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BINGHAMTON HOCKEY HEADLINES
BLACK BEARS DEFEAT THEIR I86 RIVALS AT HOME, 8-1
The Binghamton Black Bears (32-6-7) defeated the Elmira River Sharks (18-30-0) by the score of 8-1 at the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena. The Black Bears get the early lead just 1:54 into the game as Scott Ramaekers scores his first professional goal to give the Black Bears a 1-0 lead. Dan Wieber, not known for scoring in multiple games in a row scored his 2nd goal of the weekend and in as many nights 3:29 into the 1st. On a delayed penalty call against the River Sharks, Colan Fitzgerald did not wait for the power play and scored the Black Bears 3rd goal of the game with 4:06 left to go in the period. The Black Bears Austin Thompson, the hottest player in the FPHL this weekend, scored with 1:34 to go in the 2nd period, scoring his 6th goal of the weekend to put the Black Bears up 4-0. Not to be outdone, Jestin Somero scored the Black Bears 5th goal of the game with just 48 seconds to go. While Mark Pozsar was in the Elmira penalty box for holding, Andrew Logar scored his Black Bears leading 10th power play goal giving the Black Bears a 6-0 lead. Just 20 seconds later Kyle Stephan scored to make this a 7-0 game for the Black Bears. To keep the scoring going, the Black Bears got their 8th goal of the game, short-handed as Fitzgerald sent a pass to the slot where Scott Ramaekers sent the puck past Sam Livecchi to score his 2nd of the game. The River Sharks then broke the shutout streak scoring with 3:54 left to go in the game off the stick of Dustin Jesseau, which ended up being the final tally in a Black Bears 8-1. You can see the BinghamtonHockey.net boxscore here.

BRENDEN STANKO GETS CALLED UP AND FPHL HONORS
The Federal Prospects Hockey League announced that Binghamton Black Bears center, Brenden Stanko had earned the Rookie Of The Month for October\November. Stanko played in 14 games and had 12 goals and 15 assists for 27 points which places him 2nd in the league in scoring. His best performance occurred on October 27th against the Watertown Wolves when he had 5 points (1 goal and 5 assists). Stanko also had a 4-point (2-2) game on November 17th at home against Elmira. Stanko was also called up on November 27, 2023 to the SPHL's Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs due to his great start to the season.

2022-2023 BLACK BEARS YEAR IN REVIEW
BINGHAMTON, NY - The Binghamton Black Bears 2022-2023 was an improvement for their first in every way on the ice compared to the inaugural season. In the Black Bears first season, they played in an 8 team FPHL leagues vs. this season where they played in the 5 team Empire Division. In season 1, the Black bears finished with 32 wins, 25 losses and 2 overtime losses in a 59 game season. They finished with 94 points and a .531 winning percentage. This season the FPHL saw all 10 teams play 56 games compared to the very unbalanced amount of games of last season. The Black Bears improved their wins this season from 32 last season to 36, in less games played of 56. With that, the Black Bears only lost 15 games in regulation and 2 in overtime, finishing with 110 points and a .655 winning percentage. Read more here.

THE POWER PLAY POST - SEASON 13
Cameron YarwoodThe Power Play Post Show, hosted by Bob Howard is back and is in it's 13th season. The 13th season has already great guests like Brenden Stanko, JT Walters, Tyson Kirkby, Gary Ryan and we will have many more guests from the Binghamton Black Bears as well as guests from around the FPHL. You can subscribe to our the Podcast through Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

LIKE THE POWER PLAY POST SHOW ON FACEBOOK
Cameron YarwoodThe Power Play Post Show, hosted by Bob Howard is on Facebook now and you can join the group to enjoy Binhamton Hockey news, information, announcements about the show, guests and so much more. Click here to join the Power Play Post Show group on Facebook. You can also subscribe to our the Podcast through Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

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