The Utica Comets have announced the rescheduled date for Monday's postponed game, which will resume already in progress. There was about 2:30 remaining in the second period with the Comets leading Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2-1 when the power and all of the lights went out at the Adirondack Bank Center.
The Utica Comets home opener ended unexpectedly on Monday night, with spectators using their cell phone to exit the Adirondack Bank Center after a power outage. There was 2:43 remaining in the second period with Utica up 2-1, when the lights went dark.
The Vancouver Canucks have made it official. They will end their partnership with the Utica Comets at the end of this season and will be moving their American Hockey League franchise to Abbotsford, British Columbia.
Despite a COVID-complicated 2020-21 AHL season that has taken much of the fun from being a Utica Comets fan, there sure is a lot of buzz online about the future of hockey in Utica, NY.
The Utica Comets announced a television partnership with Nexstar Broadcasting on Wednesday, which will mean all home games for this upcoming "COVID" season will be on TV during the shortened 2020-21 season that is being played without fans due to COVID-19.