2021-22 Utica Comets Statistics
American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 43-20-8 (SO: 2-1) - 95 points
Finishing 1st in the AHL's North Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Kevin Dineen (43-20, 8 OTL)
Location: Utica, New York
2021-22 Utica Comets RosterTeam Record: 43-20-8 (SO: 2-1) - 95 points
Finishing 1st in the AHL's North Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Kevin Dineen (43-20, 8 OTL)
Location: Utica, New York
The Utica Comets of the American Hockey League ended the 2021-22 season with a record of 43 wins and 20 losses (and 8 overtime losses), with a 2-1 showing in shootouts for 95 points finishing first in the AHL's North Division.
The Comets netted 246 goals and yielded 206. Alexander Holtz scored 26 goals for Utica, and Chase Leo recorded 35 assists. Akira Schmid topped the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 2.6 goals against average, best among regularly-used goaltenders.
Kevin Dineen coached the team. The 2021-22 Utica Comets lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Leo | C | 55 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 18 | -3 | 5 | 0 | 180 | 11.7 |
| Fabian Zetterlund | F | 58 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 8 | +5 | 8 | 0 | 175 | 13.7 |
| A.J. Greer | LW | 53 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 102 | +10 | 5 | 4 | 118 | 18.6 |
| Alexander Holtz | F | 52 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 10 | -3 | 7 | 0 | 167 | 15.6 |
| Reilly Walsh | D | 70 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 16 | +12 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 8.0 |
| Robbie Russo | D | 70 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 21 | +6 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 2.6 |
| Ryan Schmelzer | F | 64 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 4 | 2 | 118 | 15.3 |
| Nolan Foote | LW | 55 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 48 | +15 | 2 | 1 | 92 | 15.2 |
| Frederik Gauthier | C | 51 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 13.3 |
| Joe Gambardella | C | 65 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 30 | +5 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 12.8 |
| Brian Flynn | RW | 61 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 24 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 13.7 |
| Nate Schnarr | C | 43 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 26 | +12 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 18.6 |
| Aarne Talvitie | F | 68 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 22 | +13 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 19.7 |
| Graeme Clarke | RW | 52 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 30 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 10.0 |
| Tyler Wotherspoon | D | 53 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 22 | +26 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 3.9 |
| Michael Vukojevic | D | 54 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 36 | +7 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.7 |
| Kevin Bahl | D | 54 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 52 | +15 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 7.7 |
| Tyce Thompson | F | 16 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 20.0 |
| Samuel Laberge | L | 53 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 58 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 11.1 |
| Nikita Okhotyuk | D | 63 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 68 | +10 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 5.5 |
| Marian Studenic | RW | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | +6 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 16.7 |
| Jeremy Groleau | D | 50 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4.7 |
| Jesper Boqvist | F | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 |
| Tyler Irvine | F | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8.7 |
| Patrick Grasso | F | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 |
| Colton White | D | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20.0 |
| Brian Halonen | RW | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9.1 |
| Luke Stevens | LW | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jarrod Gourley | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Nicholas Rivera | F | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Shane Harper | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mareks Mitens | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patrick McGrath | F | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Garrett Whye | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nico Daws | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joseph Masonius | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Tim Theocharidis | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Chris Lijdsman | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Akira Schmid | G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1366 | 244 | 411 | 655 | 784 | 139 | 50 | 13 | 2027 | 12.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mareks Mitens | 17 | 960:00 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 3.31 | 475 | 422 | .888 | |
| Akira Schmid | 38 | 2167:00 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 94 | 2.60 | 1061 | 967 | .911 | |
| Nico Daws | 21 | 1205:00 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 2.54 | 605 | 554 | .916 | |
| Totals | 76 | 4332 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 198 | 2.74 | 2141 | 1943 | .908 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Leo | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 |
| Fabian Zetterlund | F | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 |
| A.J. Greer | LW | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 31.6 |
| Alexander Holtz | F | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Reilly Walsh | D | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Robbie Russo | D | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 |
| Ryan Schmelzer | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Nolan Foote | LW | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Joe Gambardella | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Brian Flynn | RW | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Aarne Talvitie | F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Graeme Clarke | RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Tyler Wotherspoon | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Michael Vukojevic | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Bahl | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Tyce Thompson | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Samuel Laberge | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nikita Okhotyuk | D | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jeremy Groleau | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Brian Halonen | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Nico Daws | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Akira Schmid | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 227 | 18 | 118 | 136 | 66 | -35 | 4 | 0 | 190 | 9.5 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akira Schmid | 1 | 62:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.87 | 38 | 34 | .895 |
| Nico Daws | 4 | 240:00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.00 | 110 | 98 | .891 |
| Totals | 5 | 302 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3.18 | 148 | 132 | .892 |
