Syracuse Crunch Announce 2026-27 Regular Season Schedule

July 9, 2026 - SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Syracuse Crunch, in conjunction with the American Hockey League, have announced the 2026-27 regular season schedule. The Crunch will open their 33rd season on the road against the Laval Rocket on Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3 before traveling to face the Rochester Americans on Friday, Oct. 9. The team will return home to the Upstate Medical University Arena to host the Belleville Senators for the Home Opener presented by Upstate University Hospital on Saturday, Oct.... Full Story


July 9, 2026 - SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Tampa Bay Lightning have named Sylvain Favreau as a Syracuse Crunch Assistant Coach, Lightning vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today. Favreau, 48, served as head coach of the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the QMJHL for the past three seasons. Under his leadership, the Voltigeurs amassed a 128-50-11-7 record and claimed the Gilles Courteau Trophy in 2024. Favreau was most recently awarded the Ron-Lapointe Trophy as QMJHL Coach of the Year for th... Full Story

July 8, 2026 - SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Syracuse Crunch have signed forward Shawn Element to a one-year AHL Contract, General Manager and Head Coach Joel Bouchard announced today. Element, 26, skated in 31 games with the Milwaukee Admirals last season tallying five goals and one assist. He also appeared in five games with the Providence Bruins and eight games with the Maine Mariners of the ECHL recording one goal and four assists. The six-foot, 206-pound forward has played in 244 career AHL games with Milwau... Full Story

July 3, 2026 - SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Syracuse Crunch have signed forward Elliot Desnoyers to a one-year AHL contract, General Manager and Head Coach Joel Bouchard announced today. Desnoyers, 24, appeared in 18 games with the Iowa Wild last season tallying four points (1g, 3a). He also skated in 45 games with the Iowa Heartlanders of the ECHL recording 31 points (10g, 21a). The 5-foot-11, 186-pound blueline has played in 205 career AHL games with the Wild and Lehigh Valley Phantoms since 2022. He made his ... Full Story

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