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After letting the huge announcement that the American Hockey League would return to Utica set-in for the weekend, the man who engineered the deal joined WIBX First News with Keeler in the Morning to answer many of the questions everyone is asking about the Utica Comets and the AUD.

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Photo gallery of the official announcement that the AHL was returning to Utica, and the official logo unveiling of the Utica Comets, an affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks:

You probably couldn't have squeezed one more person into the first floor of the Aqua Vino restaurant on Friday as an absolutely packed house roared with excitement as former NHL goalie Robert Esche officially announced professional hockey was coming back to Utica.

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It is now apparently a done deal. AHL hockey is coming back to Utica, according to the Vancouver Sun.

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Henrik Lundqvist's back to back to shutouts in Games 6 and 7 have the Rangers advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinals to take on the Boston Bruins.

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The first round of the 2013 NHL playoffs starts Tuesday night, as 16 NHL teams vie to become the one to drink from the Stanley Cup in June. The top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks were the league's best team in the regular season and are favored to win the West

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Reports that an AHL team has signed an agreement to move to Utica and it's memorial auditorium are not true, yet, according former NHL goalie Rob Esche.

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Utica College Hockey Coach Gary Heenan joined WIBX First News with Keeler in the Morning on Monday to cover his teams disappointing loss on Saturday at the AUD, plus rumors of an AHL team coming to Utica:

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Former NHL goalie Rob Esche is denying rumors that a deal has been signed to bring an AHL hockey club back to Utica. Esche confirms he is trying to bring a team to the city, but says it's still in the works at this point:

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Teenage rookie T.J. Miller, 19, scored his first two professional goals to held lead the Rangers to a 4-1 victory of their in-state rivals, the Islanders on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden.

Miller tells ESPN.com, he expects t

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