Editing Utica, New York (section)

==Sports==
[[File:Utica Memorial Arena after renovation, 2016-02-07.jpg|thumb|alt=A brightly lit hockey arena, clad in metal panels.|[[Adirondack Bank Center]] after renovations, 2016]]
Utica is home to the [[Utica Comets]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL), a team affiliated with the [[National Hockey League]]'s [[New Jersey Devils]]. The team was established in Utica for the [[2013–14 AHL season|2013–14 season]] when the [[Vancouver Canucks]] relocated their AHL franchise.<ref name="Comets AHL">{{cite web |title=Utica Comets to join AHL in 2013-14 |url=http://theahl.com/utica-comets-to-join-ahl-in-2013-14-p184568 |publisher=American Hockey League |access-date=June 14, 2013 |date=June 14, 2013 |website=TheAHL.com |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104062400/http://theahl.com/utica-comets-to-join-ahl-in-2013-14-p184568 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Introducing the Utica Comets of the AHL {{!}} ProHockeyTalk |url=http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2013/06/14/introducing-the-utica-comets-of-the-ahl/ |access-date=December 13, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906154353/http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2013/06/14/introducing-the-utica-comets-of-the-ahl/ |archive-date=September 6, 2015 }}</ref> The 3,815-seat [[Utica Memorial Auditorium]], or "the Aud", is home to the Comets and the [[Utica University]] Pioneers. The [[Utica Devils]] played in the AHL from 1987 to 1993, and the Utica Bulldogs (1993–94), [[Utica Blizzard]] (1994–1997), and [[Mohawk Valley Prowlers]] (1998–2001) were members of the [[United Hockey League]] (UHL).<ref>{{cite web |title=United Hockey League history and statistics at hockeydb.com |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/61.html |website=hockeydb.com |access-date=April 20, 2015 |archive-date=April 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425071554/http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/61.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2024, the [[2024 IIHF Women's World Championship]] was played at the Aud.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/iihf-women-world-championship-final-canada-usa-gold-medal-game|title=Canada edges US in overtime for women's hockey world title|publisher=NBC Sports|language=English|date=14 April 2024|accessdate=15 April 2024}}</ref>

Since 2018, the city is also home to [[Utica City FC]], the former Syracuse Silver Knights, a professional [[indoor soccer]] team playing in the [[Major Arena Soccer League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maslsoccer.com/news/the-masl-is-coming-to-utica |title=The MASL Is Coming to Utica |date=June 13, 2018 |access-date=September 1, 2018 |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614071653/http://www.maslsoccer.com/news/the-masl-is-coming-to-utica |url-status=live}}</ref>

The city was home to the [[Utica Blue Sox]] (1939–2001), a [[New York–Penn League]] baseball team also affiliated with the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] and, later, the [[Miami Marlins]]. Other former baseball teams included the Utica Asylums (1900) and the [[History of the Boston Braves|Boston Braves-affiliated]] Utica Braves (1939–42).<ref>{{Cite book |title=Baseball Team Names: A Worldwide Dictionary, 1869-2011 |publisher=McFarland |date=February 26, 2013 |isbn=978-0-7864-6844-7 |first=Richard |last=Worth |page=311}}</ref> Since 2008, the city has been home to a collegiate summer baseball team also called the [[Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League|Blue Sox]].

==={{anchor|Metro area collegiate teams}}Area collegiate teams===
{| class="wikitable"
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!School
!Location
!Nickname
!Colors
!Association
!Conference
!References
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|[[SUNY Polytechnic Institute]]
|Marcy
|Wildcats
|Blue and gold 
|[[NCAA Division III]]
|[[North Eastern Athletic Conference|NEAC]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wildcats.sunyit.edu/information/overview/index |title=Overview |access-date=August 19, 2015 |website=SUNY Poly Athletics |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905061625/http://wildcats.sunyit.edu/information/overview/index |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Hamilton College (New York)|Hamilton College]]
|[[Clinton, Oneida County, New York|Clinton]]
|Continentals
|[[Buff (colour)|Buff]] and blue
|NCAA Division III
|[[New England Small College Athletic Conference|NESCAC]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hamilton.edu/athletics/overview |title=Overview |access-date=August 19, 2015 |website=Hamilton College |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906000159/http://www.hamilton.edu/athletics/overview |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Utica University]]
|Utica
|Pioneers
|Navy and orange
|NCAA Division III
|[[Empire 8]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ucpioneers.com/sports/2010/9/14/GEN_0914103649.aspx |title=Sports Information |access-date=August 19, 2015 |website=Utica College Pioneers |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908011322/http://www.ucpioneers.com/sports/2010/9/14/GEN_0914103649.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mohawk Valley Community College]]
|Utica, Rome
|Hawks
|Forest green and white
|[[National Junior College Athletic Association|NJCAA]]
|[[Mid-State Athletic Conference|Region III]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.njcaa.org/member_colleges/college-profile?collegeId=1279 |title=Mohawk Valley Community College |access-date=August 19, 2015 |website=NJCAA |archive-date=December 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210182036/http://www.njcaa.org/member_colleges/college-profile?collegeId=1279 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Herkimer County Community College]]
|[[Herkimer (village), New York|Herkimer]]
|Generals
|Hunter green and gold
|NJCAA
|Region III
|<ref>{{cite web |title=About The Herkimer Generals Athletic Program |url=http://www.herkimergenerals.com/inside-athletics/about-the-athletic-program/ |website=www.herkimergenerals.com |access-date=August 20, 2015 |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908020902/http://www.herkimergenerals.com/inside-athletics/about-the-athletic-program/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}