Senators Schedule Articles: B-Sens' schedule heavy on the weekends, holidays
August 11, 2004

Posted by: Bob Howard
Credit: Press Connects.com

B-Sens' schedule heavy on the weekends, holidays

From staff reports

Friday and Saturday games will account for better than 72 percent of the Binghamton Senators' home dates for the 2004-05 American Hockey League season.

The complete schedule released by the league Tuesday shows games to be played at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena on 13 Fridays and 16 Saturdays. Too, the Senators are scheduled to play three Sunday home games.

"This schedule is great for the fans and that is what we strive for when crafting a schedule," said Tom Mitchell, Senators executive vice president of operations.

Three of the Senators' eight weekday home games will be played on the eve of an off day for area schools -- Nov. 10, Dec. 22 and Feb. 17.

The Senators open their third AHL season on Oct. 15 at Albany, and make their regular-season Arena debut at 7:05 the following night against the Syracuse Crunch.

The 2004-05 schedule also has the Senators playing on home ice on traditional hockey nights in Binghamton. They will face Bridgeport at 6:05 p.m. Thanksgiving Day, Albany at 5:05 p.m. the day after Christmas, and Springfield at 6:05 p.m. New Year's Eve.

The Senators will play nine home games in January, eight in November. In February, eight of the team's nine games are on the road.

Season tickets are on sale now at the team's executive office on the third floor of the Arena or by calling 722-7367.