Perfect!: The Fort Wayne Komets’ 1993 Championship Run

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?