The B.C. Icemen were an ice hockey
team in the United Hockey League (UHL). They played in
Binghamton, New York, at the Broome County Veterans
Memorial Arena from 1997 to 2002. The Icemen won two
division championships in the 1998-99 and 1999-00 seasons
though losing in the first round of the playoffs both
seasons. The team also made the playoffs in their final
season but lost in the 2nd round of the playoffs to NY
State Rivals, the Elmira Jackals.
For the first
four seasons the Icemen were owned by local owners, Dave
Pace, Mark Palombo, and Patrick Snyder. They sold the team
to David Wright, a local auto proprietor whose intention
was to bring back the AHL to Binghamton. By the end of his
first season of ownership, Wright filed for bankruptcy and
another local ownership group secured an AHL franchise
that cemented the end of the B.C. Icemen.
(Click
on the links for the season to see Binghamton's roster
& player stats for that year; click on the link for
the division to see Binghamton's standings for that year.)
Brad Jones - 1998-99 - (37-28-65), Head Coach
1999-2002
Chris Grenville - 1997-02 - Team lead with 160
Goals, 146 Assists & 306 Points
Matt Ruchty - 1999-01 - Team lead with 643 PIMS
Justin Plamondon - 1997-02 - Team lead with 303 GP
Binghamton Hockey Hall Of Fame:
Brad Jones - 2005
Chris Grenville - 2011
Justin Plamondon - 2016
Patrick Snyder - 2017
Patrice Robitaille - 2020
B.C. Icemen who played in the NHL before or after playing with the Icemen: Boyd Kane, Scott Morrow, Chris Winnes, Mitch Lamoureux, Chris Allen, Peter Fiorentino, Keith Aucoin, Brad Jones, Pete Vandermeer, Karel Betik, Dieter Kochan & Evgeny Shaldybin
See More Binghamton Hockey Hall Of Fame Inductees
here.
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