The Binghamton Senators are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). They play in Binghamton, New York at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

BINGHAMTON SENATORS TICKETS Monster Jam Tickets The Harlem Globetrotters Los Angeles Lakers Tickets Chicago Bulls Tickets New York Knicks Tickets Boston Celtics Tickets

History

AHL hockey returned to Binghamton after a five-year absence in 2002 (the city had a team in the United Hockey League in the interim). The Binghamton Senators took to the ice and enjoyed a successful freshman season, going 43–26–9 with 97 pts. They breezed by their first two playoff rounds, but were easily defeated by the Hamilton Bulldogs in 5 games. The 2003–04 season was not as successful as the loss of both Antoine Vermette and Jason Spezza weakened the team. They went 34–34–9 and quietly exited the playoffs thanks to a 2–0 sweep at the hands of the Norfolk Admirals.

The NHL lockout of 2004–05 meant Binghamton got a return visit from their recent graduates and several other NHL players, including Jason Spezza, Antoine Vermette, Anton Volchenkov, Chris Neil, Josh Langfeld and Brian Pothier, making the Senators a legitimate Calder Cup contender. Jason Spezza lead the way with a league high 117 points (earning the AHL MVP) and brought the team back to contender form. The Senators ended the regular season with only 21 regulation losses, tied for 2nd fewest in the league, taking the division title with a league high 276 goals scored. The Senators entered the playoffs on a roll, winners of 11 of their last 13 games, and continued their dominance by cruising through the first 2 games of their first round best of 7 series against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, scoring 9 goals. But the offense inexplicably stalled and the Sens scored only 5 goals in the remaining 4 games as the Penguins answered back with the next 4 wins, crushing the hopes of bringing the Calder Cup to Binghamton for the first time.

This market was previously served by:

• Broome Dusters (NAHL 1973–1977)
• Binghamton Dusters (1977–1980)
• Binghamton Whalers (1980–1990)
• Binghamton Rangers (1990–1997)
• B.C. Icemen of the UHL (1997–2002)

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standings
2002–03	80	43	26	9	2	—	97	239	207	1st, East
2003–04	80	34	34	9	3	—	80	210	216	4th, East
2004–05	80	47	21	—	7	5	106	276	217	1st, East
2005–06	80	35	37	—	4	4	78	258	295	5th, East
2006–07	80	23	48	—	4	5	55	225	323	7th, East
2007–08	80	34	32	—	9	5	82	255	248	6th, East
2008–09	80	41	30	—	5	4	91	232	238	5th, East

Playoffs

Season	Prelim	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
2002–03	—	W, 3–0, WOR	W, 4–2, BRI	L, 1–4, HAM	—
2003–04	L, 0–2, NOR	—	—	—	—
2004–05	—	L, 2–4, WBS	—	—	—
2005–06	Out of Playoffs
2006–07	Out of Playoffs
2007–08	Out of Playoffs
2008–09	Out of Playoffs

Current roster

As of December 1, 2008.

Goaltenders
#		align=left	Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
1		Brian Elliott	L	2005	Newmarket, Ontario
35		Jeff Glass "UFA"	L	2004	Calgary, Alberta

Defensemen
#		align=left	Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
3		Neil Petruic	L	2001	Regina, Saskatchewan
4		Geoff Waugh UFA	R	2007	Winnipeg, Manitoba
8		Tomas Kudelka	L	2005	Gottwaldov, Czech Republic
18		Brian Lee	R	2005	Fargo, North Dakota
20		Mattias Karlsson	L	2003	Orebro, Sweden
22		Matt Carkner	R	2007	Winchester, Ontario
24		Derek Smith	R	2007	Belleville, Ontario

Forwards
#		align=left	Player	Position	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
9		Shawn Weller	LW	L	2004	Glens Falls, New York
11		Rob Sirianni	RW	R	2008	Edmonton, Alberta
13		Peter Regin	C	L	2004	Herning, Denmark
14		Greg Mauldin	LW	R	2007	Holliston, Massachusetts
15		Danny Bois	RW	R	2004	Thunder Bay, Ontario
17		Denis Hamel (C )	LW	L	2007	Lachute, Quebec
19		Zack Smith	C	R	2008	Medicine Hat, Alberta
21		Kaspars Daugavins	LW	L	2006	Riga, Latvia
23		Josh Hennessy	C	L	2006	Brockton, Massachusetts
25		Jim McKenzie	RW	R	2004	St. Paul, Minnesota
29		Marc Cavosie	C	R	2008	Albany, New York
33		Jeremy Yablonski	RW	R	2007	Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
36		Ilya Zubov	C	L	2005	Chelyabinsk, Russia
38		Chaz Johnson	RW	R	2008	Montreal, Quebec

Team records

Single Season

Career

Notable Players

Cody Bass Brandon Bochenski Patrick Eaves Ray Emery Alexandre Giroux Denis Hamel

Chris Kelly Brian McGrattan Chris Neil Christoph Schubert

Jason Spezza Antoine Vermette Anton Volchenkov Jeremy Yablonski