B-Sens Weekly
October 19, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Binghamton Senators News Release
LAST WEEK...
Friday, Oct. 14: Syracuse 5, Binghamton 4 (OT)
Shots: Syracuse 35, Binghamton 28
PP: Syracuse 1 for 2, Binghamton 1 for 3
Crunch forward Kyle Palmieri scored the game winning goal and added a pair of assists as Syracuse defeated the B-Sens in front of 3,080 fans at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. Bryan Rodney also had a multi-point night for the Crunch, earning a pair of assists. Nikita Filatov, assigned to Binghamton by the Ottawa Senators earlier in the day, scored a pair of goals and added an assist. Kaspars Daugavins (1+12) and Corey Locke (0+22) each tallied two points in the loss. Mike McKenna made his second straight start in goal for the B-Sens, making 30 saves.
Saturday, Oct. 15: Binghamton 5, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4 (OT)
Shots: Binghamton 24, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 29
PP: Binghamton 0 for 2, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1 for 4
The B-Sens earned their first victory of the 2011-12 season Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena as they defeated the Penguins in overtime. Mark Parrish scored the game winner for Binghamton at 3:29 of overtime, his second goal of the game. Derek Grant, Mike Hoffman and Kaspars Daugavins also scored for Binghamton, while Jim O'Brien and Corey Locke each added a pair of assists. Bryan Lerg had a two point night for the Pens as he scored the game tying goal at 12:48 of the third period and received credit for an assist. Robin Lehner started in goal for Binghamton, turning away 25 of 29 shots.
Sunday, Oct. 16: Binghamton 4, Albany 2
Shots: Binghamton 23, Albany 31
PP: Binghamton 0 for 2, Albany 0 for 2
Three third period goals helped power the B-Sens past the Albany Devils at the Times Union Center Sunday evening. Derek Grant, Pat Cannone and Kaspars Daugavins each notched goals in the third for Binghamton, while Nikita Filatov scored his third goal of the weekend for the B-Sens in the first period. Robin Lehner tended goal for the second straight game, making 29 saves to improve to 2-1-0 on the season. Steve Zalewski and Matt Taormina each scored for the Devils.
Record: 2-2-1-0
Standings: The B-Sens are tied with the Syracuse Crunch for third place in the East Division (five points).
THIS WEEK...
Friday, Oct. 21 @ Norfolk Admirals (Tampa Bay Lightning) - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 22 @ Norfolk Admirals - 7:15 p.m.
The B-Sens will travel to Norfolk to take on the East Division rival Admirals in back-to-back games this weekend. Last week the Admirals faced the Hershey Bears in a home-and-home series. Friday in Norfolk, the Bears defeated the Admirals 7-5. The next night in Hershey, Michel Ouellet scored at 1:06 of overtime to send the Admirals home with a 6-5 victory. Right wing Carter Ashton currently leads all Admirals in points having scored four goals and three assists for seven points over four games. Defenseman Mark Barberio currently leads all American Hockey League defensemen in points with six (1+56) in four games.
Fans can listen to both games broadcast live from Norfolk 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...
Forwards Kaspars Daugavins, Mark Parrish and Corey Locke are currently tied for first overall on the B-Sens in points. Daugavins and Parrish both have four goals and two assists for six points in five games played. Locke has six assists for six points in five games played.
Daugavins currently has the longest active point streak for the B-Sens. Daugavins has recorded a point in each of the B-Sens five games played, including a two point performance (one goal, one assist) Oct. 14 versus Syracuse.
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.
American Hockey League Stories from October 19, 2011
- AHL Suspends McMillan - Houston Aeros
- Miele scores five-point night in victory over Monarchs - Manchester Monarchs
- Pirates Power Past Monarchs - Portland Pirates
- IceHogs Reassign Rob Flick to Toledo - Rockford IceHogs
- Oilers Assign Defenseman Jeff Petry to Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City Barons
- Nestrasil Joins Griffins - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Amerks to Hold 'Sweets in the Suites' Night this Sunday - Rochester Americans
- Pink in the Rink and H-E-B Food Drive Headline Stars' Week - Texas Stars
- IceHogs Fans Can Take off with FLYRFD.com Bench Box - Rockford IceHogs
- Amerks Announce '$5 Parking Nights' for Civic Center Garage - Rochester Americans
- Avery Back on the Ice - Connecticut Whale
- Phantoms Receive Two; One to Philly - Adirondack Phantoms
- B-Sens Weekly - Binghamton Senators
- American Hockey League Announces Suspensions - AHL
- Hurricanes Assign Faulk to Charlotte - Charlotte Checkers
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