Defense rules, as K s defeat Nailers 2-1
Lekkas cannot rejoin Fort Wayne, but Hawkins expected Monday
JUSTIN A. COHN | The Journal Gazette
Defense had been the focal point for the Komets coming into Friday night. And the defense was improved, as Fort Wayne defeated the Wheeling Nailers 2-1 in front of an announced crowd of 2,419 at Memorial Coliseum.
“I was pleased from the start of the game, right till the end,” Fort Wayne coach Ben Boudreau said. “Even going back to Thursday’s practice habits, I thought we were committed to our craft, knowing we’d laid an egg (in a 4-3 loss to Wheeling) on Wednesday.”
Verbatim: ECHL suspends, fines Wheeling players
The Journal Gazette
The ECHL issued this news release today:
PRINCETON, N.J. The ECHL on Friday announced the following fines and suspensions resulting from ECHL Game #381, Wheeling at Fort Wayne, on May 12.
Wheeling’s Austin Fyten has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount under Rule #28 – Supplementary Discipline as a result of his major penalty and game misconduct for kneeing at 19:57 of the third period.
Fyten will miss Wheeling’s games at Fort Wayne tonight (May 14) and vs. Greenville (May 15 and May 16).
Wheeling’s Chad Duchesne has been suspended for seven games and fined an undisclosed amount under Rule #28 – Supplementary Discipline as result of his actions at 19:57 of the third period.
Zack Rawson | Special to The Journal Gazette
Komets forward Alan Lyszczarczyk and goalie Trevor Gorsuch, right, defend the net from the Wheeling Nailers Nick Rivera on Saturday in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Zack Rawson | Special to The Journal Gazette
Komets defenseman Nick Boka, left, defends the Wheeling Nailers Brendan Harris on Saturday in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Zack Rawson | Special to The Journal Gazette
Komets forward Jackson Leef, right, looks to make a pass as he’s defended by the Wheeling Nailers’ Patrick Watling on Saturday in Wheeling, W.Va.
Zack Rawson | Special to The Journal Gazette
The Komets Blake Siebenaler, right, prepares to check the Wheeling Nailers Joshua Winquist, who had just passed the puck up the boards in Wheeling, West Virginia.