2023-24 Utica Comets Statistics
Team Record: 32-29-5 (SO: 2-6) - 75 points
Finishing 6th in the AHL's North Division
Coach: Kevin Dineen (32-29, 5 OTL)
Location: Utica, New York
The Utica Comets of the American Hockey League ended the 2023-24 season with a record of 32 wins and 29 losses (and 5 overtime losses), with a 2-6 showing in shootouts for 75 points finishing sixth in the AHL's North Division.
The Comets scored 221 goals and yielded 226. Graeme Clarke netted 25 goals for Utica, while Ryan Schmelzer accounted for 34 assists. Isaac Poulter topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 2.55 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.
Kevin Dineen coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Schmelzer | F | 72 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 4 | 3 | 134 | 13.4 |
| Graeme Clarke | RW | 67 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 30 | +10 | 4 | 0 | 202 | 12.4 |
| Xavier Parent | C | 71 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 56 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 11.3 |
| Kyle Criscuolo | C | 63 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 23 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 146 | 11.0 |
| Justin Dowling | C | 57 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 20 | -6 | 7 | 0 | 126 | 11.1 |
| Robbie Russo | D | 69 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 53 | +9 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 3.7 |
| Brian Halonen | RW | 35 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 19 | +5 | 9 | 0 | 102 | 19.6 |
| Joe Gambardella | C | 61 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 7 | +2 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 13.4 |
| Topias Vilen | D | 54 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 2.9 |
| Chase Stillman | RW | 54 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 72 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 17.3 |
| Max Willman | F | 33 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 14 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 11.5 |
| Tyler Wotherspoon | D | 65 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 20 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 3.9 |
| Santeri Hatakka | D | 48 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 32 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 8.2 |
| Samuel Laberge | L | 59 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 92 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 12.5 |
| Shane Bowers | C | 43 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 | -12 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 12.8 |
| Daniil Misyul | D | 44 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 47 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 11.8 |
| Arnaud Durandeau | LW | 26 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 5.8 |
| Timur Ibragimov | LW | 35 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 27.3 |
| Filip Engaras | C | 53 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 11.5 |
| Michael Vukojevic | D | 49 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 32 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6.0 |
| Erik Middendorf | LW | 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15.4 |
| Cal Foote | D | 24 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 5.3 |
| Simon Nemec | D | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 |
| Nolan Stevens | F | 25 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 |
| Will MacKinnon | D | 40 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 41 | +7 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5.0 |
| Tyce Thompson | F | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0.0 |
| Nolan Foote | LW | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 42.9 |
| Nathan Legare | RW | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 |
| Andre Ghantous | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Ryan Fitzgerald | C | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 |
| Dylan Wendt | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| TJ Friedmann | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Colin Felix | D | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Jace Isley | F | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Jackson Leest | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Akira Schmid | G | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeremy Brodeur | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Yushiroh Hirano | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jack Malone | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Austin Osmanski | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Nico Daws | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Erik Kallgren | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Isaac Poulter | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1373 | 219 | 374 | 593 | 783 | -14 | 41 | 8 | 2064 | 10.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akira Schmid | 23 | 1353:00 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 69 | 3.06 | 650 | 581 | .894 | |
| Erik Kallgren | 16 | 795:00 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 3.62 | 374 | 326 | .872 | |
| Nico Daws | 10 | 581:00 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2.89 | 255 | 227 | .890 | |
| Isaac Poulter | 28 | 1554:00 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 66 | 2.55 | 744 | 678 | .911 | |
| Jeremy Brodeur | 1 | 53:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.26 | 22 | 20 | .909 | |
| Totals | 78 | 4336 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 213 | 2.95 | 2045 | 1832 | .896 |
