What league does Utica Jr. Comets play in?

Utica Jr. Comets play in the NCDC.

Who is the head coach of Utica Jr. Comets?

The head coach of Utica Jr. Comets is Lou Educate.

Utica Jr. Comets

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2021-2022

2021-2022 Season

Utica Jr. Comets were 21-24-4 in the 2021-22 NCDC season with 46 points, 5th in the South and 10th overall.

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2021-2022 Utica Jr. Comets Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#33	Alex Musielak (G)	23	2003	Buffalo, NY, USA	6'4"	205	L
	#31	Ethan Neitsch (G)	23	2003	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'1"	181	R
	#33	Michael Sochan (G)	24	2002	Redwood City, CA, USA	6'1"	179	L
	#92	Sebastian Woods (G)	25	2001	Limehouse, ON, CAN	5'11"	165	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#6	Domenick Evtimov (D)	24	2002	Chicago, IL, USA	6'2"	207	R
	#9	Mitchell Floccare (D)	24	2002	NY, USA	6'0"	187	L
	#4	Luke French (D)	25	2001	Olathe, KS, USA	5'10"	174	R
	#27	Jesse Galassi (D)	25	2001	Amherst, NY, USA	5'8"	181	L
	#47	Will Hilton (D)	23	2003	New Hartford, NY, USA	5'11"	170	L
	#5	Gannon Houghton (D)	23	2003	Cazenovia, NY, USA	5'11"	161	L
	#12	Ben Loreto (D)	24	2002	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'0"	181	L
	#3	Gabriel Lunn (D)	23	2003	Lockport, NY, USA	6'0"	190	L
	#11	Andrew Manley (D)	24	2002	Whitesboro, NY, USA	6'3"	181	L
	#20	Jason Shafer (D)	22	2004	Westmoreland, NY, USA	6'0"	181	-
	#16	Nate Terski (D)	24	2002	North Grafton, MA, USA	6'2"	216	R
	#11	Kaleb Tiessen (D)	24	2002	Leamington, ON, CAN	6'5"	216	L
	#7	Michael Webster (D)	24	2002	Sartell, MN, USA	6'3"	174	R
FORWARDS
	#17	Walter Baumann (F)	25	2001	Ormond Beach, FL, USA	5'10"	181	R
	#13	Niko Benjamin (F)	22	2004	Vallejo, CA, USA	5'7"	165	L
	#24	Médrick Bolduc (F)	23	2003	Val-d'Or, QC, CAN	5'9"	183	R
	#21	Owen Carlile (C)	22	2003	Brighton, MI, USA	6'0"	174	R
	#11	James Cerepak (F)	25	2001	Saddle River, NJ, USA	6'2"	194	R
	#14	Patrick Cole (F)	23	2003	Lancaster, NY, USA	6'0"	181	R
	#44	Gabe Cull (F)	22	2004	Syracuse, NY, USA	6'2"	185	R
	#28	Nicholas Cyprian (F)	24	2001	Aledo, TX, USA	5'10"	165	L
	#19	Alan Evtimov (F)	23	2003	Chicago, IL, USA	5'11"	185	L
	#93	John Gutt (F)	25	2001	Middletown, NJ, USA	5'10"	185	R
	#8	Aaron Hamel (F)	25	2001	Okemos, MI, USA	5'10"	168	L
	#8	Michael Herrera (LW/C)	24	2002	Syracuse, NY, USA	5'9"	185	L
	#26	Brendan Kennedy (F)	25	2001	Georgetown, ON, CAN	6'1"	181	R
	#18	Peyton Kimball (F)	21	2004	Utica, NY, USA	5'9"	170	-
	#79	Alex Liebel (F)	24	2002		6'3"	190	-
	#25	Andrew Martino (RW)	23	2002	Utica, NY, USA	5'10"	170	R
	#79	Anthony Messuri (F)	25	2001	Arlington, MA, USA	5'8"	170	L
	#19	Ben Murray (F)	24	2001	Minneapolis, MN, USA	6'3"	194	R
	#15	Jake Puskar (F)	24	2002	Summit, NJ, USA	6'2"	165	L
	#23	Adam Rourke (F)	24	2002	Clifton Park, NY, USA	5'11"	183	R
	#89	Jake Stapert (F)	24	2002	Flemington, NJ, USA	5'11"	161	R
	#22	Sam Techel (F)	25	2001	Wausau, WI, USA	5'10"	170	R
	#12	Dhillon Wilde (F)	24	2002	Northborough, MA, USA	5'11"	174	-
	#9	Matthew Zebedee (RW)	24	2001	Innisfil, ON, CAN	5'11"	165	R

Position: G: 2, D: 10, F: 18Av Age: 19.77 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 181 lbsCompare with other teams »

2021-2022 Utica Jr. Comets Staff

Head CoachLou Educate
Asst. CoachShawn Lynch

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2021-2022 Utica Jr. Comets Demographics

Utica Jr. Comets Facts

Plays in: National Collegiate Development Conference
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2021-2022 Utica Jr. Comets Roster Facts

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32 players
7 players
2 players

Experience

Utica Jr. Comets: 1 352 GP

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Utica Jr. Comets Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/04/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Northern Cyclones	Utica Jr. Comets	-	NCDC
10/03/2026 08:00 PM UTC	Northern Cyclones	Utica Jr. Comets	-	NCDC
09/27/2026 08:00 PM UTC	WB/Scranton Knights	Utica Jr. Comets	3 - 1	NCDC
09/26/2026 07:30 PM UTC	South Shore Kings	Utica Jr. Comets	9 - 4	NCDC
09/25/2026 07:00 PM UTC	South Shore Kings	Utica Jr. Comets	6 - 2	NCDC

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06/23/2026

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Greyson Settipane (F)

Leaving forSt. Olaf College

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03/31/2026

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Tyler Lokker (F)

Leaving forUtica Univ.

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10/24/2025

confirmed

Ethan Seibert (D)

Leaving forSUNY-Brockport

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10/15/2025

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Niko Benjamin (F)

Leaving forNorwich Univ.

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08/26/2025

confirmed

Daniel Urban (F)

Leaving forSkidmore College

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08/05/2025

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Michael Valenta (G)

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07/02/2025

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Dylan Eliason (G)

Leaving forAdrian College

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06/11/2025

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Ricky Volpe (D)

Leaving forBowdoin College

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Utica Jr. Comets History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Utica Jr. Comets
2026-2027	NCDC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	NCDC	54	41	7	-	0	2	230	117	89	1.65	1	Conference Final loss
2024-2025	NCDC	54	31	17	-	-	6	194	159	68	1.26	3	Division Semifinal loss
2023-2024	NCDC	52	30	17	-	-	5	188	154	65	1.25	3	Division Semifinal loss
2022-2023	NCDC	50	18	28	-	-	4	157	204	40	0.8	6	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	NCDC	49	21	24	-	-	4	155	187	46	0.94	5	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	NCDC	36	13	20	-	-	3	104	140	29	0.81	5	First round loss
2019-2020	NCDC	50	22	24	-	-	4	161	177	48	0.96	10	Did not make playoffs
Syracuse Jr. Stars
2018-2019	NCDC	50	27	19	-	-	4	173	165	58	1.16	6	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	NCDC	50	19	22	-	-	9	150	199	47	0.94	7	Quarterfinal loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Nick Amaya (F)	2026-2027	Cuba	-	4	4	9	13	0
2.	Tighe Frazee (F)	2026-2027	Bradford Rattlers	GMHL	3	4	5	9	2
3.	Buster Larsson (F)	2026-2027	Erding Gladiators	Oberliga	4	4	5	9	2
4.	Sheldon Wilson (F)	2026-2027	Arizona State Univ.	ACHA	7	2	4	6	2
5.	Ty Broten (F)	2026-2027	Florida Gulf Coast Univ.	ACHA II	5	3	1	4	4
6.	Radek Prosek (F)	2026-2027	HC Stadion Cheb	2. liga	3	0	4	4	0
7.	Marc LaFrance (F)	2026-2027	HC Spartak Uherský Brod	2. liga	3	3	0	3	0
8.	Jack Magill (F)	2026-2027	Syracuse Lightning	NCDC	2	2	1	3	0
9.	Santeri Rajakallio (F)	2026-2027	S-Kiekko	Suomi-sarja	4	2	1	3	0
10.	Derek Johnson (F)	2026-2027	Metro Jets	NCDC	2	0	2	2	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	18.96
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	172 lbs	20.09
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	19.97
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	19.87
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	19.72

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Niko Benjamin (F)	194	39	70	109
2.	Declan Stewart (F)	115	40	60	100
3.	Walter Baumann (F)	123	45	49	94
4.	Xavier Goodwin (F)	88	23	70	93
5.	John Gutt (F)	85	31	57	88

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Walter Baumann (F)	123	45	49	94
2.	Declan Stewart (F)	115	40	60	100
3.	Niko Benjamin (F)	194	39	70	109
4.	Payne Gatewood (F)	102	38	42	80
5.	Joshua Galizia (F)	70	34	35	69

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Niko Benjamin (F)	194	39	70	109
2.	Xavier Goodwin (F)	88	23	70	93
3.	Declan Stewart (F)	115	40	60	100
4.	John Gutt (F)	85	31	57	88
5.	Zach Groleau (F)	77	19	53	72

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Max Tauoa (D)	87	2	11	242
2.	Declan Stewart (F)	115	40	100	225
3.	Xavier Goodwin (F)	88	23	93	217
4.	Wyatt Swonger (D)	100	5	22	173
5.	Walter Baumann (F)	123	45	94	144

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Niko Benjamin (F)	194	39	70	109
2.	Peyton Kimball (F)	125	10	17	27
3.	Walter Baumann (F)	123	45	49	94
4.	Declan Stewart (F)	115	40	60	100
5.	Sam Techel (F)	112	14	33	47

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Gaige Giblin (F)	1	1	2	2.00
2.	Niko Happo (F)	12	6	19	1.58
3.	Cody Pisarczyk (F)	17	10	25	1.47
4.	Nick Ahern (F)	26	18	35	1.35
5.	Buster Larsson (F)	45	19	56	1.24

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Xavier Goodwin (F)	2025-2026	51	14	65
2.	Joshua Galizia (F)	2025-2026	53	34	64
3.	Declan Stewart (F)	2025-2026	52	20	63
4.	Daniel Urban (F)	2024-2025	53	19	60
5.	Payne Gatewood (F)	2023-2024	52	27	58

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Joshua Galizia (F)	2025-2026	53	34	64
2.	Michael Herrera (F)	2022-2023	49	31	52
3.	Payne Gatewood (F)	2023-2024	52	27	58
4.	Radek Prosek (F)	2019-2020	50	25	44
5.	Patrick Choi (F)	2017-2018	47	22	53

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Xavier Goodwin (F)	2025-2026	51	51	65
2.	Declan Stewart (F)	2025-2026	52	43	63
3.	Daniel Urban (F)	2024-2025	53	41	60
4.	Buster Larsson (F)	2018-2019	45	37	56
5.	John Gutt (F)	2021-2022	49	36	54

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Xavier Goodwin (F)	2025-2026	51	65	179
2.	Max Tauoa (D)	2025-2026	45	8	129
3.	Declan Stewart (F)	2025-2026	52	63	117
4.	Max Tauoa (D)	2024-2025	42	3	113
5.	Wyatt Swonger (D)	2024-2025	50	10	94