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As the start of free agency approaches on Wednesday, there is a lot of work to be done not only for the National Hockey League's Ottawa Senators, but also for the club's American Hockey League affiliate in Binghamton, New York.

Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray says the franchise is only beginning the process of finding a new head coach for its American Hockey League affiliate in Binghamton.

As he waited for his exit interview with the Binghamton Senators earlier this month, rookie defenseman Mattias Karlsson pointed out that his wife, Therese, was expecting their second child later this year, and that he would have to make some decisions about his future this offseason.

As the Binghamton Senators wait to hear if their coach will return next season, Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Tim Murray is beginning to ponder personnel changes that will help the American Hockey League team to its first playoff berth in five seasons.

With two weeks remaining in the Binghamton Senators' 2008-2009 AHL season, the struggling Philadelphia Phantoms were trailing in their rearview mirror, with Binghamton destined to make the playoffs for the first time in four years.

While the Binghamton Senators have a solid core of players under contract for next fall, plenty of question marks still surround the start of another long offseason.

After seven months, it has come to this: tonight, the River Rats host Binghamton at the former Knickerocker Arena in the finale to their 16th American Hockey League season.

Saturday 11 Apr Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 11:34PM BINGHAMTON , N.Y. The Binghamton Senators presented 2008-09 player awards on Friday night in a post-game ceremony on the ice at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

For a shell-shocked Binghamton Senators team that saw its playoff hopes end Friday, the biggest home game in four years quickly became the most forgettable night of the season.

BINGHAMTON - The only saving grace for the Binghamton Senators on a night of occasional grumbling and boos at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena was that, three hours south of here, the team chasing them in the standings also laid an egg.

BINGHAMTON - With the playoff race intensifying, and their regular season winding down, the Binghamton Senators are suddenly staring at another key offensive loss.

Despite the rigor mortis setting in on the Ottawa Senators' season, fans might get to see some postseason action at Scotiabank Place after all.

BINGHAMTON - The evening opened with the nightmarish scene of talented rookie Peter Regin skating off the ice, appearing to favor his shoulder.

Saturday 14 Mar Binghamton Senators Cruise Past Norfolk Admirals 6-2 - AHL Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 11:33AM BINGHAMTON, N.Y. The Binghamton Senators tied a season high with six goals and 12 B-Sens accounted ...

Elliott won his third straight start Monday, stopping 25 of 26 shots... Elliott won his third straight start Monday, stopping 25 of 26 shots against Toronto.

Hard work has helped Alex Goligoski fit in AHL while hoping for return to NHL. WILKES-BARRE TWP.

"He's got tremendous poise with the puck. He's got that ability to move across the line, keep his head up, create some options." -- Binghamton coach Curtis Hunt on Mattias Karlsson The friendly skate with a pal ...

Scratched from the lineup, all-star defenseman Mattias Karlsson sat in the Scope Arena stands last Saturday night in southern Virginia, watching the Binghamton Senators fall to the Norfolk Admirals.

BINGHAMTON - Understandably, Curtis Hunt drove through a range of emotions Wednesday, as he made his way south from Canada.

BINGHAMTON - Late Wednesday night, as the last of the home crowd filed out of the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Curtis Hunt stood down by the Zamboni entrance - a blue Binghamton Senators backdrop ...