Binghamton Bearcats men's ice hockey
Binghamton Bearcats athletic logo
UniversityBinghamton University
First season2024–25*
ArenaVestal, New York
ColorsDark green, white, and black[1]
     

The Binghamton Bearcats men's ice hockey team is a future athletic program that will potentially represent Binghamton University in NCAA Division I ice hockey. As of April 2023, the school is planning to have the team play its first games during the 2024-25 athletic season.[2]

History

In 1987, Binghamton fielded its first varsity ice hockey team. The club was a member of the ECAC West, a Division III conference that was home to several other New York schools. After decent results in their first season, an NCAA-required transition year, the club fell on hard times, going winless over the following two seasons. The team was finally able to win again during their fourth season but the Bearcats remained near the bottom of the conference standings. After 5 years and little to show for their efforts, the program was shuttered for financial reasons.[3]

In April of 2023, Binghamton AD Gene Marshall announced that the school was planning to add both Division I men's ice hockey and women's field hockey for the 2024-25 athletic season.[2] If the plan comes to fruition, the Bearcats would be the 65th D-I program at the time of their first game.

Season-by-season results

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

NCAA D-I Champions NCAA Frozen Four Conference Regular Season Champions Conference Playoff Champions
Season Conference Regular Season[lower-alpha 1] Conference Tournament Results National Tournament Results
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pts* Finish GP W L T %
Division III
John Stella (1987 — 1990)
1987–88 ECAC West 9 2 7 0 .222 14th 16 4 12 0 .250
1988–89 ECAC West 22 0 22 0 .000 16th 25 0 25 0 .000
1989–90 ECAC West 23 0 23 0 .000 16th 25 0 25 0 .000
Pat Dwyer (1990 — 1992)
1990–91 ECAC West 21 3 18 0 .143 15th 23 4 19 0 .174
1991–92 ECAC West 22 2 20 0 .091 15th 23 3 20 0 .130
Totals GP W L T  % Championships
Regular Season 112 11 101 0 .098
Conference Post-season 0 0 0 0 –
NCAA Post-season 0 0 0 0 –
Regular Season and Post-season Record 112 11 101 0 .098

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.

  1. ↑ Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, Pts—Points*


References

  1. ↑ "Athletics Brand Colors – Binghamton University". Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Binghamton 'aggressively' looking to add men's Division I college hockey in time for 2024-25 season". USCHO. April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ "The bad boys of winter". Pipe Dream. October 9, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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