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Wednesday, January 29, 2014 WIBX VIP Club Gripe of the Day is: Southern Ice Hometown of the Day: New York Mills Newsmaker of the Day: State of the Union This Day in History:  click here Ice on the Roads in the South States like Georgia don't know what to do...

Here’s a wrap-up of today’s Keeler in the Morning Show on WIBX for Friday, November, 22nd.  50 years ago, JFK was shot in Dallas. WIBX VIP Club Gripe of the Day is: Bullying Hometown of the Day: Waterville Newsmaker of the Day: John F...

The Utica Comets scored two unanswered goals to win their franchise first-ever victory at home with a 2-0 win over Rochester on Saturday night. The Comets have now won two straight games; the new AHL team beat the Amerks in Rochester on Friday night...

The Utica Comets AHL hockey team announced a "Fan Fest" celebration for Wednesday, October 23rd on the grounds around the newly renovated Utica Memorial Auditorium as part of their opening night festivities. The night will begin with the mayor of Utica, Robert Palmieri, officially declaring Oct...

Former NHL player Rob Esche talks about the genesis of the Utica Comets and the team's upcoming season.

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.

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.

NBC Sports is reporting that a deal has been struck to move the Vancouver Canucks American Hockey League (AHL) team to Utica starting with the upcoming fall season. NBC says that according to News 1130 Radio in Vancouver, the AHL will vote to approve the move to Utica on June 13th...

The rumors continue to run rampant that professional hockey will return to Utica.  A Utica Flames Fan Club has formed on Facebook and yesterday a video featuring Rob Esche was released.