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The Syracuse Crunch have overcome a season of incredible roster turnover to clinch both a playoff spot and home ice advantage for round one of the Calder Cup Playoffs.

They may be the doormats of the Eastern Conference at this point, but don't write off the Buffalo Sabres, who the Lightning face in Tampa tonight.

The Syracuse Crunch will be playing a game without their regulars for the first time this season, due to the pending Tampa Bay Lightning training camp.

The Crunch have won their last three, and are looking for their fourth win on the road going into Rochester

Team: Syracuse Crunch (7-1-1-1), AHL affiliate for the Tampa Bay LightningOpponent: Rochester Americans (6-4-1-0), AHL affiliate for the Buffalo SabresWhere: Oncenter War Memorial Arena, Syracuse,...

The Crunch get to experience an NHL building as they face the Bulldogs again, This time, from Bell Centre in the storied hockey town of Montreal, Quebec.

Crunch fans got their first look at their new team Saturday night and walked away energized and ready for the new season!

The AHL season opens tonight in Rochester as the Syracuse Crunch face their rival, the Rochester Americans. This is Game #1 of the Lightning/Crunch affiliation, with Dustin Tokarski starting in...

Two teams can claim 28's a fluke.

The Crunch preseason sweep gets fans fired up for the season ahead.