Syracuse Crunch
| Syracuse Crunch | |
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 2011–12 Syracuse Crunch season |
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| City | Syracuse, New York |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Eastern Conference |
| Division | East Division |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Home arena | Oncenter War Memorial Arena |
| Colors |
Black, Metallic gold, Orange |
| Owner(s) | Howard Dolgon |
| General manager | Vance Lederman |
| Head coach | Mark Holick |
| Media | Syracuse Post-Standard WSKO |
| Affiliates | Anaheim Ducks (NHL) Elmira Jackals (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1992–1994 | Hamilton Canucks |
| 1994–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, at the War Memorial at Oncenter. They are the primary development affiliate of the National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks.[1] The Crunch are known for their fighting history, and are considered by some other teams to be the dirtiest team in the AHL.
On March 17, 2010, it was reported that the Blue Jackets were to cut their affiliation with the Crunch, and place its minor leaguers with the Springfield Falcons. On March 25, 2010, the Crunch announced that they will be the AHL affiliate for the Anaheim Ducks beginning with the 2010-11 AHL season.[2]
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[edit] History
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. The Crunch made history on February 20, 2010, when they played the first outdoor AHL game 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.
[edit] Honored numbers
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. Though it is thought[by whom?] to be retired, it is not, 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.
[edit] Logos and uniforms
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Original Crunch logo
1994–2000 -
Second Crunch logo
2000-2010 -
5th Anniversary logo
1998–99 [1] -
10th Anniversary logo
2003–04 [2]
[edit] Syracuse hockey history
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
[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 |
| 2008–09 | 80 | 40 | 32 | — | 5 | 3 | 88 | 214 | 226 | 5th, North |
| 2009–10 | 80 | 34 | 39 | — | 4 | 3 | 75 | 227 | 272 | 6th, East |
| 2010–11 | 80 | 35 | 38 | — | 3 | 4 | 77 | 221 | 250 | 6th, East |
| 2011–12 | 79 | 38 | 31 | - | 5 | 5 | 86 | 111 | 544 | 7th, East |
