Utica Comets Director of Hockey Operations Pat Conacher has announced that the club has signed defenseman Jon Landry to a standard player’s contract (SPC).Landry, 32, signed a professional tryout agreement (PTO) with the Comets on Nov. 20 and has recorded…
Although the holidays have ended, winter has only just begun in Utica. Recognizing the impeding frigid weather, Utica Comets player Darren Archibald set out on a mission to ensure no one was left facing the cold this winter. During three Comets home…
Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has reassigned left wing Chris Higgins to the AHL Utica Comets.Higgins, 32, has appeared in 25 games for the Canucks this season where he has registered three points (2-1-3)…
The Comets returned home after a three-game road trip and claimed their first point in seven tries in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Toronto Marlies at the Utica Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday night. Despite outshooting the Marlies 37-22, the Comets suffered…
The Utica Comets surrendered a late short-handed goal to the Hershey Bears to break a 3-3 tie, before ultimately losing 6-3 at the Giant Center on Sunday afternoon. The loss sends the Comets to their sixth straight defeat after gaining a point in 14…
The Utica Comets surrendered two power-play goals to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins en route to a 4-2 loss Saturday evening at the Mohegan Sun Arena. The loss sends the Comets to their fifth consecutive loss.Defensemen Jon Landry (0-2-2) and Jordan…
Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the Canucks have acquired right wing Emerson Etem from the New York Rangers in exchange for Nicklas Jensen and a 6th round pick in 2017. Etem, 23, has skated in 19 games with the Rangers…
The Utica Comets lost by the score of 6-3 to the Binghamton Senators on Friday night at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena to run their losing streak to four games. The road loss was their first such loss in regulation since Nov. 14, a span…
The American Hockey League announced today that Hunter Shinkaruk has been named to the Eastern Conference All-Star Classic Roster. The 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic, will take place January 31 and February 1 in Syracuse, N.Y.Shinkaruk, 21, in just…
With the start of the new year, The Save of the Day Foundation will begin awarding grants to organizations that focus on improving the lives of youth in the Mohawk Valley in either health and wellness, education or fitness. The foundation believes that…