Stephon Thorne, who helped the Komets to the 2012 Central Hockey League championship, announced he's coming back.

"This year has been very interesting a lot of ups and downs but I couldn't be more grateful n honored to put on a @FWKomets jersey again," he wrote on Twitter.

Thorne had seven goals and eight points in 14 games this season with Fayetteville and Evansville of the Southern Professional Hockey League.

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