It's going to be an exciting weekend for the City of Utica and the Utica Memorial Auditorium. For the first time ever The AHL has selected our fine city to host one of their biggest events of the year, The AHL All-Star Classic! This year it is being presented by The Turning Stone Resort Casino and there are a ton of great activities planned around this weekend.

Sunday, January 26th, 2015

The All-Star Skills Competition - 8 p.m. @ The AUD

Monday, January 27th, 2015

AHL Hall of Fame Induction & Ceremony - 11 a.m. @ Turning Stone Resort Casino

AHL All-Star Game - 7 p.m. @ The AUD

The Turning Stone also has a ton of fun events planned around the main events as well. You can see the full list at http://www.turningstone.com/golf/ahl-all-star-classic.

Tickets are still available, however if you are not able to go to the game, it will be televised locally! According to Syracuse.com, the TV Schedule is as follows:

In Central New York, you can find the game and skills competition on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel or MSG Plus. Below are the channel numbers for TWCS and MSG Plus:

  • Time Warner: Channel 319 and 323 (HD), Channel 19 and 69 for non-digital customers
  • Verizon Fios: Channel 80 (SD) and 580 (HD)
  • DirecTV: Channel 635 (SD & HD)
  • Dish Network: Channel 3 (SD &HD)
  • New Visions: Channel 92 (SD)

Don't miss all the exciting action! The Utica Comets and the revitalization of the AUD is a great asset to our community and this event is proof of that! Anyone who is anyone in the world of professional hockey will be in town and for that, Central New Yorkers should be proud! Let's continue to grow Utica!

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