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Welcome to Our New Website
Feb. 03, 2016

The Utica Comets, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Vancouver Canucks, have launched a brand new website today. The website, which can be accessed at UticaComets.com, is a fully mobile-responsive site that offers a cleaner look, user-friendly…

Feb. 02, 2016

Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has signed defenceman Alex Biega to a 2-year, one-way contract extension. Biega, 27, has registered 4 assists and 12 penalty minutes in 25 games with Vancouver during the 2015.16…

Feb. 02, 2016

Chicago Wolves forward Pat Cannone scored three goals on the night and Rockford IceHogs netminder Michael Leighton posted a shutout in the championship game as the Central Division won the 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Challenge at the historic War Memorial…

Zalewski Shines Again in Comets Win
Jan. 31, 2016

Down 2-0 early at the Utica Memorial Auditorium, Michael Zalewski and the Utica Comets stormed back for a 4-2 win vs the Rochester Americans on Saturday night. For the second consecutive night Zalewski netted two goals, including the game-winning goal.…

Jan. 30, 2016

Propelled by Michael Zalewski’s two-goal performance in his first game back in the line-up, the Utica Comets defeated the Albany Devils 4-3 in overtime at the Times Union Center on Friday night. Zalewski, fresh off of his first call-up to the Vancouver…

Jan. 28, 2016

ince turning pro last season, Hunter Shinkaruk’s first with the Utica Comets, some good things have happened – being selected to this season’s All-Star Classic is one of them.   “Greener called me into his office and told…

Jan. 27, 2016

The 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic is just days away, and the two-day event at the historic War Memorial Arena in Syracuse, N.Y., will reach millions of hockey fans worldwide through extensive television, internet streaming, radio and social…

Jan. 27, 2016

This past weekend Chris Higgins, a veteran left winger with more than 700 games played in the National Hockey League, joined his new Comets' teammates in Toronto. Having played the previous 10 full seasons in the best league on the planet, you could…

Jan. 26, 2016

Utica Comets Director of Hockey Operations Pat Conacher has announced that the club has released forward Michael Pereira from his professional tryout contract (PTO). Pereira, 24, scored once in six games, and picked up four penalty minutes for the Comets.…

Jan. 26, 2016

This past weekend, the AHL’s Utica Comets had quite the following, as they headed to Toronto to take on the Marlies both Saturday and Sunday. Accompanied by the Comets front office staff and the 2004 and 2006 Elite teams and their families, Utica…