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| Utica Comets | |
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| City | Utica, New York |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | North |
| Founded | 1932 (first franchise) 1998 (second franchise) |
| Home arena | Adirondack Bank Center |
| Colors | Red, black, white |
| Owner(s) | |
| President | Robert Esche |
| General manager | Dan MacKinnon |
| Head coach | Ryan Parent (interim) |
| Captain | Ryan Schmelzer |
| Media | WKLL (94.9 FM) Observer-Dispatch WKTV NewsChannel 2 WUTR Eyewitness News AHL.TV (Internet) |
| Affiliates | New 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 |
| 2013–2021 | Utica Comets |
| 2021–present | Abbotsford Canucks |
| Second franchise | |
| 1998–2006 2006–2010 | Lowell Lock Monsters Lowell Devils |
| 2010–2017 | Albany Devils |
| 2017–2021 | Binghamton Devils |
| 2021–present | Utica Comets |
| Championships | |
| Division titles | 2 (2014–15, 2021–22) |
| Conference titles | 1 (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).