LAST WEEK…
Friday, Dec 16: Adirondack 1, Binghamton 3
Shots: Adirondack 34, Binghamton 30
PP: Adirondack 0 for 1, Binghamton 0 for 2
The Binghamton Senators ended a four game skid with a 3-1 victory over the Adirondack Phantoms Friday night. David Dziurzynski ended the night with two points after scoring a goal and adding an assist. Stephane Da Costa and Rob Klinkhammer also scored for Binghamton, while Mike McKenna earned first star honors stopping 33 of Adirondack’s 34 shots. Ben Holmstrom scored the lone Phantoms goal.
Saturday, Dec 17: Worcester 5, Binghamton 2
Shots: Worcester 39, Binghamton 33
PP: Worcester 1 for 4, Binghamton 1 for 4
The Worcester Sharks scored four second period goals on their way to earning a 5-2 victory over the B-Sens Saturday night at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. Nathan Moon, Sean Sullivan and Tommy Wingels each scored a goal and an assist for the Sharks. John McCarthy and Brodie Reid rounded out the scoring for Worcester. Mike Bartlett and Mark Parrish each scored for Binghamton. Mike McKenna tended goal for the B-Sens, turning aside 34 of 39 shots. His counterpart Tyson Sexsmith stopped 31 of 33 for the Sharks.
Sunday, Dec 18: Binghamton 4, Adirondack 1
Shots: Binghamton 27, Adirondack 40
PP: Binghamton 1 for 2, Adirondack 0 for 6
The B-Sens swept their weekend series against the Phantoms with a 4-1 victory in Glens Falls on Sunday. Pat Cannone, Corey Cowick, Wacey Hamilton and Mark Parrish each scored for Binghamton, while Mike Hoffman drew a pair of assists. Mike Testwuide scored the lone goal for the Phantoms. Mike McKenna made his third straight start in goal for the B-Sens stopping 39 of 40 shots.
Record:11-18-1-1
Standings:The B-Sens are in fifth place in the East Division (24 points).
THIS WEEK…
Wednesday, Dec. 21 @ Albany Devils (New Jersey Devils) – 7 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 26 vs. Albany Devils – 7:05 p.m.
The Binghamton Senators will bookend the Christmas holiday with a pair of games against the Northeast Division’s Albany Devils. The B-Sens travel to Albany tonight to face off against the Devils for the fourth of eight meetings between the two teams. The Devils then return the favor by making the trip to the Southern Tier on Monday night for Binghamton’s traditional post-Christmas game.
Following a 2-1 victory against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Monday night, the Devils have improved to 13-11-3-2 and sit in third place in the Northeast Division with 31 points.
Steve Zalewski leads the Devils in scoring with 17 points (eight goals, nine assists).
Fans can listen to this tonight’s 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…
Forward Corey Locke returned to the B-Sens line-up last week, skating in two of the B-Sens three games, after missing 20 games with an upper body injury. Locke posted two points (two assists) in those games, bringing his career total for assists with the Binghamton Senators to 74, surpassing Antoine Vermette (73) for eighth place on the B-Sens list of all-time assist leaders.
B-SENS BRINGING IT HOME TO THE COMMUNITY…
Have you heard about the Binghamton Senators 7th Man Program? The B-Sens have teamed up with the Magic Paintbrush Project for this special program which increases access for families and individuals with special needs in the Southern Tier community, enabling them to actively participate in the B-Sens hockey experience. For each B-Sens home game, one lucky family receives four tickets to the game, with a special concierge assigned to assist the family and provide accessibility support. Each family is visited by the B-Sens mascot Max and has the opportunity to meet and greet a player post game (schedule permitting). If you or someone you know would be interested in participating in the 7th Man Program please contact the Magic Paintbrush Project at 607-729-5059.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE (Times are subject to change) …
Thursday, Dec. 22 – Sunday, Dec. 25
CHRISTMAS BREAK
Monday, Dec. 26
10 a.m. practice - Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
7:05 p.m. game vs. Albany Devils
Tuesday, Dec. 27
10 a.m. practice - Broome Community College Ice Center
901 Upper Front Street, Binghamton, N.Y.
Wednesday, Dec. 28
12:30 p.m. practice – Chenango Ice Rink
614 River Road, Binghamton, N.Y.
1:30 p.m. – bus departs for Glens Falls
7 p.m. game at Adirondack Phantoms
Glens Falls Civic Center, One Civic Center Plaza, Glens Falls, N.Y.
-Go B-Sens Go-