Clinton Comets
Order classic Clinton Comets tees, hoodies and jerseys. For 19 seasons the Comets brought big-time EHL hockey to a small Oneida County town, missing the playoffs only three times and winning the league in 1959, 1964, 1968, 1969 and 1970. Celebrate Clinton's hockey tradition by browsing all of our Comets gear, then read the team history below. We are a small business dedicated to bringing back the history and designs of fondly remembered and long-lost hockey teams from throughout hockey history.
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Clinton Comets History
One of the legendary teams of the EHL, the Clinton Comets brought big-time hockey to a small town in Oneida County, New York. Hockey in Clinton dates back to the 1920s, and in 1954 the team joined the Eastern League where they would play for the next 19 seasons. They missed the playoffs only three times, winning the league five times (1959, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970). When the EHL folded, the team moved down the road to the big city of Utica, NY, and became the Mohawk Valley Comets in the NAHL. Those Comets would fold with the NAHL in 1977, but the tradition of hockey in Clinton continued and the Historic Clinton Arena still hosts hockey today. Clinton was also named Kraft Hockeyville for 2018 and hosted an NHL pre-season game at the arena.
