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Gameday: Comets vs Toronto

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April 18, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets TORONTO MARLIES (44-24-2-4) @ UTICA COMETS (33-31-5-4)

Utica Memorial Auditorium, 7pm

Radio: 94.9 K-Rock

Tonight's Game: The Utica Comets have reached their second to last game of the season as they host the Toronto Marlies at the Utica Memorial Auditorium. After their strong second half, Utica was finally eliminated from playoff contention on Wednesday in their defeat against Rochester.

When They Last Met: The Comets dropped a 3-2 decision to Toronto on Apr. 6 at Ricoh Coliseum. Center's Pascal Pelletier and Cal O'Reilly each scored for the Comets, while winger Alexandre Grenier collected two assists. Sam Carrick led the way for Toronto with two goals, while defenseman Eric Knodel had two assists. Joe Cannata took the loss despite a 33 save effort, while Garret Sparks was victorious with 23 saves on 25 shots.

Comets Outlook: The Utica Comets were officially eliminated from playoff contention on Wednesday evening, as they dropped a 4-1 decision to the Rochester Americans at the Utica Memorial Auditorium. David Marshall scored the lone goal for Utica, with Ray Kaunisto collecting his first assist as a Comet on the play. Joacim Eriksson took the defeat for the home side, with 18 saves on 22 shots, while Andrei Makarov was the victor for Rochester with 31 stops.

Marlies Outlook: Toronto won a wild 5-4 decision against the Binghamton Senators in overtime on Wednesday at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. TJ Brennan led the Marlies with three points (1-2-3) and Stuart Percy scored twice for the visitors and Jerry D'Amigo had two assists. Buddy Robinson led the Senators with two goals. Drew McIntyre collected the victory with 23 saves for Toronto.

Catcher In The O'Reilly: Despite appearing in just 50 games this season, Utica center Cal O'Reilly has cracked the AHL's top ten in power-play assists, with 22. O'Reilly's .44 PPA per game is third in the AHL amongst players with 50 or more games played, behind just Travis Morin (.47) and Mike Hoffman (.451). The Toronto, ON native is second overall on the Comets with 43 points (6-37-43).

The Pellowship Of The Ring: Utica's leading scorer, center Pascal Pelletier, has hovered on the first page of the league leaders for the entirety of the season and currently sits alone in 12th with 60 points (20-40-60). The playmaker's 40 assists are tied for 10th in the AHL, with his 25 even strength helpers tied for fifth in the league.

Forgetting David Marshall: Comets winger David Marshall was the Utica goal scorer in Wednesday's defeat against Rochester, with his second tally of the season. Marshall, who had scored last on Feb. 28 against Adirondack, now has multiple goals in the AHL for the sixth straight season.

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Fan Appreciation Night Award Presentation Friday

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April 17, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets The Utica Comets will host their inaugural season awards ceremony prior to Friday's game and both Tom McVie and Eric Weinrich will be in attendance to present awards named in their honor. The Tom McVie Award, given to the coach's most valuable player, and the Eric Weinrich award, given to the Comets best defenseman, are two of the nine awards that will be presented in an on-ice ceremony.

McVie has spent nearly 60 years in hockey as a player, coach and scout. He spent four memorable seasons as the head coach of the Utica Devils from 1987-1990. He was named the American Hockey League coach of the year after the 1988-89 season and won 151 games during his tenure in Utica. McVie's 329 total AHL wins rank 11th all-time in the league while he also was the head coach of the Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets, New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. He is currently in his 15th season as a scout with the Bruins.

Weinrich began his professional career in Utica before going on to play 17 seasons in the NHL. He won the Eddie Shore Award as the top defenseman in the AHL in 1990 while playing for the Utica Devils. He graduated to New Jersey the next season and appeared in 1,157 games in the NHL and amassed 388 points (70g, 318a) and 825 penalty minutes. He played his last NHL game in 2006 as a member of the Vancouver Canucks.

The Comets "Class Guy" award is named in honor of Dave Armstrong. He was part of three straight EHL championships with the Clinton Comets but the award is a credit to his heart and character and the overall person that he is. He is an example for Comets players and continues to be an advocate and ambassador at all levels of hockey. He will be on-hand to present his award as well.

The Bill Horton Award, which was voted on by the fans, will be given to the player with the most heart. Horton coached both the Mohawk Valley Stars and the Mohawk Valley Comets and brought and Atlantic Coast Hockey League Championship in 1982. Through his passion and perseverance he paved the way for the American Hockey League to come to Utica in 1987.

The Ian Anderson Award will be given to the most improved player on the Comets roster. Anderson was one of the most beloved Clinton Comets and was part of three Walker Cup Championships in his five seasons. He was inducted into the Utica Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. After his playing days, he spent much of his time in the Mohawk Valley hockey community and witnessed the many ups and downs. Through his hard work, he greatly improved youth hockey in the Utica area.

Awards will also be given out the Mohawk Valley Media Player of the Year, Excellence in Media Coverage as well as the Dunkin' Donuts Three Stars Award. The Utica Police Department will be presenting the Thomas M. Lindsey Foundation Award to one of the Comets players for their effort in the local community.

Friday's game is Fan Appreciation Night and the first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a Darren Archibald bobblehead courtesy of New York State Tool. All fans will get a Comets team photo courtesy of Labatt Blue. Tickets are available online through uticacomets.com or by coming to the Utica Memorial Auditorium box office.

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Comets outlast Missiles in 11 innings at Millwheel

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MILLEDGEVILLE It took 11 innings to find a winner in a potential regional preview matchup between Newman and Milledgeville on Wednesday at Millwheel Park.

With the score knotted up at 5, the Comet offense exploded and cranked out six runs to take home an 11-5 victory in a bitter cold wind.

Sam Miller picked up the win for the Comets, as she went all 11 innings. She gave up five runs and 14 hits, striking out 17 while allowing four walks.

She pitched a great game today, said catcher Julie Hurd of Miller. She was hitting all of her spots, which was nice for me and made my job a lot easier. She did a great job, but I think everyone picked it up all around. We all played great defense. All around, it was good.

Morgan Adolph took the loss for the Missiles, after pitching 6 1/3 innings in relief of sophomore starter Sam Schmidt.

The wind affected teams in all areas of the game, whether it was pitching, hitting or fielding. With the wind blowing out, Kayleigh Leddy was the first hitter to take advantage, as she bombed a high fly ball over the fence with a runner on to give her Missiles a 2-0 lead in the second inning.

They had to hit in the wind, we had to hit in the wind, Missiles coach Brad Grenoble said. They had to play defense in the wind, we had to play defense into the wind. It was a game of opportunities; we couldnt capitalize, and they could. We also hit a lot of line drives instead of getting balls higher up.

The Comets quickly responded, as Hurd drove in a run that sparked an RBI apiece from Jenna Stevens and Mary Alice Oswalt that staked Newman to a 3-2 lead in the third.

Milledgeville tacked on a pair of runs playing small ball one in the fourth, and one in the fifth to take a 4-3 lead.

Once again, Hurd responded for her team in the seventh. Both she and Stevens hit run-scoring doubles to restore the lead to Newman, 5-4.

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Utica Heat? Comets put rumors to rest, are here to stay

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Story Created: Apr 16, 2014 at 6:05 PM EDT

Story Updated: Apr 16, 2014 at 6:51 PM EDT

UPDATE: The Vancouver Canucks have issued a statement regarding their relationship with the Comets, as well as their plans for affiliation with Utica in the future:

"The Vancouver Canucks are committed to our AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets and enjoy a strong relationship with our partner club. A strong base of Utica fans have shown tremendous support throughout the season and the Canucks intend to honour our long-term partnership agreement with the Comets."

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - It was about this time last year when rumors began about the potential for Utica to become a host for a professional hockey team once again.

Initially people thought that the Calgary Flames would be moving their AHL affiliate, Abbotsford Heat, to Central New York.

However, the Vancouver Canucks ended up striking a deal, and they were the ones to bring the Comets here instead.

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Big inning sends Newman past Missiles

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MILLEDGEVILLE Newman pitcher Quincy Coomes left foot kept disappearing into a hole.

The juniors landing foot was swallowed up by a large divot on the mound at Millwheel Park in a game against host Milledgeville. The score was tight, and with the gusting wind, the right-hander couldnt quite focus.

Its always tough to pitch when the game is close, Coomes said, and that mound is especially tough to pitch from, too.

Luckily for Coomes, the Comets bats were able to take one thing off his mind, as an offensive explosion in the fifth inning helped propel them to a 10-1 win over the Missles on Wednesday afternoon.

After struggling to generate offense in the early portion of the season, the Comets bats came to life. They got production from everywhere in the lineup, and it was the bottom of the order that sparked an eight-run fifth inning that broke a 1-1 tie since the first inning.

Nine-hole hitter A.J. Sharp roped a single to lead off the inning. The next two batters reached, and all of a sudden, Newman had the bases loaded with no outs and the heart of the order coming to bat.

Its always good when the bottom of the order can come through, Comets leadoff hitter Dillan Heffelfinger said. When everyone is rolling, it gets contagious.

Newman was happy to catch the bug, as it sent 12 batters to the plate in the top half of the fifth. Twice the Comets loaded the bases, and they produced runs each time. Alex Buhler singled home the first two runs of the inning to break the 1-1 tie.

The Comets (3-4) kept at it, and a Trevor Bolin walk was sandwiched between two outs to keep the inning alive, before Heffelfinger singled home two more with the bases loaded.

This was a good one for us, Comets coach Tom Wilson said. We just needed to start hitting the baseball more consistently.

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Bill Haley and His Comets – Rock Around The Clock – Acoustic Cover – Danny McEvoy – Video

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