The ECHL announced today that center Corey Elkins is the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 6, 2013. Elkins, reassigned to Fort Wayne by the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL from the AHL's Norfolk Admirals on New Year's Day, registered points in each of his first four games with the Komets last week for a four-game point streak of three goals and three assists while posting a plus/minus of +5. Elkins, 27, assisted on the first goal of the game, scored the game winning tally and posted a +3 in the Komets' 4-2 home win Wednesday against Gwinnett in his ECHL debut with Fort Wayne. The West Bloomfield, Michigan native scored a goal in the Komets' 4-2 loss to Cincinnati Friday before dishing two assists in a 5-4 win at Cincinnati Saturday. Sunday the center scored his second game winning goal of the week in a 3-2 home win against Orlando. Elkins began this season appearing in 24 games with Norfolk netting three goals and four points after signing a one-year deal with Anaheim on July 29, 2012. Komets host Cincinnati Saturday and Sunday-The Komets have four games slated this week beginning with a visit to Evansville Wednesday at 8:15pm ET. Friday the Komets start a series of three games in three nights against the Cincinnati Cyclones. The Komets trail North Division leader Cincinnati by two points setting up a battle for first place beginning at Cincinnati Friday night at 7:35pm. Both teams return to Fort Wayne for games Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 5pm at the Memorial Coliseum. Komet games are webcast at www.komets.com at Xfinity KometCast and aired on WOWO Radio AM 1190 and FM 92.3 with Bob Chase calling the play-by-play. Tickets for all Komet home games are on sale at the Coliseum Ticket Office and online at TicketMaster.com. Komet season tickets are still on sale at the Komet office, 1010 Memorial Way in Fort Wayne. For more information visit www.komets.com or call the Komet office at 260-483-0011.
