Binghamton Senators To Chocolate Town To Take On The Bears
By Jeff Ulmer
The Hershey Bears have a new player in the line-up being Ex-Senators forward Jim O’Brien as he faces his old team, the Binghamton Senators for the very first time in a 7:00 pm faceoff at Giant Center tonight. Meanwhile, Binghamton is fighting for their playoff lives while the Bears are yet surprisingly the front-runners in the East Division with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins recent collapse.
(17-19-3-1, 38 pts) 4th in East Division
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(22-13-4-1, 49 pts) 1st in East Division
7:00 PM
Giant Center
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MATCH-UP HISTORY
This is game three of eight scheduled as the previous two down in Hershey have resulted in both teams splitting a win.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Jim O’Brien, HER – The Ex-Sens player for both Binghamton and Ottawa will have a role reversal that is rather an odd twist in facing his old organization, as he will undoubtedly have a lot to say on the ice in proving it was a wrong decision in letting him go.
Shane Prince, BNG – Prince is playing his best hockey of his pro career this season as he will be representing the team for the upcoming All-Star game after tonight’s contest. He’s giving his all as he’s at the point of where he’ll be heading next in his future when his current contract will expire.
THREE KEYS TO THE GAME
1. Andrew Hammond Meltdown, Peter Mannino Rescue – It’s Manny time to the rescue to bail out the Hammond meltdown after his Friday night’s loss to the IceCaps. There’s a reason he’s here in giving Andrew some relief. Let it happen tonight. If Hammond starts, I simply give up, plain and simple.
2. News Flash; JOB On a Roll – O’Brien has points in all five games he’s played for Hershey scoring one and assisting on four while enduring a +6. This spells trouble if you’re a Senators fan.
3. B-Sens Thin On D – With injuries to regulars Alex Grant and Mike Sdao, things have gone from bad to worse with Danny New now suffering an undisclosed set back. Enter in minor league 6′ 5″ journeyman Nick Tuzzolino to the fold in hoping for then best.
B-SENS TWEET OF THE GAME
*Cover Art Courtesy of SenShot’s Graphic Artist Matt Trayling