Binghamton Senators

Binghamton Senators
Binghamton Senators
Founded	2002
Home ice	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
Based in	Binghamton, New York
Colors	red, black, and gold
League	American Hockey League
Head coach	Dave Cameron
General manager	Thomas Mitchell
Owner	Multiple Owners

The Binghamton Senators are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Binghamton, New York, USA at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

Founded: 2002-2003

Arena: Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena (capacity 4,717)

Uniform colors: red, black, and gold

Logo design: A scowling Roman soldier holding a hockey stick with the word "Senators" along the bottom.

Affiliates: Ottawa Senators (NHL), Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)

Division titles won: 2 (2002-03, 2004-05)

Regular season titles won: none

League championships won: none

Local media: Press & Sun-Bulletin

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 that year 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 and 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 from the Norfolk Admirals. The NHL lockout of 2004-05, meant Binghamton got a return visit from their recent graduates. Jason Spezza lead the way with a league high 117 points (earning the AHL MVP) and brought the team back to contender form. The team took the first 2 games of the first round series against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, but were stunned when the Penguins answered back with the next 4 wins.

The franchise was previously known as: Prince Edward Island Senators (1993-1996)

The market was previously served by: B.C. Icemen of the UHL (1997-2002)

Year-by-year Record

Year	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	PTS	Finish	Playoffs
2004-05	80	47	21	7	5	276	217	106	1st, East	Lost in round 1
2003-04	80	34	34	9	3	210	216	80	4th, East	Lost in Qualifying Round
2002-03	80	43	26	9	2	239	207	97	1st, East	Lost in round 3