Fort Wayne Komets
The Fort Wayne Komets are a minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play their home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This team was previously a member of the Central Hockey League (CHL), the original International Hockey League (IHL), and the second International Hockey League (UHL/IHL). Founded in the original IHL They have won four post-season championship titles in the original IHL in 1963, 1965, 1973, and 1993, four in the UHL/second IHL in 2003, 2008, 2009, and 2010, one in the CHL in 2012, and one in the ECHL in 2021. In all of North American professional hockey, only the Original Six teams of the NHL and the Hershey Bears of the AHL have played continuously in the same city with the same name longer than the Komets.
| Fort Wayne Komets | |
|---|---|
| City | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| League | ECHL |
| Conference | Western |
| Division | Central |
| Founded | 1985 (Current ECHL franchise) 1952 (First IHL franchise) |
| Operated | 1990–present (Current ECHL franchise) 1952–1990 (First IHL franchise) |
| Home arena | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
| Colors | Orange, black, white |
| Owner(s) | The Franke family/Scott Sproat |
| Head coach | Jesse Kallechy |
| Media | WOWO (1190 AM) WKJG (1380 AM) |
| Affiliates | Edmonton Oilers (NHL) Bakersfield Condors (AHL) |
| Website | komets |
| Franchise history | |
| First IHL Franchise | |
| 1952–1990 | Fort Wayne Komets |
| 1990–1991 | Albany Choppers |
| Current ECHL Franchise | |
| 1985–1990 | Flint Spirits |
| 1990–present | Fort Wayne Komets |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 12 (1959–60, 1962–63, 1972–73, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09) |
| Division titles | 2 (2016, 2018) |
| Conference titles | 2 (2012, 2021) |
| Turner Cups | 7 (1963, 1965, 1973, 1993, 2008, 2009, 2010) |
| Ray Miron President's Cup | 1 (2012) |
| Colonial Cups | 1 (2003) |
| Kelly Cups | 1 (2021) |
| Current season | |