Comets Announce 2015 Preseason Schedule
September 25, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Utica Comets News Release
The Utica Comets have announced that their 2015 training camp and preseason games will be held in Lyon, France from Sept. 29 to Oct. 5.
Utica will play three exhibition games in Lyon at the Patinoire Charlemagne arena, two against the Syracuse Crunch and one against the Dragons de Rouen. The Comets' training camp schedule is as follows:
Tue., Sept. 29 - Arrive in Lyon, France
Thurs., Oct. 1 - Comets vs. Crunch - 2:30pm ET at Patinoire Charlemagne Arena, Lyon
Fri., Oct. 2 - Comets vs. Crunch - 2:30pm ET at Patinoire Charlemagne Arena, Lyon
Sun., Oct. 4 - Comets vs. Dragons de Rouen - 12:30 p.m. ET at Patinoire Charlemagne Arena, Lyon
Tue., Oct. 6 - Return to Utica
Charlemagne Skating Rink home to the LHC since 1967, is one of the largest arenas in France with a capacity of 3,175. The arena draws some of the largest crowds in the country each weekend for it's LHC home games, hosting an average of 3,000 fans per game.
The Dragons de Rouen play in the top men's division of French ice hockey pyramid known as Ligue Magnus. The club is one of the most successful programs in all of French hockey. Established in 1982, the team reached the French elite championship which catapulted the team into the top league. The Dragons have yet to be relegated to a lower level since 1985, the second-longest current streak. Rouen won its first French league title in 1990 and then appeared in seven consecutive finals. The club won the championship in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. During the 2005-06 season the team went unbeaten with a record of 34-0-1.
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