What league does Syracuse Crunch play in?

Syracuse Crunch play in the AHL.

When was Syracuse Crunch founded?

Syracuse Crunch was founded in 1994 in Syracuse, NY, USA, USA.

Where is Syracuse Crunch based?

Syracuse Crunch is based in Syracuse, NY, USA.

Who is the head coach of Syracuse Crunch?

The head coach of Syracuse Crunch is Jon Cooper.

Who is the captain of Syracuse Crunch?

The captain of Syracuse Crunch is Mike Angelidis.

What arena does Syracuse Crunch play in?

Syracuse Crunch play their home games at War Memorial at Oncenter in Syracuse, NY, USA.

Who is the general manager of Syracuse Crunch?

The general manager of Syracuse Crunch is Julien BriseBois.

What are the team colors of Syracuse Crunch?

The team colors of Syracuse Crunch are Blue + Grey + White.

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2012-2013 Season

Syracuse Crunch were 43-22-11 in the 2012-13 AHL season with 97 points, 1st in the Eastern Conference: East Division and 3rd overall.

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2012-2013 Syracuse Crunch Roster

Syracuse Crunch — 2012-2013 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Matt Anthony (G)Loan	42	1984	Wheatley, ON, CAN	5'9"	181	L
	#30	Cédrick Desjardins (G)	41	1985	Edmundston, NB, CAN	6'0"	192	L
	#31	Riku Helenius (G)	38	1988	Pälkäne, FIN	6'3"	183	L
	#33	Pat Nagle (G)	39	1987	Bloomfield Township, MI, USA	6'2"	170	L
	#34	Dustin Tokarski (G)	37	1989	Humboldt, SK, CAN	6'0"	205	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#5	Keith Aulie (D)	37	1989	Rouleau, SK, CAN	6'6"	231	L
	#8	Mark Barberio (D)"A"	36	1990	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'1"	207	L
	#24	Jean-Philippe Côté (D)"A"	44	1982	Québec, QC, CAN	6'2"	216	L
	#3	Radko Gudas (D)	36	1990	Kladno, CZE	6'0"	207	R
	#44	Dmitri Korobov (D)	37	1989	Novopolotsk, BLR	6'2"	243	L
	#32	Charles Landry (D)	35	1991	Napierville, QC, CAN	5'11"	187	R
	#25	Brian Lee (D)	39	1987	Moorhead, MN, USA	6'3"	201	R
	#26	Brendan Mikkelson (D)	39	1987	Regina, SK, CAN	6'3"	209	L
	#4	Carl Nielsen (D/RW)	38	1988	Lorain, OH, USA	6'4"	225	R
	#42	Jared Nightingale (D)	44	1982	Jackson, MI, USA	6'3"	205	R
	#27	Evan Oberg (D)	38	1988	Forestburg, AB, CAN	6'0"	192	L
	#7	Artyom Sergeyev (D)	33	1993	Moskva, RUS	6'1"	214	R
	#2	Andrej Sustr (D)	35	1990	Plzen, CZE	6'7"	216	R
	#6	Matt Taormina (D)	40	1986	Warren, MI, USA	5'10"	187	L
	#82	Luke Witkowski (D/RW)	36	1990	Holland, MI, USA	6'2"	209	R
FORWARDS
	#10	Mike Angelidis (LW/C)"C"	41	1985	Woodbridge, ON, CAN	6'1"	214	L
	#23	J.T. Brown (RW)	36	1990	Burnsville, MN, USA	5'10"	170	R
	#89	Cory Conacher (C/W)	36	1989	Burlington, ON, CAN	5'8"	185	L
	#28	Brett Connolly (RW)	34	1992	Campbell River, BC, CAN	6'3"	198	R
	#88	Philip-Michaël Devos (C)	36	1990	Sorel-Tracy, QC, CAN	6'0"	179	L
	#78	Danick Gauthier (C/LW)	35	1991	Waterloo, QC, CAN	6'2"	201	L
	#11	Alex Hutchings (RW/LW)	36	1990	Burlington, ON, CAN	5'11"	179	R
	#22	Jean-François Jacques (LW)	41	1985	Terrebonne, QC, CAN	6'3"	231	L
	#9	Tyler Johnson (C/RW)	36	1990	Spokane, WA, USA	5'8"	185	R
	#19	Alex Killorn (LW/RW)	37	1989	Halifax, NS, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#20	Pierre-Cédric Labrie (LW)	40	1986	Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN	6'3"	227	L
	#18	Vladislav Namestnikov (C/LW)	33	1992	Voskresensk, RUS	6'0"	181	L
	#29	Eric Neilson (RW)	42	1984	Fredericton, NB, CAN	6'2"	205	R
	#12	Ondřej Palát (LW/RW)	35	1991	Frydek-Mistek, CZE	6'0"	194	L
	#14	Richard Pánik (RW/LW)	35	1991	Martin, SVK	6'2"	203	L
	#17	Cédric Paquette (C/RW)	33	1993	Gaspé, QC, CAN	6'0"	207	L
	#63	Philippe Paradis (C/W)	35	1991	Normandin, QC, CAN	6'2"	205	L
	#71	Tanner Richard (C)	33	1993	Markham, ON, CAN	6'0"	192	L
	#16	Dan Sexton (RW)	39	1987	Apple Valley, MN, USA	5'10"	181	R
	#21	Dana Tyrell (C/W)	37	1989	Airdrie, AB, CAN	5'10"	192	L
	#7	Kyle Wilson (C)	41	1984	Oakville, ON, CAN	6'0"	201	L
	#15	J.T. Wyman (RW)	40	1986	Edina, MN, USA	6'2"	209	R
Position: G: 4, D: 12, F: 22Av Age: 24.61 yearsAv Ht: 6'1"Av Wt: 198 lbsCompare with other teams »

2012-2013 Syracuse Crunch Staff

Head CoachJon Cooper
Head CoachRob Zettler
Asst. CoachMartin Raymond
Asst. CoachRob Zettler
Goaltending CoachFrantz Jean
General ManagerJulien BriseBois
Asst. Equipment ManagerCorey Massey
BroadcasterDan D'Uva
CEOHoward Dolgon
Development CoachSteve Thomas
Dir. of CommunicationsMaggie Walters
Dir.Jim Sarosy
Franchise OwnerHoward Dolgon
Franchise OwnerVance Lederman
Head Athletic TrainerBrad Chavis
Head Equipment ManagerJ.W. Aiken

2012-2013 Syracuse Crunch Captains

"C"

Mike Angelidis

"A"

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2012-2013 Syracuse Crunch Demographics

Syracuse Crunch Facts

Plays in: American Hockey League
Team Colors: Blue + Grey + White
Town: Syracuse, NY, USA Map
Founded: 1994

2012-2013 Syracuse Crunch Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players
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3 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Syracuse Crunch: 1 602 GP
NHL: 1 282 GP
WC: 28 GP
SHL: 27 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 17 GP
Liiga: 33 GP
KHL: 82 GP
Czechia: 28 GP
AHL: 5 989 GP
DEL: 77 GP
NL: 4 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: War Memorial at Oncenter
Location: Syracuse, NY, USA
Capacity: 6 230
Construction Year: 1951

Syracuse Crunch Games

Syracuse Crunch — 2012-2013 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/21/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Syracuse Crunch	Belleville Senators	-	AHL
11/18/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Syracuse Crunch	Rochester Americans	-	AHL
11/14/2026 06:00 PM GMT-5	Utica Comets	Syracuse Crunch	2 - 3	AHL
11/13/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Syracuse Crunch	Toronto Marlies	2 - 3 (OT 61:02)	AHL
11/11/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Syracuse Crunch	Laval Rocket	0 - 5	AHL

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Latest Transactions

Syracuse Crunch — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/14/2026	Loan	joining	Henry Welsch (G)	Adirondack Thunder	Details
11/11/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Sam O'Reilly (F)	Tampa Bay Lightning	Details
10/27/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Shawn Element (F)	Orlando Solar Bears	Details
10/27/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Cooper Flinton (F)	Orlando Solar Bears	Details
10/09/2026	Up/Down	joining	Dominic James (F)	Tampa Bay Lightning	Details
10/08/2026	Up/Down	joining	Jansen Harkins (F)	Tampa Bay Lightning	Details
07/08/2026	Confirmed	joining	Shawn Element (F)	Maine Mariners	Details
07/03/2026	Confirmed	joining	Elliot Desnoyers (F)	Iowa Wild	Details

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Syracuse Crunch History and Standings

Syracuse Crunch — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	AHL	15	6	-	-	3	6	15	40	49	1	6	-
2025-2026	AHL	72	41	-	-	7	24	89	237	189	1.24	2	Division Semifinal loss
2024-2025	AHL	72	37	-	-	12	23	86	206	178	1.19	3	Division Semifinal loss
2023-2024	AHL	72	39	-	-	9	24	87	220	203	1.21	3	Division Final loss
2022-2023	AHL	72	35	-	-	11	26	81	252	239	1.13	2	Division Semifinal loss
2021-2022	AHL	76	41	-	-	9	26	91	242	229	1.2	2	Division Semifinal loss
2020-2021	AHL	32	19	-	-	3	10	41	120	93	1.28	3	No playoffs held
2019-2020	AHL	62	30	-	-	9	23	69	202	210	1.11	5	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	AHL	76	47	-	-	8	21	102	264	187	1.34	1	Conference QF loss
2017-2018	AHL	76	46	-	-	8	22	100	234	189	1.32	2	Conference SF loss
2016-2017	AHL	76	38	-	-	14	24	90	232	227	1.18	1	Final loss
2015-2016	AHL	76	32	-	-	15	29	79	213	240	1.04	4	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	AHL	76	32	9	-	10	25	92	218	219	1.21	2	Conference QF loss
2013-2014	AHL	76	31	-	-	13	32	75	198	232	0.99	5	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	AHL	76	36	7	-	11	22	97	247	201	1.28	1	Final loss
2011-2012	AHL	76	25	12	-	10	29	84	238	234	1.11	4	Conference QF loss
2010-2011	AHL	80	35	3	-	4	38	77	217	249	0.96	6	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	AHL	80	29	5	-	7	39	75	227	272	0.94	6	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	AHL	80	32	8	-	8	32	88	214	226	1.1	5	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	AHL	80	37	9	-	8	26	100	247	201	1.25	2	Conference SF loss
2006-2007	AHL	80	31	3	-	12	34	80	250	248	1	5	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	AHL	80	37	10	-	8	25	102	272	251	1.28	2	Conference QF loss
2004-2005	AHL	80	36	-	-	11	33	83	215	230	1.04	5	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	AHL	80	38	-	10	7	25	93	239	235	1.16	2	Conference QF loss
2002-2003	AHL	80	27	-	8	4	41	66	201	256	0.83	4	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	AHL	80	39	-	13	5	23	96	228	193	1.2	1	Conference SF loss
2000-2001	AHL	80	33	-	12	5	30	83	235	254	1.04	3	Conference QF loss
1999-2000	AHL	80	35	-	9	1	35	80	290	294	1	2	Conference QF loss
1998-1999	AHL	80	18	-	9	3	50	48	220	327	0.6	5	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	AHL	80	35	-	11	2	32	83	272	285	1.04	3	Conference QF loss

Syracuse Crunch Stars And Cult Players

Nikita Filatov (F)

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Syracuse Crunch — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Nikita Kucherov (F)	2026-2027	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	20	8	20	28	6
2.	Danick Martel (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves	Extraliga	18	10	17	27	13
3.	Andrej Sustr (D)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	23	1	21	22	12
4.	Chase Priskie (D)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	26	5	16	21	24
5.	Carter Verhaeghe (F)	2026-2027	Florida Panthers	NHL	21	10	10	20	12
6.	Sami Tavernier (F)	2026-2027	Angers	Ligue Magnus	17	8	12	20	30
7.	Grigori Denisenko (F)	2026-2027	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	28	7	13	20	14
8.	Ethan Czata (F)	2026-2027	Guelph Storm	OHL	19	9	10	19	27
9.	Matthew Peca (F)	2026-2027	Rochester Americans	AHL	15	6	12	18	6
10.	Ian Mitchell (D)	2026-2027	SC Bern	NL	20	1	17	18	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Syracuse Crunch — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	25.52
2025-2026	View Roster	6'2"	201 lbs	26.40
2024-2025	View Roster	6'2"	201 lbs	26.23
2023-2024	View Roster	6'2"	198 lbs	24.82
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	25.17

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Syracuse Crunch — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alex Barré-Boulet (F)	294	113	189	302
2.	Brad Moran (F)	334	98	143	241
3.	Lonny Bohonos (F)	199	104	126	230
4.	Mark Hartigan (F)	221	107	105	212
5.	Gabriel Dumont (F)	290	90	120	210

Franchise All-Time Goals

Syracuse Crunch — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alex Barré-Boulet (F)	294	113	189	302
2.	Mark Hartigan (F)	221	107	105	212
3.	Lonny Bohonos (F)	199	104	126	230
4.	Brad Moran (F)	334	98	143	241
5.	Gabriel Dumont (F)	290	90	120	210

Franchise All-Time Assists

Syracuse Crunch — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alex Barré-Boulet (F)	294	113	189	302
2.	Brad Moran (F)	334	98	143	241
3.	Cory Conacher (F)	224	72	133	205
4.	Lonny Bohonos (F)	199	104	126	230
5.	Mark Wotton (D)	310	40	124	164

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Syracuse Crunch — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Jeremy Reich (F)	315	47	118	820
2.	Brandon Sugden (F)	164	6	15	754
3.	Jon Mirasty (F)	182	1	7	751
4.	John Badduke (F)	114	8	10	649
5.	Luke Witkowski (D)	261	9	47	619

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Syracuse Crunch — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniel Walcott (F)	494	56	91	147
2.	Brad Moran (F)	334	98	143	241
3.	Jeremy Reich (F)	315	47	71	118
4.	Mark Wotton (D)	310	40	124	164
5.	Alex Barré-Boulet (F)	294	113	189	302

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Syracuse Crunch — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Brandon Convery (F)	2	1	3	1.50
2.	Brian O'Hanley (D)	2	0	3	1.50
3.	Steve Kariya (F)	29	18	41	1.41
4.	Nikita Kucherov (F)	17	13	24	1.41
5.	Marcus Gustafsson (F)	3	4	4	1.33

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Syracuse Crunch — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Alex Barré-Boulet (F)	2022-2023	AHL	69	24	60	84	1.22	58
2.	Carter Verhaeghe (F)	2018-2019	AHL	76	34	48	82	1.08	34
3.	Lonny Bohonos (F)	1995-1996	AHL	74	40	39	79	1.07	82
4.	Bill Bowler (F)	2000-2001	AHL	72	21	58	79	1.10	50
5.	Dan Kesa (F)	1994-1995	AHL	70	34	44	78	1.11	81

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Syracuse Crunch — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Lonny Bohonos (F)	1995-1996	AHL	74	40	39	79	1.07	82
2.	Tyler Johnson (F)	2012-2013	AHL	62	37	28	65	1.05	34
3.	Réginald Savage (F)	2000-2001	AHL	78	37	24	61	0.78	90
4.	Réginald Savage (F)	1999-2000	AHL	78	36	34	70	0.90	135
5.	Carter Verhaeghe (F)	2018-2019	AHL	76	34	48	82	1.08	34

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Syracuse Crunch — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Alex Barré-Boulet (F)	2022-2023	AHL	69	24	60	84	1.22	58
2.	Bill Bowler (F)	2000-2001	AHL	72	21	58	79	1.10	50
3.	Andy Delmore (D)	2005-2006	AHL	66	17	55	72	1.09	46
4.	Jakob Pelletier (F)	2025-2026	AHL	63	28	49	77	1.22	19
5.	Carter Verhaeghe (F)	2018-2019	AHL	76	34	48	82	1.08	34

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Syracuse Crunch — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Jody Shelley (F)	2000-2001	AHL	69	1	7	8	0.12	357
2.	Scott Walker (F)	1994-1995	AHL	74	14	38	52	0.70	334
3.	John Badduke (F)	1994-1995	AHL	44	6	0	6	0.14	334
4.	Matt Ruchty (F)	1995-1996	AHL	68	12	16	28	0.41	321
5.	Dave Roche (F)	1997-1998	AHL	73	12	20	32	0.44	307

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

NHL affiliation history:
- Vancouver Canucks (1994-00)
- Columbus Blue Jackts (1994-00)
- Aneheim Ducks (2010-12)
- Tampa Bay Lightning (2012-)