LAST WEEK…
Friday, Nov. 11: Binghamton 1, Rochester 3
Shots: Binghamton 36, Rochester 25
PP: Binghamton 1 for 7, Rochester 2 for 8
Three unanswered goals helped propel the North Division’s Rochester Amerks past the B-Sens Friday night at the Blue Cross Arena. Andre Petersson scored the lone goal for Binghamton with 1:33 remaining in the first period of play. Derek Whitmore and Zack Kassian each net goals for Rochester in the second, while Colin Stuart added to the Amerks’ lead in the third period. Kassian and Stuart also earned assists in the match. Robin Lehner tended goal for Binghamton making 22 saves. His counterpart Drew MacIntyre turned away 35 shots, including 18 in the third period of the game, to help Rochester hold on for the 3-1 victory.
Sunday, Nov. 3: Hamilton 5, Binghamton 2
Shots: Hamilton 33, Binghamton 18
PP: Hamilton 2 for 5, Binghamton 1 for 4
For the third consecutive season the Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Binghamton Senators at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa. A pair of second period power play goals helped the Bulldogs to the 5-2 victory. Frederic St. Denis notched the game winning goal and added an assist. Joe Callahan (two assists) and Louis Leblanc (two goals) also earned two points in the game, while Alexander Avtsin racked up three points – all assists. Jim O’Brien and Patrick Wiercioch scored Binghamton’s goals. Robin Lehner made his fifth consecutive start in goal for Binghamton, stopping 28 of 33 shots as he fell to 4-6-1 on the season.
Tuesday, Nov. 15: Binghamton 0, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3
Shots: Binghamton 25, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 32
PP: Binghamton 0 for 7, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 0 for 5
The East Division leading Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins handed the Binghamton Senators their eighth consecutive loss in a rare Tuesday night meeting at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. Scott Munroe turned aside all 25 Binghamton shots to help the Penguins to the 3-0 victory. Nick Petersen scored the game winning goal and added an assist, while Matt Rust and Jason Williams each earned a pair of assists. Brian Gibbons and Paul Thompson rounded out the scoring for Wilkes-Barre. Mike McKenna tended goal for Binghamton, stopping 29 of 32 shots.
Record:5-10-1-1
Standings:The B-Sens are in fifth place in the East Division (twelve points).
THIS WEEK…
Friday, Nov. 11 @. Hamilton Bulldogs (Montréal Canadiens) – 7:30 p.m.
The Hamilton Bulldogs will host the B-Sens at Montréal’s Bell Centre, home of the National Hockey League’s Canadiens. The rematch comes just five days after the Senators suffered a 5-2 loss to the ‘Dogs at Ottawa’s Scotiabank Place and will conclude the two-game series between the cross division rivals this season. Hamilton enters the week with a record of 6-7-1-1, ranking the team third overall in the North Division with 14 points. Brian Willsie leads the Bulldogs in points with ten (two goals, eight assists) in 15 games.
Fans can listen to the game live on “Binghamton’s Classic Hits” BIG 107.5 (WBBI-FM). Voice of the B-Sens, Grady Whittenburg will have the call beginning 30 minutes before game time as he hosts Countdown to Faceoff.
SENS SNIPPETS…
With his power play goal in Sunday’s 5-2 loss to Hamilton, defenseman Patrick Wiercioch moves into first place overall on the B-Sens in special teams points. Wiercioch has scored two goals and added four assists for six points on the power play. In 17 games played this season, the second year blue liner has scored a total of eight points (2+6=8).
Forward Maxime Gratchev, currently on loan to the B-Sens’ ECHL affiliate Elmira Jackals, set an ECHL record Tuesday afternoon. Gratchev scored a goal four seconds into the third period in the Jackals' 5-3 loss to the Wheeling Nailers. The goal was the quickest ever to start a period in the history of the league, breaking the previous mark of five seconds.
B-SENS BRINGING IT HOME TO THE COMMUNITY…
The Binghamton Senators will team up with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) for the seventh annual Spaghetti on Ice event on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. The event will be held at the Holiday Inn Arena (2-8 Hawley Street, Binghamton).
B-Sens players will spend the evening serving spaghetti dinners to patrons, competing for tips and socializing with guests.
Tickets are on sale now at the MDA’s Binghamton office located at 1249 Upper Front Street. Tickets are $18 for singles and $70 for a family-four pack. Children age five and under enter free at the door.
For more information please visit www.binghamtonsenators.com.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE (Times are subject to change) …
Thursday, Nov. 17
10 a.m. practice – Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
11:30 a.m. – Bus departs for Montréal
Friday, Nov. 18
7:30 p.m. game @ Hamilton Bulldogs
Bell Centre, 1909 avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Post game – Bus departs for Binghamton
Saturday, Nov. 19
DAY OFF
Sunday, Nov. 20
11 a.m. practice – Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
Monday, Nov. 21
10:15 a.m. practice – Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
Tuesday, Nov. 22
10:15 a.m. practice – Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
Wednesday, Nov. 23
10:15 a.m. practice – Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
-Go B-Sens Go-
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