AHL Syracuse Crunch

Crunch Announce 2011-12 Schedule Format

Published on July 14, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


Syracuse, NY (July 14, 2011) - The Syracuse Crunch announced today their schedule format for the 2011-12 season.

The Crunch will remain in the Eastern Conference in the newly-aligned, five-team East Division along with the Binghamton Senators, Hershey Bears, Norfolk Admirals and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

The Crunch will play 26 of their 76 games against East Division opponents (Binghamton 8, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 8, Norfolk, Hershey 6, Norfolk 4). Syracuse also has 26 contests against the newly-formed Northeast Division (Adirondack 10, Albany 10, Bridgeport 2, Connecticut 2, Springfield 2).

In addition, the Crunch will face-off against North Division teams 18 times (Rochester 10, Lake Erie 4, Hamilton 2, Toronto 2) and Atlantic Division clubs six times (St. John's 4, Worcester 2).

The breakdown of the Crunch's 2011-12 schedule format is as follows:

East Division

Binghamton (4 home/4 road)

Hershey (3 home/3 road)

Norfolk (2 home/2 road)

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (4 home/4 road)

Northeast Division

Adirondack (5 home/5 road)

Albany (5 home/5 road)

Bridgeport (1 home/1 road)

Connecticut (1 home/1 road)

Springfield (1 home/1 road)

Atlantic Division

Manchester (0)

Portland (0)

Providence (0)

St. John's (2 home/2 road) Worcester (1 home/1 road)

North Division

Grand Rapids (0)

Hamilton (1 home/1 road)

Lake Erie (2 home/2 road)

Rochester (5 home/5 road)

Toronto (1 home/1 road)

Midwest Division

Charlotte (0)

Chicago (0)

Milwaukee (0)

Peoria (0)

Rockford (0)

West Division

Abbotsford (0)

Houston (0)

Milwaukee (0)

Oklahoma City (0)

San Antonio (0)

Texas (0)

The complete 2011-12 American Hockey League schedule will be released later this summer.

In operation since 1936, the AHL continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 87 percent of today's NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and for the 10thyear in a row, more than 6 million fans attended AHL games across North America in 2010-11.

Season tickets for the 2011-12 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, located at 800 South State Street in downtown Syracuse. For the latest Crunch information, fans can visit the team's official website (www.syracusecrunch.com), or follow the club on Facebook (www.facebook.com/syracusecrunch) and Twitter ( www.twitter.com/syracusecrunch).

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