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Jun. 07, 2015

The Utica Comets dropped back-to-back playoff games for the first time this postseason after losing to the Manchester Monarchs 2-1 in overtime Sunday evening at the Verizon Wireless Arena. With the Comets Game 2 loss in the Calder Cup Finals, the Monarchs…

Jun. 06, 2015

An overtime goal review couldn’t help the Comets as they lost 3-2 in Game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals to the Manchester Monarchs on Saturday night at the Verizon Wireless Arena. Michael Mersch’s three-point (2-1-3) improved the Monarchs record to…

Jun. 06, 2015

What do you call a team that is led by a All-Stars at the positions coach, goaltender, defense, and forward? Or a team that had a Top 10 scoring defenseman on their roster to go along with a team ranking in the Top 5 of goals against this season? Or…

Jun. 02, 2015

History was made Tuesday night as the Utica Comets advanced to the Calder Cup Finals after they silenced the Grand Rapids Griffins 2-0 in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals at the Utica Memorial Auditorium. In just their second year as a franchise,…

Jun. 01, 2015

Stay tuned here for updates from the Comets third round series against the Grand Rapids Griffins. Follow @UticaComets on Twitter and Instagram for photo updates. Round 1’s Notebook can be found here. Round 2's Notebook can be found here. TUESDAY, 6/2…

May. 31, 2015

The Utica Comets are one win away from clinching a spot in the Calder Cup Finals and claiming the Western Conference title after defeating the Grand Rapids Griffins 3-2 Sunday evening at The Van Andel Arena.Wacey Hamilton (1-0-1), Hunter Shinkaruk, (1-0-1),…

May. 31, 2015

May 31, 2015 5:00am101.12 hours from now, hockey fans in the City of Utica, and surrounding Mohawk Valley, will be listening to or watching Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. Comets vs. Griffins, 9 months since both teams gathered for pre-season…

May. 29, 2015

The Western Conference Finals have now turned into a best-of-three series after the Utica Comets were defeated 3-2 by the Grand Rapids Griffins in the first overtime game of the series on Friday night at The Van Andel Arena.Cory Conacher (1-0-1) has…

May. 28, 2015

A natural hat-trick from Sven Baertschi, and a bounce back 40-save performance from Jacob Markstrom got the job done, as the Utica Comets defeated the Grand Rapids Griffins 4-1 Thursday night at the Van Andel Arena. The win has now given the Comets a…

May. 26, 2015

Jake Virtanen’s first taste of professional hockey was supposed to be simple – then he was inserted into the Utica Comets’ line-up.As an 18-year-old, and a first round draft pick by the Vancouver Canucks at last year’s NHL Entry Draft (6th overall),…