The Binghamton Whalers were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League , playing in Binghamton, New York , USA , at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena .
7-670: The Whalers were generally a successful team, making the playoffs seven times and advancing all the way to the Calder Cup Finals in 1982. However, in 1989–90, they turned in a ghastly 11-60-9 record, dead last in the league. The .194 winning percentage was the worst in AHL history at the time. After that season, the franchise was sold to the New York Rangers and their parent, Paramount Communications (formerly Gulf+Western ). The Whalers moved their affiliation to Springfield
14-746: A new championship plaque is added, the oldest plaque is retired and joins a display at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. The Hershey Bears have won the Cup more times than any other team, with thirteen victories in franchise history. The Cleveland Barons come in second with nine; the Springfield Indians/Kings are third with seven. Eight teams have won back-to-back championships; the Springfield Indians of 1960–62 are
21-556: Is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champions of the American Hockey League . It was first presented in 1937 to the Syracuse Stars . The cup is made of sterling silver mounted on a base of Brazilian mahogany . In its current shape, the trophy has a two-tiered square base with commemorative plaques for each of the AHL's 20 most recent champions: 12 on the bottom tier and 8 on the top tier. Each time
28-642: The AHL did not hold a playoff due to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic . The trophy is named after Frank Calder , who was the first president of the National Hockey League . The Calder Memorial Trophy , which is awarded annually to the Rookie of the Year in the National Hockey League , was also named after Calder. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic , the 2019–20 AHL season was cancelled and
35-603: The letter B, for the team's home city. During home games, the song "Brass Bonanza" would play when the Whalers scored a goal, a practice adopted from the Hartford Whalers. This American ice hockey team-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports team in New York is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Calder Cup The Calder Cup
42-473: The next season, where the seven remaining players from the disastrous 1990 Binghamton season helped the Indians to their seventh and final Calder Cup championship. The market was previously served by: The market was subsequently home to: The Binghamton Whalers' logo was simply the Hartford Whalers' logo turned onto its side. The curvature along the inside of the "W" was altered to more closely resemble
49-757: The only team to have won three straight Calder Cup championships. On three occasions an AHL club has won the Calder Cup coincidentally with its NHL affiliate winning the Stanley Cup: in 1976 and 1977 when the Montreal Canadiens and their AHL affiliate, the Nova Scotia Voyageurs both won, and in 1995 , when the New Jersey Devils and Albany River Rats both won. The Calder Cup was not awarded in 2020 and 2021 as
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