Seven-Goal Outburst Powers Belleville Past Utica, 7-3
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Seven-Goal Outburst Powers Belleville Past Utica, 7-3

Published on March 7, 2026 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Belleville Senators News Release


Belleville Senators defenceman Jorian Donovan vs. the Utica Comets
Belleville Senators defenceman Jorian Donovan vs. the Utica Comets
(Belleville Senators, Credit: Jana Chytilova - Freestyle Photography)

BELLEVILLE, ON - The Belleville Senators return home for some Saturday night hockey versus the Utica Comets, winning emphatically 7-3.

It took only the first minute for the Senators to get on the board courtesy of their rookie defender. A perfectly placed Carter Yakemchuk shot got past Nico Daws after a pass from Olle Lycksell for a 1-0 contest. The Comets answered back a couple of minutes later. A long cross-crease pass in the corner from Brian Halonen got to Xavier Parent for his sixteenth goal, tying the game 1-1. The Senators were able to take back the lead later on. A scramble in front had Lycksell sneak the puck through to Tyler Boucher, who buried it on the backhand, restoring the one-goal gap at 2-1. Belleville would yet again light the lamp, this time on the power play. A pass from deep in the Utica zone had Graeme Clarke pick up his first Senators point as his feed found Arthur Kaliyev for his thirty-first goal, making it 3-1.

The scoring kept up in the middle frame with Belleville grabbing two quick tallies. The first came off a pass from Clarke up high to Lycksell for his third point of the night and a 4-1 advantage. Fourteen seconds later, Clarke scored his first goal for Belleville off a feed from Yakemchuk, making it 5-1. Utica did not go out quietly in the third. On the power play, a shot from the high circle off the stick of Halonen saw Jonathan Gruden put home his eighth, cutting the deficit to 5-2. Just before the twelve-minute mark, Cam Squires capitalized on a turnover in front and put it home to get the Comets within two, 5-3.

The final period had the Senators continue to put goals on the scoresheet. A push to the net by Keean Washkurak and Landen Hookey created a scramble in front as Hayden Hodgson whacked home his fifth, extending the lead to 6-3. Under two minutes later, Belleville notched another. Off a setup from Boucher and Lycksell, Clarke was able to walk in and bury his second of the night, for a final score of 7-3.

The next time Belleville will see Utica is on April 4th for their second-to-last meeting of the season. Game time starts at 6:00 p.m. inside Adirondack Bank Center.

The Senators will face off against a new opponent a week from now as Belleville will travel to Hershey to face off against the Bears (AHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals) for a 7:00 p.m. start at the Giant Center.

Fast Facts:

#15 Olle Lycksell had four points with one goal and three assists

#16 Tyler Boucher recorded another two points, with one being a goal

#26 Carter Yakemchuk scored one goal and added an assist

#27 Keean Washkurak nabbed one assist

#39 Landen Hookey now has points in back-to-back games with one assist

#42 Hayden Hodgson scored his fifth goal of the season

#43 Arthur Kaliyev scored and is now tied for the most goals in a single Belleville season (31)

#92 Graeme Clarke had four points in his debut with two goals and two assists

The full 2025-26 Belleville Senators schedule can be found here.

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Images from this story

Belleville Senators right wing Graeme Clarke
Belleville Senators right wing Graeme Clarke
(Jana Chytilova - Freestyle Photography)		 Belleville Senators goaltender Mads Søgaard pounces on a shot
Belleville Senators goaltender Mads Søgaard pounces on a shot
(Jana Chytilova - Freestyle Photography)		 Belleville Senators defenceman Jorian Donovan vs. the Utica Comets
Belleville Senators defenceman Jorian Donovan vs. the Utica Comets
(Jana Chytilova - Freestyle Photography)



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