| Syracuse Crunch | |
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| 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.
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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.
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.
Logos and uniforms
 Original Crunch Logo |
 5th Anniversary Logo |
 10th Anniversary Logo |
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
Team records
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)
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
Season-by-season results
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 |
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 | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Out of Playoffs | |||
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