KOMETS JERSEY AUCTION RAISES RECORD $35,350
Hodgman's MVP sweater nets record $5,500

Fort Wayne, IN — The IHL Turner Cup Champion Fort Wayne Komets held their annual End-of-Season Party and Jersey Auction Wednesday night at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and raised a record total of $35,350, smashing the old record amount raised of $33,010 in 1993.  Jerseys and some special items auctioned combined for the total amount.

Komet rookie center and IHL Playoffs MVP Justin Hodgman's number 88 jersey topped all of the jerseys sold with a $5,500 winning bid, breaking the record bid of $3,450 for defenseman Grant Richison's number 4 jersey worn during the 1992-93 Turner Cup Championship season. 

The net proceeds from the jersey auction will be distributed to charity.
 

Below is a breakdown of the winning jersey auction bids:
Jersey   Player                           Winning Bid       Rank
88         Justin Hodgman             $  5500             1
91         Colin Chaulk                  $  3600             2
  2        Guy Dupuis                   $  3000             3         
71         P.C. Drouin                   $  2000             4
17         Mitch Woods                 $  1750             5
35         Kevin Reiter                   $  1600             6
29         Luciano Aquino              $  1350             7
24         Konstantin Shafranov      $  1250             8
21         David Hukalo                 $  1200             9
  8        Sergei Durdin                 $  1050             10
94         Mathieu Curadeau          $  1050             10
82         Olivier Legault                $  1000             11
10         Matt Reynolds               $  1000             11
33         Nick Boucher                 $  1000             11
22         Kevin Bertram                $    900             12
43         Brent Henley                 $    900             12
20         Kevin Hansen                $    850             13
  9        Brandon Warner             $    750             14
89         Evgeny Saidachev          $    750             14
14         Jake Pence                   $    600             15
25         Terry Marchant              $    600             15
23         Ken Dufresne                 $    550             16
Total raised                               $32250                          $32250
 

Specialty Items
Komets Scrapbook                    $   2000
Trading Cards                            $     800
Jeep Girls Dinner                       $     300
                                                $   3100                        $  3100

                                                              Total Raised:  $35350

2008-09 Season Tickets on Sale.....season tickets for the Komet's 2008-09 season are on sale at the Komet office at 1010 Memorial Way in Fort Wayne.  For information the Komet general offices are open Monday thru Friday 9am-5pm.  Fans can also call the Komet office for information at (260) 483-0011 or make inquiries via email at komets@komets.com.  Season ticket information is also available at the Komet's website at www.komets.com.