Pat Bingham (born October 8, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently the president of the Colorado Rampage in the Midwest Elite Hockey League.

Pat Bingham
Born (1968-10-08) October 8, 1968 (age 56)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for AHL
Binghamton Whalers
ECHL
Nashville Knights
Hampton Roads Admirals
Richmond Renegades
CoHL
Brantford Smoke
SuHL
Lakeland Ice Warriors
Jacksonville Bullets
SHL
Lakeland Prowlers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1989–1996

Bingham retired as a player in 1996 following a seven-year professional career that included time in the American Hockey League, ECHL, Colonial Hockey League, Sunshine Hockey League, and Southern Hockey League.

Bingham first head coaching position was during the 1999–2000 season with the Huntsville Channel Cats of the Central Hockey League. He has since gained head coaching experience in the United Hockey League, ECHL, and American Hockey League. In the ECHL he won the John Brophy Award as the Coach of the Year for stearing the Wheeling Nailers to a 51-17-4 record during the 2003–04 season.[1]

On September 8, 2012, Bingham announced he was retiring as head coach of the ECHL's Elmira Jackals,[2] and he was introduced as the new head coach for the Colorado Rampage of the U16 AAA Midwest Elite Hockey League.[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 Kamloops Blazers WHL 44 4 3 7 43 1 0 0 0 4
1986–87 New Westminster Bruins WHL 70 23 14 37 148
1987–88 New Westminster Bruins WHL 55 19 20 39 115
1988–89 Kamloops Blazers WHL 48 16 18 34 85 16 2 6 8 35
1989–90 Binghamton Whalers AHL 24 3 4 7 63
1989–90 Nashville Knights ECHL 39 7 30 37 175
1990–91 Nashville Knights ECHL 30 8 11 19 140
1990–91 Hampton Roads Admirals ECHL 12 6 7 13 38 14 6 9 15 69
1991–92 Hampton Roads Admirals ECHL 5 0 2 2 56
1991–92 Richmond Renegades ECHL 47 10 14 24 148 6 2 2 4 71
1992–93 Brantford Smoke CoHL 14 0 4 4 26
1992–93 Richmond Renegades ECHL 10 5 4 9 35
1993–94 Lakeland Ice Warriors SuHL 33 3 21 24 101
1994–95 Lakeland Ice Warriors SuHL 28 5 22 27 60
1994–95 Jacksonville Bullets SuHL 21 1 12 13 46 4 1 2 3 12
1995–96 Lakeland Prowlers SHL-Sr. 52 5 20 25 116 5 1 2 3 2
ECHL totals 143 36 68 104 592 20 8 11 19 140

Awards and honours

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Award Year
John Brophy AwardECHL Coach of the Year 2003–04 [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Pat Bingham - SoundTigers.com". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  2. ^ Pat Bingham Steps Down as Jackals Head Coach
  3. ^ TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Colorado Rampage | New U16 AAA Rampage Coach and Rampage Skills Director | Pointstreak Sites Archived November 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League | John Brophy Award Winners". Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
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