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The Komets Hall of Fame celebrates the people whose talent, dedication and passion have shaped Komet hockey. Established in 1988, it honors contributions on the ice, behind the scenes and in the media through three categories: Team Personnel, Executive Builders and Media. Explore the honorees below to discover the players, leaders and supporters who helped build one of Fort Wayne’s most enduring traditions.

 

EXECUTIVE BUILDERS

 

 

Ken Ullyot

Ken Ullyot

GM/Coach, Owner 1958-1982
Colin Lister

Colin Lister

Business Manager, Owner 1959-1985
Don Myers

Don Myers

General Manager, Memorial Coliseum
Ramon Perry

Ramon Perry

Owner 1952
Ernie Berg

Ernie Berg

Owner 1952
Harold Van Orman

Harold Van Orman

Owner 1952
Earl Stritmatter

Earl Stritmatter

Off-Ice Official 1952-2003
Dick Zimmerman

Dick Zimmerman

Off-Ice Official/Statistician 1958-1990
Flossie Zimmerman

Flossie Zimmerman

Komet office assistant 1966-1990
Win Rood

Win Rood

Supervisor of Minor Officials 1969-2015
Ken Roehrs

Ken Roehrs

Official Scorer, Minor Official, 1969-present
Don Detter

Don Detter

Statistician, 1980-2020
Ted Rolf

Ted Rolf

Statistician, 1982-2020
Ruth Wiegmann

Ruth Wiegmann

Komet “Mom” and office assistant

 

MEDIA

 

 

Bob Reed

Bob Reed

Journal Gazette
Carl Wiegman

Carl Wiegman

Journal Gazette
Bud Gallmeier

Bud Gallmeier

News Sentinel
Hilliard Gates

Hilliard Gates

WKJG TV 33 • inducted March 6, 2002
Bob Chase

Bob Chase

WOWO Radio 1190 • inducted March 8, 2003
Dick DeFay

Dick DeFay

WKJG TV 33/Radio • inducted March 28, 2004
Dean Pantazi

Dean Pantazi

WPTA TV 21 • inducted March 10, 2018
Kent Hormann

Kent Hormann

WKJG TV 33, WPTA TV 21 • inducted March 10, 2018
Mike “Doc” Emrick

Mike “Doc” Emrick

NHL broadcaster • inducted March 7, 2020

 

TEAM PERSONNEL

 

 

Eddie Long

Eddie Long

1952-1966
Len Thornson

Len Thornson

1957-1970
Terry Pembroke

Terry Pembroke

1964-1978
Robbie Irons

Robbie Irons

1967-1981
Chuck Adamson

Chuck Adamson

1962-1967
Merv Dubchak

Merv Dubchak

1963-1970
Reggie Primeau

Reggie Primeau

Lionel Repka

Lionel Repka

George Drysdale

George Drysdale

1952-1955 • inducted March 6, 2002
Roger Maisonneuve

Roger Maisonneuve

1957-1966 • inducted March 6, 2002
George Polinuk

George Polinuk

1955-1961 • inducted March 6, 2002
Cal Purinton

Cal Purinton

1963-1973 • inducted March 6, 2002
Norm Waslawski

Norm Waslawski

1958-1969 • inducted March 6, 2002
John Goodwin

John Goodwin

1961-1969 • inducted March 6, 2002
Ted Wright

Ted Wright

1962-1970 • inducted March 6, 2002
Rob Laird

Rob Laird

1974-1989 • inducted March 6, 2002
Marc Boileau

Marc Boileau

Player/Coach, 1970-1974 • inducted March 28, 2004
Colin Chin

Colin Chin

1986-1996 • inducted November 17, 2007
Bobby Rivard

Bobby Rivard

1962-1966, 1974-75 • inducted March 28, 2004
Steve Fletcher

Steve Fletcher

1982-83, 1990-2002 • inducted November 17, 2007
Terry McDougall

Terry McDougall

1975-1982 • inducted November 17, 2007
Guy Dupuis

Guy Dupuis

1991-2011 • inducted October 29, 2011
Nick Boucher

Nick Boucher

2007-2012 • inducted October 26, 2013
Colin Chaulk

Colin Chaulk

2002-2013 • inducted February 18, 2017
Al Sims

Al Sims

1989-1993, 2007-2013 • inducted March 25, 2017
Carey Lucyk

Carey Lucyk

1987-1995 • inducted April 8, 2017
Dale Baldwin

Dale Baldwin

1980-1987 • inducted April 8, 2017
Jim Burton

Jim Burton

1981-1990 • inducted March 10, 2018
Ron Leef

Ron Leef

1981-1987 • inducted March 10, 2018
Kaleigh Schrock

Kaleigh Schrock

2009-2015 • inducted March 7, 2020