Defenseman Will Weber, who was an alternate captain last season, and playmaking forward Trevor Cheek have re-signed with the Komets for the team’s 65th season.

The Komets have also signed prolific-scoring forward Brady Vail and acquired defenseman Dan Milan from the Wichita Thunder.

Weber, 27, a second-round draft pick of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets in 2007, totaled three goals, 11 points and 103 penalty minutes in 64 games last season with the Komets. He also played two games in the higher-level American Hockey League with San Antonio, before tallying three assists in 16 playoff games for Fort Wayne, which lost to eventual-champion Allen in the Western Conference finals.

Cheek, 23, had 17 goals and 25 points in 28 games with Fort Wayne, added four goals and nine points in 34 games with San Antonio, and amassed five goals and 13 point in 16 playoff games with the Komets. No longer under contract to the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche, Fort Wayne’s parent club last season, Cheek was free to sign anywhere.

Vail, 22, spent the last two seasons with the ECHL’s Orlando Solar Bears, accruing 35 goals and 87 points in 134 regular-season games, along with four goals in five playoff games. He was a fourth-round pick of the Montreal Canadiens in 2012 and has played 23 AHL games.

Milan, 24, was acquired from the Thunder for future considerations, after he had 10 assists and 132 penalty minutes in 68 games last season.

The Komets now have 24 players, including 14 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders. Back from last season are Weber, Cheek, MVP Shawn Szydlowski, captain Jamie Schaafsma, Mike Embach, Taylor Crunk, Mason Baptista, Kyle Thomas, David Friedmann, Garrett Thompson, Gabriel Beaupre, Curtis Leonard, Cody Sol and Pat Nagle.

Notes: Forward Jordan Sims, who was born in Fort Wayne, has signed with the Cincinnati Cyclones. He is the son of former Komets player and coach Al Sims. … Jace Coyle, a defenseman with the Komets in 2013-14, has signed with the Quad City Mallards. The Komets open the season in Moline, Illinois, against the Mallards on Oct. 14, then play host to the Mallards at Memorial Coliseum on Oct. 15.

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