SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that the Utica Comets are advancing Mike Hardman is chosen as Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending on November 24, 2024.
Hardman tallied four points and scored the game-winning goal in each of the Comets’ victories last week, two goals against their two in-state rivals.
On Friday night in Syracuse, Hardman got an assist before scoring two go-ahead goals in the third period, the second coming with 1:13 left to lift Utica to a 4-3 win over the Crunch and snap the Comets’ season-opening 13-game winless streak. Then on Saturday in Rochester, Hardman scored again as Utica rolled to a 5-1 victory over the Americans.
The fourth-year forward from Hanover, Mass., registered four goals and one assist in seven games with the Comets this season after signing as a free agent with the New Jersey Devils on July 1, 2024.
Hardman spent his first three seasons in the Chicago Blackhawks organization, recording one goal and four assists in 37 NHL games. He has compiled 50 goals and 42 assists for 92 points in 171 AHL games with Utica and Rockford, including a 22-goal campaign in 2023-24.
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