stawns Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 2 hours ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: Well deserved by Mac and Sauts except it's kind of the kiss of death to get a letter at the AHL level. Often means you are there to stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomatoPieFan Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 INTERESTING READ https://thesinbin.net/utica-comets-2019-20-season-preview/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck #12 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 49 minutes ago, stawns said: except it's kind of the kiss of death to get a letter at the AHL level. Often means you are there to stay. The C yes, the A, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Guest Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 This from the Canucks website gets into details: Quote Note: Biega, Baertschi and Goldobin are not expected to arrive in Utica until next week, according to coach Trent Cull. Goaltenders The team has a nice blend of youth and experience to lean on in the crease. The veterans McIntyre and Bachman can help bring along the youngsters in DiPietro and Kielly. Zane McIntyre - 27-years-old Richard Bachman - 32-years-old Michael DiPietro - 20-years-old Jake Kielly - 23-years-old (Assigned to Kalamazoo Wings, ECHL) Defensemen The organization's addition of defensive depth at the NHL level has shifted veteran Alex Biega down to Utica for the time being. The former Comets captain will be a welcomed addition to what looks like a quick, young blueline. Olli Juolevi: LD - 21-years-old Ashton Sautner: LD - 25-years-old Guillaume Brisebois: LD - 22-years-old Josh Teves: LD - 24-years-old Stefan LeBlanc: LD - 23-years-old, (AHL deal) Alex Biega: RD - 31-years-old, (AHL veteran status) Jalen Chatfield: RD - 23-years-old Brogan Rafferty: RD - 24-years-old Mitch Eliot: RD - 21-years-old Dylan Blujus: RD - 25-years-old, (AHL deal) Matt PetGrave: LD - 27-years-old, AHL deal, assigned to Brampton Beast, ECHL) Aaron Thow: LD - 24-years-old, (AHL deal, assigned to Kalamazoo Wings, ECHL) Zach Frye: LD - 25-years-old, (AHL deal, assigned to Kalamazoo Wings, ECHL) Forwards Up front, this is as deep as the Comets roster has looked in recent memory, giving the coaching staff a solid blend of quick, skilled players to go along with some size and defensive awareness. Trent Cull and his crew will be able to insulate the young prospects with some higher-end veterans who can help them along at the AHL level. Some players have already been assigned to the ECHL to serve as depth, while there will be some decisions to be made on others as the Canucks and Comets sort out their current injury situations. AHL teams can dress up to five players in a game who carry AHL veteran status, plus one who is considered AHL veteran exempt. The team currently has seven players: Carter Bancks, Wacey Hamilton, Carter Camper, Tyler Graovac, Sven Baertschi, Reid Boucher, and defender Alex Biega, who are considered AHL veterans, while Nikolay Goldobin and Justin Bailey count as veteran exempt. There could be some line juggling until injuries and/or call-ups hit the club. With four goaltenders, 13 defensemen, and 18 forwards available to them, Utica's coaching staff will have some pretty solid depth at the ready. The AHL is known for being a league that uses a lot of players throughout the season as bodies are called up to the NHL level or lost to injuries. The depth that has been added this season should go a long way in insulating the club for those inevitable needs. Reid Boucher: LW/RW - 26-years-old, (AHL veteran status) Zack MacEwen: RW - 23-years-old Boston Leier: LW - 26-years-old (PTO) Francis Perron: LW - 23-years-old Justin Bailey: RW - 24-years-old, (AHL veteran exempt status) Lukas Jasek: LW/RW/C - 22-years-old Kole Lind: RW/LW - 20-years-old Jonah Gadjovich: LW/RW - 20-years-old Nikolay Goldobin: LW/RW - 24-years-old, (AHL veteran exempt status) Sven Baertschi: LW - 27-years-old, AHL veteran status) Carter Camper: C - 31-years-old, (AHL deal, AHL veteran status) Tyler Graovac: C - 26-years-old, (AHL veteran status) Carter Bancks: LW/RW/C - 30-years-old, (AHL deal, AHL veteran status) Wacey Hamilton: LW/RW/C - 29-years-old, (AHL deal, AHL veteran status) Vincent Arseneau: LW/RW - 27-years-old, (AHL deal) Dyson Stevenson: LW/RW/C - 26-years-old, (AHL deal) Seamus Malone: LW/RW/C - 23-years-old, (AHL deal) Dylan Sadowy: LW/RW - 23-years-old, (AHL deal, assigned to Kalamazoo Wings, ECHL) Tanner Sorenson: C - 26-years-old, (AHL deal, assigned to Kalamazoo Wings, ECHL) There is no roster limit in the American League, so the Comets can carry as many players as they feel necessary to help them get through the season. There could still be some moves made in terms of depth players shuffling up or down, but what you see is more or less what the Utica Comets roster will look like for opening night on Saturday. Stay tuned as we will be bringing you bi-weekly Utica Comets updates throughout the 2019/20 season. https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/vancouver-canucks-utica-comets/c-309648944 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenAlien Posted October 5, 2019 Author Share Posted October 5, 2019 Interesting that Aquilini characterizes the agreement with Utica as a two year deal... it’s a six year deal with out clauses after years two and four. Seems like he’s looking for options for a move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Guest Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 (edited) And they signed to start the contract after last season, to begin with this season, right? So a team couldn't be in Abbotsford until 2021-22 then, correct? Seattle will have a team by then, won't it? Do we know where their farm team will be? Edited October 5, 2019 by John_Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 4 hours ago, John_Guest said: And they signed to start the contract after last season, to begin with this season, right? So a team couldn't be in Abbotsford until 2021-22 then, correct? Seattle will have a team by then, won't it? Do we know where their farm team will be? Seattle's farm team will play in Palm Springs I believe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UticaHockey Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Canuckster86 said: Seattle's farm team will play in Palm Springs I believe Seattle's AHL team will be in Palm Springs. It was officially announced by the league this week after it was unofficially announced several months ago. Palm Springs was chosen due to closer proximity to other Cali based AHL teams instead of putting the team close to Seattle. I'm not sure how many Cali based markets are available to Vancouver to do the same. They are building a new 10,000 seat arena for the new Palm Springs AHL team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpn1 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Well, first game of the season for our Comets. They are playing the Devil's farm team at 4 pm. If you go to theahl.com they are showing it for free. You can watch the Comets game and then watch the Canucks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 15 minutes ago, dpn1 said: Well, first game of the season for our Comets. They are playing the Devil's farm team at 4 pm. If you go to theahl.com they are showing it for free. You can watch the Comets game and then watch the Canucks. nice, 4pm pacific i assume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpn1 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Canuckster86 said: nice, 4pm pacific i assume? 4 pm pacific time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Baertschi, Biega, and Goldobin have not arrived yet so they will not play as they figure out their visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Guest Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) It's always such a big pain in the butt trying to sign up for these free previews. I never get it on the first 10 tries. https://theahl.com/ Oh well...at least I can read the scoreboard. 4-1 for Utica at the end of the second. Sounds good anyway. Edited October 6, 2019 by John_Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpn1 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Really enjoyed the game tonight. Comets win 4-3. Lind and Gadg. had great games (Lind had a 3 point night on a line with Bouchier. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 The comets look like they have a promising roster this season. They look deep offensively and defensively with the only real question mark being at goal. With the additions of Biega, Goldobin and Baer(even for a bit) they'll be even more so deep. We will see though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomatoPieFan Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 SECOND PERIOD SURGE LIFTS COMETS TO OPENING NIGHT WIN Oct 5, 2019 Binghamton, NY – Two new Utica Comets scored in their debuts and many familiar faces picked up where they left off during a 4-3 win over the Binghamton Devils in the opening game of the season at Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena on Saturday. After the Comets had a goal disallowed at 6:26 of the opening frame, the Devils took the night’s first lead with a bang-bang play in the attacking zone. After a shot was blocked near the blue line, the puck angled to Mikhail Maltsev, who sent it to Nathan Bastian across the ice for a one-time strike and the only goal of the first period. The Comets took complete control in the second period, beginning just 1:23 into the session. Carter Camper was sprung in the high slot and took a shot that appeared to be stopped, but it leaked over the line and in, tying the game at one. Reid Boucher followed it up 53 seconds later and put the Comets ahead by finishing a tape-to-tape feed from Kole Lind. The relentless pressure continued and Justin Bailey registered his first goal as a Comet at the 6:50 mark, cracking open a 3-1 lead for Utica. Bailey raced up the left wing side and called his own number on a two-on-one, slipping a wrist shot through the legs of Evan Cormier and in. That wasn’t the end of Utica’s second period domination, as Guillaume Brisebois added to the outburst by lifting a shot into the top corner of the goal from a Boucher delivery at 14:09 of the frame. Binghamton got back on the board just after the midway point of the third period and cut into the Utica lead, as another backdoor play rewarded Josh Jacobs for his first of the year. With time winding down and Cormier on the bench for an extra attacker, the Devils inched to within one with a scramble in front of the goal that allowed Joey Anderson to score. Utica withstood the late surge and slammed the door shut in the waning moments and capped off the road win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomatoPieFan Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Tyler Graovac had a positive impact on almost every shift before going out with an injury near the end. I was very impressed with his play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I am kind of shocked Mcintyre is on the Comet roster over Kielly. He looked horrid in pre season I thought for sure he would be in the echl. I thought Kielly had some high hopes behind him when we signed him, thought he had a handshake agreement when he signed to be on the AHL team, guess I was wrong. Maybe they didnt want 2 younger non pro G on the Comets? I would have to assume Kielly would adapt better than Dipietro as he played college vs Junior. Here is to hoping they both have good years wherever they play. ECHL pay can't be that great, but Kielly must have gotten a signing bonus when we signed him last spring? Glad to hear Lind had a nice stat line, hoping he can make the NHL, Gadj has to either get meaner or improve his skating to make the next level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) 17 hours ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: Baertschi, Biega, and Goldobin have not arrived yet so they will not play as they figure out their visa. How can players who play in both the US and Canada especially Biega have visa problems? I think it's to make Utica more contract compliant that's the problem. I have nothing personal against McIntyre, but I'd rather see DiPietro and Keilly. Bachman should be sent to the ECHL. Edited October 6, 2019 by Ghostsof1915 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 20 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: How can players who play in both the US and Canada especially Biega have visa problems? I think it's to make Utica more contract compliant that's the problem. I have nothing personal against McIntyre, but I'd rather see DiPietro and Keilly. Bachman should be sent to the ECHL. Can't just go and live in another country without a visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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