In what seems to be a crazy story out east, hockey goalie Ben Binga was released from the Cortland Red Dragons hockey team this past weekend. In a pregame radio interview on Friday, before their contest against Geneseo, Red Dragons head coach Joe Baldarotta stated that he was "no longer with the team". This comes as a shock to many hockey fans, as Binga was popular for both his great goaltending, and questionable actions on the ice.
Last year, Binga started the majority of the games for Cortland, recording a 7-12-3 record with a 3.50 GAA and 90.4 save percentage. It should also be noted that he racked up 38 penalty minutes last year, which appears to be the most by any goalie in D-III hockey. This season however, his numbers were down as he was 0-3 with a 4.35 GAA and 86.3 save percentage. No exact reason was given as to why he left the Cortland hockey team, but he will go down in the history books as one of the most unique college hockey goalies to ever play the game.
Seems like the animated goalies of D-III hockey are all leaving, as the western version of Ben Binga, former River Falls goalie AJ Bucchino left the UWRF after last season to pursue his dream of playing major league hockey.
As Binga leaves D-III hockey, I thought I would pay homage to him on this blog, and offer fans one last look at a classic Ben Binga...
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