However, if someone told you we’ve lost our teams several times they’re mistaken… we lost a team only once, in 1997 when the local ownership group sold to Madison Square Garden the franchise that is now the Hartford Wolf-Pack, it was the initial AHL franchise that came to Binghamton in the 70′s and had previously been the Providence Reds. Binghamton merely changed team names as our affiliations changed. Several of the members of the ownership group are actually holdovers from the original. During our brief stint without the AHL, we were home to the UHL’s BC Icemen and our strong fanbase allowed our return to the AHL when a franchise became availble in 2002.

If you return to Binghamton, for better food, instead of going down to the ice level food court as you did, go upstairs from the seating concourse to the “3rd floor” and there you’ll find a full service restaurant and bar that also has game day specials and often a pre-game buffet!