Binghamton Rangers
February 9, 2017
American Hockey League (1990-1997) Born: 1990 – Affiliation change from Binghamton Whalers Moved: June 8, 1997 (Hartford Wolfpack) First Game: October 5, 1990 (L 2-1 vs. Hershey
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Binghamton Whalers
July 5, 2014
The Baby Whalers came on the scene in 1980 when the NHL’s Hartford Whalers acquired Binghamton’s previous American Hockey League club, the Broome Dusters, and re-branded the team. During the 1989-90 season, Binghamton was historically awful. The Whalers’ 11-60-9 record ranked as the worst winning percentage in AHL history at the time. After that dreadful season, the New York Rangers replaced Hartford as Binghamton’s parent organization. The team was re-branded as the Binghamton Rangers for the 1990-91 AHL season.
Broome Dusters
November 21, 2013
The Broome Dusters, AKA the Binghamton Dusters, were a popular minor league hockey team during the mid-1970’s in Broome County, New York. The Dusters originally played in the rough and tumble North American Hockey League from 1973 through 1977. After that league collapsed, the Dusters joined the American Hockey League for three seasons from 1977 until 1980. Binghamton resident Johnny Hart, who penned the syndicated comic strips B.C. and The Wizard of Id, designed the Dusters’ logo of a caveman with a hockey stick.