Syracuse crunch
Syracuse crunch | |
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founding | 1994 |
history |
Hamilton Canucks 1992 - 1994 Syracuse Crunch since 1994 |
Stadion | War Memorial at Oncenter |
Location | Syracuse , New York |
Team colors | Black, metallic gold, orange |
league | American Hockey League |
Conference | Eastern Conference |
division | North Division |
Head coach | Benoît Groulx |
General manager | Julien BriseBois |
owner | Howard Dolgon |
Cooperations |
Tampa Bay Lightning ( NHL ) Orlando Solar Bears ( ECHL ) |
Calder cups | no |
The Syracuse Crunch are an American ice hockey franchise of the American Hockey League based in Syracuse , New York . The Crunch play their home games in the 6230-seat War Memorial at Oncenter and are the farm team of the NHL franchise Tampa Bay Lightning .
The team has never reached the final series of the Calder Cup, the biggest success of the team so far is reaching the Conference Finals in the 1995/96 season .
history
A group around owner Howard Dolgon bought the Hamilton Canucks in 1994 and relocated the franchise to Syracuse , New York, before the 1994/95 season . The new team was nicknamed Crunch and, after 14 years of abstinence from professional ice hockey, filled the void in the city after the Syracuse Firebirds were dissolved in 1980 . The first official game was played on September 30, 1994 at the War Memorial at Oncenter and ended in a 7-7 draw, Lonny Bohonos was the first goalscorer in team history. In their inaugural season, the Crunch started with Jack McIlhargey as head coach behind the gang. Before the start of the season, a cooperation with the Vancouver Canucks from the National Hockey League had been concluded, so that Syracuse Crunch acted as their farm team . In addition to Lonny Bohonos, who scored the first goal in the team's history, the team-internal top scorer Dan Kesa , "Tough Guy" Scott Walker , defender Adrian Aucoin and rookie Michael Peca played in the foreground in the 1994/95 season . The team finished fifth and last place in the Southern Division after the end of the regular season, which was mainly due to the inadequate defensive performance.
For the 1995/96 season , Syracuse was divided into the Central Division due to an expansion of the AHL. This time it was possible to reach the playoffs for the first time, despite a negative overall balance, as only two of the 18 teams were not admitted to the final round. After a defeat in the opening game of the first round series against the Binghamton Rangers , the Crunch won three encounters in a row and secured a place in the next round. In this they met the Baltimore Bandits and lost their first encounter again, before a 3-1 lead in the series was played out with three wins in a row. The Bandits equalized in the series through two successes and forced a decisive seventh game in the Baltimore Arena . In this game the Crunch prevailed with 5: 4; the qualification for the third round was the result. The third encounter in the series was victorious against the Rochester Americans ; in the remaining four games, the "Amerks" prevailed, scoring the decisive goal in overtime in the fifth game and then beating the Portland Pirates in the Calder Cup finals . The most successful playoff scorer on the Crunch side was Lonny Bohonos with 14 goals and 22 points.
You were the Columbus Blue Jackets ( NHL ) farm team from 2000 to 2010 and had your own farm team , the Dayton Bombers ( ECHL ). From 2010 to 2012 they worked with the Anaheim Ducks . Since the 2012/13 season there has been a collaboration with the Tampa Bay Lightning .
Season statistics
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime , SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded
season | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | PTS | placement | Play-offs |
2014/15 | 76 | 41 | 25th | - | 10 | 0 | 218 | 219 | 92 | 5th in the east | 1 round |
2013/14 | 76 | 31 | 32 | - | 4th | 9 | 198 | 232 | 75 | 5th in the east | Missed play-offs |
2012/13 | 76 | 43 | 23 | - | 6th | 5 | 247 | 201 | 97 | 1. in the east | Calder Cup Final |
2011/12 | 76 | 37 | 29 | - | 5 | 5 | 238 | 234 | 84 | 4. in the east | 1 round |
2010/11 | 80 | 35 | 38 | - | 3 | 4th | 217 | 249 | 77 | 6. in the east | Missed play-offs |
2009/10 | 80 | 34 | 39 | - | 4th | 3 | 227 | 272 | 75 | 6. in the east | Missed play-offs |
2008/09 | 80 | 40 | 32 | - | 5 | 3 | 214 | 226 | 88 | 5th in the north | Missed play-offs |
2007/08 | 80 | 46 | 26th | - | 2 | 6th | 247 | 201 | 100 | 2. in the north | 2nd round |
2006/07 | 80 | 34 | 34 | - | 4th | 8th | 250 | 248 | 80 | 5th in the north | Missed play-offs |
2005/06 | 80 | 47 | 25th | - | 5 | 3 | 272 | 251 | 102 | 2. in the north | 1 round |
2004/05 | 80 | 36 | 33 | 4th | 7th | - | 215 | 230 | 83 | 5th in the north | Missed play-offs |
2003/04 | 80 | 38 | 25th | 10 | 7th | - | 239 | 235 | 93 | 2. in the north | 1 round |
2002/03 | 80 | 27 | 41 | 8th | 4th | - | 201 | 256 | 66 | 4th in the Central Division | Missed play-offs |
2001/02 | 80 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 5 | - | 228 | 193 | 96 | 1st in the Central Division | Conference finals |
2000/01 | 80 | 33 | 30th | 12 | 5 | - | 235 | 254 | 83 | 3rd in the Mid-Atlantic Division | 1 round |
1999/00 | 80 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 1 | - | 290 | 294 | 80 | 2nd in the Empire Division | 1 round |
1998/99 | 80 | 18th | 50 | 9 | 3 | - | 220 | 327 | 48 | Last in the Empire Division | Missed play-offs |
1997/98 | 80 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 2 | - | 272 | 285 | 83 | 3rd in the Empire Division | 1 round |
1996/97 | 80 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 0 | - | 241 | 265 | 74 | 4th in the Empire State Division | 1 round |
1995/96 | 80 | 31 | 37 | 5 | 7th | - | 257 | 307 | 74 | Last in the Central Division | Conference finals |
1994/95 | 80 | 29 | 42 | 9 | 0 | - | 288 | 325 | 67 | Last in the Southern Division | Missed play-offs |
Club records
- 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)
- Average conceded goals: 2.18, Jean-François Labbé (2001/02)
- Shots saved (%): 92.8, Jean-François Labbé (2001/02)
- Career goals: 104, Lonny Bohonos
- Assists (career): 143, Brad Moran
- Career points: 241, Brad Moran
- Penalty Minutes (Career): 820, Jeremy Reich
- Games won by a goalkeeper (career): 63, Karl Goehring
- Shutouts (career): 11, Jean-François Labbé
- Games (career): 334, Brad Moran
Trainer
- Jack McIlhargey 1994-1999
- Stan Smyl 1999-2000
- Gary Agnew 2000-2006
- Ross Yates 2006-2010
- Mark Holick 2010-2012
- Jon Cooper 2012-2013
- Rob Zettler 2013-2016
- Benoît Groulx since 2016