Ryan Fanti

ECHL: 2022-23 Fort Wayne Komets Season Review

The Fort Wayne Komets finished the 2022-23 season the same way 27 other ECHL teams did, and that’s not hoisting the Kelly Cup. The Komets finished fourth in a tough Central Division, which saw the top three teams in the division all finish over 90 points. Although the Komets fell short of their final goal, […]

ECHL: Fort Wayne Komets Stave Off Elimination, Force Game 6 Tuesday

The Fort Wayne Komets headed into game five of the series down 3-1 to the Cincinnati Cyclones. In this do-or-die game, the Komets needed to get off to a good start, and that’s what happened. Fort Wayne peppered the Cyclones goalkeeper, Warm, with 17 shots in the opening frame but couldn’t find the back of […]

ECHL: Fort Wayne Komets Pick Up First Win Of Kelly Cup Playoffs

The Fort Wayne Komets came into Tuesday Night down 2-0 in the series needing a win on home ice, and that’s precisely what they got. It was important for the Komets to do something that they failed to do so often this season, and that is to score the 1st goal of the game, and […]

ECHL Playoffs: Cincinnati Cyclones Win Penalty Filled Game, Take 2-0 Series Lead Against Fort Wayne Komets

The Cincinnati Cyclones hosted the Fort Wayne Komets for game two of their 1st round matchup on Saturday night at Heritage Bank Center. One significant change took place for the Cyclones, as they decided to ride the hot goaltending of Beck Warm as the starter for the game. Warm came in for Mark Sinclair in […]

ECHL: Player Feature Ryan Fanti, The Man Behind the Mask

Ryan Fanti answered Brad Barone invitation to fight by landing a few haymakers. Photo Credit: @TheChadRyan on Twitter

ECHL: Penalties Too Much to Overcome for Komets vs Indy Fuel

Komets return home but struggle to stay on the ice and out of the box. Photo Credit Josh Gales.

Komets and Fanti Deliver Knockout Punches

Ryan Fanti answered Brad Barone invitation to fight by landing a few haymakers. Photo Credit: @TheChadRyan on Twitter

Komets Struggle Down South in Georgia

A weekend road trip that all Komet fans want to forget took place down in Georgia as the Fort Wayne Komets (25-19-4-2) took on the Savannah Ghost Pirates (18-25-9-1) for two games and the Atlanta Gladiators (26-21-5-1). First up was the Ghost Pirates on Friday night, where the Komets fell 3-2 even though they outshot […]

Late Game Penalties Costly in Komets Loss

The Fort Wayne Komets (25-17-4-2) started their Eastern Conference Southern Division road trip Wednesday morning for a brunch-style hockey matchup against the South Carolina Stingrays (29-15-4-1). Goal scoring did not get the memo about the early morning puck drop, as the first two periods were scoreless. The Komets were able to make survive the first […]

Scoring Frenzy Ends with Komets OT Win

If high-scoring hockey is what you are into, then Sunday’s matchup between the Fort Wayne Komets 25-16-4-2 and the Kalamazoo Wings 20-25-4 was your kind of game with 11 total goals, including a sudden-death winner by the Komets. Fort Wayne was coming off back-to-back intense games requiring comebacks, with one going the K’s way and […]