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Binghamton Black Bears Forward
2021-24

Tyson Kirkby Gavin Yates
Forward
Born May 23 1995 -- Plymouth, MA
Height 5.10 -- Weight 161
Shoots L


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Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM +/-
21-22 Black Bears FPHL 34 17 24 41 40 9 2 1 2 3 2 1
22-23 Black Bears FPHL 42 21 38 59 84 38 5 1 6 7 11 3
23-24 Black Bears FPHL 37 18 34 52 84 25 7 5 10 15 4 4
24-25 Black Bears FPHL 45 21 38 59 91 33 8 4 2 6 27 7
25-26 Black Bears FPHL 42 24 38 62 81 23 6 2 2 4 0 1
  Binghamton Totals   200 101 172 273 380 128 28 13 22 35 44 16

Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM +/-
21-22 Black Bears FPHL 34 17 24 41 40 9 2 1 2 3 2 1
22-23 Black Bears FPHL 42 21 38 59 84 38 5 1 6 7 11 3
23-24 Black Bears FPHL 37 18 34 52 84 25 7 5 10 15 4 4
24-25 Black Bears FPHL 45 21 38 59 91 33 8 4 2 6 27 7
25-26 Black Bears FPHL 42 24 38 62 81 23 6 2 2 4 0 1
  Binghamton Totals   200 101 172 273 380 128 28 13 22 35 44 16

Notes about Gavin Yates:
  • Gavin was awarded the 2023-24 FPHL Playoffs MVP after a 15 point performance in 7 games. He also won the FPHL Playoffs MVP with the Watertown Wolves in 2017-18.
  • Has won four championships in the FPHL, in 2017-18 with the Watertown Wolves and three straight with the Binghamton Black Bears in 2023-24, in 2024-25 and in 2025-26. This makes him apart of the 3-Peat-ers club which are the members of the Black Bears who were all apart of the 3 consecutive title run for the Black Bears.
  • After five seasons with the Black Bears, Gavin has played the most regulation games at 200 with the Binghamton Black Bears and is the only Black Bears player to hit the 200 games played mark.

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