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.

Who is the captain of Utica Jr. Comets?

The captain of Utica Jr. Comets is Payne Gatewood.

Utica Jr. Comets

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2023-2024 Utica Jr. Comets Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#39	Dylan Eliason (G)	22	2004	Northville, MI, USA	6'0"	181	L
	#31	Waylon Esche (G)	21	2005	Utica, NY, USA	6'2"	205	L
	#1	Cameron Manley (G)	22	2003	NY, USA	6'0"	150	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#55	Sean Conlon (D)	23	2003	Averill Park, NY, USA	6'4"	209	L
	#3	Nicholas Dimatos (D)"A"	23	2003	Princeton, NJ, USA	6'0"	181	R
	#7	Loïc Gosselin (D)	22	2004	Kingsey Falls, QC, CAN	6'2"	185	L
	#4	Will Hilton (D)	23	2003	New Hartford, NY, USA	5'11"	170	L
	#24	Owen Hodgett (D)	21	2005	Montgomery, OH, USA	5'11"	181	R
	#26	Riley Joslin (D)	21	2005	Langley, BC, CAN	5'9"	179	L
	#2	Camron Lowe (D)"A"	22	2003	Auburn, NY, USA	5'11"	174	-
	#27	Billy Moloney (D)	22	2004	Plainfield, NJ, USA	6'4"	201	R
	#20	Jason Shafer (D)	22	2004	Westmoreland, NY, USA	6'0"	181	-
	#16	Tommy Shore (D)	21	2005	Overland Park, KS, USA	5'11"	161	L
	#50	Andrey Simonchyk (D)	22	2004	Clinton, NY, USA	6'5"	205	L
	#5	Wyatt Swonger (D)	22	2004	Pekin, IL, USA	6'2"	209	R
	#55	Carson Zick (D)	21	2005	Baraboo, WI, USA	6'1"	201	R
FORWARDS
	#15	Anthony Alvarado (F)	22	2004	Stockton, CA, USA	5'11"	174	R
	#15	Joseph Arnold (F)	23	2003	Kinnelon, NJ, USA	5'10"	174	R
	#13	Niko Benjamin (F)	22	2004	Vallejo, CA, USA	5'7"	165	L
	#93	Trevin Ehrie (F)	22	2004	Columbus, OH, USA	5'8"	157	R
	#23	Seth Ferguson (F)	23	2003	Brighton, MI, USA	6'1"	170	R
	#25	Tighe Frazee (LW)	21	2005	Stevensville, ON, CAN	5'11"	165	L
	#22	Payne Gatewood (F)"C"	23	2003	Boulder, CO, USA	5'10"	183	R
	#20	Cameron Golovin (F)	21	2005	NY, USA	5'10"	170	R
	#28	Josh Gregoire (C)	21	2005	Buffalo, NY, USA	5'10"	181	R
	#10	Jake Hall (F)	22	2003	Rome, NY, USA	6'1"	185	R
	#27	Bryce Howard (F)	22	2003	Dallas, TX, USA	5'9"	174	L
	#12	Louie Kamienski (F)	22	2004	Elmhurst, IL, USA	6'0"	170	L
	#17	Alexander Keller (F)	22	2003	Bridgeville, PA, USA	5'10"	174	L
	#18	Peyton Kimball (F)	21	2004	Utica, NY, USA	5'9"	170	-
	#19	Justin Kingery (F)	22	2004	Prior Lake, MN, USA	5'11"	190	R
	#11	Garrett Krieger (F)	22	2003	Rochester, NY, USA	6'0"	170	-
	#9	Marc LaFrance (F)"A"	22	2004	Arlington Heights, IL, USA	5'11"	170	R
	#14	Kyle Mackintosh (RW/LW)	22	2004	San Ramon, CA, USA	5'11"	194	L
	#89	Ludovic Martel (LW)	21	2005	Mirabel, QC, CAN	5'10"	181	L
	#91	Issa Murakami (F)	21	2004	Tomakomai, JPN	5'10"	165	L
	#14	Declan Stewart (W/C)	21	2005	Redondo Beach, CA, USA	6'5"	190	R
	#92	Fuji Suzuki (F)	21	2005		5'11"	154	R
	#4	Rodion Tatarenko (C)	22	2004	Stavropol, RUS	6'2"	185	L
	#96	Sean Tyrie (F)	22	2004	East Quogue, NY, USA	5'9"	170	L
	#93	Daniel Urban (F)	22	2004	Orchard Park, NY, USA	5'8"	174	R
	#4	Gustas Zemaitis (F)	20	2006	Chicago, IL, USA	5'11"	181	R

Position: G: 2, D: 10, F: 19Av Age: 19.87 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 179 lbsCompare with other teams »

2023-2024 Utica Jr. Comets Staff

Head CoachLou Educate

Team Staff History

2023-2024 Utica Jr. Comets Captains

"C"

Payne Gatewood

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2023-2024 Utica Jr. Comets Demographics

Utica Jr. Comets Facts

Plays in: National Collegiate Development Conference
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2023-2024 Utica Jr. Comets Roster Facts

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35 players
4 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

Utica Jr. Comets: 1 634 GP

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Utica Jr. Comets Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/15/2026 07:00 PM UTC	South Shore Kings	Utica Jr. Comets	4 - 2	NCDC
04/14/2026 07:00 PM UTC	South Shore Kings	Utica Jr. Comets	4 - 0	NCDC
04/10/2026 10:30 PM UTC	Utica Jr. Comets	Lewiston MAINEiacs	4 - 1	NCDC
04/04/2026 07:30 PM UTC	Worcester Jr. Railers	Utica Jr. Comets	0 - 1	NCDC
04/03/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Worcester Jr. Railers	Utica Jr. Comets	3 - 6	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

confirmed

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)

Leaving forLiepaja

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07/02/2025

confirmed

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.	Timur Gavrilovich (D)	2026-2027	Lokomotiv Orsha	-	6	1	0	1	4
3.	Cannon Green (F)	2026-2027	Oklahoma State Univ.	ACHA II	2	0	1	1	0
4.	Georgi Dedov (D)	2026-2027	Ryazan-VDV	VHL	3	0	1	1	0
5.	Timur Gavrilovich (D)	2026-2027	Lokomotiv Orsha	Belarus	2	0	0	0	2
6.	Riley Joslin (D)	2026-2027	Trinity Western Univ.	USports	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Santeri Rajakallio (F)	2026-2027	S-Kiekko	Suomi-sarja	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Tyler Lokker (F)	2026-2027	Utica Univ.	NCAA III	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Logan Heroux (D)	2026-2027	RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)	NCAA	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Gabriel Olsson (F)	2026-2027	Södertälje SK	HockeyAllsvenskan	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	172 lbs	20.03
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	19.92
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	19.87
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	19.72
2021-2022	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	19.77

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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)	74	18	53	71

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