2018-2019 Kansas City Comets Game Notes MILWAUKEE WAVE vs KANSAS CITY COMETS, DECEMBER 1, 2018 6:05pm CT, UW-MILWAUKEE PANTHER ARENA MASL Game #175, Home Game #11 of 2017-2018 MASL Season Webcast accessible at www.MASL.tv 2017-2018 Comets Upcoming Games Kansas City Comets [0-0] 12/13/18 @MIS MetroStars Paramount 12/15/18 MIL Wave SEC Arena # Name POS Height Weight Birthdate Home Town 12/16/18 @STL Ambush Family 3 James Togbah D 5' 10" 170 lbs 10/27/1995 Monrovia, Liberia 12/22/18 STL Ambush SEC Arena 4 Alain Matingou D 6' 1" 180 lbs 12/14/1984 Paris, France 5 Ramone Palmer F 5' 7" 140 lbs 1/27/1989 Kingston, Jamaica MASL Central 6 Adam James F 5' 11" 180 lbs 3/7/1996 Kearney, MO Division Standings 8 Tim Kloster D 5' 10" 170 lbs 9/4/1992 Neuss, Germany GP W L PCT GB 9 Bryan Perez - C M 5' 9" 165 lbs 11/1/1987 San Jose, Costa Rica Kansas City 0 0 0 0.000 - 10 Lucas Rodriguez M 5' 5" 160 lbs 2/8/1986 Buenos Aires, Argentina Florida 0 0 0 0.000 - 11 Kiel Williams F 5' 9" 170 lbs 10/27/1988 Trinidad and Tobago 13 Brett Petricek G 6' 1" 175 lbs 6/27/1991 Woodridge, IL Milwaukee 0 0 0 0.000 - 14 Leo Gibson F 5' 6" 160 lbs 8/9/1983 Monrovia, Liberia Orlando 0 0 0 0.000 - 19 John Sosa D 5' 9" 185 lbs 10/22/1988 Medellin, Colombia St Louis 0 0 0 0.000 - 20 Stefan Stokic F 5' 9" 150 lbs 6/20/1985 Belgrade, Serbia 22 Anthony Grant F 5' 9" 170 lbs 8/4/1989 Kingston, Jamaica 23 Ignacio Flores D 5' 10" 165 lbs 9/23/1992 Santiago, Chile VS 24 Mirko Sandivari D 5' 10" 170 lbs 6/15/1991 Santiago, Chile 27 Gui Gomes F 5' 9" 185 lbs 2/28/1992 Sao Paulo, Brazil 51 Robert Palmer D 5' 10" 175 lbs 1/15/1989 Kingston, Jamaica Head to Head 99 Mark Saxby G 6' 0" 175 lbs 4/28/1989 Olathe, KS Head Coach: Kim Roentved Milwaukee leads all-time Assistant Coaches: Jeff Davis, Leo Gibson, Alan Mayer series 15-17 Previous Matchups: @MIL 12/31/17 KC 4 - 6 MIL @KC 12/22/17 KC 9 - 11 MIL @MIL 12/1/17 KC 7 - 11 MIL Quick Hits • This the ninth season opener for the Comets since the team returned in 2010 and the third time in that span they have begun the season against the MILWAUKEE WAVE (0-0) Milwaukee Wave 2 Tenzin Rampa D 5' 8" 175 lbs 12/17/1985 Dharamsala, India • Kansas City returns four 3 Chad Vandegriffe F 6' 1" 182 lbs 11/24/1989 St. Louis, Missouri players to the team that played 6 Guilherme Veiga D 6' 0" 185 lbs 4/21/1984 Porto Alegre, Brazil 7 Hans Denissen F 5' 11" 171 lbs 3/9/1984 Tilburg, Netherlands elsewhere in 2017-2018, John 8 Luan Oliveira M 5' 7" 145 lbs 1/18/1991 Aracaju/Sergipe, Brazil Sosa, Ramone Palmer, Robert 9 Robert Renaud F 5' 8" 185 lbs 8/14/1993 Laval, Québec, Canada Palmer and Alain Matingou. 10 Ricardinho Sobreira M 5' 7" 122 lbs 1/6/1989 São Paulo, Brazil • Kansas City is 4-4 overall in 12 Stuart Grable D 5' 9" 165 lbs 9/26/1989 Neenah, Wisconsin season opening games since 14 Alex Bradley P 6' 0" 175 lbs 10/24/1992 Milton Keynes, United Kingdom 2010. 16 Drew Ruggles D 6' 0" 164 lbs 7/28/1992 Fayetteville, North Carolina 18 Isaac Pereyra M/D 5' 5" 150 lbs 1/30/1997 Irapuato, Mexico 23 Daniel Chamale D 5' 11" 172 lbs 3/16/1993 Toronto, Canada 24 Max Ferdinand F 5' 11" 170 lbs 11/4/1986 Brooklyn, New York 26 Ian Bennett M 5' 8" 162 lbs 8/27/1983 Hamilton, Ontario 28 Angel Curiel M 5' 10" 145 lbs 1/22/1989 Tulancingo, Mexico 30 Josh Lemos G 6' 0" 200 lbs 5/4/1989 Toronto, Canada 75 Jonatan Santos D 5' 11" 180 lbs 8/28/1984 Aracaju, Brazil 77 Marcio Leite M 6' 0" 166 lbs 8/5/1984 Aracaju-Sergipe, Brazil 82 Rafael Dias G 6' 0" 240 lbs 12/3/1982 Recife, Brazil 99 Andre Hayne F 6' 3" 212 lbs 11/30/1990 Vitória, Brazil Head Coach: Giuliano Oliviero Assistant Coach: Marcelo Fontana Comets News & Notes Game Preview: This is the third time the Comets have opened their season against the Wave, including the team’s first game in 2010. This will be the 33rd regular season match between these two Kim Roentved teams. Kansas City dropped all four matches to Milwaukee last Head Coach season, dropping the team to a 15-17 overall record against the This will be Roentved’s Wave. second turn behind the bench since the team The teams’ last bout took place on Dec. 31, 2017 at Silverstein returned to action in Eye Centers Arena. After falling behind 4-1, the Comets mounted a 2010. furious comeback, but two late goals from Milwaukee’s Ian Bennett and Jonatan Santos were too much for Kansas City to overcome. Roentved previously coached the Comets While Milwaukee returns most of their lineup from last season, from 2010 through the including leading scorer Bennett and forward Max Ferdinand, the 2013-2014 season. He Comets come into the new campaign with renewed hope. led the team to 36 wins and 34 losses, three In the offseason, the team brought in goalkeeper Brett Petricek straight playoffs and and returned four players, John Sosa, Robert Palmer, Ramone an appearance in the Palmer and Alain Matingou. All four players were part of the 2014 2013 MISL Champion- MISL Championship squad. ship game. Known as ‘the Rocket’, Special Team Statistics Roentved was named POWERPLAY PENALTY KILLING Defender of the Year Team GP PPGF PPO PP% SHGA PPGA TSH PK% SHGF three times and is Baltimore known as one of the Dallas greatest players to El Paso Florida ever play the indoor Harrisburg game. He spent most Kansas City of his playing career Milwaukee with the Wichita Wings Mississauga (1980-1987, 1991- Monterrey 1998) and the Kansas Ontario Orlando City Comets/Attack RGV (1987-1991, 1998- San Diego 1999). He is also an St. Louis inaugural member of Tacoma the Indoor Soccer Hall Turlock of Fame. Utica City Goalkeeper Leaders # Name Team GP W L SA GA GAA Sv Sv% SO MP PIM G A 2018-2019 Kansas City Comets Schedule, Pronunciations, Leaders Date Date Time Opponent Result Streak W/L Sat Dec 1 6:05 PM at Milwaukee W 10-8 Won 1 1-0 Thu Dec 13 6:35 PM at Mississauga L 4-7 Lost 1 1-1 KANSAS CITY COMETS Sat Dec 15 7:05 PM Milwaukee L 7-11 Lost 2 1-2 3 James Togbah (TOHG-bah) 5 Tanner Hunjak (HOON-yak) Sun Dec 16 3:05 PM at St Louis L 7-8 (OT) Lost 3 1-3 6 Guerrero Pino (gee-EHR-mo) (PEE-no) Sat Dec 22 7:05 PM St Louis W 7-5 Won 1 2-3 7 Alvaro Beltran (ahlVAHR-oh) (BEHL-tran) 9 Bryan Perez (Peh-rez) Sat Dec 29 7:05 PM at St Louis L 4-10 Lost 1 2-4 10 Lucas Rodriguez (rah-DREE-gez) Sun Jan 6 4:05 PM Florida L 11-14 Lost 2 2-5 11 Kiel Williams (KY-uhl) 12 Odaine Sinclair (oh-DAYNE) (sihn-CLARE) Fri Jan 11 7:05 PM at Milwaukee L 9-11 Lost 3 2-6 13 Steven Hamersky (ham-EHR-skee) 14 Leo Gibson Fri Jan 18 7:35 PM St Louis L 3-5 Lost 4 2-7 15 Gui Gomes (gee) (GOH-mez) Sun Jan 20 7:05 PM Utica City L 4-6 Lost 5 2-8 17 Carlos Trombini (trahm-BEE-nee) 18 Cody Hoffman (HAHF-men) Sun Jan 27 4:05 PM Mississauga W 11-9 Won 1 3-8 20 Stefan Stokic (steh-FAHN) (STOH-kich) Sat Feb 2 1:05 PM Florida W 10-4 Won 2 4-8 21 Pat Kelly 23 Ignacio “Nacho” Flores (ig-NAH-see-oh) Sat Feb 9 7:05 PM at St Louis L 8-15 Lost 1 4-9 26 Adam James (JAYMS) Sat Feb 16 7:05 PM Milwaukee L 6-7 Lost 2 4-10 28 Casey Gasson (GAS-sun) 77 Jeff Richey (RIH-chee) Sun Feb 24 4:05 PM Orlando L 7-9 Lost 3 4-11 99 Mark Saxby (SAX-bee) Sun Mar 3 4:05 PM Harrisburg W 7-6 Won 1 5-11 Fri Mar 8 7:35 PM Orlando L 6-7 Lost 1 5-12 Sun Mar 10 2:00 PM at Baltimore W 8-7 Won 1 6-12 Sat Mar 16 6:05 PM at Orlando L 7-14 Lost 1 6-13 Sun Mar 17 2:05 PM at Florida L 13-14 Lost 2 6-14 Sat Mar 23 7:05 PM St Louis Fri Mar 29 6:35 PM at Orlando Sat Mar 30 6:05 PM at Florida Sun Apr 14 1:05 PM at Milwaukee Regular Season Scoring Leaders # Name Team Pos GP G A PTS PPGA PIM S% PPGA MASL Standings EASTERN DIVISION Team GP W L W% GB GF GA Diff Home Away Streak Baltimore Utica City FC Harrisburg Mississauga SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION Team GP W L W% GB GF GA Diff Home Away Streak Milwaukee Kansas City St Louis Florida Orlando SOUTHWEST DIVISION Team GP W L W% GB GF GA Diff Home Away Streak Monterrey Dallas El Paso RGV PACIFIC DIVISION Team GP W L W% GB GF GA Diff Home Away Streak San Diego Tacoma Ontario Turlock y - Clinched Division x - Clinched Playoffs o - Eliminated from Playoffs TEAM STATISTICS Regular Season KANSAS CITY COMETS # Name Pos GP G A PTS PPGA PIM S% PPG SHG GWG BkS ShB Sh 3 James Togbah D 4 Alain Matingou D 5 Ramone Palmer F 6 Adam James F 8 Tim Kloster D 9 Bryan Perez - C M 10 Lucas Rodriguez M 11 Kiel Williams F 13 Brett Petricek G 14 Leo Gibson F 19 John Sosa D 20 Stefan Stokic F 22 Anthony Grant F 23 Ignacio Flores D 24 Mirko Sandivari D 27 Gui Gomes F 51 Robert Palmer D 99 Mark Saxby G TOTALS: - - # Name GP W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv Sv% SO MP PIM G A GS 13 Brett Petricek 99 Mark Saxby Comets at a Glance Goals For Goals Against PIM Streak Avg Avg Goal Diff Power Play Penalty Kill Avg KANSAS CITY HISTORICAL RECORDS since 2010-2011 season Overall 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 172 W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L Win % Total 109 63 8 12 15 9 13 13 14 6 20 0 17 3 15 5 7 15 St.