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Binghamton Senators Weekly

March 13, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Binghamton Senators News Release


LAST WEEK: Binghamton picked up five of a possible eight points last week and hold sixth place in the East Division with a record of 26-31-4-3.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8TH vs. NORFOLK (7-4 W): Forwards DENIS HAMEL, STEVE MARTINS and BRANDON BOCHENSKI fueled an offensive outburst for the Senators on Wednesday night. HAMEL scored four times, his second goal breaking the franchise record for goals in a season, while BOCHENSKI matched a career high with five points (2 goals, 3 assists) and MARTINS set a new career high with four points (1 goal, 3 assists). The Sens fell behind 2-0 in the first period and trailed 3-1 before scoring the next six goals. After BOCHENSKI and MARTINS equaled the score at 3-3, HAMEL scored three straight to raise his season total to 42. KELLY GUARD stopped 36 of 40 shots to earn the win while COREY CRAWFORD blocked 31 of 38 shots in the loss. Binghamton converted on three of nine power plays while holding the Admirals scoreless in seven attempts. The teams have now combined for an average of 9.43 goals per game this season.

FRIDAY, MARCH 10TH @ MANCHESTER (2-3 OTL): Binghamton bounced back after being outshot 12 to one during the first period and falling behind 2-0 on MARTY WILFORD'S fifth goal of the season at 1:34 of the second period. DENIS HAMEL led the come back charge with a power-play goal at 9:26 of the middle period. CHARLIE STEPHENS then knotted the score a 2-2 with his 18th goal of the season at 17:46 of the third period. Then, despite outshooting the Monarchs five to one in the overtime session, it was Manchester's PETR KANKO who scored the game winner at 4:48 of overtime. JEFF GLASS made his first start in net for Binghamton since Nov. 30, 2005 and made 24 saves on 27 shots. BARRY BRUST picked up his second win in six days against the Senators by blocking 28 of 30 shots. Binghamton scored on one of five power plays while Manchester was successful on two of eight opportunities.

SATURDAY, MARCH 11TH @ HARTFORD (3-1 W): Hartford claimed the early lead on JARKKO IMMONEN'S 29th goal of the season, but KELLY GUARD would not allow another goal for the remainder of the game as he stopped 38 of 39 shots for his 17th win of the season. DANNY BOIS scored twice with JEFF HEEREMA tallying the game winner in between BOIS' goals. The Senators scored a power-play goal for the ninth straight game and finished the contest going two for four with the man advantage. Hartford scored on one of seven opportunities.

SUNDAY, MARCH 12TH @ WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON (1-4 L): Beginning with ERIK CHRISTENSEN'S goal at 18:36 of the first period, the Penguins scored three power-play goals in less than three minutes to gain control of the contest. The Penguins built the lead to 4-0 before DENIS HAMEL scored his 44th goal of the season at 11:17 of the final period. Penguins' goaltender DANY SABOURIN stopped 35 of 36 shots to win his 25th game of the season. Binghamton was shutout on the power play for the first time since Feb. 19th against Syracuse.

THIS WEEK: For a second consecutive week, the Senators will play four games in five nights. Three of those games will be at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena beginning Wednesday when the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins come to town.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15TH vs. WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON (7:05 p.m.): Press & Sun-Bulletin Score 4 Pack - 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs and 4 sodas cost only $53. The Sens and Pens will meet for the second time in four nights on Wednesday in Binghamton. The Senators are winless in five games against the Penguins this season. The teams will meet two more times after Wednesday including a game at the Arena on March 31st and a visit to Wilkes-Barre on April 5. Center ERIK CHRISTENSEN leads all scorers in the series with eight points (3 goals, 5 assists) in four games. Goalie DANY SABOURIN has started four games against Binghamton this season and has a perfect 4-0-0 record with a 1.50 goals-against average and a .956 save percentage.

FRIDAY, MARCH 17TH vs. HERSHEY (7:05 p.m.): St. Patrick's Day surprises! Don't miss the St. Patrick's Day celebration at the Arena on Friday! The Hershey Bears will make their final trip of the season to the Arena on Friday. Hershey holds a 4-1-0-0 advantage in the series with Binghamton's lone win coming at the Arena on Jan. 7. Binghamton will make two more trips, on March 19 and April 15, to Hershey this season. The teams have not met since a 3-1 Hershey win in Pennsylvania on Jan. 28. Three different players have tallied six points in the season series including Binghamton's JEFF HEEREMA (4 goals, 2 assists) and Hershey's LAWRENCE NYCHOLAT (1 goal, 5 assists) and winger TOMAS FLEISCHMANN (2 goals, 4 assists).

SATURDAY, MARCH 18TH vs. PHILADELPHIA (7:05 p.m.): Philadelphia enters the week only one point ahead of Binghamton for fifth place in the East Division. The teams have played fairly close this season with four of the previous seven games being decided in overtime or a shootout. Binghamton trails the season series, which will conclude on Saturday, by a record of 2-2-3-0. Center STEVE MARTINS leads all scorers in the series with nine points (4 goals, 5 assists) in seven games.

SUNDAY, MARCH 19TH @ HERSHEY (5:05 p.m.): The Sens and Bears meet for the second time in three nights on Sunday in Hershey.

SENS SNIPPETS: DENIS HAMEL played in his 217th regular season game with the B-Sens, a new franchise record, on Friday in Manchester. Defenseman CHRISTOPH SCHUBERT, now playing in Ottawa, previously the record by playing in 216 regular season games between 2002 and 2005...HAMEL also set a new franchise record for goals in a season on Wednesday, March 8, when he tallied four goals against the Norfolk Admirals. He then extended the record to 44 goals during the weekend. The previous record of 39 goals by HAMEL was established last season. The Sens' captain needs only five more power-play goals to tie the AHL single season record of 27 power-play goals set by MITCH LAMOUREUX (Hershey, 1993-94), BRAD SMYTH (Carolina, 1995-96) and PETER FERRARO (Binghamton, 1995-96). HAMEL also has a chance to become the first Binghamton AHL player to reach 50 goals since DON BIGGS of the Binghamton Rangers accomplished the feat during the 1992-93 season....The Senators have been outshot by a combined total of 42 to eight during the first period of their last three games... Binghamton had scored a power-play goal in nine straight games before being held scoreless in five tries on Sunday against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The Senators converted on 15 of 50 (30%) power plays during the streak....The Senators 3-1 win in Hartford on Saturday was the 150th all-time regular season win for the franchise. Eighty five of the wins have come on home ice while 65 have been earned on the road.

SENS IN THE COMMUNITY: No appearances scheduled.

PRACTICE & GAME SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 13TH (SUBJECT TO CHANGE):

Monday, March 13 Off Day

Tuesday, March 14 10 a.m. Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena

Wednesday, March 15 10 a.m. (Morning skate) Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena

7:05 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton @ Binghamton

Thursday, March 16 10 a.m. Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena

Friday, March 17 10 a.m. (Morning skate) Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena

7:05 p.m. Hershey @ Binghamton

Saturday, March 18 10 a.m. (Morning skate) Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena

7:05 p.m. Philadelphia @ Binghamton

Sunday, March 19 5:05 p.m. Binghamton @ Hershey

SENS LEADERS: POINTS: Hamel - 75 (44 + 31) GOALS: Hamel - 44

ASSISTS: Martins - 46 PPG: Hamel - 22

GWG: Hamel - 6 SHG: Hamel & Ward - 2

PIM: Ward - 250

WINS: Guard - 17 GAA: Guard - 3.16

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 Networks 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 Networks this season by following the B2 link on www.binghamtonsenators.com.

GET YOUR TICKETS: Tickets are currently on sale for all of the B-Sens regular season home games. Tickets cost $15.50 for side seating and $14.50 for end seating. 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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