Syracuse Crunch

American Hockey League team in Syracuse, New York

Syracuse Crunch

City| Syracuse, New York
League| American Hockey League
Conference| Eastern
Division| North
Founded| 1992
Home arena| Upstate Medical University Arena (Capacity: 5,800)
Colors| Blue, white, silver, black

Owner(s)| Howard Dolgon
General manager| Stacy Roest
Head coach| Joel Bouchard
Captain| Gabriel Dumont
Media| Syracuse Post-Standard
ESPN Radio 97.7 & 100.1
AHL.TV (Internet)
CW 6 (Televised home games)
Affiliates| Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
Franchise history
1992–1994| Hamilton Canucks
1994–present| Syracuse Crunch
Championships
Division titles| 4 (2001–02, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2018–19)
Conference titles| 2 (2012–13, 2016–17)
Current season

The Syracuse Crunch are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). They play in Syracuse, New York, at the Upstate Medical University Arena. They are the primary development affiliate of the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning.[1]

## History

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### Vancouver and Pittsburgh affiliations (1994–2000)

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The franchise originated in 1992 as the Hamilton Canucks, which was an affiliate of the NHL's Vancouver Canucks. The Canucks played in Hamilton, Ontario, for two seasons, before relocating to upstate New York in 1994. They were then renamed the "Crunch" from a public vote that included five names. The Crunch played their first game in Syracuse on September 30, 1994, against the Albany River Rats to a 7–7 tie with Lonny Bohonos scoring the first Crunch goal. The Crunch recorded their first win in Syracuse on October 2, 1994, as they defeated the Hershey Bears 4–1. The Crunch finished their first season 29–42–9–0, fifth place in the division, and outside the playoffs. The Crunch made the playoffs in the following season after finishing 31–37–5–7 and made it to the 1996 conference finals before losing to the eventual Calder Cup champion Rochester Americans. The team led the league in sellouts in 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons.[2] In 1997, the Crunch added a second NHL affiliate with the Pittsburgh Penguins.[3]

The 1998–99 season was the Crunch's worst season in franchise history. The Crunch would finish the season with a league-worst record of 18–50–9–3.[3] On November 25, 1998, the Crunch suffered their worst loss in team history to the Providence Bruins, with a 14–2 final score. They allowed an AHL record of 10 goals in the first period.[4] Goalie Craig Hillier allowed seven goals before being pulled for Mike Valley, who also allowed seven. The Penguins' affiliation ended after this season when they launched the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.[5]

On October 30, 1999, while playing against Rochester, goaltender Christian Bronsard scored the first and only Crunch goalie goal. Bronsard became the fourth goaltender in AHL history to score a goal.[6]

The Crunch qualified for the playoffs following the 1999–2000 season, their last season as Vancouver's AHL affiliate, but lost in the first round to the Hamilton Bulldogs.

### Columbus affiliation (2000–2010)

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The Crunch became the affiliate of the newly formed Columbus Blue Jackets following the 1999–2000 season. They made the playoffs in their first season under the Jackets, but lost in five games to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the first round. In the following 2001–02 season, the Crunch won their first division title in franchise history behind goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe. In addition to the division title, they also were regular season Western Conference champions, with a conference-leading 96 points. However, they were two points shy of tying the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for the AHL lead, and three points shy of winning the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy for top team in the regular season. After receiving a bye in the Conference Qualifiers round, the Crunch swept the Philadelphia Phantoms in three games, but lost to the eventual Calder Cup champion Chicago Wolves in the next round in seven games.

On March 17, 2002, the Crunch played against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. This game was infamously named the "St. Patrick's Day Massacre". The Crunch accumulated 124 penalty minutes, 80 of which were fighting-related, while the Penguins had 162 penalty minutes with 102 for fighting. The Crunch won the game 4–0.[7] The Crunch would miss the playoffs the following season, their second-worst season in franchise history, finishing 27–41–8–4.

In the 2004 Calder Cup playoffs, the Crunch became the twelfth team to blow a 3–1 series lead when they lost to the Rochester Americans in the first round. The Crunch were on home ice for game seven and forward Kent McDonnell missed an empty net when the Americans' goalie Ryan Miller was caught out of position. Rochester then recovered with an odd-man rush and Norm Milley beat Crunch goalie Karl Goehring to win the game in overtime.[8]

The 2005–06 season was the best season the Crunch had during the 80-game schedule format. They scored a team record of 272 goals, but they also allowed 251 goals, and ended the regular season second in their division, 13 points behind Grand Rapids. They also had 47 wins, which is tied with their 2018–19 season record, albeit in four fewer games with the 76-game schedule. Andy Delmore won the Eddie Shore Award, scoring 72 points in 66 games, while also making the AHL First All-Star team at the end of the season. Mark Hartigan also scored 75 points in 49 games, averaging over a point and a half per game. They then lost in the first round of the 2006 Calder Cup playoffs to the Manitoba Moose in six games.

During the 2007–08 season, the Crunch went on a 15-game winning streak at the end of the season from March 8 to April 13, 2008, to make the playoffs. The Crunch also went without losing a game in regulation for the final 23 games of the season, spanning from February 22 to April 13, 2008. They defeated the Manitoba Moose in six games, where five of them went to overtime. They advanced to the second round to face the Toronto Marlies, but blew another 3–1 series lead.

The Crunch played the first outdoor game in AHL history on February 20, 2010, against the Binghamton Senators. The Mirabito Outdoor Classic took place at the Grandstand at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. The game set a then AHL attendance record of 21,508. Syracuse won the game 2–1, with goals scored by Alexandre Picard and David Liffiton. Goaltender Kevin Lalande made 36 saves en route to the Syracuse victory.

The Crunch missed the playoffs in their final two seasons as the affiliate of the Blue Jackets, as they switched their affiliation to the Springfield Falcons in 2010.[9]

### Anaheim affiliation (2010–2012)

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The Anaheim affiliation lasted two seasons, resulting in one playoff appearance in the 2011–12 season. They lost in the first round to the St. John's IceCaps in four games. The affiliation produced future NHL players such as Kyle Palmieri, Nick Bonino and Patrick Maroon.

### Tampa Bay affiliation (2012–present)

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The Crunch signed a multi-year affiliation deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning beginning with the 2012–13 season.[10][11] The affiliation bought immediate success, resulting in the team's first division championship in 11 years. At the end of the 2012–13 regular season, Tyler Johnson won the Les Cunningham Award, Willie Marshall Award, and the President's Award. He was the first MVP in Crunch history. He totaled 65 points, scoring 37 goals and assisted on 28 goals. The team reached the 2013 Calder Cup finals, their first ever Calder Cup appearance, but lost to the Grand Rapids Griffins.[12]

On November 22, 2014, the Syracuse Crunch set a new United States indoor professional hockey attendance record with 30,715 fans at the Carrier Dome for the "Toyota Frozen Dome Classic".[13] Syracuse defeated the Utica Comets 2–1.

The Crunch won their second division title under the Tampa affiliation in the 2016–17 season. They advanced to their second Calder Cup appearance, again against the Grand Rapids Griffins. The Griffins took the series in six games and won the series 4–2. They also lost an AHL record eight road games during the playoffs.

On May 5, 2018, the Syracuse Crunch played their longest game in team history,[14] which the Crunch lost 2–1 in double overtime to the Toronto Marlies. The game lasted 95 minutes and 10 seconds. The Crunch previously played two double-overtime games, both in the 2017 Calder Cup playoffs. They played a double-overtime game in the first round against the St. John's IceCaps, resulting in a 4–3 double-overtime win. That game lasted 90 minutes and 37 seconds, their previous record. They also played another double-overtime game in the 2017 Calder Cup Finals, a 6–5 loss in double overtime to the Grand Rapids Griffins, lasting 87 minutes and 2 seconds.

The 2018–19 season was the best season the Crunch has had during the 76-game schedule format. The Crunch tied a team record in points with 102, and tied a franchise record in wins with 47. Edward Pasquale won the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award, Carter Verhaeghe won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy and Verhaeghe and Alex Barre-Boulet both won the Willie Marshall Award, as they both tied for the league lead in goals scored. The Crunch also achieved 900 franchise victories with a 6–2 win over the Utica Comets on March 30, 2019.[15] The Crunch won their third division title in the Tampa affiliation, but were upset in four games by the Cleveland Monsters.

The Crunch played their first 62 games of the 2019–20 season, but the season was suspended on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16][3] The season was ultimately cancelled on May 11, 2020. The start of the following season was also pushed back to February 5, 2021. The Crunch also gained a temporary second NHL affiliation in the Florida Panthers as their AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, opted out of participating in the abbreviated season.[17][3]

Prior to the pandemic-related schedule changes, the Crunch were to face the Utica Comets in an outdoor game hosted by Utica at the Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome, New York, on February 13, 2021,[18] however, the game did not take place as scheduled.[19]

### Syracuse hockey history

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American Hockey League teams that played in Syracuse:

* Syracuse Stars (1930–1936) in the Original IHL
* Syracuse Stars (1936–1940) in the IAHL – The first team to win the Calder Cup in (1936–37)
* Syracuse Warriors (1951–1954)
* Syracuse Eagles (1974–75)
* Syracuse Firebirds (1979–80)

Other hockey teams that played in Syracuse:

* Syracuse Braves (1962–1963) (EPHL)
* Syracuse Blazers (1967–1973) (EHL)
* Syracuse Blazers (1973–1977) (NAHL)
* Syracuse Condors (Granted a franchise by the NAHL for 1977–78 season, but the league folded and the team never played a game)
* Syracuse Hornets (1980–1981) (EHL) – played only ten games (0-9-1)
* Syracuse Jr. Crunch/Syracuse Stars (1996–2005) in the Metro Junior A Hockey League and Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

## Logos

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Owner Howard Dolgon came up with the superhero mascot Crunchman for the team's debut in 1994. In 2000, as the Crunch became an affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Crunchman was replaced with Al the Ice Gorilla. Al remained until 2012, when Dolgon found the new affiliation with Tampa Bay a good reason to return with Crunchman.[20]

* Original Crunch logo
1994–2000

* Second Crunch logo
2000–2010 [1]

* Third Crunch logo
2010–2012

* Current Crunch logo
2012–present

* 5th Anniversary logo
1998-99 [2]

* 10th Anniversary logo
2003-04 [3]

* 25th Anniversary logo
2018-19

## Season-by-season results

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Regular season  | Playoffs

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Season  | Games  | Won  | Lost  | Tied  | OTL  | SOL  | Points  | PCT  | Goals
for  | Goals
against  | Standing (Division)  | Year  | Prelims | 1st Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals
1994–95 | 80 | 29 | 42 | 9 | 0 | — | 67 | .419 | 288 | 325 | 5th, South | 1995 | — | Did not qualify
1995–96 | 80 | 31 | 37 | 5 | 7 | — | 74 | .463 | 257 | 307 | 5th, Central | 1996 | — | W, 3–1, BNG | W, 4–3, BAL | L, 1–4, ROC | —
1996–97 | 80 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 0 | — | 74 | .463 | 241 | 265 | 4th, Empire State | 1997 | — | L, 0–3, ROC | — | — | —
1997–98 | 80 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 2 | — | 83 | .519 | 272 | 285 | 3rd, Empire State | 1998 | — | L, 2–3, HAM | — | — | —
1998–99 | 80 | 18 | 50 | 9 | 3 | — | 48 | .300 | 220 | 327 | 5th, Empire State | 1999 | — | Did not qualify
1999–00 | 80 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 1 | — | 80 | .500 | 290 | 294 | 2nd, Empire State | 2000 | — | L, 1–3, HAM | — | — | —
2000–01 | 80 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 5 | — | 83 | .519 | 235 | 254 | 3rd, Mid-Atlantic | 2001 | — | L, 2–3, WBS | — | — | —
2001–02 | 80 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 5 | — | 96 | .600 | 228 | 193 | 1st, Central | 2002 | BYE | W, 3–0, PHI | L, 3–4, CHI | — | —
2002–03 | 80 | 27 | 41 | 8 | 4 | — | 66 | .413 | 201 | 256 | 4th, Central | 2003 | Did not qualify
2003–04 | 80 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 7 | — | 93 | .581 | 239 | 235 | 2nd, North | 2004 | BYE | L, 3–4, ROC | — | — | —
2004–05 | 80 | 36 | 33 | — | 4 | 7 | 83 | .519 | 215 | 230 | 5th, North | 2005 | — | Did not qualify
2005–06 | 80 | 47 | 25 | — | 5 | 3 | 102 | .638 | 272 | 251 | 2nd, North | 2006 | — | L, 2–4, MTB | — | — | —
2006–07 | 80 | 34 | 34 | — | 4 | 8 | 80 | .500 | 250 | 248 | 5th, North | 2007 | — | Did not qualify
2007–08 | 80 | 46 | 26 | — | 2 | 6 | 100 | .625 | 247 | 201 | 2nd, North | 2008 | — | W, 4–2, MTB | L, 3–4, TOR | — | —
2008–09 | 80 | 40 | 32 | — | 5 | 3 | 88 | .550 | 214 | 226 | 5th, North | 2009 | — | Did not qualify
2009–10 | 80 | 34 | 39 | — | 4 | 3 | 75 | .469 | 227 | 272 | 6th, East | 2010 | — | Did not qualify
2010–11 | 80 | 35 | 38 | — | 3 | 4 | 77 | .481 | 221 | 250 | 6th, East | 2011 | — | Did not qualify
2011–12 | 76 | 37 | 29 | — | 5 | 5 | 84 | .553 | 238 | 229 | 4th, East | 2012 | — | L, 1–3, STJ | — | — | —
2012–13 | 76 | 43 | 22 | — | 6 | 5 | 97 | .638 | 247 | 201 | 1st, East | 2013 | — | W, 3–0, POR | W, 4–0, SPR | W, 4–1, WBS | L, 2–4, GR
2013–14 | 76 | 31 | 32 | — | 4 | 9 | 75 | .493 | 198 | 232 | 5th, East | 2014 | — | Did not qualify
2014–15 | 76 | 41 | 25 | — | 10 | 0 | 92 | .605 | 218 | 219 | 2nd, Northeast | 2015 | — | L, 0–3, WBS | — | — | —
2015–16 | 76 | 32 | 29 | — | 11 | 4 | 79 | .520 | 213 | 240 | 6th, North | 2016 | — | Did not qualify
2016–17 | 76 | 38 | 24 | — | 7 | 7 | 90 | .592 | 232 | 227 | 1st, North | 2017 | — | W, 3–1, STJ | W, 4–3, TOR | W, 4–1, PRO | L, 2–4, GR
2017–18 | 76 | 46 | 22 | — | 3 | 5 | 100 | .658 | 236 | 193 | 2nd, North | 2018 | — | W, 3–0, ROC | L, 0–4, TOR | — | —
2018–19 | 76 | 47 | 21 | — | 4 | 4 | 102 | .671 | 264 | 187 | 1st, North | 2019 | — | L, 1–3, CLE | — | — | —
2019–20 | 62 | 30 | 23 | — | 4 | 5 | 69 | .556 | 202 | 210 | 5th, North | 2020 | — | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 | 32 | 19 | 10 | — | 3 | 0 | 41 | .641 | 120 | 93 | 3rd, North | 2021 | — | No playoffs were held
2021–22 | 76 | 41 | 26 | — | 7 | 2 | 91 | .599 | 242 | 229 | 2nd, North | 2022 | BYE | L, 2–3, LAV | — | — | —
2022–23 | 72 | 35 | 26 | — | 7 | 4 | 81 | .563 | 252 | 239 | 2nd, North | 2023 | BYE | L, 2–3, ROC | — | — | —
2023–24 | 72 | 39 | 24 | — | 4 | 5 | 87 | .604 | 220 | 203 | 3rd, North | 2024 | BYE | W, 3–2, ROC | L, 0–3, CLE | — | —

## Players and coaches

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### Current roster

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Updated November 12, 2024.[21][22][23]

Team roster  No. | Nat | Player  | Pos | S/G | Age  | Acquired  | Birthplace  | Contract

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14 |  | Tristan Allard | C | L  | 22  | 2023 | Renfrew, Ontario | Crunch
22 |  | Logan Brown | C | R  | 26  | 2024 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Crunch
72 |  | Declan Carlile (A) | D | L  | 24  | 2022 | Hartland, Michigan | Lightning
24 |  | Max Crozier (A) | D | R  | 24  | 2023 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Lightning
25 |  | Dylan Duke | C | L  | 21  | 2024 | Strongsville, Ohio | Lightning
40 |  | Gabriel Dumont (C) | C | R  | 34  | 2021 | Dégelis, Quebec | Crunch
21 |  | Jaydon Dureau | LW | R  | 23  | 2021 | White City, Saskatchewan | Lightning
54 |  | Lucas Edmonds | RW | R  | 23  | 2022 | North Bay, Ontario | Lightning
62 |  | Jack Finley | C | R  | 22  | 2021 | Kelowna, British Columbia | Lightning
9 |  | Gabriel Fortier (A) | C | L  | 24  | 2021 | Lachine, Quebec | Lightning
57 |  | Dyllan Gill | D | R  | 20  | 2024 | Riverview, New Brunswick | Lightning
39 |  | Gage Goncalves | C | R  | 23  | 2021 | Mission, British Columbia | Lightning
23 |  | Maxim Groshev | LW | L  | 22  | 2023 | Agryz, Russia | Lightning
31 |  | Brandon Halverson | G | L  | 28  | 2023 | Traverse City, Michigan | Crunch
88 |  | Niko Huuhtanen | RW | R  | 21  | 2024 | Helsinki, Finland | Lightning
44 |  | Kale Kessy | LW | L  | 31  | 2024 | Shaunavon, Saskatchewan | Crunch
11 |  | Jujhar Khaira | C | L  | 30  | 2024 | Surrey, British Columbia | Crunch
4 |  | Tobie Paquette-Bisson | D | L  | 27  | 2024 | Rosemere, Quebec | Lightning
51 |  | Derrick Pouliot | D | L  | 30  | 2024 | Estevan, Saskatchewan | Lightning
61 |  | Milo Roelens | C | L  | 21  | 2024 | St. Petronille, Quebec | Lightning
16 |  | Steven Santini (A) | D | R  | 29  | 2024 | Mahopac, New York | Lightning
76 |  | Roman Schmidt | D | R  | 21  | 2023 | Midland, Michigan | Lightning
73 |  | Conor Sheary | LW | L  | 32  | 2024 | Melrose, Massachusetts | Lightning
95 |  | Gabriel Szturc | C | L  | 21  | 2024 | Cesky Tesin, Czechia | Lightning
42 |  | Joel Teasdale (PTO) | LW | L  | 25  | 2024 | Repentigny, Quebec | Crunch
90 |  | Matt Tomkins | G | L  | 30  | 2023 | Edmonton, Alberta | Lightning
85 |  | Daniel Walcott (A) | LW | L  | 30  | 2015 | L'Île-Perrot, Quebec | Crunch
7 |  | Scott Walford | D | L  | 25  | 2024 | Coquitlam, British Columbia | Crunch
56 |  | Jesse Ylonen | RW | R  | 25  | 2024 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Lightning

### Team captains

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* Dane Jackson, 1994–1995
* Mark Wotton, 1995–1999
* Brian Bonin, 1999–2000
* Mike Gaul, 2000–2001
* Sean Pronger, 2001–2002
* David Ling, 2002–2003
* Darrel Scoville, 2003–2004
* Jamie Pushor, 2004–2007
* Zenon Konopka, 2007–2008
* Dan Smith, 2008–2009
* Derek MacKenzie, 2009–2010
* Joe DiPenta, 2010–2011
* Nate Guenin, 2011–2012
* Mike Angelidis, 2012–2016
* Luke Witkowski, 2016–2017, 2019–2021
* Erik Condra, 2017–2018
* Gabriel Dumont, 2018–2019, 2021–present

### Head coaches

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* Jack McIlhargey: 1994–1999
* Stan Smyl: 1999–2000
* Gary Agnew: 2000–2006
* Ross Yates: 2006–2010
* Mark Holick: 2010–2012
* Trent Yawney: 2012
* Jon Cooper: 2012–2013
* Rob Zettler: 2013–2016
* Benoit Groulx: 2016–2023
* Joel Bouchard: 2023–present

### Current coaching staff

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* Joel Bouchard — Head coach
* J. D. Forrest — Assistant coach
* A. J. MacLean — Assistant coach
* Maxime Vaillancourt — Goaltending coach
* Jacob Wheeler — Video coach

### Honored numbers

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The Crunch raised a banner following a fan vote during the team's fifth season in honor of fan favorite #14 "Big Bad" John Badduke. It is not retired, as it would later be worn by former United States Olympian Darby Hendrickson, Serge Aubin, Richard Panik, Justin Courtnall, Brandon Alderson, Mike McNamee, Kevin Lynch, Devante Stephens and most recently, Brandon Crawley.

During the 2008–09 season, the team temporarily reserved, but not retired, #7 as a tribute to Paul Newman after his death. This honors Reg Dunlop, the player-coach for the fictional Charlestown Chiefs, which Newman played in the movie Slap Shot. The movie was filmed partially at Onondaga County War Memorial. Coincidentally, other scenes were filmed at Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the home ice of the Crunch's former ECHL affiliate, the Johnstown Chiefs. The banner was raised October 14 and was up for the entire season, but the number was not retired, as it was most recently worn by Crunch player Mathieu Joseph in the 2019–20 season.

On March 26, 2016, the Syracuse Crunch retired Dolph Schayes' number #4. Schayes played for the Syracuse Nationals and their successor, the Philadelphia 76ers. He was the first player in the National Basketball Association to score 15,000 points in his career.[24] This number isn't officially retired, as the number was most recently worn by Trevor Carrick during the 2022–23 season.

### Notable Crunch alumni

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* Mike Angelidis
* Adrian Aucoin
* Mark Barberio
* Francois Beauchemin
* Matt Beleskey
* Lonny Bohonos
* Nick Bonino
* Derick Brassard
* J. T. Brown
* Anthony Cirelli
* Grant Clitsome
* Ross Colton
* Cory Conacher
* Brett Connolly
* Erik Condra
* Ty Conklin
* Tony DeAngelo
* Derek Dorsett
* Jonathan Drouin
* Ray Emery
* Jason Garrison
* Yanni Gourde
* Radko Gudas
* Tim Jackman
* Tyler Johnson
* Mathieu Joseph
* Alex Killorn
* Slater Koekkoek
* Nikita Kucherov
* Jean-Francois Labbe
* Pascal Leclaire
* Anders Lindback
* Jonathan Marchessault
* Patrick Maroon
* Vladislav Namestnikov
* Riley Nash
* Ondrej Palat
* Kyle Palmieri
* Richard Panik
* Cedric Paquette
* Michael Peca
* Brayden Point
* Dave Scatchard
* Brent Sopel
* Andrej Sustr
* Dustin Tokarski
* Andrei Vasilevskiy
* Carter Verhaeghe
* Scott Walker
* Luke Witkowski

## Franchise records and leaders

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Records as of the end of the 2023–24 AHL regular season

### Single season records

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Goals: Lonny Bohonos, 40 (1995–96)
Assists: Alex Barre-Boulet, 60 (2022–23)
Points: Alex Barre-Boulet, 84 (2022–23)
Penalty minutes: Jody Shelley, 357 (2000–01)
Wins: Corey Hirsch, 30 (1997–98)
GAA: Jean-Francois Labbe, 2.18 (2001–02)
SV%: Jean-Francois Labbe, .928 (2001–02)

### Single playoff records

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Minimum 10 Calder Cup playoff games played

Goals: Lonny Bohonos, 14 (1996)
Assists: Ondrej Palat, 19 (2013)
Points: Cory Conacher, 28 (2017)
Penalty minutes: Richard Panik, 59 (2013)
Wins: Cedrick Desjardins (2013) and Mike McKenna (2017), 13
GAA: Jean-Francois Labbe, 1.91 (2002)
SV%: Jean-Francois Labbe, .939 (2002)

### Career records

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Career games: Daniel Walcott, 433
Career goals: Alex Barre-Boulet, 113
Career assists: Alex Barre-Boulet, 189
Career points: Alex Barre-Boulet, 302
Career penalty minutes: Jeremy Reich, 820
Career goaltending wins: Karl Goehring, 78
Career shutouts: Jean-Francois Labbe and Karl Goehring, 11

## Trophies and awards

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### Award winners

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Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award

* Alex Barre-Boulet (2018–19)

Eddie Shore Award

* Andy Delmore (2005–06)
* Matt Taormina (2016–17)

Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award

* Edward Pasquale (2018–19)

James C. Hendy Memorial Award

* Vance Lederman (2014–15)

James H. Ellery Memorial Awards

* Adam Benigni (1994–95)
* Seth Everett (1995–96)
* Lindsay Kramer (1996–97)

John B. Sollenberger Trophy

* Carter Verhaeghe (2018–19)

Ken McKenzie Award

* Tim Kuhl (1994–95, 1995–96)
* Jim Sarosy (2001–02, 2009–10)

Les Cunningham Award

* Tyler Johnson (2012–13)

Thomas Ebright Memorial Award

* Howard Dolgon (2013–14)

Willie Marshall Award

* Tyler Johnson (2012–13)
* Carter Verhaeghe, Alex Barre-Boulet (2018–19)

Yanick Dupre Memorial Award

* Eric Neilson (2013–14)
* Brad Chavis (2020–21)
* Daniel Walcott (2023–24)

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* Syracuse Crunch Official Website

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Syracuse Crunch

* Franchise formerly the Hamilton Canucks
* Founded in 1992
* Based in Syracuse, New York

People|

* Julien BriseBois
* Benoit Groulx

Arenas|

* Copps Coliseum
* Upstate Medical University Arena

Rivalries|

* Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
* Utica Comets
* Rochester Americans
* Grand Rapids Griffins
* Cleveland Monsters

Affiliates|

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ECHL
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Tampa Bay Lightning

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Jon Cooper
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Victor Hedman
Current roster

Arenas|

* Expo Hall
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Rivalries|

* Florida Panthers

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Team tennis|

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* Union Garnet Chargers (men's and women's ice hockey)
* Vassar Brewers (men's and women's fencing)
* Wagner Seahawks
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College athletics
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* Alfred Saxons
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* SUNY Poly Wildcats
* Union Garnet Chargers
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* York Cardinals

College athletics
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* Culinary Institute of America Steels
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* The King's Lions
* Paul Smith's Bobcats
* SUNY ESF Mighty Oaks
* Vaughn Warriors
* Villa Maria Knights
* Word of Life Bible Institute Huskies

College athletics
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* Monroe Mustangs
* ASA Avengers

College athletics
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* Genesee Cougars
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* Jamestown (Olean) Cattaraugus Jaguars
* Monroe Tribunes
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* Queensborough Tigers
* Rockland Fighting Hawks
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* Suffolk County Sharks
* SUNY Sullivan Generals
* Tompkins Cortland Panthers
* SUNY Ulster Senators

See also: Sports in New York City, Sports in Buffalo, Sports in Rochester, Sports in Syracuse, and Sports in New York's Capital District

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