September 24, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets The Utica Comets and John F. Kennedy Civic Arena have announced that the Comets preseason game on Oct. 3 in Rome, NY is sold out. The Comets will face the Adirondack Flames at 7 p.m. and all proceeds from the game will be donated to Kennedy Arena. <\/p>\n
Last season, the Comets hosted the Adirondack Phantoms at Kennedy Arena on Sept. 29, 2013 in front of a sold-out crowd. Utica defeated Adirondack, 4-2, in the Mohawk Valley's first opportunity to catch a glimpse of the Comets in Central New York. The Phantoms (Philadelphia Flyers) relocated to Allentown, PA over the summer while the Abbotsford Heat (Calgary Flames) have moved to the Glens Falls Civic Center. <\/p>\n
The Comets will play a total of three preseason games with the other two being played on the road. They will open their exhibition schedule on Oct. 1 against the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins and they will face Flames again on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Glens Falls Civic Center. Utica will open the regular season on Oct. 11 on the road against the Toronto Marlies. <\/p>\n
The Comets home schedule will kick off on Wednesday, Oct. 23 against Adirondack. Individual tickets will go on sale at the Utica Memorial Auditorium box office on Oct. 4 at 10 a.m. For more information, or to secure your season tickets, please call 315-790-9070 or visit http:\/\/www.uticacomets.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board... Digg this story Add to Del.icio.us<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read the original:<\/p>\n Preseason Game in Rome Sold out for Second Straight Year<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" September 24, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets The Utica Comets and John F. Continue reading