Introduction
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.
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.
On September 8, 2012, Bingham announced he was retiring as head coach of the ECHL's Elmira Jackals, and he was introduced as the new head coach for the Colorado Rampage of the U16 AAA Midwest Elite Hockey League.
Career statistics
| 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
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| John Brophy Award – ECHL Coach of the Year | 2003–04 |