With three games remaining and the Kalamazoo Wings one point out of the fourth and final playoff spot, they fired coach Brian Curran. Click here to read more.
About Ice Chips
- Justin A. Cohn, pro sports coordinator for The Journal Gazette, has been covering the Fort Wayne Komets since 1997. His reporting includes game stories from home and away, features about the players and personalities associated with the Komets, plus coverage of issues affecting hockey at all levels. A native of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Cohn graduated from Emory University in Atlanta. He can be reached at 260-461-8429 or by email at [email protected].
Komets Korner
Cohn's suggested hockey reading
- Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
- Fort Wayne Komets official site
- Hockey Blogs -- several leagues
- Hockey Buzz -- NHL coverage
- International Hockey League site
- Internet Hockey Database
- Into The Boards -- discussion board
- Komets Krowd -- booster club
- Minor Hockey League News
- OurSports Central -- IHL page
- Puck Update -- NHL blog
- Savage Thoughts
- Slam! Sports -- hockey news
- The Bloomington Pantagraph
- The Board -- discussion
- The Kalamazoo Gazette
- The Muskegon Chronicle
- The Port Huron Times-Herald
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April 08, 2008
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I guess they seen how well it worked for Flint to fire their coach.
Posted by: Pat | April 08, 2008 at 02:26 PM
Just saw on Sebrings blog that Henley is going to play in Springfield in the AHL for the weekend.
Posted by: Greg | April 08, 2008 at 03:03 PM
Yeah i saw that too, Henley has played what like 10 games for us? Couldn't they have selected a more qualified defenseman then him?
Posted by: Andrew | April 08, 2008 at 03:07 PM
Kalamazoo needs to be concerned more about the Wings, to much goes to keeping the IHL going. The IHL is in trouble, not because they are not trying, but because there are major problems. You can't run a franchise and a league at the same time. I can't think of another league at this level that is run by a franchise and the other teams like this one.
Plus having a dominating franchise like FW in control of most every catagory puts a lot of pressure on the other teams.
Need some parity or some stronger league management.
Posted by: Amazed Komet Fan | April 08, 2008 at 03:27 PM
Yeah I would believe Pence or durdin getting called up before henley.
Shame on you guys for reading Blakes Blog....I got the info on my CyberKomet Newsletter
Posted by: IcyKometsFan84 | April 08, 2008 at 03:51 PM
Kalamazoo does not run the IHL. Paul Pickard resigned his position with the Wings prior to taking the job as Commish of the league.
The 6 teams currently in the IHL are all fine and have all indicated that they are returning for next season.
The "Doom and Gloom" posts without any factual knowledge whatsoever get really really tiring.
There is tremendous parity throughout the IHL except for Fort Wayne. The Komets just put together a dominating team this season and everything clicked. This would be just like saying that the NFL needed stronger management because the New England Patriots went undefeated while ignoring the parity that exists throughout the rest of the league. And... before someone jumps on it... YES we all know that the Patriots didn't win the SuperBowl (Guess what, the Komets haven't won the Turner Cup yet either). I only offered the analogy to directly counter an off-base post above.
Posted by: Informed Komet Fan | April 08, 2008 at 03:57 PM
Lisman owning both Bloomington and Muskegon, weakened Muskegon, Paul Pickard running the IHL weakens Kzoo...who do you think owns the league? The IHL needs six teams for passport access for players.
I give Lisman and Pickard a lot of credit, they gave something up for the IHL. Plus I'm sure someone has been helping out PH to survive financially.
Digging deep down and you see the products from an owner stanpoint have been watered down.
Posted by: Amazed Komet Fan | April 08, 2008 at 04:15 PM
I think it is a good thing that Henly is getting a call-up from an AHL team that is not going to the playoffs. As long as we have him for the playoffs, that is what matters most.
Posted by: Shawn | April 08, 2008 at 04:29 PM
Congrats= King-Kong HENLEY!!! Lets hope the best for him.
Posted by: mightbite | April 08, 2008 at 05:01 PM
your right kalamazoo doesnt run the IHL...the frankes and the komets do this year...6 teams has been a long drawn out season...without the komets this league would be laughed at by everyone...and somehow the ihl has taken a legendary wiffler and turned him into something hes not.
komets will breeze through the playoffs. dont give me the 92 gulls stuff either...there was 12 teams in their league that year not 6.
we own this league. we wont be touched
Posted by: JW | April 08, 2008 at 06:15 PM
Who's Blake? Never heard of him.
Posted by: Justin Cohn | April 08, 2008 at 06:44 PM
And informed Komet fan is correct on one thing ... all six teams are coming back next season.
Posted by: Justin Cohn | April 08, 2008 at 06:52 PM
Just hope that the other teams "plan" on matching up w/ what the K's put on the ice next season.
Good luck Henley. I haven't seen the schedule of who Springfield plays, but I hope Mirasty fits in there somewhere.
Posted by: Junior | April 08, 2008 at 06:57 PM
Great timing on firing a coach. Season is all most over, why not wait one more week?
Posted by: Hit Somebody!!! | April 08, 2008 at 06:57 PM
"we own this league. we wont be touched"
Wow.. i hope this is a true statement, but i wouldn't dare say it for fear of falling from such great heights.
I have seen far too many teams enter playoffs with that exact attitude only to break their crown when they fall. If the Komets are currently thinking that way, then they should be golfing before the rest of the IHL.
Posted by: komets123 | April 08, 2008 at 07:17 PM
k-zoo has some BIG games this week.Maybe Currin is still hurt???
Posted by: mightbite | April 08, 2008 at 07:31 PM
Port Huron doesn't need financial help. Their owner has really deep pockets.
Posted by: Brendan Savage | April 08, 2008 at 09:43 PM
The Gulls ran into a buzzsaw in 92-93. I remember when the Komets came back from San Diego up 2-0...I was thinking...this is going to happen. And it did.
Posted by: Bruiser | April 08, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Does anyone remember the song from 92-93, I think it was called "K's Skatin Boogie?" It was set to the country song Boot Scootin Boogie. I remember one line that went something like Turner Cup, Kick Some Butt, Hey Lets Go Komets. I don't know why I just remembered that, but does anyone else remeber that song? I thought it came out during the playoffs of 92-93, or 93-94. Just curious.
Posted by: Charlie Crawford | April 08, 2008 at 11:55 PM
Powerplay, best in may, what do you say lets go Komets...that was another line. I remember the song too...lol...Good job Charlier remembering that one.
Posted by: T | April 09, 2008 at 12:53 PM
Thanks T. I wonder if anyone has a copy of that song? I loved it when it was out. Somebody I would think would have a copy of that song.
Posted by: Charlie Crawford | April 10, 2008 at 12:55 AM