When was Utica Comets founded?

Utica Comets was founded in 2013 in Utica, NY, USA, USA.

Where is Utica Comets based?

Utica Comets is based in Utica, NY, USA.

Who is the head coach of Utica Comets?

The head coach of Utica Comets is Travis Green.

Who is the captain of Utica Comets?

The captain of Utica Comets is Cal O'Reilly.

What arena does Utica Comets play in?

Utica Comets play their home games at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, NY, USA.

Who is the general manager of Utica Comets?

The general manager of Utica Comets is Pat Conacher.

What are the team colors of Utica Comets?

The team colors of Utica Comets are Red + Black + White.

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#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
AHL
1.	Cal O'Reilly (C)	76	10	51	61	10	10	23	2	17	19	4	11
2.	Brandon DeFazio (LW/RW)	75	21	22	43	92	4	21	2	5	7	12	1
3.	Alexandre Grenier (RW/C)	67	17	26	43	71	13	23	6	9	15	25	11
4.	Dustin Jeffrey (C)	49	17	24	41	18	5
5.	Bobby Sanguinetti (D)	61	16	24	40	16	24	23	3	11	14	6	4
6.	Hunter Shinkaruk (C/LW)	74	16	15	31	28	2	23	4	2	6	4	1
7.	Alex Friesen (C)	60	10	20	30	57	13	23	4	6	10	12	-1
8.	Brendan Gaunce (C/LW)	74	11	18	29	31	-1	21	4	5	9	12	3
9.	Nicklas Jensen (RW/LW)	59	14	14	28	39	-12	18	4	1	5	10	2
10.	Darren Archibald (RW/LW)	70	14	10	24	107	10	6	1	2	3	2	0
11.	Will Acton (C/LW)	45	11	8	19	26	-1	9	1	2	3	2	0
12.	Alex Biega (D)	62	3	16	19	24	-3	23	0	4	4	16	2
13.	Cory Conacher (C/W)	20	7	9	16	22	6	23	5	3	8	28	0
14.	Frank Corrado (D)	35	7	9	16	31	12	18	1	0	1	24	-1
15.	Sven Bärtschi (LW/RW)	15	7	8	15	4	6	21	8	7	15	6	-1
16.	Wacey Hamilton (C)	41	5	10	15	27	7	22	2	2	4	25	4
17.	Carter Bancks (LW/C)	57	6	8	14	44	7	10	0	0	0	4	0
18.	Andrei Pedan (D)	42	3	11	14	70	6
19.	Ronalds Kenins (LW/RW)	36	5	7	12	23	6
20.	Mike Zalewski (LW/C)	55	3	9	12	18	-4	23	1	2	3	14	0
21.	Henrik Tömmernes (D)	23	3	8	11	8	-3
22.	Kane Lafranchise (D)	27	2	8	10	4	-1
23.	Peter Andersson (D)	51	2	8	10	20	13	17	1	7	8	12	6
24.	Travis Ehrhardt (D)	41	3	4	7	22	-9	14	0	4	4	10	0
25.	Kent Huskins (D)	50	1	5	6	8	7	20	1	2	3	6	5
26.	Adam Clendening (D)	11	1	4	5	28	5	23	3	5	8	26	7
27.	Jérémie Blain (D)	14	0	4	4	2	-2
28.	John Negrin (D)	35	0	3	3	12	6
29.	Ben Hutton (D)	4	1	0	1	2	1
30.	Tom Sestito (LW)	10	1	0	1	20	-2
31.	Ryan Jones (LW/RW)	5	0	1	1	9	-2
32.	Kellan Lain (LW/C)	10	0	1	1	20	1
33.	Jake Virtanen (RW/LW)	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	1	1	6	2
34.	Curtis Valk (C)	1	0	0	0	0	0
35.	Nick Tuzzolino (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
36.	Joseph LaBate (C/LW)	2	0	0	0	2	0
37.	Patrick Kennedy (LW/RW)	5	0	0	0	0	0
38.	Bo Horvat (C)	5	0	0	0	4	0

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
AHL
1.	Jacob Markström (G)	32	1.88	.934	22	7	3	5	1879:36	836	23	2.11	.925
2.	Joe Cannata (G)	5	1.99	.932	3	2	0	0	301:46	137
3.	Joacim Eriksson (G)	41	2.53	.908	22	10	8	0	2371:06	987	2	0.00	1.000
4.	Pat Nagle (G)	1	3.07	.893	0	1	0	0	59:00	25

2014-2015 Utica Comets Staff

Head CoachTravis Green
Asst. CoachNolan Baumgartner
Asst. CoachPaul Jerrard
General ManagerPat Conacher
BroadcasterBrendan Burke
Conditioning CoachKen Hetzel
Dir. of Hockey OperationsPat Conacher
Franchise OwnerRoberto Aquilini
Franchise OwnerFrancesco Aquilini
Franchise OwnerPaolo Aquilini
Franchise OwnerLuann Horton-Murad
Head Athletic TrainerDustin Flynn
Head Equipment ManagerDamion Parmelee
PresidentRobert Esche
Video CoachJosh Gagnon

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2014-2015 Utica Comets Captains

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Cal O'Reilly

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Utica Comets Facts

Plays in: American Hockey League
Team Colors: Red + Black + White
Town: Utica, NY, USA Map
Founded: 2013

2014-2015 Utica Comets Roster Facts

Nationalities

26 players
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Experience

Utica Comets: 2 324 GP
NHL: 1 577 GP
WC: 45 GP
OG: 5 GP
SHL: 447 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 131 GP
Liiga: 39 GP
KHL: 61 GP
AHL: 6 028 GP
DEL: 30 GP
NL: 131 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Adirondack Thunder (ECHL)
New Jersey Devils (NHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Adirondack Bank Center
Location: Utica, NY, USA
Capacity: 4 000
Construction Year: 1960

Utica Comets Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/10/2026 10:00 PM UTC	Utica Comets	Rochester Americans	-	AHL
10/02/2026 11:05 PM UTC	Providence Bruins	Utica Comets	-	AHL
04/18/2026 11:05 PM UTC	Providence Bruins	Utica Comets	2 - 4	AHL
04/17/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Utica Comets	Providence Bruins	4 - 1	AHL
04/15/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Belleville Senators	Utica Comets	0 - 3	AHL

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Utica Comets History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	AHL	72	30	31	-	-	11	199	220	71	0.99	6	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	AHL	72	31	33	-	-	8	196	223	70	0.97	7	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	AHL	72	32	29	-	-	11	221	226	75	1.04	6	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	AHL	72	35	27	-	-	10	215	222	80	1.11	4	Division Semifinal loss
2021-2022	AHL	72	43	20	-	-	9	246	206	95	1.32	1	Division Semifinal loss
2020-2021	AHL	28	16	11	-	-	1	89	88	33	1.18	4	No playoffs held
2019-2020	AHL	61	34	22	-	-	5	210	186	73	1.2	3	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	AHL	76	34	34	-	-	8	224	257	76	1	6	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	AHL	76	38	26	-	-	12	211	216	88	1.16	4	Conference QF loss
2016-2017	AHL	76	35	32	-	-	9	195	220	79	1.04	5	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	AHL	76	38	26	-	-	12	224	217	88	1.16	3	Conference QF loss
2014-2015	AHL	76	39	20	-	8	9	219	182	103	1.36	1	Final loss
2013-2014	AHL	76	35	32	-	-	9	187	216	79	1.04	3	Did not make playoffs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Nikolai Goldobin (F)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	2	0	6	6	0
2.	Justin Bailey (F)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	1	2	1	3	0
3.	Andreas Johnsson (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK	Champions HL	2	1	2	3	0
4.	Andrei Pedan (D)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	1	2	0	2	0
5.	Henrik Tömmernes (D)	2026-2027	Frölunda HC	Champions HL	2	0	2	2	0
6.	Nathan Légaré (F)	2026-2027	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL	2	1	0	1	2
7.	Austin Strand (D)	2026-2027	Ilves	Liiga	3	1	0	1	0
8.	Lukas Jasek (F)	2026-2027	Ilves	Liiga	3	1	0	1	2
9.	Sam Anas (F)	2026-2027	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	1	0	1	1	0
10.	Petrus Palmu (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa	Liiga	1	0	1	1	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	24.70
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	25.38
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	25.59
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	25.22
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	25.07

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ryan Schmelzer (F)	342	69	121	190
2.	Reid Boucher (F)	154	90	85	175
3.	Alexandre Grenier (F)	273	67	108	175
4.	Darren Archibald (F)	304	75	69	144
5.	Brian Halonen (F)	217	86	50	136

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Reid Boucher (F)	154	90	85	175
2.	Brian Halonen (F)	217	86	50	136
3.	Darren Archibald (F)	304	75	69	144
4.	Ryan Schmelzer (F)	342	69	121	190
5.	Alexandre Grenier (F)	273	67	108	175

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ryan Schmelzer (F)	342	69	121	190
2.	Alexandre Grenier (F)	273	67	108	175
3.	Cal O'Reilly (F)	128	17	89	106
4.	Reid Boucher (F)	154	90	85	175
5.	Robbie Russo (D)	211	13	80	93

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Darren Archibald (F)	304	75	144	397
2.	Wacey Hamilton (F)	257	31	93	298
3.	Samuel Laberge (F)	193	22	52	275
4.	Andrei Pedan (D)	139	15	45	257
5.	Carter Bancks (F)	367	44	120	253

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Carter Bancks (F)	367	44	76	120
2.	Ryan Schmelzer (F)	342	69	121	190
3.	Darren Archibald (F)	304	75	69	144
4.	Alexandre Grenier (F)	273	67	108	175
5.	Wacey Hamilton (F)	257	31	62	93

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Reid Boucher (F)	154	90	175	1.14
2.	Jesper Boqvist (F)	7	2	8	1.14
3.	Jack Rathbone (D)	8	2	9	1.13
4.	Chase De Leo (F)	55	21	56	1.02
5.	Nikolai Goldobin (F)	84	32	85	1.01

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Reid Boucher (F)	2019-2020	53	34	67
2.	Reid Boucher (F)	2018-2019	56	31	62
3.	Pascal Pelletier (F)	2013-2014	69	22	62
4.	Cal O'Reilly (F)	2014-2015	76	10	61
5.	Graeme Clarke (F)	2022-2023	68	25	58

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Reid Boucher (F)	2019-2020	53	34	67
2.	Reid Boucher (F)	2018-2019	56	31	62
3.	Justin Bailey (F)	2019-2020	53	28	47
4.	Brian Halonen (F)	2024-2025	62	27	40
5.	Alexander Holtz (F)	2021-2022	52	26	51

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Cal O'Reilly (F)	2014-2015	76	51	61
2.	Pascal Pelletier (F)	2013-2014	69	40	62
3.	Cal O'Reilly (F)	2013-2014	52	38	45
4.	Brogan Rafferty (D)	2019-2020	57	38	45
5.	Chase De Leo (F)	2021-2022	55	35	56

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Mason Geertsen (F)	2022-2023	61	8	136
2.	Kellan Lain (F)	2013-2014	63	19	129
3.	Darren Archibald (F)	2014-2015	70	24	107
4.	Brandon DeFazio (F)	2013-2014	76	34	106
5.	Brendan Woods (F)	2018-2019	53	17	103