Presidents Tidbits - Binghamton Senators Booster Club

January 2012
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
BINGHAMTON SENATORS
BOOSTER CLUB
P.O. Box 846
Binghamton, NY 13902-0846
www.bsensboosters.com
OFFICERS:
Gene Wells, President 607-722-1409
goaltender123@aol.com
Bridget Traver, Vice-President 607-775-1655
btraver@pronetisp.net
Jan Havich, Treasurer 607-772-0174
bsensbc@aol.com
Sally Spence, Recording Secretary 607-723-3633
snookylou@verizon.net
Laurie-Ann Platt, Corresponding Secretary laplatt11@gmail.com
Dick Havich, Sgt at Arms 607-772-0174
rhavich@aol.com
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kay Orr t298@epix.net
Tim Orr t298@epix.net
Richard Dingleberry radingleberry@gmail.com
Mike Prozeralik mrmrsproz@aol.com
Theresa Prozeralik, Past President
mrmrsproz@aol.com
COMMITTEES:
50/50: Bridget Traver
Charities: Bridget Traver
Newsletter: Laurie-Ann Platt, Lee Ann Matyas
Web Page: Laurie-Ann Platt. Andy Crawford
Decorations: Sally Spence, Ron Winn
Handouts: Theresa Prozeralik
Membership: Jan Havich
Trips: Theresa Prozeralik, Gene Wells
Visiting Boosters: Kay & Tim Orr
Team Bus Goodies: Sally Spence BINGHAMTON SENATORS BOOSTER CLUB
Presidents Tidbits
By the time you read this note, Christmas will be over and the new
year will be here. Hope everyone had a great Christmas. We had
a Christmas party for the players & their families on December 14
- it was a great time. Highlight of the night was the rookies singing
“rudolph the red-nosed reindeer - for those of you who missed it you missed a fun time.
January is another busy month with 8 home games and the AHL
all-star event at the end of the month in Atlantic City.
The first weekend of February, we are off to support our team on
the road in Manchester, nh and Portland, Maine. It is always a great
trip. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do so and join us for a
wonderful weekend.
I know the first few months of the season have not included a lot of
wins & it’s easy to get down. It is our job to continue to support our
team. We have a great coaching staff and a good team. We should
be getting some of the injured players back soon and hopefully some
wins will happen more frequently.
Have a happy new year!
Go Sens Go
Gene Wells, President
G eneral Membership
Meeting Tuesday January 3 at 7pm at the Relief Pitcher Join us as we vote for December
player of the month
And start the new year!
December BSENS Booster Club Meeting
On December 6, Mike Mckenna took the mic and acted as the moderator of a q&a
session between the Bsens boosters and Frank Lessard and himself. It was a very
entertaining meeting and we thank Mike for his enthusiasm and positive outlook. Highlights included:
Frankie Lessard was drafted by Carolina
Mike Mckenna played hockey & graduated from St. Lawrence University. He’s played
in Binghamton before as a member of Albany, Lowell & Norfolk. Also played in Las Vegas
& Tampa Bay. He is originally from St. Louis, Missouri and was drafted by Nashville.
One of the boosters asked Frankie about his reputation for scrappy fighting - his
response:
Mike Mckenna
It depends - you have to look at the roster & see who is on the other team - have to
know the right time.
Asked about his getting more ice time - the fourth line has a job to do - he got 50 pts
in 50 games in juniors as a defenseman.
If he wasn’t playing hockey - body building, teaching how to work out. Wears #44
since he used to wear #22 - and it wasn’t available - took 44 and had a good year decided to stick with it. Also likes to play golf.
His favorite player growing up was Mario Lemieux
Frankie Lessard
Mike Mckenna stated he would be a financial advisor and use his degree in economics
if he wasn’t playing hockey. He feels very fortunate to be playing a game he loves and
always looks for the positive in any city he has played in. Enjoying the Binghamton area
- lots of good restaurants and having fun. Has played in many places and can adjust likes to play in front of fans who care about the game. His favorite player was Greg Millen - goalie for the St. Louis Blues. Wears #29 which was Millen’s # also.
One of Mckenna’s community projects for the season is the paws program - has a great love of dogs and adopted his dog from a pound. Mike also turned the table and asked a booster member - David Spence - where he learned to yodel. David
stated that he was 21 yrs old and learned from records and old country western songs.
It was a very entertaining and fun evening - thanks Mike Mckenna for your fine efforts and enjoyable
conversations. TRIPS
There are only a few more seats left for the Manchester/
Portland trip on Feb. 3-5. There is a deadline of Dec
31st to sign up. If you are interested in going, please
let me know so you don’t miss out. You still have time
to sign up for the Norfolk trip on April 6-8. The day
trips for Albany & Rochester are still posted too. Come
to the table and sign up soon. They should be fun trips
and you don’t want to miss out.
Theresa Prozeralik
ANDRE PETERSSON is the SENATOR to earn the ‘Player of the Month’ honors for
the month of November 2011, as voted by the members attending the December 6th
meeting. Andre, in his first year as a SENATOR, is here right from Sweden and a strong
part of our offense. He has been selected for his playmaking and assists. November
was a tough month, with the SENS (2-9) playing two games in NHL rinks (one as a
home game). He scored the game winning goal in one of those games on Thanksgiving
night. These efforts are what our team needs. Andre will receive a gift certificate award
of $50.00 at the ‘NUMBER 5’ restaurant.
Andre Petersson
CONGRATULATIONS and keep up the good work!
Dick Havich
CHARITIES
Thank you so much to those who brought non perishable food donations on Dec.17th for CHOW.Our local
food banks are in great need of help this time of year especially when many are still recovering from the flood.
Along with an overflowing barrel of food the booster club also donated our share of that evenings 50/50 proceeds
to CHOW.
Our next 50/50 charity night will take place on January 27th with our share of that nights proceeds being
donated to Community Options. They already have a block of 20 tickets reserved for a group night and are
looking forward to that game. Community Options will also have a table set up on the concourse that night with
information about the upcoming cupids chase run/walk in February along with other raffle items.
If anyone has any suggestions on any local organizations that you would like to see the booster club do a 50/50
night for please let me know.
Baby BSens Fans…
Mackenzie Eileen Murphy born
to Sean and Roberta Murphy on
November 2, 2011 at 6:13 pm.
Mackenzie weighed 8 lbs. and was
20 inches long. Happy to report
everyone is doing well! We look
forward to seeing them at the games
again soon!
Bridget Traver
Charity Chairperson
Mailbag
Out
Congratulations Card to Roberta
and Sean Murphy
Birthday Card to Coach K.
Congratulations to the latest 50/50 winners!
11-24-11 Daniel Pratt
11-26-11 Alex Feltham
12-2-11 Graham MacDonald
12-6-11 Gene Wells (membership meeting)
12-7-11 Arthur R.Hoyt
12-9-11 William Bennett
12-10-11 Jerome Haines
Good luck to everyone in our future 50/50 drawings and remember, you got to be in it to win it!
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U.S. Postage
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Binghamton, NY
Permit No. 50
Binghamton Senators Booster Club
P.O. Box 846
Binghamton, NY 13902
January Birthdays
Jim O’Brien – 1/29
December Booster Birthdays!
January Booster Birthdays!
Theresa Prozeralik 12/2
Betty Waffle 12/2
Chris Brom 12/14
Sally Spence 12/16
Duane Mead 12/26
Michelle Wakeley 12/1
Jennifer Steele 12/6
Kate Angevine 12/10
Raymond Rolston 12/19
Tanya Pickett 12/25
Tim Orr 1/2
Melody Correll 1/6
Vincent McInerney 1/10
Dick Havich 1/15
Beverly Simmons 1/15
Susann Falkin 1/16
Charlene Coates 1/24
Joe Lamphere 1/25
Joe Sullivan 1/27
Ann Bello 1/29
Eric Luckert 1/30
Karen Race 1/26
Diane Vidulich 1/28
Check out our website at
www.BinghamtonSenatorsBoosters.com