2016-17 Utica Comets Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 35-32-7 (SO: 2-2) - 79 points
Finishing 5th in the AHL's North Division
Coach: Travis Green (35-32-7, 2 OTL)
Location: Utica, New York
Attendance: 147,060, Avg. 3,870 in 38 home dates
2016-17 Utica Comets Statistics

The Utica Comets of the American Hockey League ended the 2016-17 season with a record of 35 wins and 32 losses (and 7 overtime losses), with a 2-2 showing in shootouts for 79 points finishing fifth in the AHL's North Division.

The Comets scored 195 goals and allowed 220. Darren Archibald netted 23 goals for Utica, while Curtis Valk contributed 30 assists. Thatcher Demko topped the squad with 22 wins, and Richard Bachman registered a 2.65 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Travis Green coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Darren ArchibaldLWFebruary 9, 19906'3"212LNewmarket, ON
Richard BachmanGJuly 25, 19875'10"176LSalt Lake City, UT
Carter BancksLWAugust 9, 19895'11"185LMarysville, BC
Alex BiegaDApril 4, 19885'10"187RMontreal, QC
Chad BillinsDMay 26, 19895'10"180LMarysville, MI
Michael CarconeLWMay 19, 19965'10"162LAjax, ON
Cole CasselsCMay 4, 19956'0"180RHartford, CT
Michael ChaputCApril 9, 19926'2"194LMontreal, QC
Emerson ClarkLWDecember 17, 19925'10"181LWhitby, ON Canada
Thatcher DemkoGDecember 8, 19956'3"192LSan Diego, CA USA
Phil DeSimoneCMarch 19, 19876'1"191LEast Amherst, NY
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Michael GarteigGNovember 5, 19916'1"190LPrince George, BC
Brendan GaunceCMarch 25, 19946'2"215LMarkham, ON
Nikolay GoldobinRWOctober 7, 19956'0"185LMoskva, Russia
Alexandre GrenierRWSeptember 5, 19916'4"200RLaval, QC
Wacey HamiltonRWSeptember 10, 19905'11"182LCochrane, AB
Derek HulakLWSeptember 2, 19895'11"175RSaskatoon, SK
Cody KunykCMay 20, 19905'11"200LSherwood Park, AB
Joseph LaBateCApril 16, 19936'4"205LBurnsville, MN
Yan-Pavel LaplanteCApril 23, 19956'0"190LChateauguay, Que
Evan McEnenyDMay 22, 19946'3"213RHamilton, ON
Jayson MegnaCFebruary 1, 19906'1"195RNorthbrook, IL
John NegrinDMarch 25, 19896'3"200LWest Vancouver, BC Canada
Tom NilssonDAugust 19, 19936'0"183RTyreso, Sweden
Andrey PedanDJuly 3, 19936'4"215LKaunas, Lithuania
Pascal PelletierLJune 16, 19835'11"197RLabrador City, NL Canada
Luke PitherCApril 26, 19896'0"194LBurketon, ON
Borna RendulicFMarch 25, 19926'3"194RZagreb, Croatia
Colby RobakDApril 24, 19906'3"210LDauphin, MB
Anton RodinFNovember 21, 19906'1"180LStockholm, Sweden
Marc-Olivier RoyCNovember 5, 19946'1"182LBoisbriand, QC
Ashton SautnerDMay 27, 19946'1"193LFlaxcombe, SK
David ShieldsDJanuary 27, 19916'3"205RRochester, NY
Troy StecherDApril 7, 19945'5"181R Richmond, BC
Jordan SubbanDMarch 3, 19955'9"179RRexdale, ON
Curtis ValkCFebruary 8, 19935'9"170LMedicine Hat, AB
Jake VirtanenLWAugust 17, 19966'1"210RAbbotsford, BC
Alex WallDNovember 1, 19905'11"190LSt. John's, NL CAN
Mike ZalewskiCAugust 18, 19926'2"195LNew Hartford, CT USA



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