Press release from the Komets:
Komets to face Generals for Turner Cup Championship
First two games in Fort wayne
IHL best-of-seven Finals start Saturday
The Komets will face the Flint Generals in the IHL Turner Cup Finals starting in Fort Wayne Saturday at 7:30pm. The series will follow a 2-2-1-1-1 format. The Komets will host game 2 Monday, May 10 at 7:30pm. The series switches to Flint for game 3 Wednesday, May 12 at 7pm and game 4 Friday, May 14 at 7:30pm. If necessary, game 5 will be at Fort Wayne Saturday, May 15 at 7:30pm and game 6 at Flint Monday, May 17 at 7pm. If needed, game 7 will be at Fort Wayne Wednesday, May 19 at 7:30pm .
Both teams won their last three games of the semifinals to survive to the finals, recovering from 3-1 series deficits. The Komets eliminated the Port Huron Icehawks Monday and the Flint Generals ousted the Muskegon Lumberjacks Wednesday.
During the 2009-10 regular season the Komets were 6-4-0-2 against Flint in 12 meetings while the Generals were 4-1-0-0 against the K’s in the last five meetings and 6-4-1-1 overall.
It’s the first time Fort Wayne and Flint have battled each other in an IHL Finals series. The General’s won the IHL’s championship crown only once before in 1984. Fort Wayne will be going after it’s seventh Turner Cup and third straight championship.
This will be only the third time Fort Wayne and Flint has met in post-season action. The Komets defeated Flint 4 games to 1 in the 1973 IHL semifinals before going on to take their third Turner Cup Championship. The Komets eliminated Flint 3 games to 2 in the 1983 IHL quarterfinals in the last post-season meeting between Fort Wayne and Flint.
The Komets are aiming for their eighth league championship in the 58-year history of the Fort Wayne franchise and their unprecedented third straight. The defending Turner Cup champion Komets are making their 50th post-season appearance since the Fort Wayne franchise began in 1952.
Tickets for Komet home playoff games Saturday and Monday are on sale at the Coliseum Ticket Office and online at Ticketmaster.com.
FORT WAYNE KOMETS VS FLINT GENERALS
2010 IHL Turner Cup best-of-seven Finals
- Game 1: Saturday, May 8 at Fort Wayne, 7:30pm (WOWO Radio AM 1190)
- Game 2: Monday, May 10 at Fort Wayne, 7:30pm (WOWO Radio AM 1190)
- Game 3: Wednesday, May 12 at Flint, 7pm (ESPN Radio AM 1380)
- Game 4: Friday, May 14 at Flint, 7pm (WOWO Radio AM 1190)
- *Game 5: Saturday, May 15 at Fort Wayne, 7:30pm (WOWO Radio AM 1190)
- *Game 6: Monday, May 17 at Flint, 7pm (WOWO Radio AM 1190)
- *Game 7: Wednesday, May 19 at Fort Wayne, 7:30pm (WOWO Radio AM 1190)
*If necessaryAll games broadcast on radio are webcast free at www.Komets.com Comcast KometCast.
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