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The New Haven Nighthawks are a former Ice Hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 1972 to 1992. They had long-term affiliations with the Minnesota North Stars (1972-1977) and New York Rangers (1977-1981 and 1984-1987), but were affiliated with the Los Angeles Kings (1981-1991) in their final seasons. The team played their home games at the New Haven Coliseum . HISTORY The Nighthawks were Calder Cup finalists four times: 1974-74, 1977-78, 1978-79 and a dramatic, unlikely playoff run in 1988-89 when they finished fourth in their division yet won two exciting playoff rounds before succumbing to the Adirondack Red Wings in the finals 4 games to 1. Those same Red Wings would take the Hawks out again in their last post-season before becoming the ill-fated New Haven Senators in 1992-1993. Notable players for the Nighthawks include Tom Colley , the franchise's career leader in games (534), goals (204), assists (281) and points (485); ex- Boston Bruin Billy O'Dwyer ; career penalty minute leader (688) Al Tuer ; ex- WHA star Bobby Sheehan and Dale Lewis . The team was notorious for a revolving door for personnel -- holding the AHL record for players used in a single season with 62 in 1986 -- and no other player than Colley played in as many as 300 games for the Nighthawks, while only one goaltender ( Ron Scott ) played over 100 games. Eight of the 27 AHL head coaches are former Nighthawks: Peoria's Dave Baseggio , Providence's Scott Gordon , Manchester's Mark Morris , Lowell's Kurt Kleinendorst , Chicago's John Anderson , San Antonio's Pat Conacher , Manitoba's Scott Arniel and Philadelphia's Kjell Samuelsson . The franchise was renamed the New Haven Senators for the 1992-93 season when they began an NHL affiliation with the Ottawa Senators . The following season, the franchise moved to Prince Edward Island. Today, it is known as the Binghamton Senators . Franchise and Area History The franchise became known as:
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