On Wednesday, the AHL named their playing rosters for the 2024 All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU. Representing the Syracuse Crunch will be Gage Goncalves. In his third full season with the team, Goncalves has 30 points (7 goals, 23 assists) in 33 games. The 23 helpers ties him for 7th in the league. The soon to be 23-year-old (his birthday is on the 16th) had a strong sophomore campaign last season with 54 points (13 goals, 41 assists) in 71 games.
The 2020 second-round pick for the Bolts is developing nicely for the organization after a strong junior career with the Everett Silvertips in the WHL. We had him ranked 2nd in our Top 25 Under 25 this past summer. With the way he’s playing over the past few seasons he should see his first NHL call-up pretty soon.
The 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU will take place in San Jose on February 4-5 with a skills competition on Sunday the 4th followed by a round-robin tournament on the 5th.
Congrats to Gage!
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