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Jun. 24, 2019

Vancouver, BC - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced that the Canucks selected right wing Vasily Podkolzin 10th overall, left wing Nils Hoglander 40th overall, left wing Ethan Keppen 122nd overall, center Carson Focht 133rd overall,…

Jun. 20, 2019

Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the Save of the Day Foundation has spent the last decade-and-a-half changing the lives of people in the Mohawk Valley.    Since its inception, the foundation has raised over $2 million to provide financial…

Jun. 17, 2019

Utica, N.Y. – Utica Comets General Manager Ryan Johnson announced today that the club has signed defenseman Stefan LeBlanc to a one-year AHL contract.   LeBlanc, 23, registered six points (0-6-6) in 26 games with the Comets last season after…

Jun. 17, 2019

Utica, N.Y. – Utica Comets General Manager Ryan Johnson announced today that the club has signed defenseman Dylan Blujus to a one-year contract.   Blujus, 25, has spent the last two seasons with the Comets after signing a PTO in December 2017.…

Jun. 06, 2019

Utica, N.Y. – Utica Comets General Manager Ryan Johnson announced today that the club has signed forwards Seamus Malone and Vincent Arseneau to one-year AHL contracts.   Arseneau, 27, skated in 38 games with the Comets last season, registering…

Jun. 05, 2019

Sometimes an opponent really makes you angry. Sometimes an opponent needs to get beaten up. Sometimes that lands you 27 penalty minutes on one play and requires your teammates to kill off seven-straight minutes of penalties.   On October 6, 2018,…

May. 22, 2019

Records were made to be broken. Especially if they’re already your own.   Reid Boucher burst onto the Utica scene during the 2017-18 season by showcasing a world-class shot and an insatiable appetite for scoring goals. He rang them up that…

May. 16, 2019

“Get sauced, Utica!”   Never in franchise history has a single player captivated an entire fan base, region, and country the way Colton Saucerman did when he was signed in December of last season.   Signed from the Idaho Steelheads…

May. 08, 2019

January 2, 2019 was a day that will never be forgotten by Utica Comets fans.   In the early afternoon, fan-favorite and record-setter Darren Archibald learned from Vancouver Canucks management that he had been traded to the Ottawa Senators. The…

Apr. 29, 2019

The sixth season of Utica Comets hockey is officially in the books. While the season didn’t end the way the fans and players were hoping for, there were many positive notes that came out of the 2018-19 campaign.   One of the most notable benchmarks…