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Published on November 20, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Binghamton Senators News Release


LAST WEEK: The Senators (4-11-0-2, 10 pts.) were 1-2 last week, posting their first shutout victory of the season on Wednesday night against Albany.

WEDNESAY, NOVEMBER 15th vs. ALBANY (4-0 W):

Goalie KELLY GUARD made a triumphant return to Binghamton after spending four games with Ottawa as Martin Gerber's back-up. The 23-year-old collected 42 saves in route to his first shutout victory of the season. Veteran winger JEFF HEEREMA gave Binghamton the early 1-0 lead with his ninth marker of the season. With the Senators on the penalty kill, HEEREMA took the pass from JOSH HENNESSY and smashed it of the chest of Albany goalie Justin Peters. The loose puck bounced straight back into HEEREMA'S possession, as he faked left then snapped it past Peters glove. GRANT POTULNY deflected a SERGE PAYER shot right past Peters to give the Senators a two goal advantage late in the second period. Goalie KELLY GUARD stopped 14 Albany shots in the middle stanza. Binghamton struck again at 7:49 of the third period, as JOSH HENNESSY snapped a wrist shot past Peter's outstretched arm. TOMAS MALEC added his second assist of the night on the marker. The Senators added a power-play marker in the final minutes, as rookie winger CHANSE FITZPATRICK netted his first AHL marker to give Binghamton a 4-0 victory over Albany. JEFF HEEREMA and RYAN VESCE assisted on the goal. The helper was the 150th AHL assist for HEEREMA. The Senators defense was perfect on the penalty kill, going eight for eight on the night. A total of 136 penalty minutes were assessed during the physical match-up.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17th @ NORFOLK (2-8 L):

DANNY BOIS buried a power-play marker at 2:55 of the first period, giving the Senators the early lead. Defenseman ANDY HEDLUND collected his fifth helper of the season on the play. The Admirals caught fire, scoring seven unanswered goals before rookie ANDREW EBBETT buried a short-handed marker, at 12:18 of the third period. The short-hander was EBBETT'S second of the season, as he continues to pace the Senators attack with 17 points this season (5+12=17). BOIS assisted on the marker, giving him two points on the night (1+1=2). Former Binghamton Senators' winger Brandon Bochenski tallied three points (0+3=3), while Danny Richmond had two goals and two assists to lead the Admirals past the Senators 8-2. Goalie KELLY GUARD made 13 saves while allowing five goals through two periods. JEFF GLASS relieved GUARD, allowing three goals in the third stanza.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18th @ NORFOLK (4-5 L):

The Senators outshot the Admirals 16-9 in the first period. DANNY BOIS netted his second goal of the weekend, tying the game at 1-1 midway through the opening stanza. With the game knotted at 1 apiece, RYAN VESCE gathered a loose puck and slipped it past Sebastien Caron. JEFF HEEREMA and CORY PECKER assisted on the marker. Four minutes later VESCE struck on the power play, blasting a one-timer into the back of the net to give Binghamton a two-goal advantage. HEEREMA added his third assist of the night on the power-play goal. Norfolk came right back, as Carl Corazinni slipped one under the glove of KELLY GUARD for his second tally of the afternoon. Defenseman ANDY HEDLUND buried a slap shot past Caron to once again give Binghamton a two-goal advantage. HEEREMA added his fourth and final assist of the night on HEDLUND'S first marker of the year. Corazzini finished off his hat trick at 18:50 of the middle period, while Martin St. Pierre added two late markers to give the Admirals a 5-4 victory. GUARD and JEFF GLASS split time in goal, saving 23 shots between them in the losing effort.

THIS WEEK: Binghamton (4-11-0-2, 10pts.) plays three division rivals in three days this week, starting with defending Calder Cup champion Hershey (10-2-1-2, 23 pts.) on Thanksgiving at 6:05 p.m. The Senators will head to Bridgeport (8-5-0-3, 19 pts.) on Friday, Nov. 24 for their third game against the Sound Tigers this season. On Saturday, Nov. 25, Binghamton will host Wilkes-Barre (12-3-1-0, 23 pts.) for the first time this season.

SCOUTING REPORT

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd vs. HERSHEY (6:05):

The Senators were 2-7-0-1 against the Bears last season, running their all-time record to 9-9-2-2-2 (W-L-T-OTL-SOL). Hershey has lost two straight, including one overtime loss and one shootout defeat. Benoit Pouliot (11+4=15) and Matt Foy (6+9=15) lead the offensive attack for Hershey. Foy has four power-play markers on the season. Goalie Frederic Cassivi has posted a 7-3-0-2 record between the pipes for Hershey.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24th @ BRIDGEPORT (7:30):

The Sound Tigers have won two straight, including an overtime win against Hershey on Saturday, Nov. 18. Binghamton has dropped their first two contests against the Sound Tigers this season. JEFF HEEREMA had two markers and JEFF GLASS made 33 saves in a 5-3 loss on Oct. 8 against Bridgeport. Blake Comeau tallied four assists on the night. On Friday, Nov. 3, the Senators were shutdown by goalie Wade Dubielewicz, who stopped 34 of 36 shots. ARTTU LUTTINEN and SERGE PAYER both scored in the 5-2 loss.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25th vs. WILKES-BARRE (7:05):

The Senators will take on the Penguins for the first time this season. Binghamton has won the last three contests against Wilkes-Barre, to run their all-time record to

16-12-4-0-0 (W-L-T-OTL-SOL). Erik Christensen leads the attack with 24 points (12+12=24), while Jonathan Filewich is not far behind with 16 points (6+10=16).

SENS IN THE COMMUNITY: None scheduled

SENS SNIPPETS: JEFF HEEREMA collected his 150th AHL assist on Wednesday, Nov 15 against Albany.

SENS LEADERS:

POINTS: EBBETT (5+12=17)

GOALS: HEEREMA (9)

ASSISTS: EBBETT (12)

PPG: HEEREMA (3)

SHG: EBBETT (2)

GWG: HENNESSY, KOMADOSKI & ROBINS (1)

WINS: GUARD (4)

GAA: GUARD 3.05

BSENS ON THE AIR: Catch all the action LIVE on Q107 FM, via webcast or B2 Networks streaming video cast at www.binghamtonsenators.com

GET YOUR TICKETS: Tickets are currently on sale for all regular season home games. Tickets cost $16 for side seating and $15 for end seating. Fans can purchase tickets at the following locations: Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena box office (Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 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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