2018-19 Utica Comets Thread

[TomatoPieFan]

 

[TomatoPieFan]

 

[Googlie]

Utica beats Hartford 4 - 3 in a shootout.

 

Were up 1 - 0, then gave up 3 goals, but bounced back in the final 5 minutes for a 3-3 regulation tie, but took at penalty at the end of regulation, so had to kill off a full 2 minutes of 4 vs 3.

[Kootenay Gold]

4 minutes ago, Googlie said:

Utica beats Hartford 4 - 3 in a shootout.

 

Were up 1 - 0, then gave up 3 goals, but bounced back in the final 5 minutes for a 3-3 regulation tie, but took at penalty at the end of regulation, so had to kill off a full 2 minutes of 4 vs 3.

Did not see the game but it sounds like it was a gutsy come from behind win for the Comets and first points of the season for Gadjovich and Palmu as well. Nice!

[Stierlitz]

The third goal was confusing

 

O-D Comets‏ @OD_Comets  53 minutes ago

Goal is good. Gadjovich gets his first pro goal.

 

O-D Comets‏ @OD_Comets    43 minutes ago

They're giving it to Palmu with assists to Gadjovich and Woods

 

O-D Comets‏ @OD_Comets  27 minutes ago

They're (finally) giving Gadjovich the third. His first of his pro career.

Edited November 10, 2018 by Stierlitz

[Ray_Cathode]

Dahlen and Carcone scored in shootout for the win.

 

[SingleThorn]

Things that make you go hmmmm.........

 

Gadjovich gets his first goal of the season. Palmu, with 0 goals, also on the ice. Strange because this was the final two minutes and the Comets were down a goal. Was Cull  ticked off at his top two lines ? Worked out very well. Capt Hindsight is pleased !

Cull also had Juolevi and Chatfield together for that goal. Not paired usually. (.......reading a stats sheet without seeing the game can be misleading ! )

[UticaHockey]

43 minutes ago, SingleThorn said:

Things that make you go hmmmm.........

 

Gadjovich gets his first goal of the season. Palmu, with 0 goals, also on the ice. Strange because this was the final two minutes and the Comets were down a goal. Was Cull  ticked off at his top two lines ? Worked out very well. Capt Hindsight is pleased !

Cull also had Juolevi and Chatfield together for that goal. Not paired usually. (.......reading a stats sheet without seeing the game can be misleading ! )

The last two minutes were kind of strange.  Normally Cull is very aggressive about pulling the goalie early but this time even though the Comets had the puck deep and Kulbokov kept looking at the bench he didn't pull him.  The lines were messed up because they lost two forwards during the game (Darcy and Arseneau) and there were hardly any whistles in the third period. Hartford tried their best to keep the clock running by playing keep away and the clogging up the neutral zone every time the Comets regained possession.  Cull never got a chance to put together a line that he probably wanted out there at that stage of the game but hey it worked out.

[86Viking]

Benning and Wesibrod were at the game, so good to see the Comets pull of the W, hopefully some guys impressed them

[TomatoPieFan]

Canucks Assistant General Manager John Weisbrod and adviser Doug Jarvis were in attendance.

Kulbakov was on fire again.  Should have gotten a post game star.

Arseneau standing up for his teammates with another great fight win but now injured hand.

The PK line for 2 minutes and Kulbakov huge saves in OT.

Crowd finally got into it down the stretch.

50/50 was $22K after a rollover from Wed game.

Jersey auction another success. Average jersey went for about $1250.

 

 

UTICA – The Utica Comets broke out of one funk Friday night.

They needed a shootout to do it against the Hartford Wolf Pack.

Jonathan Dahlen and Michael Carcone each scored in the shootout and Ivan Kulbakov stopped two Hartford shooters to help the Comets earn a thrilling 4-3, come-from-behind home victory at in the first meeting of the season between the American Hockey League Eastern Conference teams.

“Any time you can (rally) is huge,” said rookie forward Jonah Gadjovich, whose first pro goal tied the game at 3 with 1:27 to play. “We found a way to battle back and that’s what good teams do.”

Dahlen and Carcone each scored on nice backhand efforts to help the Comets (6-7-1-0, 13 points) rally from a 3-1 deficit in the third period and snap the AHL’s longest home losing streak at five games. The Comets are 2-6-0-0 at home this season.

“With a young group, it is a character-building win,” Comets coach Trent Cull said. “We’re a young, young team and we’re going to have our struggles. ... We’re hoping our crowd can grow with us. But, we’re going to have some thin times, you can see it. But, when we find our way back into these games it is really good.”

Both Kulbakov, who had 10 saves in overtime, and Marek Mazanec turned in multiple key stops throughout a thrilling breakneck five-minute extra frame that saw each team with prime scoring opportunities. Kulbakov was especially huge – along with a few others -- on a penalty kill that draw thunderous applause from the home crowd.

It was another standout performance from Kulbakov, who finished with 34 stops to keep the Comets in the game.

Up Next

What: Utica Comets at Binghamton Devils.

When: 7:05 p.m. Saturday.

Where: Floyd L. Maines Veterans Arena.

Broadcast: KROCK 94.9 FM; watchtheahl.com.

Season series: First of eight meetings.

Last meeting: The Comets won 4-3 on April 15 in Utica.

“He made big saves when he need to,” Cull said of Kulbakov, who is 5-3-1-0 this season. “He finds a way and he gives us a chance.

The teams needed extra time after the Comets rallied from a two-goal deficit late in the third period. The Comets got goals from young forward Lukas Jasek (third of the season) in front and then another Gadjovich that squeezed past Mazanec.

“I went to the net and the rebound on (Brendan Woods’ shot) was kind of bouncy and it came out. I just got a stick on it and it just trickled in. It was pretty nice,” Gadjovich said.

The win helped put an exclamation point on the team’s Purple Heart Military Night game. Players wore special black camouflage, purple and white jerseys with some auctioned following the game. The Comets – hockey’s first team recognized by the National Military Order of the Purple Heart – also honored medal recipients, veterans and the armed forces from each conflict since World War II before and during the game.

Zack MacEwen also scored and Olli Juolevi added two assists to help the Comets improve to 3-5-1-0 in the last nine games. The team continues to be without several players – Reid Boucher, Darren Archibald, among others – because of injuries or call-ups to Vancouver.

The Comets also lost Vincent Arseneau (hand) in the second period and Cam Darcy in the third period Wednesday. Cull didn’t have updates on either player.

Utica controlled much of the first period with several strong scoring chances, but Mazanec was solid. Kulbakov also made a few timely saves for the Comets to keep the game scoreless.

 

Utica grabbed the lead first for the fourth consecutive game. On the goal, Juolevi found Jonathan Dahlen, who broke into the zone and sent a nice feed to MacEwen, whose wrist shot got past Mazanec for his sixth of the season.

For the second time in as many games, the opposition rallied with a three-goal middle frame. The Wolf Pack (5-7-1-2) wrestled control away with Tim Gettinger tying the game 2:31 later and then took the lead on back-to-back goals by Ville Maskanen – on a redirect with 6:05 to play and another on a one-timer with 17.5 seconds left for a 3-1 lead.

It stayed that way until the Comets’ rallied in the third.

“We had some breakdowns in the second that we still need to work on,” Cull said. “Before the third period, we talked about some of the details that we need to work on. It was gratifying to have some guys find a way.”

Note: Thatcher Demko – who has recently been practicing with the Comets as he returns from a concussion – is expected to be backup Wednesday in Belleville and return to play next weekend, Vancouver General Manager Jim Benning said on TSN 1040 radio Friday morning. ... Wacey Hamilton (concussion) missed his 14th consecutive game. Reid Boucher (ankle) missed his sixth consecutive game. ... Canucks Assistant General Manager John Weisbrod and adviser Doug Jarvis were in attendance.

Comets 4, Wolf Pack 3 (SO)

Hartford;0;3;0;0 - 3

 

Utica;0;1;2;0 - 4

1st Period: No Scoring.Penalties-O’Donnell Hfd (slashing), 7:33; Fontaine Hfd (high-sticking), 8:46; Carcone Uti (slashing), 16:39.

2nd Period: 1, Utica, MacEwen 6 (Dahlen, Juolevi), 7:29. 2, Hartford, Gettinger 5 (Lindqvist, Fogarty), 10:03. 3, Hartford, Meskanen 3 (Hajek), 13:55. 4, Hartford, Meskanen 4 (Holland), 19:42. Penalties-Fogarty Hfd (fighting), 6:53; Arseneau Uti (fighting), 6:53; MacMaster Uti (cross-checking), 11:07.

3rd Period: 5, Utica, Jasek 3 (MacMaster, Sautner), 15:00. 6, Utica, Palmu 1 (Gadjovich, Woods), 18:33. Penalties-Lindgren Hfd (holding), 1:24; Carcone Uti (tripping), 20:00.

OT Period: No Scoring.Penalties-No Penalties

Shootout: Hartford 0 (Gropp NG, Fogarty NG), Utica 2 (Dahlen G, Carcone G).

Shots on Goal-Hartford 6-12-9-10-0-37. Utica 11-8-7-4-1-31.

 

Power Play Opportunities-Hartford 0 / 3; Utica 0 / 3.

Goalies-Hartford, Mazanec 3-4-2 (30 shots-27 saves). Utica, Kulbakov 5-3-1 (37 shots-34 saves).

A-3,917

Referees-Chris Brown (86), Mike Dietrich (15).

Linesmen-Tyson Baker (88), Neil Frederickson (68).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 10, 2018 by TomatoPieFan

[TomatoPieFan]

Injuries continue to be nuisance for the Utica Comets.

On Saturday, the Comets went the professional tryout contract route adding forward Alex Kile to the roster ahead of the team’s game in Binghamton.

The move comes after the Comets lost forward Vincent Arseneau to a hand injury following a fight in the second period and Cam Darcy (undisclosed) in the third period of the team’s 4-3 shootout win over Hartford on Friday in Utica. Neither will play Saturday, according to Comets General Manager Ryan Johnson.

It is the latest in a string of injuries this season for the Comets, who have had Reid Boucher (ankle; five consecutive games), Kole Lind (upper-body; five consecutive games), Wacey Hamilton (concussion) and Thatcher Demko (concussion) each miss from lineup recently.

There were also short injury stints for defensemen Jalen Chatfield and Ashton Sautner, who have returned to the lineup.

Various others -- including Darren Archibald, Brendan Gaunce and Alex Biega -- are on recall with the parent Vancouver Canucks.

 

With the addition of Kile, the Comets have 12 healthy forwards.

The 24-year-old Kile joins the Comets from ECHL Maine, where he scored his seventh goal in 10 games Friday. He leads the Mariners in goals, PP goals and is tied for the lead in points (9).

Kile has played 12 games over the last two seasons with the Rochester Americans, totaling three points. He’s played 56 ECHL games since finishing a four-year career at the University of Michigan.

Kile is the second player to join the Comets from Maine after goaltender Connor LaCouvee was recently added.

[Guest]

I'm looking forward to getting some healthy bodies back on the Canucks so that we can send some players down to Utica.  Both teams are hurting right now!  

 

I'd like to see Goldy and Archie sent down once we get Sutter, Beagle and Sven back but we'll see what happens.  

[UticaHockey]

1 hour ago, VancouverHabitant said:

I'm looking forward to getting some healthy bodies back on the Canucks so that we can send some players down to Utica.  Both teams are hurting right now!  

 

I'd like to see Goldy and Archie sent down once we get Sutter, Beagle and Sven back but we'll see what happens.  

Putting Goldobin on waivers is essentially saying they have gave up on him. I don't see that happening.

[Dungass]

-1 for Olli a minute in.  Sidenote- the baby Devils have to have the ugliest jerseys I've seen in a long time.

[UticaHockey]

4 minutes ago, Dungass said:

-1 for Olli a minute in.  Sidenote- the baby Devils have to have the ugliest jerseys I've seen in a long time.

Olli may be a -1 but so is Chatfield who was a spectator on that goal.

[Dungass]

Yeah, neither looked good.  Olli did have a nice shot where he snuck in from the point a few seconds before the goal.

 

4-0, not even halfway through the first.  Looks to be a llllloooooonnnnnggggg night.

Edited November 11, 2018 by Dungass

[Guest]

34 minutes ago, UticaHockey said:

Putting Goldobin on waivers is essentially saying they have gave up on him. I don't see that happening.

I’m okay with that, he’s had lots of opportunities and I see guys like Motte, Leipsic and Gaudette as much better performers right now despite playing with EP and getting lots of PP time.

[TomatoPieFan]

Kulbakov pulled after 3 goals (I don;t think 2 were his fault), Connor LaCouvee makes AHL debut and promptly gives up first shot.

[Dungass]

5 minutes ago, VancouverHabitant said:

I’m okay with that, he’s had lots of opportunities and I see guys like Motte, Leipsic and Gaudette as much better performers right now despite playing with EP and getting lots of PP time.

Goldy has 9points in 18 games, so about a 40 point pace.  Even if you get frustrated with his play, and after today, lots of us are, throwing away an asset, a 23 year old former first round draft pick on pace for .5 points per game, is not good management.

[TomatoPieFan]

1-4 Jasek, MacMaster, Carcone