Rochester fans insulted Utica through its most famous dish during game 4 of the AHL Northern Division playoffs on Tuesday, now the Utica Comets have forced them to sit at Utica's dinner table on Thursday night. Utica won a "barn burner" in Rochester, crushing the Amerks 4-0 and forcing a deciding game 5 Thursday night at Utica's Adirondack Bank Center.
So, top 10 for what? Because it is fairly obvious to all of us in Central New York, the Adirondack Bank Center is special. How do people around the world view it?
The 2021-22 Utica Comets now hold the record for the best start to a season ever in the American Hockey League, since its inception in 1936. It was a convincing 4-1 victory, Utica's 12th straight, as the Comets blasted the Charlotte Checkers, last year's Calder Cup champions.
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A 12-week-old yellow Labrador named Comet, in training to be a guide dog for the blind and visually impaired through Freedom Guide Dogs, is the newest member of the Utica Comets.