Binghamton Whalers

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Franchise history
Binghamton Whalers
City:	Binghamton, New York
League:	American Hockey League
Operated:	1980 to 1990
Home Arena:	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
Colors:	green and blue
Affiliates:	Washington Capitals Hartford Whalers
1926 to 1976:	Providence Reds
1976 to 1977:	Rhode Island Reds
1977 to 1980:	Binghamton Dusters
1980 to 1990:	Binghamton Whalers
1990 to 1997:	Binghamton Rangers
1997 to Present:	Hartford Wolf Pack
Championships
Regular Season Titles:	one (1984–85)
Division Championships:	two (1981–82, 1984–85)

The Binghamton Whalers were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Binghamton, New York, USA at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

1 History
2 Trivia
3 Season-by-season results
- 3.1 Regular Season
- 3.2 Playoffs
4 Team records
- 4.1 Single Season
- 4.2 Career
5 External links

[edit] History

While the Binghamton Whalers were generally a successful team, their final season was the worst in the entire history of the AHL, after which they folded. Ironically, the Hartford Whalers moved its affiliation to Springfield the next season, where the seven remaining players from the disastrous 1990 Binghamton season helped the Indians to their seventh and final Calder Cup championship.

The market was previously served by:

Broome Dusters of the NAHL (1973–1977)

The market was subsequently home to:

B.C. Icemen of the UHL (1997–2002)

Binghamton Senators of the AHL (2002-present)

[edit] Trivia

Like the parent Hartford Whalers, the Binghamton Whalers played Brass Bonanza after the team scored a goal.
The Whalers logo was a Hartford Whalers logo turned onto its side, forming a convenient "B" to signify the team's home. To make the logo look more like a B, a subtle change was made in the white negative space in the center. In the Hartford Whalers logo, this area between the W and the whale's tail acts as an H for Hartford. You'll notice that the "bottom" of the H--sideways and next to the green area--has curves in the Binghamton Whalers logo. In the Hartford Whalers logo, these areas are straight.

[edit] Season-by-season results

[edit] Regular Season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1980–81	80	32	42	6	—	70	296	336	3rd, South
1981–82	80	46	28	6	—	98	329	266	1st, South
1982–83	80	36	36	8	—	80	320	333	4th, South
1983–84	80	33	43	4	—	70	359	388	6th, South
1984–85	80	52	20	8	—	112	388	265	1st, South
1985–86	80	41	34	5	—	87	316	290	2nd, South
1986–87	80	47	26	—	7	101	309	259	2nd, South
1987–88	80	38	31	8	3	87	353	300	4th, South
1988–89	80	28	46	6	—	62	307	392	7th, South
1989–90	80	11	60	9	—	31	229	366	7th, South

[edit] Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	Finals
1980–81	L, 2–4, Adirondack	—	—
1981–82	W, 3–2, Hershey	W, 4–1, Rochester	L, 1–4, New Brunswick
1982–83	L, 1–4, Rochester	—	—
1983–84	Out of Playoffs
1984–85	W, 4–0, Springfield	L, 0–4, Baltimore	—
1985–86	L, 2–4, St. Catharines	—	—
1986–87	W, 4–3, New Haven	L, 2–4, Rochester	—
1987–88	L, 0–4, Hershey	—	—
1988–89	Out of Playoffs
1989–90	Out of Playoffs