April 23, 1963: Komets win Fort Wayne's first Turner Cup
With a 4-2 victory over Minneapolis on April 23, 1963, the Komets brought the Turner Cup to Fort Wayne for the first time.
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With a 4-2 victory over Minneapolis on April 23, 1963, the Komets brought the Turner Cup to Fort Wayne for the first time.
Legendary Komets player Wright dies at 82 Won 2 Cups with Fort Wayne, later coached team Justin A. Cohn | The Journal Gazette Ted Wright, who played for the Komets from 1962 to 1970, was one of its most versatile players and later coached the team, has died. He was 82. Wright, a native of Sudbury, Ontario, helped the Komets to Turner Cups in the International Hockey League in 1963 and 1965. Inducted into the Komets' Hall of Fame in 2002, Wright is one of only 20 players in the Komets' 69-year history to play seven or more consecutive seasons. “Teddy was tough, really tough. He was tough and...