90 122 1.82 14
4. Len Thornson (F) 1962-1963 IHL 70 32 83 115 1.64 10
5. Terry McDougall (F) 1978-1979 IHL 79 57 82 139 1.76 47
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Andy Bezeau (F) 1995-1996 IHL 74 10 11 21 0.28 590
2. Sean Gagnon (D) 1996-1997 IHL 72 7 7 14 0.19 457
3. Kevin Kaminski (F) 1990-1991 IHL 56 9 15 24 0.43 455
4. Chris McRae (F) 1991-1992 IHL 60 20 14 34 0.57 413
5. André Roy (F) 1998-1999 IHL 65 15 6 21 0.32 395
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'2" 202 lbs 26.04
2021-2022 View roster 6'1" 197 lbs 25.67
2020-2021 View roster 6'1" 199 lbs 25.90
2019-2020 View roster 6'1" 200 lbs 24.49
2018-2019 View roster 6'1" 196 lbs 25.62
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