Binghamton Senators
The Binghamton Senators were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2002 to 2017. Nicknamed the B-Sens, they played in Binghamton, New York, at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena. The B-Sens were minor league affiliates of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. In 2017, the B-Sens' franchise was relocated by the Ottawa Senators to become the Belleville Senators. Binghamton then replaced the franchise with the Binghamton Devils, the AHL franchise of the New Jersey Devils.
Binghamton Senators | |
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City | Binghamton, New York |
League | American Hockey League |
Founded | 1972 |
Operated | 2002–2017 |
Home arena | Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena |
Colors | Red, black, antique gold, white |
Affiliate | Ottawa Senators (NHL) |
Franchise history | |
1972–1992 | New Haven Nighthawks |
1992–1993 | New Haven Senators |
1993–1996 | Prince Edward Island Senators |
2002–2017 | Binghamton Senators |
2017–present | Belleville Senators |
Championships | |
Division titles | 3 (2002–03, 2004–05, 2013–14) |
Conference titles | 1 (2010–11) |
Calder Cups | 1 (2010–11) |
They were the AHL's 2010–11 Calder Cup champions. The Senators' main rivals were the nearby teams, the Syracuse Crunch, the Rochester Americans, the Albany Devils, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, and the Hershey Bears.