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===Hockey=== Professional hockey arrived in Binghamton in 1973 with the founding of the [[Broome Dusters]] of the [[North American Hockey League (1973β1977)|North American Hockey League]]. The Dusters were known for their wide-open style of play, which was unusual in professional hockey at the time. While crowds were sparse at the beginning of the 1973 season, the team's popularity grew and the strength of the Dusters fan base, combined with continuous sellouts, led ''[[The Hockey News]]'' to declare Binghamton as [[Hockeytown|Hockey Town USA]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Matthews |url=https://www.bobbyorrhalloffame.com/inductee/jim-matthews/ |website=Bobby Orr Hall of Fame |access-date=November 11, 2020 |language=en-CA |archive-date=November 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119024843/https://www.bobbyorrhalloffame.com/inductee/jim-matthews/ |url-status=live }}</ref> When the league folded in 1977, the Providence team of the [[American Hockey League]] moved to Binghamton and became the [[Binghamton Dusters]]. The team became the [[Binghamton Whalers]] from 1980 to 1990 and the [[Binghamton Rangers]] from 1990 to 1997 as a result of affiliations with the [[National Hockey League]]'s (NHL) [[Hartford Whalers]] and [[New York Rangers]]. Later the [[Binghamton Senators]] who were the AHL affiliate of the [[Ottawa Senators]] were formed. The B-Sens won division titles in 2003 and 2005, reached the AHL conference finals in 2003 and won the [[Calder Cup]] in 2011. The B-Sens sent players such as [[Jason Spezza]], [[Robin Lehner]], [[Chris Kelly (ice hockey)|Chris Kelly]], [[Jakob Silfverberg]], and [[Jean-Gabriel Pageau]] to the NHL. The B-Sens relocated to Canada for the 2017β18 season. When the Senators were relocated, the NHL's [[New Jersey Devils]] brought their AHL franchise to the city as the [[Binghamton Devils]] with home games at [[Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena]]. The B-Devils left Binghamton in 2020 during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and then relocated as the [[Utica Comets]] in 2021. An expansion team in the [[Federal Prospects Hockey League]] (FPHL) called the [[Binghamton Black Bears]] replaced the Devils at the Veterans Memorial Arena starting with the 2021β22 season. In May 2024, the Binghamton Black Bears won the Commissioner's Cup, sweeping the [[Carolina Thunderbirds (FPHL)|Carolina Thunderbirds]] 3-0 in the [[best-of-five]] FPHL Finals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-11 |title=News: Binghamton Black Bears, Commissioners Cup Champions - Federal Prospects Hockey League |url=http://www.federalhockey.com/news/binghamton-black-bears-sweep-fphl-finals |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=www.federalhockey.com}}</ref>
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