Binghamton Pro Hockey
Head Coaches
Below is a list of every head coach that has worked the bench at the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena. In years where more then one head coach was used, a legend has been set up to explain the reason for the mid-season change.
Dusters
Year	Lgue	Coach	W	L	T	O	S	Note
73-74	NAHL	Wayne Kitchingham	28	41	5	0	0
74-75	NAHL	Wayne Clairmont	39	32	3	0	0
75-76	NAHL	Wayne Clairmont	27	45	2	0	0
76-77	NAHL	Larry Kish	41	31	2	0	0
77-78	AHL	Larry Kish	27	46	8	0	0
78-79	AHL	Joe Hardy	32	42	5	0	0
79-80	AHL	Pat Kelly	8	19	3	0	0
79-80	AHL	Dave Forbes	16	30	4	0	0	I.
Whalers
Year	Lgue	Coach	W	L	T	O	S	Note
80-81	AHL	Larry Kish	32	42	6	0	0
81-82	AHL	Larry Kish	46	28	6	0	0
82-83	AHL	John Cunniff	14	19	3	0	0
82-83	AHL	Rick Ley	22	17	5	0	0	II.
83-84	AHL	John Cunniff	33	43	4	0	0
84-85	AHL	Larry Pleau	52	20	8	0	0
85-86	AHL	Larry Pleau	41	34	5	0	0
86-87	AHL	Larry Pleau	47	26	0	0	7
87-88	AHL	Larry Pleau	27	25	5	0	0
87-88	AHL	Doug Jarvis	11	9	3	0	0	III.
88-89	AHL	Claude Larose	28	46	6	0	0
89-90	AHL	Doug McKay	11	60	9	0	0
Rangers
Year	Lgue	Coach	W	L	T	O	S	Note
90-91	AHL	John Paddock	44	30	6	0	0
91-92	AHL	Ron Smith	41	30	9	0	0
92-93	AHL	Ron Smith	28	5	5	0	0
92-93	AHL	Colin Campbell	29	8	5	0	0	IV.
93-94	AHL	Al Hill	33	38	9	0	0
94-95	AHL	Al Hill	43	30	7	0	0
95-96	AHL	George Burnett	39	31	7	3	0
96-97	AHL	George Burnett	27	38	13	2	0
Icemen
Year	Lgue	Coach	W	L	T	O	S	Note
97-98	UHL	Al Hill	39	30	0	0	9
98-99	UHL	Brad Jones	39	30	0	0	5
99-00	UHL	Brad Jones	47	20	0	0	7
00-01	UHL	Brad Jones	31	34	0	0	9
01-02	UHL	Brad Jones	39	27	0	0	8
Senators
Year	Lgue	Coach	W	L	T	O	S	Note
02-03	AHL	John Paddock	43	26	9	2	0
03-04	AHL	John Paddock	34	34	9	3	0
04-05	AHL	Paddock\Cameron	47	21	0	5	7	V.
05-06	AHL	Dave Cameron	35	37	0	4	4
06-07	AHL	Dave Cameron	23	48	0	4	5
07-08	AHL	Cory Clouston	34	32	0	9	5
08-09	AHL	Clouston\Hunt	41	30	0	5	4	VI.
09-10	AHL	Don Nachbaur	36	35	0	6	3
10-11	AHL	Kurt Kleinendorst	41	30	0	3	5	VII.
11-12	AHL	Kurt Kleinendorst	29	40	0	5	2	VIII.
12-13	AHL	Luke Richardson	44	24	0	1	7
13-14	AHL	Luke Richardson	44	24	0	3	5
14-15	AHL	Luke Richardson	34	34	0	7	1
15-16	AHL	Luke Richardson	31	38	0	6	1
16-17	AHL	Kurt Kleinendorst	28	44	0	2	2
Devils
Year	Lgue	Coach	W	L	T	O	S	Note
17-18	AHL	Rick Kowalsky	25	38	0	9	4
18-19	AHL	Mark Dennehy	28	41	0	7	0
19-20	AHL	Mark Dennehy	34	24	0	4	0
20-21	AHL	Mark Dennehy	7	20	0	5	2
Black Bears
Year	Lgue	Coach	W	L	T	O	S	Note
21-22	FPHL	Rod Davidson	32	25	0	2	0	IX.
22-23	FPHL	Gary Gill	14	5	0	1	1
22-23	FPHL	Brant Sherwood (I)	22	10	0	3	0	X.
23-24	FPHL	Brant Sherwood	39	10	0	3	4	XI.
I. Forbes replaces Kelly, who was fired on Dec. 24, 1979. II. Ley replaces Cunniff, who joined Hartford as an assistant coach on Jan. 6, 1983. III. Jarvis beomes Binghamton coach when Pleau left to coach Hartford on Feb. 7, 1988. IV. Colin Campbell replaces Ron Smith, who left to become interm coach of the New York Rangers on Jan 4, 1993. V. Dave Cameron was announced as Head Coach of the Binghamton Senators with John Paddock as the Co-Coach while the NHL was in a lockout state; both coaches tallied the team record for their own personal coaching stats. VI. Curtis Hunt replaced Cory Clouston mid season, on February 4th, 2009. VII. Kurt Kleinendorst was the first Head Coach Binghamton Hockey History to lead a team in Binghamton to a Championship Title. VIII. With a move in the AHL to the Westen part of the United States and Canada, the American Hockey League lowered games played from 80 to 76 3 divisions while the Pacific Division played 68 games, moving forward. IX. James Henry was announced as Head Coach but then accepted a position with the Reading Royals on August 23, 2021, never coaching the Black Bears in any games in the 2021 season. X. Brant Sherwood was named Interim Head Coach of the Black Bears on December 29, 2022 after Gary Gill took a leave of absense. To read more about this story click here. XI. Brant Sherwood was the second Head Coach Binghamton Hockey History to lead a team in Binghamton to a Championship Title. (I) = Interim Head Coach Credits: Press & Sun Buletin August 20, 1993 edition & Hockey Internet Database