The dust is just settling on the fact that the Utica Comets are about to welcome a new team affiliate into the Adirondack Bank Center in the New Jersey Devils. Obviously, there's a great deal of history there because of the 80s and 90s and most people are very excited. However, there is some reflection required and I suspect hockey fans will be feeling it as this odd COVID-19 season comes to a close.
The Vancouver Canucks have made it official. They will end their partnership with the Utica Comets at the end of this season and will be moving their American Hockey League franchise to Abbotsford, British Columbia.
The Utica Comets aren't going to the playoff this season, neither is most of the American Hockey League.
The AHL announced Thursday that the postseason for the 2021 season is canceled for four of the five divisions in the league. The statement said the league allowed the divisions to 'independently determine' whether to have a postseason tournament to crown a divisional champion...
Despite a COVID-complicated 2020-21 AHL season that has taken much of the fun from being a Utica Comets fan, there sure is a lot of buzz online about the future of hockey in Utica, NY.