Binghamton Whalers

The Binghamton Whalers were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Binghamton, New York, USA, at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.
==History==
While the Binghamton Whalers were generally a successful team, their final season was the worst in the entire history of the AHL, after which they folded. Ironically, the Hartford Whalers moved its affiliation to Springfield the next season, where the seven remaining players from the disastrous 1990 Binghamton season helped the Indians to their seventh and final Calder Cup championship.
The market was previously served by:
: Broome Dusters of the NAHL (1973–1977)
The market was subsequently home to:
: Binghamton Rangers of the AHL (1990-1997)
: B.C. Icemen of the UHL (1997–2002)
: Binghamton Senators of the AHL (2002-present)
==Season-by-season results==
===Regular season===
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing
1980–81	80 	32 	42 	6 	— 	70 	296 	336 	3rd, South
1981–82	80 	46 	28 	6 	— 	98 	329 	266 	1st, South
1982–83	80 	36 	36 	8 	— 	80 	320 	333 	4th, South
1983–84	80 	33 	43 	4 	— 	70 	359 	388 	6th, South
1984–85	80 	52 	20 	8 	— 	112 	388 	265 	1st, South
1985–86	80 	41 	34 	5 	— 	87 	316 	290 	2nd, South
1986–87	80 	47 	26 	— 	7 	101 	309 	259 	2nd, South
1987–88	80 	38 	31 	8 	3 	87 	353 	300 	4th, South
1988–89	80 	28 	46 	6 	— 	62 	307 	392 	7th, South
1989–90	80 	11 	60 	9 	— 	31 	229 	366 	7th, South
===Playoffs===
Season 	1st round 	2nd round 	Finals
1980–81	L, 2–4, Adirondack 	— 	—
1981–82	W, 3–2, Hershey 	W, 4–1, Rochester	L, 1–4, New Brunswick
1982–83	L, 1–4, Rochester 	— 	—
1983–84	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs
1984–85	W, 4–0, Springfield 	L, 0–4, Baltimore	—
1985–86	L, 2–4, St. Catharines	— 	—
1986–87	W, 4–3, New Haven 	L, 2–4, Rochester	—
1987–88	L, 0–4, Hershey 	— 	—
1988–89	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs
1989–90	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs
==Team records==
===Single season===
:Goals: 53 Paul Fenton (1985–86)
:Assists: 84 Ross Yates (1982–83)
:Points: 130 Paul Gardner (1984–85)
:Penalty minutes: 360 Jim Thomson (1986–87)
:GAA: 2.92 Peter Sidorkiewicz (1986–87)
:SV%: .901 Peter Sidorkiewicz (1984–85)
===Career===
:Career goals: 120 Paul Fenton 
:Career assists: 181 Ross Yates 
:Career points: 283 Ross Yates 
:Career penalty minutes: 723 Shane Churla 
:Career goaltending wins: 94 Peter Sidorkiewicz 
:Career shutouts: 9 Peter Sidorkiewicz 
:Career games: 273 Dallas Gaume 
==External links==
* binghamtonhockey.net - Hockey history of the Binghamton, New York region
* The Internet Hockey Database - Binghamton Whalers
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Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:American Hockey League teams
Category:Defunct Teams