Crunch Announce 2004-05 Preseason Schedule
August 5, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release
Syracuse, NY (August 5, 2004) - The Syracuse Crunch announced today that they will compete in the first annual âI-81 Puck Cup Tournament' with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and Binghamton Senators.
The âI-81 Puck Cup Tournament' is a preseason, round robin challenge that has Syracuse playing a home-and-home series against both Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Binghamton. The Crunch will host Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday, October 1 at 7:30 p.m. and then travel to Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza on Thursday, October 7 in a 7:05 p.m. match-up.
On Saturday, October 2, Syracuse travels to the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena for a 7:05 p.m. face- off. Wednesday, October 6 the Crunch hosts the Senators at 11 a.m. for the team's second annual âCrunch Rule in School' game.
The complete 2004-05 âI-81 Puck Cup Tournament' schedule is as follows:
Date Time Opponent Place
October 1 7:30 p.m. Syracuse vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton War Memorial at Oncenter
October 2 7:05 p.m. Syracuse @ Binghamton Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
*October 6 11 a.m. Syracuse vs. Binghamton War Memorial at Oncenter
October 7 7:05 p.m. Syracuse @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
October 8 7:05 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton @ Binghamton Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
October 9 7:05 p.m. Binghamton @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
*âCrunch Rule in School' event. More details to follow.
Ticket information for the âI-81 Puck Cup Tournament' will be announced at a later date.
Season tickets for the 2004-05 season are now on sale and can be purchased by calling the Crunch office at (315) 473-4444 or by stopping by the Crunch office in the War Memorial at Oncenter.
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