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

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.

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...

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.

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:

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:

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 to more on the front end of the Rangers future goals: "I am more of a playmaker," said Miller, who won't turn 20 until March...

Rome native Tom Sestito scored his first two goals of the season to lead his Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory of the Tampa Bay Lightening on Tuesday night. Sestito, 32, isn't known for his offensive prowess. The two goals double his career total to four...

The Masonic Care Community has been selected as the charity of choice by the New York Islanders for the team's Presidents Day hockey game. Representatives from the facility say being selected is, "a reflection on how respected the care delivered at the Masonic Care Community is by those across the region and throughout the state...

The Rangers deal 3 players to the Blue Jackets to acquire scoring threat Rick Nash.