My Own Jersey With My Name On It

Peter Dykstra

There's nothing quite like putting on a hockey jersey with YOUR name on it for the first time.  It signifies that you REALLY are a part of the team.

That's how Kawartha Komets' rookie Peter Dykstra felt this morning at the Douro Community Centre and Arena.  Peter got to put on his # 23 jersey with DYKSTRA on the back for the 1st time.

As convernors of the Komets Carol and I are just as excited as the kids are when we see the progress they are making.  What a difference from one week to the next!  We have a great bunch of rookies on the Junior team this season and they are surprising all of us with their weekly improvement.

Keep up the great work guys and girls!  Yes, I said "girls"!  We have two girls on the team this season.  Megan Chatterton and Tamara Brown have donned the red, white and blue Komets colours.

Exciting stuff!

Option B Skate Lacing Alternative

Our good friend Brian Miller, head trainer for the Peterborough Petes Major Junior "A" Hockey Club, has designed an alternative to lacing up skates using Velcro straps.  He calls his idea/invention Option B.

Click here for an article that recently appeared in the Peterborough Examiner.

Click here for a link to the Option B web site.

Our sons Matthew and Nathan are both using the Option B Velcro straps and heartily endorse them:

“The Option B straps are easy to do up and you can take off your skates easier.  They tighten your skates just as well as laces.  If you want an easier solution to tightening skates, I recommend Option B straps.”

Brian Miller (left) and a satisfied customer

Matthew Fisher, Kawartha Komets player, a Special Needs Hockey Program

“The Option B straps are awesome!  They are great!  They help me to be more independent.  I encourage parents to invest in these for their kids to help them to be more independent.”

Nathan Fisher, Kawartha Komets player, a Special Needs Hockey Program

These straps are available through Nash Sports for $24.99 plus tax and shipping.  You can contact them through the Option B web site.

CONGRATULATIONS, Brian, on a great idea!

Saturday November 19th Practices

This Saturday's practices for the Kawartha Komets will be held at the Douro Community Centre & Arena. 

The Juniors will take to the ice at 11:00 a.m. and the Intermediate/Seniors will follow at 12 noon.

Here are the driving instructions:

Douro is located along Rt-28, approx. 15 km northeast of Peterborough and approx. 150 km northeast of Toronto.

From Hwy-7: 

Follow Hwy-7 traveling east out of Peterborough (or west from Norwood), to the lights at Hwy-28 (formerly Hwy-134). Turn north. Go to the stop sign at W Nassau Rd, and the Douro Community Centre is on the right. (Arena is located at the intersection of Hwy-28 (formerly Hwy-134) and County Rd. 4.

From the central or north end of Peterborough:

Take Parkhill Road east out of Peterborough (this becomes the Warsaw Road).  Follow several kms. to the four-way flashing lights.  The arena is on the right.

See you this Saturday, November 19th.

Petes' Coach Meets the Komets

Today's practices took place at the Peterborough Memorial Centre, home of the Peterborough Petes.  

Following the Junior practice Petes' coach Mike Pelino invited the players and their parents into the Petes' dressing room.  

He challenged them to always give their best and that playing for fun was the most important thing.  

Winning is always nice but it's not the most important thing.

The Komets were excited to see the inside of the Petes' dressing room but, to tell you the truth, the parents seemed just as thrilled.

Thanks, Mike, for taking the time and showing an interest in the Komets.  It is much appreciated!

Petes Coach Mike Pelino Addresses the Komets

Junior Komets Preparing for Practice

Liam Black is all smiles

Practices Today

The Kawartha Komets' practices TODAY, Saturday, November 12th, will be held at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Lansdowne Street at Roger Neilson Way.

The Juniors will go on the ice at 11:00 a.m. and the Intermediate/Seniors follow at 12 noon.

We look forward to seeing you there..."where the Petes play".

KEZ Ice Scooters

The Kawartha Komets just bought two Ice Scooters from KEZ, a company based in British Columbia.  

The molded plastic product is shipped from the manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania.

Our scooters arrived yesterday and they are ideal for children or young people who are just learning to skate.

Here's a picture of the scooters!

Click here for view the KEZ web site!

Practices at Peterborough Memorial Centre

Jory Harold

Thursday, Nov. 10th:  We just posted an update to the Komets schedule.  This Saturday, November 12th, we have a Junior practice at 11:00 a.m. and an Intermediate/Senior practice at 12 noon at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (where the Petes play).

Please make a note of the change in location for Saturday's practices.  THANK YOU!

Sophomore Trio

Bailey Powers

Kaeden Ball

Johnathon Clark

Here are some pix of three players who are starting their 2nd season with the Kawartha Komets, Bailey Powers, Kaeden Ball and Johnathon Clark.  Thanks to rookie Andrew Avery's mom, Julie, for the excellent shots.

North Bay North Stars

Sharon Fung - North Bay North Stars

Our friend Sharon Fung heads up the North Bay North Stars hockey team.

They, like the Kawartha Komets, are a member team of Special Hockey International.

Check out this excellent video clip.  This is what our "brand" of hockey is all about.

First Game...Ever

Today (Sunday, November 6th) the Kawartha Komets Juniors played their first game of the season against the Durham Dragons in Ajax.

The Dragons came out breathing fire (just a figure of speech) but the Komets came away victorious (but who was really keeping track).

The goal (no pun intended) was to have fun, lots of it, and these young players were not disappointed.  

For several of the Komets this was their first game ever...playing organized hockey for a "real" team.

Liam Black, Andrew Avery and Aaron Thompson (pictured) were excited to suit up for the first time.

It was a great game to watch and now we are counting down to next Saturday's date at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

Blaze Komets, Blaze!

Busy Weekend for the Komets

The Kawartha Komets' 2011-2012 season is well underway and this weekend is a busy one.  I'm glad we get an extra hour of sleep on Saturday night because we will need it.

The Juniors practice on Saturday morning at 11:15 at the Evinrude Centre and the Intermediate/Seniors follow at 12:15.

On Sunday morning, November 6th, we travel to Ajax to play the Durham Dragons.  The Intermediate/Seniors play at 10:00 a.m. on Pad 4 and the Juniors play at 10:30 on Pad 3.  Games take place at the Ajax Community Arena.

Last night Carol signed up four (4) new Juniors and fitted them with equipment.  We now have a total of 45 players on our Kawartha Komets rosters.

Come out and watch us sometime soon!  

Blaze, Komets, Blaze!

Updated Schedule

Please note the changes on the schedule.  The location of the December 10th games has been changed from Douro to the Ptbo. Memorial Centre and we can have the ice at the Memorial Centre on Saturday, Nov. 12th for practices (or games if we can find someone to play us on such short notice).

NOTE: We had trouble posting the schedule in a readable size.  Until we get this corrected, here are a few steps you can follow (we hope) to increase the size of the schedule.

1.  Left click on image of schedule.

2.  Right click on the image that appears.

3.  Click "View Image".

4.  Left click on image to enlarge.

5.  Pray that this works.