Komets add forward Skelly to roster

Fort Wayne, IN-- The Komets announced Tuesday that forward Shawn Skelly has been added to the lineup and goaltender Pat Nagle has been called-up to the Stockton Heat of the AHL.Skelly, 28, started the season appearing in six SPHL games with Knoxville before joining Macon and adding four games. The Wolverine Lake, Michigan native completed his collegiate career with Adrian College in 2010-11, leading the Bulldogs in scoring his final three seasons and finished with four-year NCAA III totals of 102 goals and 229 points in 113 games.

Last season Skelly shared his fourth pro year with Fayetteville and Louisiana in the SPHL and added 25 ECHL games with Wheeling (7g, 4a). Skelly has totaled 27 goals, 29 assists and 56 points in 99 career ECHL games.

Nagle is in his second season with the Komets and this is his first call-up of the year. After 10 appearances he is 5-4-0 while posting a 2.51 goals-against average and .910 save percentage.

In additional player movement, the Komets announced that right winger Brock Montgomery has been placed on the 21-Day injured reserve list.

The Komets will be home this Thanksgiving holiday week for a pair of games. First the Komets skate at Cincinnati Wednesday at 7:35pm before returning home to host the Cyclones on Thanksgiving night at 7:30. The Toledo Walleye visit Saturday for a 7:30pm faceoff.

REPORT CARD NIGHT #1 Saturday-- The Komets will have two PHP Report Card Nights again this year. Students with an "A" or "A Equivalent" on their most recent report card earn a free ticket and have a chance to win a $1,000 U.S. Savings Bonds for future education on Report Card nights. The first is this Saturday, Nov. 28 when the Komets host the Toledo Walleye at 7:30pm. Report Card Night #2 is slated for Saturday, Feb. 6 when the Komets host the Quad City Mallards.Tickets for Komet home games are on sale at the Coliseum Ticket Office and online at TicketMaster.com. Discounted Group tickets are also on sale for all Komet home games at the Komet office at 1010 Memorial Way. Call the 260-483-0011 or visit komets.com for more information.Komets play to win for the American Kidney Fund-- Komet forward Mike Embach is looking for CauseMates to help those afflicted with kidney disease. In December the Komets host eight home games and will be accepting pledges for every home game the Komets win during the month. Embach's mother Cindy is affected with stage five kidney disease and the Komets ask for the support of all fans in the fight against kidney disease. Please visit http://www.causemates.com/MikeEmbach and help the Komets win for Cindy Embach and all those affected with kidney disease.

Komets on the air-- Komet games are scheduled to be aired on WOWO AM 1190 and FM 92.3 as Bob Chase broadcasts Komet hockey play-by-play for his 63rd consecutive season. All Komet radio broadcasts can also be heard worldwide as presented by Omni Source Radio Recycle at www.komets.com. This Saturday's home game against Toledo will be broadcast on ESPN Radio AM 1380 due to conflicting programming at WOWO Radio.