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 rivarly 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 has temporarily reserved, but not retired, #7 as a tribute to
Paul Newman after his death. This honours 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. Ironically, 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 will be up for the entire season, but the number will not be retired, as it is worn by Crunch player
Tom Sestito.
Logos and uniforms
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
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| 1994–95
| 80
| 29
| 42
| 9
| —
| —
| 67
| 288
| 325
| 5th, South
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| 1995–96
| 80
| 31
| 37
| 5
| 7
| —
| 74
| 257
| 307
| 5th, Central
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| 1996–97
| 80
| 32
| 38
| 10
| 0
| —
| 74
| 241
| 265
| 4th, Empire State
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| 1997–98
| 80
| 35
| 32
| 11
| 2
| —
| 83
| 272
| 285
| 3rd, Empire State
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| 1998–99
| 80
| 18
| 50
| 9
| 3
| —
| 48
| 220
| 327
| 5th, Empire State
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| 1999–00
| 80
| 35
| 35
| 9
| 1
| —
| 80
| 290
| 294
| 2nd, Empire State
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| 2000–01
| 80
| 33
| 30
| 12
| 5
| —
| 83
| 235
| 254
| 3rd, Mid-Atlantic
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| 2001–02
| 80
| 39
| 23
| 13
| 5
| —
| 96
| 228
| 193
| 1st, Central
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| 2002–03
| 80
| 27
| 41
| 8
| 4
| —
| 66
| 201
| 256
| 4th, Central
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| 2003–04
| 80
| 38
| 25
| 10
| 7
| —
| 93
| 239
| 235
| 2nd, North
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| 2004–05
| 80
| 36
| 33
| —
| 4
| 7
| 83
| 215
| 230
| 5th, North
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| 2005–06
| 80
| 47
| 25
| —
| 5
| 3
| 102
| 272
| 251
| 2nd, North
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| 2006–07
| 80
| 34
| 34
| —
| 4
| 8
| 80
| 250
| 248
| 5th, North
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| 2007–08
| 80
| 46
| 26
| —
| 2
| 6
| 100
| 247
| 201
| 2nd, North
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| 2008–09
| 77
| 39
| 31
| —
| 4
| 3
| 85
| 207
| 218
| 5th, North
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Playoffs
| Season
| 1st round
| 2nd round
| 3rd round
| Finals
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| 1994–95
| Out of Playoffs
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| 1995–96
| W, 3–1, Binghamton
| W, 4–3, Baltimore
| L, 1–4, Rochester
| —
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| 1996–97
| L, 0–3, Rochester
| —
| —
| —
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| 1997–98
| L, 2–3, Hamilton
| —
| —
| —
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| 1998–99
| Out of Playoffs
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| 1999–00
| L, 1–3, Hamilton
| —
| —
| —
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| 2000–01
| L, 2–3, WBS
| —
| —
| —
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| 2001–02
| W, 3–0, Philadelphia
| L, 3–4, Chicago
| —
| —
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| 2002–03
| Out of Playoffs
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| 2003–04
| L, 3–4, Rochester
| —
| —
| —
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| 2004–05
| Out of Playoffs
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| 2005–06
| L, 2–4, Manitoba
| —
| —
| —
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| 2006–07
| Out of Playoffs
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| 2007–08
| W, 4-2, Manitoba
| L, 3–4, Toronto
| —
| —
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| 2008–09
| Out of Playoffs
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