Syracuse Crunch
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| Syracuse Crunch | |
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| City: | Syracuse, New York |
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| League: | American Hockey League |
| Conference: | Western Conference |
| Division: | North Division |
| Founded: | 1994 |
| Home Arena: | War Memorial at Oncenter |
| Colors: | Navy, Red, and White |
| Owner(s): | Howard Dolgon |
| General Manager: | Vance Lederman |
| Head Coach: | Ross Yates |
| Media: | Syracuse Post-Standard WHEN (620 AM) |
| Affiliates: | Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) Elmira Jackals (ECHL) Youngstown SteelHounds (CHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1992 to 1994: | Hamilton Canucks |
| 1994 to present: | Syracuse Crunch |
| Championships | |
| Division Championships: | 1 (2001–02) |
The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, USA at the War Memorial at Oncenter. They are the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Columbus Blue Jackets.
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[edit] History
The Franchise originated 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.
[edit] Retired numbers
The crunch currently have one number retired. John Badduke's # 14 The number hangs from the Onondaga County War Memorial over section 14.
[edit] Fans
Three Syracuse Crunch season ticket holders dress as the Hanson Brothers from the movie Slap Shot for each and every Crunch home game. During a stoppages of play, if there is a man in the opposing penalty box, one of the three will get out of their seat when the theme to Bonanza begins and proceed to travel around the main row on the ice level and crash into the penalty box seemingly as a taunt to the other team.[citation needed]
[edit] Logos and uniforms
 Original Crunch Logo |
 5th Anniversary Logo |
 10th Anniversary Logo |
[edit] Syracuse hockey history
American Hockey League teams that played in Syracuse:
- Syracuse Stars (1930–36) in the Original IHL
- Syracuse Stars (1936-40) in the IAHL - The first team to win the Calder Cup in (1936–37)
- Syracuse Warriors (1951-54)
- Syracuse Eagles (1974–75)
- Syracuse Firebirds (1979–80)
Other hockey teams that played in Syracuse:
- Syracuse Blazers (1962–63) (EPHL)
- Syracuse Blazers (1967–73) (EHL)
- Syracuse Blazers (1973–77) (NAHL)
- Syracuse Hornets (1980–81) (EHL) - played only ten games
- Syracuse Jr. Crunch/Syracuse Stars (1996–2005) in the Metro Junior A Hockey League and Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
[edit] Team records
[edit] Single season
- Goals: 40
Lonny Bohonos (1995–96) - Assists: 58 Bill Bowler (2000–01)
- Points: 79 Lonny Bohonos (1995–96), Bill Bowler (2000–01)
- Penalty Minutes: 357 Jody Shelley (2000–01)
- GAA: 2.18 Jean-Francois Labbe (2001–02)
- SV%: .928 Jean-Francois Labbe (2001–02)
[edit] Career
- Career Goals: 107 Mark Hartigan
- Career Assists: 143 Brad Moran
- Career Points: 241 Brad Moran
- Career Penalty Minutes: 820 Jeremy Reich
- Career Goaltending Wins: 78
Karl Goehring - Career Shutouts: 11 Jean-Francois Labbe and Karl Goehring
- Career Games: 334 Brad Moran
[edit] Season-by-season results
[edit] Regular season
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | SOL | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing |
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| 1994–95 | 80 | 29 | 42 | 9 | — | — | 67 | 288 | 325 | 5th, South |
| 1995–96 | 80 | 31 | 37 | 5 | 7 | — | 74 | 257 | 307 | 5th, Central |
| 1996–97 | 80 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 0 | — | 74 | 241 | 265 | 4th, Empire State |
| 1997–98 | 80 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 2 | — | 83 | 272 | 285 | 3rd, Empire State |
| 1998–99 | 80 | 18 | 50 | 9 | 3 | — | 48 | 220 | 327 | 5th, Empire State |
| 1999–00 | 80 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 1 | — | 80 | 290 | 294 | 2nd, Empire State |
| 2000–01 | 80 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 5 | — | 83 | 235 | 254 | 3rd, Mid-Atlantic |
| 2001–02 | 80 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 5 | — | 96 | 228 | 193 | 1st, Central |
| 2002–03 | 80 | 27 | 41 | 8 | 4 | — | 66 | 201 | 256 | 4th, Central |
| 2003–04 | 80 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 7 | — | 93 | 239 | 235 | 2nd, North |
| 2004–05 | 80 | 36 | 33 | — | 4 | 7 | 83 | 215 | 230 | 5th, North |
| 2005–06 | 80 | 47 | 25 | — | 5 | 3 | 102 | 272 | 251 | 2nd, North |
| 2006–07 | 80 | 34 | 34 | — | 4 | 8 | 80 | 250 | 248 | 5th, North |
| 2007–08 | 80 | 46 | 26 | — | 2 | 6 | 100 | 247 | 201 | 2nd, North |
[edit] Playoffs
| Season | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
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| 1994–95 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 1995–96 | W, 3–1, Binghamton | W, 4–3, Baltimore | L, 1–4, Rochester | — |
| 1996–97 | L, 0–3, Rochester | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | L, 2–3, Hamilton | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 1999–00 | L, 1–3, Hamilton | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | L, 2–3, WBS | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | W, 3–0, Philadelphia | L, 3–4, Chicago | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2003–04 | L, 3–4, Rochester | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2005–06 | L, 2–4, Manitoba | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2007–08 | W, 4-2, Manitoba | L, 3–4, Toronto | — | — |
[edit] External links
- Dave's Unofficial Syracuse Crunch Page
- Syracuse Crunch Official Website
- The Internet Hockey Database - Syracuse Crunch
- Syracuse Crunch blog
- Syracuse Crunch forum
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