Syracuse Crunch
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| Syracuse Crunch | |
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 2012–13 AHL season |
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| City | Syracuse, New York |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Eastern Conference |
| Division | East Division |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Home arena | Oncenter War Memorial Arena |
| Colors |
Blue, White, Silver, Black |
| Owner(s) | Howard Dolgon |
| General manager | Julien Brisebois |
| Head coach | Rob Zettler |
| Media | Syracuse Post-Standard WSKO |
| Affiliates | Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) Florida Everblades (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1992–1994 | Hamilton Canucks |
| 1994–present | Syracuse Crunch |
| Championships | |
| Division Championships | 2 (2001–02)(2012-13) |
The Syracuse Crunch are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, at the War Memorial at Oncenter. They are the primary development affiliate of the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning.[1]
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History [edit]
The franchise originated in 1992 as the Hamilton Canucks, which were 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' in a public vote of five names. Since then they have developed an intrastate rivalry with the Rochester Americans. After the relocation from Hamilton was complete, the Crunch remained the AHL farm team of the Canucks until 2000, when it switched its NHL affiliation to the newly formed Columbus Blue Jackets, an affiliation it retained for a decade, before the Jackets switched their affiliation to the Springfield Falcons in 2010. The Crunch then spent two seasons affiliated with the Anaheim Ducks before signing a multi-year affiliation deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning effective for the 2012–13 season. The Crunch are most known for being a fighting and beat down team, known throughout the AHL.
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 an AHL attendance record of 21,508. Syracuse won the game 2–1.
Honored numbers [edit]
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 US Olympian Darby Hendrickson and Serge Aubin. In recent years the number has remained on the shelf out of respect for Badduke and the honor given to him by the fans in 1998–99.
During the 2008–09 AHL 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 that 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 will not be retired, as it is worn by Crunch player Kyle Cumiskey.
Logos and uniforms [edit]
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Original Crunch logo
1994–2000 -
Second Crunch logo
2000–2010 -
Third Crunch logo
2010–2012 -
5th Anniversary logo
1998–99 [1] -
10th Anniversary logo
2003–04 [2]
Syracuse hockey history [edit]
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
Season-by-season results [edit]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
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| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | SOL | Points | PCT | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Year | 1st round |
2nd round |
3rd round |
Finals |
| 1994–95 | 80 | 29 | 42 | 9 | 0 | — | 67 | .419 | 288 | 325 | 5th, South | 1995 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 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, RCH | — |
| 1996–97 | 80 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 0 | — | 74 | .463 | 241 | 265 | 4th, Empire State | 1997 | L, 0–3, RCH | — | — | — |
| 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 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 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 | W, 3–0, PHI | L, 3–4, CHI | — | — |
| 2002–03 | 80 | 27 | 41 | 8 | 4 | — | 66 | .413 | 201 | 256 | 4th, Central | 2003 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2003–04 | 80 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 7 | — | 93 | .581 | 239 | 235 | 2nd, North | 2004 | L, 3–4, RCH | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | 80 | 36 | 33 | — | 4 | 7 | 83 | .519 | 215 | 230 | 5th, North | 2005 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 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 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 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 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2009–10 | 80 | 34 | 39 | — | 4 | 3 | 75 | .469 | 227 | 272 | 6th, East | 2010 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2010–11 | 80 | 35 | 38 | — | 3 | 4 | 77 | .481 | 221 | 250 | 6th, East | 2011 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2011–12 | 76 | 37 | 29 | — | 5 | 5 | 84 | .553 | 238 | 229 | 7th, 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 | — | — |
Players [edit]
Current roster [edit]
Team Captains [edit]
- 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–present
Team records [edit]
Single season [edit]
- Goals: Lonny Bohonos, 40 (1995–96)
- Assists: Bill Bowler, 58 (2000–01)
- Points: Lonny Bohonos (1995–96), Bill Bowler (2000–01), 79
- Penalty minutes: Jody Shelley, 357 (2000–01)
- GAA: Jean-Francois Labbe, 2.18 (2001–02)
- SV%: Jean-Francois Labbe, .928 (2001–02)
Career [edit]
- Career goals: Mark Hartigan, 107
- Career assists: Brad Moran, 143
- Career points: Brad Moran, 241
- Career penalty minutes: Jeremy Reich, 820
- Career goaltending wins: Karl Goehring, 78
- Career shutouts: Jean-Francois Labbe and Karl Goehring, 11
- Career games: Brad Moran, 334
References [edit]
- ^ [3]
- ^ "Syracuse Crunch - 2012-13 Syracuse Crunch Roster". Syracuse Crunch. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
- ^ "Syracuse Crunch Roster". American Hockey League. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
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