Mohawk Valley Comets (ACHL)
Mohawk Valley Comets | |
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founding | 1981 |
resolution | 1987 |
history |
Mohawk Valley Stars 1981–1985 Mohawk Valley Comets 1985–1987 |
Stadion | Utica Memorial Auditorium |
Location | Utica , New York |
league | Atlantic Coast Hockey League |
The Mohawk Valley Comets were an American ice hockey franchise of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League based in Utica , New York .
history
The franchise took on the 1981/82 season under the name Mohawk Valley Stars as one of seven founding members to play in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League . The team filled the void created by the end of the Utica Mohawks , who competed in the Eastern Hockey League from 1978 to 1980 . In their debut season, the Stars finished second after the regular season and eventually won the Bob Payne Trophy as ACHL champions in the playoffs . In the following years, the team always belonged to the midfield of the league and changed its name in 1985 based on a former franchise of the North American Hockey League from Utica in Mohawk Valley Comets.
After the Atlantic Coast Hockey League was dissolved following the 1986/87 season , the Mohawk Valley Comets also stopped playing. Professional ice hockey was finally continued in Utica from 1987 by the Utica Devils from the American Hockey League .
Season statistics
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes
season | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | space | Playoffs |
1981-82 | 47 | 28 | 18th | 1 | - | - | 57 | 225 | 198 | 2., ACHL | master |
1982-83 | 65 | 30th | 33 | 2 | - | - | 64 | 311 | 306 | 3rd, ACHL | |
1983-84 | 74 | 28 | 39 | 7th | - | - | 68 | 322 | 370 | 4th, ACHL | |
1984-85 | 64 | 14th | 45 | 5 | - | - | 33 | 290 | 417 | 5th, ACHL | |
1985-86 | 62 | 23 | 39 | 0 | - | - | 49 | 259 | 332 | 4th, ACHL | |
1986-87 | 57 | 23 | 31 | 3 | - | - | 49 | 260 | 292 | 3rd, ACHL |
Team records
Career Records (Mohawk Valley Comets)
- Games: 107 Mark Blizzard
- Goals: 89 Dan Lane
- Assists: 66 Dick Popiel
- Points: 150 Dan Lane
- Penalty minutes: 362 Dan Lane