Utica's Willman named AHL Player of the Week
UTICA, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) — Another Utica Comet has been named the AHL Player of the Week, the second this season for the Comets.
Comets forward Max Willman was named the American Hockey League Player of the Week on Monday, April 7. He joins fellow forward Mike Hardman as the two Utica players who have earned the honor this season.
Willman scored eight points — four goals and four assists — in a three-game span over the last week. The Comets won all three games, extending their current win streak to five and keeping themselves in the hunt for the AHL playoffs.
Willman began the week scoring one of the Comets' two goals in a 2-1 matinee victory over the Toronto Marlies on Wednesday, April 1. He followed that up with an empty-net goal and two assists in Utica's 5-2 win over the Springfield Thunderbirds
During his game on Saturday, April 5 against the Providence Bruins, Willman was responsible for four of the Comets' six goals in their 6-4 victory. For that performance, he was named the league's's Third Star of the Night.
Willman has scored 41 points — 22 goals, 29 assists — since joining the Comets from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the 2023-24 season. He has 29 points — 10 goals and a career-high 19 assists — in 64 games this season
The Comets are back at the Adirondack Bank Center on Wednesday, April 9 for a crucial playoff matchup with the Syracuse Crunch. Puck drop is set for 7 pm.
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