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Jul. 07, 2017

The Utica Comets were honored on Wednesday evening during the American Hockey League Awards Gala with the Eastern Conference Fan Experience Excellence Award for the 2016-17 season.  The event, which took place at the AHL's annual meeting of…

Jul. 05, 2017

Phase I Construction at the Utica Memorial Auditorium has been underway for almost two months, with progress visible to those driving on Oriskany St West. The project, which will be completed by the start of the Comets 2017-18 season, will add women’s…

Jun. 28, 2017

Earlier today the Vancouver Canucks announced Trent Cull as the man to lead the Utica Comets into the fifth season. Cull played ten seasons of professional hockey and most recently completed a memorable season with the Syracuse Crunch as the assistant…

Jun. 28, 2017

Utica, NY - Vancouver Canucks General Manger Jim Benning announced today that Trent Cull has been named head coach of the Utica Comets. Cull becomes the second head coach in Comets history joining Utica from the Syracuse Crunch where he served as assistant…

Jun. 28, 2017

Less than 200 miles down the thruway, travelers will find the newly constructed HarborCenter, a development featuring two NHL-sized ice rinks and a direct connection to a third rink at the First Niagara Center, the home of the Buffalo Sabres. The HarborCenter…

Jun. 22, 2017

On Thursday, June 22, the Urban Renewal Agency (URA) of the City of Utica discussed at length the sale of the 318.8-1-52./1 Whitesboro Street Property, also known as Washington Courts, to The AUD Authority and Oneida County to be utilized for development…

Jun. 14, 2017

An offseason at 400 Oriskany St W is usually filled with endless thoughts of the next hockey season with everyone anxiously awaiting October. However, this summer The AUD is anything but quiet as the sounds of continual construction fill the…

Jun. 08, 2017

Utica, NY - Upper Mohawk Valley Memorial Auditorium Authority (UMVMAA) Chairman Carl Annese announced today that the board, in conjunction with co-applicant Oneida County, has submitted the City of Utica’s Urban Renewal Agency Application to purchase…

Jun. 07, 2017

Vancouver, BC - The Vancouver Canucks announced Head Coach Travis Green’s coaching staff today, naming Newell Brown, Nolan Baumgartner, Doug Jarvis and Manny Malhotra assistant coaches, Dan Cloutier goaltending coach, Glenn Carnegie skill coach…

Jun. 07, 2017

The U District, an area devoted to Arts, Sports, and Entertainment, has the ability to change the landscape of downtown Utica. The District, containing the Nexus Center, American Craft Beer Museum and Innovation Center, Utica Commons Casino and the evolving…