Syracuse Crunch Move to AHL's Northeast Division
July 9, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release
Syracuse, N.Y. - Beginning with the 2014-15 season the Syracuse Crunch will compete in the AHL's Northeast Division the American Hockey League announced today. Syracuse had played in the East Division since 2009-10.
The Northeast Division will consist of the Albany Devils, Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Hartford Wolf Pack, Springfield Flacons and Crunch. Syracuse replaces the Adirondack Phantoms in the Northeast Division; the Phantoms have relocated to Allentown, Pa. Against its new division rivals, Syracuse was 3-5-1-1 during the 2013-14 season: Albany, 2-3-0-1; Bridgeport, 1-1-0-0; and Springfield, 0-1-1-0.
Complete division alignment for 2014-15 is as follows.
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Manchester Monarchs (Los Angeles)
Portland Pirates (Arizona)
Providence Bruins (Boston)
St. John's IceCaps (Winnipeg)
Worcester Sharks (San Jose)
Northeast Division
Albany Devils (New Jersey)
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (N.Y. Islanders)
Hartford Wolf Pack (N.Y. Rangers)
Springfield Falcons (Columbus)
Syracuse Crunch (Tampa Bay)
East Division
Binghamton Senators (Ottawa)
Hershey Bears (Washington)
Lehigh Valley Phantoms (Philadelphia)
Norfolk Admirals (Anaheim)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh)
Western Conference
North Division
Adirondack Flames (Calgary)
Hamilton Bulldogs (Montreal)
Rochester Americans (Buffalo)
Toronto Marlies (Toronto)
Utica Comets (Vancouver)
Midwest Division
Chicago Wolves (St. Louis)
Grand Rapids Griffins (Detroit)
Lake Erie Monsters (Colorado)
Milwaukee Admirals (Nashville)
Rockford IceHogs (Chicago)
West Division
Charlotte Checkers (Carolina)
Iowa Wild (Minnesota)
Oklahoma City Barons (Edmonton)
San Antonio Rampage (Florida)
Texas Stars (Dallas)
The 2014 Syracuse Crunch home opener will be held on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. Season tickets for the 2014-15 season are on sale now and can be purchased either in person at the Crunch Box Office located at the War Memorial on 800 South State Street in Syracuse, or by calling the office at (315) 473-4444. For all the latest Crunch information and updates, fans can visit the team's official website at www.syracusecrunch.com or follow the club on Facebook at www.facebook.com/syracusecrunch and on Twitter (@SyracuseCrunch).
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