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October 11, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Binghamton Senators News Release
LAST WEEK: The Binghamton Senators began their season on Saturday night with a 4-3 overtime loss to the defending Calder Cup champion Philadelphia Phantoms.
SATURDAY, OCT. 11TH @ PHILADELPHIA (4-3 OTL): Center STEVE MARTINS scored the first Binghamton goal of the 2005-06 season to give the Sens an early lead on their East Division rivals. But forward B.J. ABEL, who only had four goals in 29 AHL games last season, scored the next two goals for the Phantoms to give Philadelphia a brief 2-1 lead. Recently acquired defenseman FILIP NOVAK tied the game with a power-play goal at 2:20 of the middle stanza. Second-year pro DANNY BOIS gave Binghamton a 3-2 lead only 36 seconds into the third period when he got the puck past Phantoms goaltender JAMIE STORR off a feed from GRANT POTULNY. The Sens would hold that lead until Philadelphia scored with less than three seconds remaining in regulation. It was the second consecutive game, dating back to Binghamton's 4-3 preseason loss to Syracuse on Monday, Oct. 3, in which the Sens lost a lead in the final three seconds of the contest. It took 3:13 of overtime for Mark Murphy to score the game-winning goal past Binghamton goalie BILLY THOMPSON, who made 35 saves on 39 shots in the losing effort. STORR stopped 31 of 34 Binghamton shots in the win. Binghamton converted on none of their eight power-play chances while Philadelphia was able to score on one of their identical eight opportunities.
THIS WEEK: The Sens will drop the puck on their fourth season of games at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena with a contest against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15.
SATURDAY, OCT. 15TH vs. BRIDGEPORT (7:05 p.m.): Block Party - Fans of all ages are invited to join the B-Sens early for the annual block party in front of the Arena on the Stuart St. side of the building. Inflatables (including the bounce house), food, drink and music are all planned to entertain the fans. The Binghamton firefighters will be holding a barbeque at the same time with all proceeds being donated to New Orleans firefighters. Mini Banner giveaway - The first 2,000 fans through the doors of the Arena will receive a mini banner commemorating the Senators' 2004-05 East Division championship.
Bridgeport visits the Arena for the Senators home-opener on Saturday evening at 7:05 p.m. Bridgeport finished the 2004-05 season in sixth place in the East Division with a record of 37-38-4-1 (79 points). Despite tying the Sens for the most home victories in the East Division (27), they were last in road victories with 10. Binghamton had a 3-3-0-2 record against the Sound Tigers in 2004-05 and were defeated by the Sound Tigers in four of the last five contests.
SENS SNIPPETS: Binghamton dropped to 2-1-1-0 in season-opening games with their loss on Saturday to the Phantoms...Binghamton also began the 2004-05 season with a loss (6-2 at Albany on 10/15/04) but rebounded with a win in their home opener (4-1 vs. Syracuse) the next night...The Sens will be looking to improve to 4-0-0-0 in home-openers on Saturday. The Sens also faced Bridgeport in their home opener on 10/11/02 with defenseman Brian Pothier scoring in overtime to lift Binghamton to a 5-4 win. The B-Sens complete home-opener results follow:
Date Opponent Result GW-Goal Attendance
10/11/02 Bridgeport 5-4 W (ot) Brian Pothier 4,315
10/11/03 Rochester 2-1 W (ot) Denis Hamel 4,753 (sellout)
10/16/04 Syracuse 4-1 W Antoine Vermette 4,710 (sellout)
SENS IN THE COMMUNITY: The Binghamton Senators played in the first annual FEN-SENS Captain and Crew Golf Tournament Tuesday afternoon at Endwell Greens Golf Club. Proceeds from the tournament will go towards the Family Enrichment Network and their efforts to renovate their new Cherry St. site in Johnson City.
PRACTICE & GAME SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF OCT. 10TH (SUBJECT TO CHANGE):
Monday, Oct. 10 10:30 a.m. Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
Tuesday, Oct. 11 9 a.m. Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
Wednesday, Oct. 12 10 a.m. Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
Thursday, Oct. 13 10 a.m. Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
Friday, Oct. 14 10 a.m. Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
Saturday, Oct. 15 10 a.m. (Pre-game skate) Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
7:05 p.m. Bridgeport @ Binghamton
SENS LEADERS: POINTS: Martins (2) GOALS: Novak, Bois & Martins (1)
ASSISTS: Four tied with 1 PPG: Novak (1)
GWG: None
SHG: None PIM: Ward (7)
WINS: None GAA: Thompson (3.81)
B-SENS ON THE AIR: All Binghamton Senators games are broadcast live on 680 WINR-AM, a Clear Channel station. Fans can also access the broadcasts online at www.binghamtonsenators.com. Tune in 30 minutes prior to the game for Countdown to Faceoff with the voice of the Binghamton Senators, Grady Whittenburg.
B-SENS ON THE INTERNET: A new partnership between the B2 Network and the American Hockey League will allow fans of the Binghamton Senators to watch all of the exciting action online, whether the team is home or away, via streaming video. For only $6 and a high-speed internet connection, you can tap into the B2 Network this season by following the B2 link on www.binghamtonsenators.com.
GET YOUR TICKETS: Tickets are currently on sale for the B-Sens first two regular season games (Oct. 15 & Oct. 21). Tickets are $15.50 for the sides and $14.50 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.binghamtonsenators.com or by calling (607) 722-SENS.
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