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The first award issued was the Bud Gallmeier Memorial Trophy/Community Service Award. This is awarded to the Komet who is dedicated not only to the game of hockey, but also to serving the Fort Wayne community. The 2012-13 winner was goalie Charlie Effinger.

Next on the list is the Wiegmann Family “True Komet” Award. This is awarded to the player that best exemplifies the team spirit and has a positive attitude on and off the ice.  The 2012-13 winner was center Brett Smith.

The NOB Brick Award was awarded next. This goes to the most defensive forward on the team. Right winger Jean-Michel Rizk went home with this honor.

This year’s Mr. Hustle is right winger Brandon Marino.

Smith was also awarded the Unsung Hero Award. This award is in tribute to Komet Hall-of-Famers Robbie Irons and Terry Pembroke, given to the player whose hard work, dedication to his teammates and love of the game is in the true spirit of Komet legends Robbie Irons and Terry Pembroke.

Most Improved Player for the 2012-13 season was defenseman Ryan Hegarty.

The Defenseman of the Year went to Tyler Butler.

The final award, and the only one voted on by the players, was team MVP. Marino went home with this honor.

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Komets goaltender Jeff Deslauriers has stopped 95.5 percent of the shots he has faced.

Fort Wayne, IN - The Fort Wayne Komets (28-28-2) looked like they would cruise to a victory after two periods, but the defense went soft and Jeff Deslauriers allowed the Toledo Walleye (30-19-8) to tie the game up late in the third. Jean-Michel Rizk notched the game winner with 1:55 left in the extra frame for his 18th of the season.

First Period:

The opening frame saw the K’s score within the first two minutes. Jamie Milam netted his second goal of the season. The Walleye answered with just under seven minutes left in te period, when Byron Froese netted his eighth of the season.

Second Period:

The middle frame Brandon Marino netted his 20th of the year on the power play. Kaleigh  Shrock notched his eighth of the year near the four minute mark. The Walleye were undeterred, and started their comeback. Willie Coetzee netted his 22nd of the season at the 7:22 mark. The Komets pushed it back to a two-goal lead off of Tomas Beauregard’s 21st of the season.

Third Period:

The third period saw the Walleye wake-up. They scored twice to even up the score. Trevor Parkes scored first at the 5:46 mark. Coetzee notched his second ten minutes later.

Overtime:

Rizk’s goal in the waning minutes gave the Komets the victory.

Team Statistics:

Score by Period:

Team	1	2	3	OT	Total
Toledo Walleye	1	1	2	0	4
Fort Wayne Komets	1	3	0	1	5

 SOG:

SHOTS	1	2	3	OT	Total
Toledo Walleye	15	11	9	0	35
Fort Wayne Komets	9	9	8	4	29

 Power Play Efficiency

Prd	Toledo Walleye	Fort Wayne Komets
1st	0-2	0-2
2nd	0-1	1-2
3rd	1-3	0-1
OT	0-0	0-0
Total	1-6	1-5

Three Stars:

Star	Team	Pos/Name	Stats
	Fort Wayne Komets	RW Brandon Marino	1 G, 1 A, -1, 8 Shots, 4 PIM
	Toledo Walleye	F Willie Coetzee	2 G, 1 A, +2, 2 Shots, 2 PIM
	Fort Wayne Komets	RW Jean-Michel Rizk	1 G, 1 A, +2, 1 Shot, 0 PIM

The Komets return to action Friday to take on the South Carolina Stingrays at 7:00 p.m. EST.