\'BSB Bank & Trust Battle of I-81\' Continues Saturday in Syracuse

Published on February 20, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release

Syracuse, NY (February 20, 2003) – The Syracuse Crunch and Binghamton Senators face-off Friday, February 22, at the War Memorial at Oncenter for the seventh of eight regular season meetings in the ‘BSB Bank & Trust Battle of I-81'. Binghamton leads the series 4-1-1.

Syracuse and Binghamton play each other eight times during the 2002-03 season. Each of these games will be known as the ‘BSB Bank & Trust Battle of I-81.' The team with the best head-to-head record over the eight games will be awarded the BSB Bank & Trust Trophy. In addition to winning the trophy, BSB will donate $1,000 in sports equipment to the Boys and Girls Club from the winning city.

"BSB is proud to sponsor the ‘BSB Bank & Trust Battle of I-81' between these two teams," noted Howard W. Sharp, President of BSB Bank & Trust Company. "It promises to be a great rivalry that will benefit the Boys and Girls Club in the winning city."

The Crunch host the Hershey Bears on Friday, February 21. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 22 is Quickway Trading Card Night, when the Crunch take on the Binghamton Senators in a 7:30 p.m. match-up. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive the first 13 of the 25 2002-03 trading card set. The remaining 12-card set will be available, beginning that night, at area Quickways with a purchase. Tickets for the game are available by calling the Crunch office at (315) 473-4444, stopping by the Oncenter Box Office, located on the State Street side of the War Memorial or by calling TicketMaster at (315) 472-0700.

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