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Utica, Rome and the surrounding communities located in Oneida County, NY have a long history at both the professional and amateur levels of sports and sporting events as home to the Utica Boilermaker Road Race, Utica Comets AHL, Utica City Football Club MASL, Utica Curling Club, Utica Blue Sox and Adirondack Trailblazers of PGCBL and Rome Generals NYCBL, plus PGA ranked golf courses, roller derby, Lacrosse and more. The diversity in our sports community and venues is directly connected to the strength of our area colleges, universities, high schools, sports clubs and organizations, providing exceptional experiences for athletes and spectators alike.

Oneida County Tourism works with our local stakeholders to promote Oneida County through sports highlighting the important impact athletics and sporting events have on our community’s economic vitality and sense of place. Championship events, invitationals, and competitions hosted in Oneida County provide tremendous economic impact but also play an important role in defining the fabric of our communities. We invite sports investors and sporting event planners to discover Oneida County as a destination for new and existing events.

The Adirondack Sports Council has been named as the local organizing committee for the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Utica, New York. The ADKSC will team with Oneida County and USA Hockey to market, promote and organize the tournament from April 3–14. The 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship tournament will include 29 games in

Adirondack Sports Council to Organize 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship

Utica was selected as the host city for the 2024 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women&#8217;s Championship, tentatively slated for April 4-14, 2024.

2024 IIHF Women&#8217;s World Championship being hosted in Utica, NY

The Nexus Center is a 169,440 square foot facility conveniently located off the New York State Thruway in Utica, NY.

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