The Crunch played their first game in Syracuse on September 30, 1994, against the Albany River Rats to a 7–7 tie with Lonny Bohonos scoring the first Crunch goal. The Mirabito Outdoor Classic took place at the Grandstand at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. 1999/00 - 2009/10. The Syracuse Crunch are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). Syracuse won the game 2–1, with goals scored by Alexandre Picard and David Liffiton. The Crunch were on home ice for game seven and forward Kent McDonnell missed an empty net when the Americans' goalie Ryan Miller was caught out of position.
In the following 2001–02 season, the Crunch won their first division title in franchise history behind goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe. On March 26, 2016, the Syracuse Crunch retired Dolph Schayes' number #4.
[2] In 1997, the Crunch added a second NHL affiliate with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
They were then renamed the 'Crunch' in a public vote of five names. The 1998–99 AHL season was the Crunch's worst season as of 2020[update] with a 18–50–9–3 record. The Syracuse Crunch team is the American Hockey League affiliate of the professional team Tampa Bay Lightning, which belongs to the National Hockey League. #GoGetIt", "That's how you celebrate 25 seasons of #SyrCrunch hockey. In 2000, as the Crunch became an affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Crunchman was replaced with Al the Ice Gorilla. They also had 47 wins, which is tied with their 2018–19 season record, albeit in four less games with the 76-game schedule. The 2018–19 season was the best season the Crunch has had during the 76-game schedule format. Crunch. The 2005–06 season was the best season the Crunch had during the 80-game schedule format. All three have come in the last two postseasons. On March 17, 2002, the Crunch played against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. In 2000, as the Crunch became an affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Crunchman was replaced with Al the Ice Gorilla. Concepts. 2012– Primary Logo History. LOGOS. He was the first player in the National Basketball Association to score 15,000 points in his career. They made the playoffs in their first season under the Jackets, but lost in five games to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the first round. The Crunch played the first outdoor game in AHL history on February 20, 2010, against the Binghamton Senators. 1994/95 - 1998/99. The Crunch won the game 4–0. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Copyright © 2016-2019 All rights reserved. Black appears on uniforms only, not the logo. Main Navigation Menu. The game lasted 95 minutes and 10 seconds.
It is not retired, as it would later be worn by former United States Olympian Darby Hendrickson, Serge Aubin, Richard Panik, Justin Courtnall, Brandon Alderson, Mike McNamee and most recently, Kevin Lynch. They then lost in the first round of the 2006 Calder Cup playoffs to the Manitoba Moose in six games. Meaning and History logo The “ Superman ” theme made its debut in the team’s first logo adopted in 1994. The Crunch also achieved 900 franchise victories with a 6–2 win over the Utica Comets on March 30, 2019.