The Binghamton Dusters were an

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team in the

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. They played in Binghamton, New York, USA at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. The team logo was designed by

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, artist of the comic strip " B.C." and a native of nearby Endicott N.Y. The team was known for using the

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song " Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" as their entrance theme.

History

The Broome County Dusters originated as a North American Hockey League Team (

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) in its inaugural season in 1973-74. The market was previously served by: :

Broome Dusters The Broome Dusters were an ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League. They played in Binghamton, New York, United States at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. The team logo was designed by Johnny Hart, artist of the comic stri ...

of the

(1973–1977) The market was subsequently home to: :

Binghamton Whalers 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. History The Whalers were generally a successful team, making the playoffs seven ti ...

of the

(AHL) (1980–1990) : Binghamton Rangers of the AHL (1990–1997) : B.C. Icemen of the

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(UHL) (1997–2002) : Binghamton Senators of the AHL (2002–2017) :

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of the AHL (2017–2021)

Team records

Single season

*Goals: 87 Dave Staffen (1976–77) *Assists: 63 Joe Hardy (1977–78) *Points: 87 Joe Hardy (1977–78) *Penalty Minutes: 267 Rick Dorman (1979–80) *GAA: *SV%:

Career

*Career Goals: 83 Richard Grenier *Career Assists: 98

Randy MacGregor Randy Kenneth MacGregor (born July 9, 1953) is a former professional ice hockey player. MacGregor played Junior Hockey in Ontario, before going pro with the Broome Dusters (Binghamton, NY) of the North American Hockey League in 1973. He skated mu ...

*Career Points: 168 Randy MacGregor *Career Penalty Minutes: 394 Randy MacGregor *Career Goaltending Wins: *Career Shutouts: *Career Games: 213 Randy MacGregor

Season-by-season results

1973–1977 ( North American Hockey League) * Broome Dusters 1977–1980 (

)

Regular season

Playoffs

References

External links

The Internet Hockey Database - Binghamton Dusters

BinghamtonHockey.net - Hockey History of Binghamton Hockey
Sports in Binghamton, New York Ice hockey teams in New York (state) Ice hockey clubs established in 1977 Sports clubs disestablished in 1980 1977 establishments in New York (state) 1980 disestablishments in New York (state) Boston Bruins minor league affiliates {{NewYork-sport-team-stub