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Dunkin' Donuts to Offer Travel Cup Giveaway During 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Challenge February 1

January 29, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Syracuse Crunch have announced that all fans attending the 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Challenge on Monday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. will receive an exclusive travel cup courtesy of presenting sponsor Dunkin' Donuts.

Fans will receive their 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic travel cup when they get to their seats in the War Memorial Arena for the Toyota All-Star Challenge on Feb. 1. The travel cup will feature the 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic logo along with the Dunkin' Donuts logo.

As a 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star presenting sponsor, Dunkin' Donuts will be featured prominently throughout the two day-long event and at the Fan Fest located in the Oncenter. Additionally, Dunkin' Donuts guests who bring a receipt showing purchase of any Dunkin' Donuts products or show their DD Perks App to the War Memorial Box Office or to the Crunch Office will be able to purchase a ticket to the 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic for only $52, a discount of $8 from the regular price of $60. Additional facility fees may apply.

The 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Jan. 31 (8 p.m. ET) will keep its traditional format, with All-Stars from the Eastern Conference squaring off against All-Stars from the Western Conference in seven skills events.

The 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Challenge will take place on the evening of Feb. 1 (7 p.m. ET). Instead of a traditional 60-minute game, the AHL's All-Stars will be divided into four teams, one representing each of the league's divisions (Atlantic, North, Central, Pacific). The teams will then play a round-robin tournament featuring six games of nine minutes each; the first half of each game will be played at 4-on-4, and the second half at 3-on-3. The two teams with the best records at the end of the round-robin tournament will face off for the championship, a six-minute game played at 3-on-3.

The 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic in Syracuse will feature the top young talent in the American Hockey League: Of the 679 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since 1995, more than 93 percent have competed in the National Hockey League, including Patrice Bergeron, Ben Bishop, Troy Brouwer, Ryan Callahan, Zdeno Chara, Logan Couture, Jiri Hudler, Tyler Johnson, Chris Kunitz, Ryan Miller, Gustav Nyquist, Zach Parise,Tuukka Rask, Pekka Rinne, Bobby Ryan, Cory Schneider, Patrick Sharp, Jason Spezza, Eric Staal, P.K. Subban and Mats Zuccarello.

In operation since 1936 and celebrating its 80th-anniversary season in 2015-16, the AHL continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 88 percent of today's NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and for the 14th year in a row, more than 6 million fans attended AHL games across North America in 2014-15.

Syracuse Crunch single game and season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased either in person at the Crunch Box Office located in the War Memorial at 800 South State Street in Syracuse or by calling the office at 315-473-4444. For the latest Crunch news, visit www.syracusecrunch.com or follow the club on Facebook (www.facebook.com/syracusecrunch), Twitter (@SyracuseCrunch) and Instagram (@officialsyracusecrunch) using #SyrCrunch and #BelieveInBlue.

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