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Syracuse Crunch
Syracuse Crunch
City	Syracuse, New York
League	American Hockey League
Conference	Eastern Conference
Division	East Division
Founded	1994
Home arena	War Memorial at Oncenter
Colors	Navy blue, red, white
Owner(s)	Howard Dolgon
General manager	Vance Lederman
Head coach	Ross Yates
Media	Syracuse Post-Standard; WHEN
Affiliates	Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL); Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL)
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, at the War Memorial at Oncenter. They are the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Columbus Blue Jackets.

[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. Since then they have developed a nasty rivalry with the Rochester Americans.

[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 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 Dunlap, 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, PA, 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 Tom Sestito.

[edit] Logos and uniforms

Original Crunch Logo
1994–2000

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 (1930–36) 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 Braves (1962–63) (EPHL)
Syracuse Blazers (1967–73) (EHL)
Syracuse Blazers (1973–77) (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 (1980–81) (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
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

[edit] Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
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	—	—
2008–09	Out of Playoffs

[edit] External links

Syracuse Crunch Official Website

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