AHL Syracuse Crunch

Crunch Announce 2004-05 Schedule

Published on August 10, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


Syracuse, NY (August 10, 2004) – The Syracuse Crunch announced today their schedule for the 2004-05 hockey season.

Syracuse will open their 11th season against the St. John's Maple Leafs on Friday, October 15, the ninth time in the Crunch's eleven-year history that they will open at home.

The 40-game home schedule includes 33 weekend dates with Saturday being the busiest home night for the Crunch with 16 games. Friday follows in order of frequency with 15 games. The Crunch play five games on Wednesday, two games on Sunday and one each on Monday and Thursday.

The Crunch will play 42 games against their North Division foes (Rochester 12, Cleveland 8, St. John's 8, Hamilton 6, Edmonton 4 and Manitoba 4). Syracuse also has 12 contests against the West Division (Chicago 2, Cincinnati 4, Houston 2, Milwaukee 2 and San Antonio 2). In addition, the Crunch will face-off against the East Division 26 times (Binghamton 8, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 8, Albany 4, Hershey 4 and Philadelphia 2). Syracuse will not face any team in the Atlantic Division during the regular season.

The Crunch play 8 games in October, 13 games in November, 11 games in December, 12 games in January, 13 games in February, 13 games in March and 10 in April. The Crunch will play 9 home games in March, the most of any month.

The longest home stand of the season is five games, which happens three times, with 15 days being the longest (December 4-18). The Crunch's longest road trip of the season is six games, which happens two times, with 13 days being the longest (October 31 – November 12). The Crunch will play three games in three nights 12 times this season, three more than the previous two seasons.

Notable games include, hosting the defending Calder Cup Champion Milwaukee Admirals December 11 and facing Rochester for the first time on October 31, in Rochester. Syracuse travels to Edmonton for their first-ever meeting on November 2 and Edmonton makes their first-ever appearance at the War Memorial at Oncenter on March 5.

The 2004-05 season is only the second time in franchise history the Crunch will not play on New Year's Eve (2000-01) and marks the first ever- six games in seven nights stretch (February 18-24).

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.

The Crunch's 2004-05 schedule follows:

OCTOBER (8 games - 3 home, 5 road)

15 Friday ST. JOHN'S
16 Saturday @ Binghamton
21 Thursday @ St. John's
23 Saturday @ St. John's
27 Wednesday @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
29 Friday HERSHEY
30 Saturday HAMILTON
31 Sunday @ Rochester

NOVEMBER (13 games - 6 home, 7 road)

2 Tuesday @ Edmonton
3 Wednesday @ Edmonton
5 Friday @ San Antonio
7 Sunday @ Houston
12 Friday @ Rochester
13 Saturday ROCHESTER
14 Sunday @ Binghamton
19 Friday HAMILTON
20 Saturday HOUSTON
24 Wednesday ALBANY
26 Friday WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON
27 Saturday @ Albany
28 Sunday PHILADELPHIA

DECEMBER (11 games - 6 home, 5 road)

3 Friday @ Albany
4 Saturday ST. JOHN'S
10 Friday BINGHAMTON
11 Saturday MILWAUKEE
17 Friday WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON
18 Saturday ROCHESTER
19 Sunday @ Hershey
23 Thursday @ Rochester
27 Monday BINGHAMTON
29 Wednesday @ St. John's
30 Thursday @ St. John's

JANUARY (12 games - 5 home, 7 road)

2 Sunday @ Hamilton
7 Friday @ Philadelphia
8 Saturday @ Binghamton
9 Sunday @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
14 Friday CLEVELAND
15 Saturday CLEVELAND
21 Friday ST. JOHN'S
22 Saturday ROCHESTER
26 Wednesday @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
28 Friday @ Hamilton
29 Saturday WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON
30 Sunday @ Binghamton

FEBRUARY (13 games – 6 home, 7 road)

3 Thursday @ Cleveland
4 Friday @ Cincinnati
5 Saturday @ Cincinnati
9 Wednesday SAN ANTONIO
11 Friday CINCINNATI
12 Saturday CINCINNATI
18 Friday BINGHAMTON
19 Saturday CLEVELAND
20 Sunday @ Hershey
22 Tuesday @ Milwaukee
23 Wednesday @ Chicago
24 Thursday MANITOBA
27 Sunday @ Rochester

MARCH (13 games - 9 home, 3 road)

4 Friday ALBANY
5 Saturday EDMONTON
9 Wednesday EDMONTON
11 Friday HERSHEY
12 Saturday ROCHESTER
13 Sunday @ Rochester
18 Friday WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON
19 Saturday ROCHESTER
23 Wednesday CHICAGO
25 Friday @ Cleveland
26 Saturday @ Cleveland
27 Sunday CLEVELAND
30 Wednesday ST. JOHN'S

APRIL (10 games - 4 home, 6 away)

1 Friday MANITOBA
2 Saturday HAMILTON
5 Tuesday @ Manitoba
6 Wednesday @ Manitoba
8 Friday @ Cleveland
9 Saturday ROCHESTER
13 Wednesday @ Hamilton
15 Friday BINGHAMTON
16 Saturday @ Rochester
17 Sunday @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

HOME GAMES IN CAPS

Home Game Times: Monday – Thursday: 7 p.m., Friday & Saturday: 7:30 p.m., Sunday: 5 p.m.

Game times subject to change – check local listings

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