Crunch Announce 2008-09 Schedule Format

Published on June 27, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release

Syracuse, NY (June 27, 2008) - The Syracuse Crunch announced today that the American Hockey League has released its schedule format for the 2008-09 season.

The Crunch will play 44 games against their North Division foes (Rochester 12, Hamilton 8, Lake Erie 8, Toronto 8, Manitoba 4 and Grand Rapids 4). Syracuse also has 8 contests against the West Division (2 each against Chicago, Houston, Rockford and San Antonio).

In addition, the Crunch will face-off against the East Division 26 times (Albany 8, Binghamton 8, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 8, Hershey 2). Syracuse will face the Atlantic Division Springfield Falcons twice during the regular season.

The breakdown of the Crunch's 2008-09 schedule format is as follows:

Western Conference

North Division

Grand Rapids (2 home/2 road)

Lake Erie (4 home/4 road) Hamilton (4 home/4 road) Manitoba (2 home/2 road) Rochester (6 home/6 road) Toronto (4 home/4 road)

West Division

Chicago (1 home/1 road) Houston (1 home/1 road) Iowa (0)

Milwaukee (0)

Peoria (0)

Quad City (0) Rockford (1home/1 road) San Antonio (1 home/1 road)

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

Hartford (0) Lowell (0) Manchester (0) Portland (0)

Providence (0) Springfield (1 home/1 road) Worcester (0)

East Division

Albany (4 home/4 road) Binghamton (4 home/4 road) Bridgeport (0) Hershey (1 home/1 road) Norfolk (0) Philadelphia (0) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (4 home/4 road)

Season tickets for the Crunch's 2008-09 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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