Binghamton Dusters

Binghamton Dusters
City	Binghamton, New York
League	American Hockey League
Operated	1977–1980
Home arena	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
Colors	Gold and Black
Franchise history
1926–1976	Providence Reds
1976–1977	Rhode Island Reds
1977–1980	Binghamton Dusters
1980–1990	Binghamton Whalers
1990–1997	Binghamton Rangers
1997–2010	Hartford Wolf Pack
2010–2013	Connecticut Whale
2013–present	Hartford Wolf Pack

The Binghamton Dusters were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Binghamton, New York, USA at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. The team logo was designed by Johnny Hart, artist of the comic strip "B.C." and a native of nearby Endicott N.Y. The team was known for using the Jim Croce song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" as their entrance theme.

History

The market was previously served by:

Broome Dusters of the NAHL (1973–1977)

The market was subsequently home to:

Binghamton Whalers of the AHL (1980–1990)

Binghamton Rangers of the AHL (1990–1997)

B.C. Icemen of the UHL (1997–2002)

Binghamton Senators of the AHL (2002–present)

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1973–74	74	28	41	5	61	274	352	6th, NAHL
1974–75	74	39	32	3	81	293	286	3rd, NAHL
1975–76	74	27	45	2	56	258	337	5th, West
1976–77	74	41	31	2	84	363	324	3rd, NAHL
1977–78	81	27	46	8	62	287	377	4th, North
1978–79	79	32	42	5	69	300	320	3rd, South
1979–80	80	24	49	7	55	268	334	5th, South

Season	1st round	2nd round	Finals
1973–74	Out of Playoffs
1974–75	??	??	L, 0–4, Johnstown
1975–76	Out of Playoffs
1976–77	W, Utica	L, Maine	—
1977–78	Out of Playoffs
1978–79	W, 3–1, Hershey	L, 2–4, New Haven	—
1979–80	Out of Playoffs

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