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It is also Ryan Schmelzer’s 109th assist with the Comets.
That surpasses Alex Grenier for most assists with the Utica Comets.
Ryan Schmelzer to the top.
With credited assist on Mike Hardman’s third period goal Sunday, Ryan Schmelzer has 176 points with the Utica Comets.
He’s No. 1 on the Comets career points list.
Once Olympics are over, Málek and Cholowski possibly return to Utica.
Guess we’ll see.
Comets have 3-in-3 this weekend with games Saturday and Sunday at home
As expected, after not appearing in any games with Utica Comets since return from AHL all-star break, both Lenni Hämeenaho and Colton White have been recalled.
Also recalled was Dennis Cholowski.
And goalie Jakub Málek, which NJD describes “as a Practice Goaltender per NHL Olympic regulations.”
Comets fall 2-1 on the road Tuesday in Bridgeport.
Utica have dropped 4 of the last 6, which further won’t help the team’s hope of trying to get back into thick of the North with 26 gsmes to go.
Comets are 14-24-5-3 overall.
Days since I read the comments: 0.
Don't read the comments.
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How did the pancakes win the baseball tournament?
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They had the best batter.
A giant loss: Robert Duvall is gone. An extraordinary artist who was fluent in every dialect of film acting, from ice-cold underplayer (The Godfather) to expert naturalist (Tender Mercies, The Apostle) to balls-to-the-wall maniac (Apocalypse Now). One of our all-timers. Plunge into that filmography.
16.02.2026 18:09 — 👍 2101 🔁 483 💬 54 📌 32ol elon broke his app again
16.02.2026 18:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Utica’s victory Sunday is also Nico Daws’ 50th career AHL win.
He’s the second goalie to reach 50 wins with the Utica Comets Hockey Club.
First in the #NJDevils era
They’re all basically “must win” games at this point for the Comets.
Team put up a season-best 41 shots and 7 goals on Sunday to earn split with ROC
Multi point games for 7 Comets.
1-2-3 for McLaughlin and Halonen.
0-3-3 for J. Gruden.
Comets are 14-23-5-3 overall as they reach 45-game mark.
Also snapped this last night at ND
14.02.2026 16:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Dropped a Shelly Pennefather reference in that story because hoops legends deserve to be acknowledged 😀
14.02.2026 16:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0From the hardwood:
No. 1-ranked Utica Notre Dame caps 20-0 regular season.
The last time that’s believed to have happened is 1982-83.
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Chatted with Austin Strand bc I hadn't really.
On that injury that kept him out, forming perhaps an unlikely bond with another teammate and playing in Utica.
Enjoyed this chat with the veteran D-man.
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Break’s over: Utica Comets look for improvement, especially offensively; McLaughlin ready; Hämeenaho, White and Casey notes
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Bangarang
12.02.2026 15:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Devils say Marc McLaughlin on waivers with intent to assign him to Utica.
Means he’s heathy after injury in preseason.
Would help Utica at center should/if he clear by Thursday deadline
It is a distraction.
But it is up there as one of the most deeply unserious and dumbest things I’ve ever heard
Ben Berard.
Oh my.
#ahlallstar
Video games, ya know?
11.02.2026 00:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The Black Keys are playing a venue less than a half hour from where I reside.
10.02.2026 16:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Commercials also terrible.
09.02.2026 04:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Collinsworth has been F-level poor at commentary for a Super Bowl
09.02.2026 03:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Who knew Bad Bunny would score the first touchdown of the game?
09.02.2026 01:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I want a Canadian Destroyer from Benito the half.
#superbowl
Utica Comets go into the AHL All-Star break with a 4-goal regulation loss to ROC on Saturday.
With that, Comets are 18 pts out of 5th place. 29 games to go.
Comets are 13-22-5-3 overall.
After AS break, Comets play ROC 2x on 2/14 and 2/15.
Comets are 3-5-0-0 vs. ROC this season
One day we’ll figure out how she ended up on a graphic shared by the Buffalo Bills to their thousands and thousands of admirers.
But for now: Reannyn Weiler is unfortunately not part of the USA Luge roster for these Olympics in Italy.