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Lightning assign 17 players to Crunch

The Tampa Bay Lightning trimmed their training camp roster on Saturday. The following players have been assigned to the Syracuse Crunch: Jack Finley, Felix Robert, Grant Mismash, Gage Goncalves, Lucas Edmonds, Bennett MacArthur, Jaydon Dureau, Ilya ... more
SYRACUSE SPEAKS: All Together On This with Jim Sarosy (podcast)

Alex Ackerman welcomes Crunch Chief Operating Officer Jim Sarosy back to the podcast for a positive, fun episode. Jim starts off with a bang, giving Syracuse Speaks listeners an exclusive preview of some of the ... more
SYRACUSE SPEAKS: Prepping for the Season with Geo FitzGerald (podcast)

On this edition of Syracuse Speaks, Alex Ackerman welcomes Raw Charge contributor Geo FitzGerald to the podcast. Raw Charge is a SB Nation blog that covers the Tampa Bay Lightning organization. Geo has been writing ... more
SYRACUSE SPEAKS: An Innovative Mentality in the AHL (podcast)

Alex Ackerman is joined by AHL content creator Patrick Williams on this edition of Syracuse Speaks. Alex and Patrick reunite for a wide-ranging, entertaining, and engaging conversation as the AHL and the Crunch look towards ... more
SYRACUSE SPEAKS: The 2022-23 AHL Schedule is Here (podcast)

Alex Ackerman starts off by recapping Syracuse's roster situation. She describes the veterans left on the team, including captain Gabriel Dumont, forwards Daniel Walcott and P.C. Labrie, defenseman Darren Raddysh, and goalie Max Lagace. Alex ... more
Syracuse Crunch 2022-23 schedule released

The 2022-23 American Hockey League schedule has been released. The Syracuse Crunch will open their 29th season on the road at Cleveland on October 14. They will play 72 games, with 36 of them at ... more
Crunch home opener set for Oct. 22

The Syracuse Crunch announced Wednesday that their home opener for the 2022-23 season is slated for Saturday, October 22 at 7 p.m. against the Rochester Americans. The full American League Hockey schedule will be announced ... more
SYRACUSE SPEAKS: Felix Felicis (podcast)

In this episode Alex Ackerman discusses the 2022 NHL Draft and the start of NHL free agency. Free agency unfortunately didn't give her much to work with from a Syracuse perspective. However, Alex attempts to ... more
Lightning re-sign goaltender Maxime Lagace to one-year, two-way contract

Max Lagace will be returning to the Syracuse Crunch for the 2022-23 season. The Tampa Bay Lightning announced Monday that they have re-signed the goaltender to a one-year, two-way contract. Lagace spent most of last ... more
Lightning re-sign defenseman Darren Raddysh to two-year, two-way contract

The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed defenseman Darren Raddysh to a two-year, two-way contract, Vice President and General Manager Julien BriseBois announced. Raddysh skated in four games with Tampa Bay last season. He made his ... more
Crunch sign defenseman Ryan Jones to one-year contract

Another familiar face will be returning to the Syracuse Crunch for the 2022-23 season. The team signed defenseman Ryan Jones to a one-year contract, General Manager Stacy Roest announced Monday. Jones appeared in 76 regular ... more
SYRACUSE SPEAKS: Summer Calm in TampaCuse Land (podcast)

In this edition of Syracuse Speaks, Alex Ackerman does a rundown of all pertinent AHL, Crunch and Tampa Bay Lightning news going into NHL free agency on July 13. She congratulates the AHL and their ... more
Lightning re-sign forward Simon Ryfors to one-year, two-way contract

A familiar face will be returning to the Syracuse Crunch next season. The Tampa Bay Lightning announced Monday that the team has signed forward Simon Ryfors to a one-year, two-way contract. This means he will ... more
Lightning re-sign defenseman Sean Day to one-year, two-way contract

A familiar face will be returning to the Syracuse Crunch next season. Tampa Bay Lightning vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced Thursday that the team has re-signed defenseman Sean Day to a one-year, two-way ... more
SYRACUSE SPEAKS: There’s a Reason Syracuse Has Kept Tampa for Ten Years (Podcast)

Alex Ackerman welcomes friend to Field Pass Hockey Patrick Williams back to the podcast. The two discuss the longer playoff run the AHL is currently experiencing and what the future might bring for the league ... more
Syracuse Crunch re-sign captain Gabriel Dumont to two-year contract

The Syracuse Crunch have re-signed forward Gabriel Dumont to a two-year American Hockey League contract, General Manager Stacy Roest announced Thursday. "We're excited to have Gabriel with the Crunch for two more seasons," said Roest ... more
SYRACUSE SPEAKS: Looking Towards 2022-23 (podcast)

Syracuse Speaks host Alex Ackerman looks towards the 2022-23 Syracuse Crunch season. First, she acknowledges the philosophical struggle around creating podcast episodes about hockey and sports as the nation she lives in experiences painful events ... more
Syracuse Crunch season comes to an end with overtime loss to Laval in Game 5

The Syracuse Crunch had their season come to an end on Tuesday night with a 3-2 overtime loss to the Laval Rocket in Game 5 of the North Division Series at the Upstate Medical University Arena ... more
SYRACUSE SPEAKS: Looking Towards Game Five with Jim Sarosy (podcast)

Alex Ackerman and Syracuse Crunch Chief Operating Officer Jim Sarosy chat about all things Crunch. They lookback at how far the team has come since the AHL shut down in March of 2020 and a ... more
Crunch blank Rocket, force decisive Game 5

The Syracuse Crunch blanked the Laval Rocket, 3-0, on Saturday evening at Place Bell Arena to force a decisive Game 5 in the American Hockey League North Division Series. Cole Koepke, Remi Elie, and Anthony Richard scored ... more
SYRACUSE SPEAKS: Staring Down the Barrel of Elimination (podcast)

Join host Alex Ackerman in this bonus episode of Syracuse Speaks. Alex expresses her feelings about the Crunch facing elimination by the Laval Rocket in the 2022 North Division Semifinals. Syracuse is currently down 2-1 ... more