Utica Comets

Utica Comets
CityUtica, New York
LeagueAmerican Hockey League
ConferenceEastern
DivisionNorth
Founded1932 (first franchise)
1998 (second franchise)
Home arenaAdirondack Bank Center
ColorsRed, black, white
     
Owner(s)
PresidentRobert Esche
General managerDan MacKinnon
Head coachRyan Parent (interim)
CaptainRyan Schmelzer
MediaWKLL (94.9 FM)
Observer-Dispatch
WKTV NewsChannel 2
WUTR Eyewitness News
AHL.TV (Internet)
AffiliatesNew Jersey Devils (NHL)
Adirondack Thunder (ECHL)
Franchise history
First franchise
1932–1935
1935–1951
Quebec Beavers
Springfield Indians
1951–1954
1954–1967
Syracuse Warriors
Springfield Indians
1967–1974
1974–1994
Springfield Kings
Springfield Indians
1994–2005
2005–2013
Worcester IceCats
Peoria Rivermen
2013–2021Utica Comets
2021–presentAbbotsford Canucks
Second franchise
1998–2006
2006–2010
Lowell Lock Monsters
Lowell Devils
2010–2017Albany Devils
2017–2021Binghamton Devils
2021–presentUtica Comets
Championships
Division titles2 (2014–15, 2021–22)
Conference titles1 (2014–15)
Current season

The Utica Comets are a professional ice hockey team based in Utica, New York, with home games at the Adirondack Bank Center. They are members of the North Division in the Eastern Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL) and affiliated with the National Hockey League's (NHL) New Jersey Devils. The team was established when the Vancouver Canucks relocated their AHL franchise to Utica for the 2013–14 season.

The Comets are the second AHL team to call Utica home; another New Jersey Devils-affiliated team, the Utica Devils played in the city from 1987 until 1993. Before the 2021–22 AHL season, the Canucks relocated the franchise used by the Comets to Abbotsford, British Columbia, and the Devils relocated their franchise, the then-Binghamton Devils, to Utica to play as the Comets. As with the Devils, the Comets are owned by Josh Harris and David Blitzer under Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE).