The Fort Wayne Komets’ torrid pace of signing players continued with the additions of right wing Bogdan Rudenko and goaltender Daniel Ljung to the roster Wednesday.
Training camp for the Komets opens Oct. 2.
Rudenko, 29, played 67 games last season in the ECHL with Pensacola and Florida, tallying seven goals and 15 points.
But he clearly has scoring punch.
In 2000-01, while playing for Komets coach Pat Bingham with Asheville of the ECHL, he had five goals and 13 points in 11 playoff games as his team reached the Colonial Cup Finals. In 2002-03, Rudenko totaled 34 goals and 65 points in 74 games with Adirondack of the UHL.
The Komets already have a crew of accomplished scorers with Daniel Goneau, Jonathan Goodwin, K.J. Voorhees and Bruce Richardson, so the addition of Rudenko should solidify the Komets’ top lines.
Ljung, 26, played for Lawrence University from 2002 to 2005. He is the third goalie on the Komets’ roster, joining incumbent starter Kevin St. Pierre and rookie Dan McWhinney.
-- By Justin A. Cohn, The Journal Gazette
Ashville of the UHL. Someone over on blakes blog is hinting there could be another huge signing soon, and Komet fans will be really excited about this.
Posted by: IndyKomet | September 13, 2006 at 05:47 PM
I hear it is Enema Man....huge guy in the crease and not afraid to go 5-hole.
Posted by: Hit Somebody!!! | September 13, 2006 at 07:19 PM
i would def drive from Indy for every game if that was the case.
Posted by: IndyKomet | September 13, 2006 at 08:53 PM
That guy is a real drain though...he isn't worth a crap.
Posted by: Hit Somebody!!! | September 13, 2006 at 09:35 PM
Justin--any idea how many rookies Bingham is wanting to bring into the regular season? Do you know if he will go for the minimum or try to bring in a few more incase a rookie gets hurt. With all the talented players that have been brought in already, I can't imagine there is much room for a bunch of rookies. Then again, some of the rookies have decent stats too.
Posted by: dnl | September 15, 2006 at 11:50 AM
They don't want to carry the minimum number of rookies, no. Then if someone gets injured or doesn't work out, they have no options. As for a firm number on how many they'll carry, I don't exactly know.
Posted by: Justin Cohn | September 15, 2006 at 02:07 PM
I was reading these comments during a test at school and about died laughing...shame on your tasteless bathroom humor....Actually they were very funny it was just bad timing.
Posted by: Tom | September 19, 2006 at 11:00 AM