Les Binkley spent his early career in the minor leagues and did not play in the NHL until his thirties.
Binkley was the starting goaltender for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the team's inaugural season in the NHL.
During the 1970 Stanley Cup playoffs, Binkley won six games--the first postseason victories for the Penguin franchise.
[5] He has two children, Randall and Leslie, five grandchildren, Jana, Jonathan, Curtis, Kara and Jordan and one great-grandchild, Clara.
Curtis Binkley is also a goaltender and was drafted by the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League in 2002.