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Binghamton Rangers
1997 Calder Cup Playoff Run
Binghamton Rangers St. Jonh's Maple Leafs
5th in Empire Division 1st in Candian Division
27-38-13-2 69 pts 36-28-10-6 88 pts

Series 'A' Binghamton vs. St. John's
Date Result Attd G.W.G. Boxscore
Fri, 4/18/97 Rangers 2 @ Leafs 5 3,330 John Craighead Boxscore
Sun, 4/20/97 Rangers 3 @ Leafs 2 3,352 Peter Ferraro Boxscore
Wed, 4/23/97 Leafs 3 @ Rangers 2 1,926 Brian Wiseman Boxscore
Fri, 4/25/97 Leafs 4 @ Rangers 2 2,119 Greg Bullock Boxscore
Maple Leafs wins series 'A' 3 games to 1

Teams GP W L GF GA PIM MIN MAJ
St. John's 4 3 1 14 9 104 34 2
Binghamton 4 1 3 9 14 96  33 2

Binghamton Rangers 1997 Playoff Stats
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Peter Ferraro R 4 3 1 4 18
Sylvain Blouin L 4 2 1 3 16
Neil Eisenhunt C 4 1 2 3 0
Vladimir Vorobiev R 4 1 1 2 2
Micah Aivazoff C 4 1 1 2 0
Rick Willis L 4 1 1 2 21
Lee Sorochan D 4 0 2 2 18
Peter Fiorentino D 4 0 2 2 0
Todd Hall L 4 0 1 1 0
Mike Martin D 3 0 1 1 2
Ken Gernander R 2 0 1 1 0
Jeff Nielsen R 4 0 0 0 7
Eric Flinton L 4 0 0 0 2
Ed Campbell D 4 0 0 0 2
Dan Cloutier G 4 0 0 0 2
Maxim Galanov D 3 0 0 0 2
Eric Boulton L 3 0 0 0 4
Adam Smith D 2 0 0 0 0
Bob Maudie C 2 0 0 0 0
David Brosseau R 1 0 0 0 0
9 14 23 96

Binghamton Rangers Goalie Stats
Name GP MIN GA SO GAA W L SVS SA Sv%
Dan Cloutier 4 240 13 0 3.25 1 3 108 121 0.893

Playoff Comparison
Rangers Opponents
Goals For 9 14
SHG 0 0
PPG 2-16 5-16
PP % 12.5 31.3
Avg. Shots 28.5 30.5
PIMS 96 104

Notes about this series:
  • This would be the final season and playoff appearance for the Binghamton Rangers
  • Both Head Coaches, George Burnett (Rangers) and Mark Hunter (Leafs) were thrown out of Game 4 at the 4:18 mark of the 3rd period after both were seen pointing at each other, banging on the glass and yelling. Burnett claims that the Leafs' Shayne Toporowski speared one of the Rangers near the benches.
  • Peter Ferraro led the team in scoring with 3 goals and 1 assist.
  • This was the first time in Binghamton AHL Hockey history where they lost three straight series in the 1st round: 1995 to Cornwall, 1996 to Syracuse and 1997 to St. John's.