B.C. Icemen
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| Founded | 1997 |
| Home ice | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena |
| Based in | Binghamton, New York |
| Colors | blue, black and silver |
| League | United Hockey League |
The B.C. Icemen were an ice hockey team in the United Hockey League. They played in Binghamton, New York, USA at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.
- Seasons: 1997-2002
- Arena: Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
- Uniform colors: blue, black and silver
- Logo design: A skating caveman
- Division titles won: 2 (1998-99, 1999-00)
- Regular season titles won: none
- League championships won: none
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[edit] History
After losing their AHL team in 1997, the Binghamton and Broome County region of New York were searching for a new team to replace the Binghamton Rangers. The United Hockey League jumped at the opportunity, and the B.C. Icemen started the next season. Attendance was typically low, as Binghamton fans were accustomed to a much higher quality of hockey. It was rare that there were a lot of people at the games at all. After AHL hockey returned to Binghamton in 2002, the Icemen were left without a home, and eventually went defunct. Former members of the team include Chris Grenville, Keith Aucoin, Peter Vandermeer, Dieter Kochan and Brad Jones.
The team logo was designed by Johnny Hart, artist of the comic strip "B.C." and a Binghamton native. The B.C. stands for "Broome County".
- The market was previously served by: Binghamton Rangers of the AHL (1990-1997)
- The franchise was replaced by: Binghamton Senators of the AHL (2002-present)
[edit] Year-by-year record
| Year | GP | W | L | T | OL | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2001-02 | 74 | 39 | 27 | - | 8 | 233 | 237 | 86 | 4th, East | Lost in round 2 |
| 2000-01 | 74 | 31 | 34 | - | 9 | 263 | 290 | 71 | 3rd, Northeast | Out of Playoffs |
| 1999-00 | 74 | 47 | 20 | - | 7 | 279 | 222 | 101 | 1st, East | Lost in Round 1 |
| 1998-99 | 74 | 39 | 30 | - | 5 | 280 | 238 | 83 | 1st, East | Lost in round 1 |
| 1997-98 | 74 | 25 | 40 | - | 9 | 237 | 339 | 59 | 4th, East | Out of Playoffs |
[edit] Team records
- Goals: 52 Chris Grenville
(2000-01) - Assists: 59 Patrice Robitaille (1999-00)
- Points: 109 Chris Grenville (2000-01)
- Penalty Minutes: 390 Pete Vandermeer (1998-99)
- GAA: 2.34 Erasmo Saltarelli (2001-02)
- SV%: .933 Erasmo Saltarelli (2001-02)
- Career Goals: 160 Chris Grenville
- Career Assists: 146 Chris Grenville
- Career Points: 306 Chris Grenville
- Career Penalty Minutes: 643 Matt Ruchty
- Career Goaltending Wins: 47 Dieter Kochan
- Career Shutouts: 6 Dieter Kochan
- Career Games: 303 Justin Plamondon
