Not so long ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning were affiliated with the Springfield AHL franchise. And things didn't go well. Likewise, the Columbus Blue Jackets - Springfield's current parent club - doesn't have the rosiest of reputations with Crunch fans
The Syracuse Crunch has finally reached the Calder Cup playoffs after a rollercoaster season.
With the affiliation between the Lightning and the Crunch approaching its first year anniversary, we look at the connection between the two teams and what could be done to make it stronger.
While the end of the NHL lockout is draining some AHL clubs dry, the Crunch should be sitting pretty with only a few holes to fill.
Being a Syracuse Crunch fan with this group will never, ever be boring.
The Syracuse Crunch are first in just about everything in the AHL, and their fans are loving every minute of it.
Sixteen different players combined for a total of sixteen goals in three games this past weekend. Crunch fans are finally feeling the love!
Are owners crying wolf with losses associated with owning hockey teams? Gary Bettman, be gone! The Syracuse Crunch are all over the headlines too in our link update for Sunday.
Home should be where the heart is, but for the Syracuse Crunch, home is more where the heartbreak is.
The NHL may be locked out, but there's still hockey to be had. The Syracuse Crunch, the Lightning's American Hockey League affiliate began training camp on Friday, Sept. 28 and will be playing...
