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Binghamton Whalers
1980 - 1990 (10 Seasons)
American Hockey League
Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
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The Binghamton Whalers were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, playing in Binghamton, New York, USA, at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. The Whalers played at the Arena for 10 seasons from 1980 to 1990 and finished with a record of 364-366-60-3-7 (W-L-T-OTL-SOL) through 800 games.

In the Calder Cup playoffs the Whalers were 23-34 (W-L), winning 4 playoff series and making it to the Calder Cup Finals in 1982 losing the series to New Brunswick in five games. The Wahlers were affliated all 10 years with the Hartford Whalers along with the Washington Capitals from 1984 to 1988.

Like the Hartford Whalers, during home games, the song "Brass Bonanza" would play when the Whalers scored a goal.

Binghamton Whalers 10 year season stats
Season Div. GP W L T OTL SOL Pts Pct GF GA PIM Coach
80-81 AHLS 80 32 42 6 0 0 70 0.438 296 336 1897 Larry Kish
81-82 AHLS 80 46 28 6 0 0 98 0.613 329 266 2024 Larry Kish
82-83 AHLS 80 36 36 8 0 0 80 0.500 320 333 1835 Multiple coaches
83-84 AHLS 80 33 43 4 0 0 70 0.438 359 388 1851 John Cunniff
84-85 AHLS 80 52 20 8 0 0 112 0.700 388 265 1255 Larry Pleau
85-86 AHLS 80 41 34 5 0 0 87 0.544 316 290 2138 Larry Pleau
86-87 AHLS 80 47 26 0 7 101 0.588 309 259 2150 Larry Pleau
87-88 AHLS 80 38 31 8 3 0 87 0.525 353 300 2116 Multiple coaches
88-89 AHLS 80 28 46 6 0 0 62 0.388 307 392 2179 Claude Larose
89-90 AHLS 80 11 60 9 0 0 31 0.194 229 366 1898 Doug McKay
  800 364 366 60 3 7 80 0.499 3206 3195 19343  
(Click on the links for the season to see Binghamton's roster & player stats for that year; click on on the link for the division to see Binghamton's standings for that year.)


Notable AHL Players:
  • Ross Yates - 239 GP (5th), 102 G (2nd), 181 A (1st), 283 Pts (1st) in 4 seasons.
  • Paul Fenton - 120 G (1st), 200 Pts (4th) in 3 seasons.
  • Shane Churla - 723 PIMS (1st)
  • Dallas Gaume - 273 GP (1st), 261 Pts (2nd)
  • Randy MacGregor - Played with NAHL Dusters, AHL Dusters and 3 Seasons with Whalers - All time Binghamton Hockey totals: Games Played: 1st with 634, Goals: 3rd with 190, Assists: 2nd with 286, Points: 2nd with 476, PIMs: 2nd with 1175 - See more about Randy here.
  • Peter Sidorkiewicz - 102 Wins, 193 GP
  • Ken Holland - Long time Binghamton Goalie (Dusters, Whalers), NHL General Manager (Detroit Red Wings (1997–2019), Edmonton Oilers (2019-Present))

Binghamton Hockey Hall Of Fame:
  • Randy MacGregor, Ken Holland - 1998
  • Jaques Caron, Paul Stewart - 1999
  • Larry Pleau, Paul Fenton, Paul Crowley - 2000
  • Brad Shaw - 2001
  • Chris Cichocki, Ross Yates - 2002
  • Roger Neel - 2003
  • Bob Sullivan - 2004
  • Dallas Gaume - 2005
  • Tom Mitchell - 2010
  • Larry Kish - 2018

See More Binghamton Hockey Hall Of Fame Inductees here.