Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has re-assigned forward Jake Virtanen to the AHL Utica Comets. Virtanen, 20, has appeared in 10 games with the Canucks (0-1-1) and in two games with the Comets this season. In…
Utica Comets Director of Hockey Operations Pat Conacher has announced that the club has signed forward Luke Pither to a professional tryout contract (PTO). Pither, 27, has collected 10 points in 11 games this season with the Brampton Beast of the ECHL.…
Youth sports take a large commitment from not only the kids participating but also from their parents. When the Utica Comets came to town, hockey fans in the area experienced a revival as American Hockey League action returned to the area for the first…
Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has recalled forward Jake Virtanen from the AHL Utica Comets. Virtanen, 20, has appeared in 10 games with the Canucks (0-1-1) and in two games with the Comets this season. In…
15 games into the NHL season, and the Vancouver Canucks dispatched Jake Virtanen to Utica for a two-game stint. Two years ago, as the sixth overall pick in the NHL draft, Virtanen was seen as a vital part to the organization's future. Q: Last…
The Save of the Day Foundation, the Comets and the Vancouver Canucks, decided to get a jump on this hockey season’s charitable givings. The decision was made that ticket sales and 50/50 proceeds from the preseason game played on Nov. 9 against…