Perfect!: The Fort Wayne Komets’ 1993 Championship Run

by Blake Sebring

When the Fort Wayne Komets played the San Diego Gulls in the 1993 International Hockey League Turner Cup Finals, no one gave them a chance. Though the Komets were 8-0 during the first two playoff rounds, the Gulls were the best team in minor-league hockey history with 62 regular-season wins and a squad filled with experience from thousands of National Hockey League games. But the Komets did the impossible – the unthinkable – and completed an unbelievable 12-0 sweep. Relive one of the most unique and notable sports achievements from the stories of the players, coaches, management and even a few fans. Which member of the squad became a baker? Which one considered suicide? Which one went to prison? Which got married the next day? Which had to play a game the next night? Who coached the U.S. in the Olympics? What were the goaltender’s quirkiest quirks? And what Tom Petty song sparked the whole thing?

319 pages, Paperback

Published September 4, 2021

About the author

Blake Sebring began working
for The News-Sentinel at age 15 and started
as a full-timer in 1988. After the
legendary Bud Gallmeier retired in
1990, Sebring took over coverage
of the Fort Wayne Komets, the
second-oldest minor league team
in North America.

He is the author of 10 books
and was inducted into the Indiana
Sportswriters and Sportscasters
Association Hall of Fame in 2015.
His hockey work can be followed at news-sentinel.com, and his books are available at blakesebring.com and on Amazon.

Reviews

[Luke Watson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a super fun read and did a great job of telling the story to someone who didn’t live through it! It was very fun to learn the stories of so many of the people whose names are retired to the rafters as well as the perspective of the greats that followed and are still around the team today!

[Matthew K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun trip down memory lane. Lot of repetition though. Could use some better editing as well.