B-Sens Weekly

Published on December 13, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Binghamton Senators News Release


LAST WEEK: The Binghamton Senators collected three points last week and currently sit in fourth place in the East Division with 29 points.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12th @ SYRACUSE (4-3 W OT): Binghamton traveled to Syracuse on Friday night and fought back from a three-goal deficit to earn a 4-3 victory in overtime. Syracuse scored two first-period goals and added a third 58 seconds into the second period before Binghamton even got on the board. The Sens got two second period goals, the first scored by DENIS HAMEL followed by a CHRISTOPH SCHUBERT goal that actually went through the net. BRANDON BOCHENSKI scored the final two goals of the comeback for the Sens. His first goal, a power-play tally, came at 12:14 of the final frame with JASON SPEZZA assisting on the goal. BOCHENSKI then scored the game-winner 3:32 into the overtime period. RAY EMERY shut out Syracuse on the final 19 shots he faced and made 29 saves in the win. KARL GOEHRING turned away 32 shots in the loss. Binghamton was 2 for 6 with the man advantage while Syracuse was 2 for 3.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13th @ ALBANY (3-2 L OT): The Sens picked up a point in the standings but could not come out with a win on Saturday night in Albany as they dropped an overtime contest to the River Rats 3-2. Binghamton jumped out to a 2-0 lead thanks to a power-play goal by winger JOSH LANGFELD at the 5:43 mark of the opening stanza as well as a second man-advantage tally by defenseman ANTON VOLCHENKOV just over a minute into the middle period. AHREN NITTEL kicked off the scoring for Albany at 12:18 of the second period and two goals by ALEKSANDER SUGLOBOV, who had four points in the season opener in a 6-2 win against the Sens, sank Binghamton. SUGLOBOV's second tally of the night came just 49 seconds into the extra frame. BILLY THOMPSON took the loss for the Sens but made 27 saves. SCOTT CLEMMENSEN made 24 saves for the Rats in the win. Binghamton was 2 for 4 with an extra skater while they held Albany scoreless on the power play in seven tries.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14th @ PROVIDENCE (3-2 L): The B-Sens almost made a comeback after being down by three goals, but fell just short on Sunday night as they dropped their second straight game 3-2 against the Providence Bruins. Two first-period goals by BRAD BOYES coupled with a BEN GUITE tally with just under three minutes left in the period gave the Bruins a 3-0 lead heading into the dressing room after the first twenty minutes of play. Binghamton got on the board for the first time at the 11:16 mark of the second period thanks to a CHRIS KELLY marker. JOSH LANGFELD brought the Sens within one goal 7:04 into the final stanza with a power-play goal assisted by BRIAN POTHIER and JASON SPEZZA. RAY EMERY was in net for Binghamton and made 19 saves in the loss. HANNU TOIVONEN made 27 saves while earning the win for the Bruins. Binghamton was 1 for 4 on the power play while Providence was 1 for 5 in man-up situations.

THIS WEEK: The Senators return home this weekend for two games against Bridgeport and St. John's. They then travel to Philadelphia on Sunday for a game against the Phantoms. The Senators will honor Binghamton hockey history this weekend with special events on Friday and Saturday night for "Whaler Weekend." Friday night the first 4,000 fans in the building will receive mini Whaler banners and on Saturday 1,000 Whaler hats will be given away. There will also be a post-game jersey auction on Saturday night.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17th vs. Bridgeport (7:05 p.m.): Bridgeport makes its second visit to the Arena on Friday night and they come in with a record of 13-11-0-0 which is good for 26 points and fifth place in the East Division. Binghamton took a 3-2 decision in the first game at the Arena with Bridgeport on Thanksgiving night getting goals from CHRIS KELLY, DENIS HAMEL, and CHRISTOPH SCHUBERT, all coming in the first period.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18th vs. St. John's (7:05 p.m.): The Maple Leafs make their only visit to the Arena on Saturday night. The two clubs met for two games in Toronto, Ontario on December 1st and 3rd with St. John's winning both those games by scores of 4-2 and 3-2. The December 3rd contest saw 102 penalty minutes handed out at the 4:22 point in the third period. KYLE WELLWOOD and DAVID LING each had one goal in the two games in Toronto and sit 5th and 6th on the AHL's scoring chart.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19th @ Philadelphia (6:35 p.m.): The weekend comes to a close when Binghamton makes its second trip to Philadelphia on Sunday evening. The Sens lost their first game in Philly 2-1 in a shootout on Wednesday, November 17th. DENIS HAMEL scored the lone goal for the Sens while PATRICK SHARP scored in the closing seconds of the second period and was the only skater to record a goal in the shootout.

SENS SNIPPETS: Center Jason Spezza ranks third in AHL scoring with 37 points (9g, 28a) and DENIS HAMEL is tied for third among AHL goal scored with 16 goals ... BRANDON BOCHENSKI sits in second in rookie goal scoring with 10 goals, one behind Rochester's THOMAS VANEK. ANTOINE VERMETTE returned to the line-up Friday in Syracuse after seeing his record-setting consecutives games played streak end in Manitoba last week. VERMETTE had appeared in every regular season B-Sens contest he was eligible for over the last three seasons (106). Factoring in 14 playoff appearances in 2002-03, his overall streak stood at 120 games before missing both games in Manitoba (Dec. 4 & 5)....Saturday's overtime loss in Albany was the Sens' first ever sudden death defeat on the road in twenty such games (6-1-13) in franchise history.

SENS IN THE COMMUNITY: The Binghamton Senators will serve as the wait staff Tuesday from 4 - 8 p.m. at Mirella's Restaurant on Main Street, Johnson City for a spaghetti dinner to benefit the Broome County Toy Drive. Fans donating a new, unwrapped toy will pay only $4.99 for dinner with all toys and player tips collected to be donated to the Broome County Toy Drive. 99.1 The WHALE is co-sponsoring the event and will be broadcasting live from Mirella's during the event.

B-SENS ON THE AIR: All Binghamton Senators games are broadcast live on 680-WINR, a Clear Channel station. Fans can also access the broadcasts online at www.binghamtonsenators.com. Tune in 30 minutes prior to face-off for Countdown to Face-off with the voice of the Binghamton Senators, Grady Whittenburg.

GET YOUR TICKETS: Tickets remain on sale for each of the B-Sens remaining regular season home games. Tickets are $15 for the sides and $14 for the ends. Fans can purchase tickets at the following locations: Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena box office (Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturday, 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.), Binghamton Senators executive office, third floor of the arena (Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and on game days until the end of the second period.), www.ticketmaster.com or by calling (607) 722-SENS .

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