Lyon, France is a little bit further away from Syracuse than St. John’s, Newfoundland.
But the Syracuse Crunch will carry on the tradition of a long, team-building road trip to start their year as training camp gets underway as the players arrive in Lyon today before their first exhibition game against the Binghamton Senators on Thursday.
From the release via the team:
The Syracuse Crunch open their 2014 Training Camp in Lyon, France on Tuesday, Sept. 30 with 25 players on the club’s preseason roster. Of the 25 players, 15 appeared on the Crunch roster during the 2013-14 season. A complete roster is attached.
The training camp will highlight a season-long partnership between the Crunch and the Lyon Hockey Club Lions of the Magnus League, the top tier in France. The Lyon Hockey Club Lions are the Official 2014-15 season partner of the Syracuse Crunch and Tampa Bay Lightning. Syracuse will play three exhibitions games in Lyon at the Patinoire Charlemagne arena, two games against the Binghamton Senators and one game against the Lions. The team will conclude camp with a day of sightseeing in Paris. The Crunch’s preseason schedule is as follows, all times local to Lyon, France.
Tuesday, September 30 – Arrive in Lyon France
Thursday, October 2 – game vs. Binghamton – 8:30 p.m. at Patinoire Charlemagne Arena, Lyon
Saturday, October 4 – game vs. Lyon – 8:00 p.m. at Patinoire Charlemagne Arena, Lyon
Sunday, October 5 – game vs. Binghamton – 5:00 p.m. at Patinoire Charlemagne Arena, Lyon
Monday, October 6 – Travel to Paris, France
Tuesday, October 7 – Travel to SyracuseThe Syracuse Crunch will host the Utica Comets in the Toyota Dome Classic at Syracuse University’s Carrier Dome on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. Tickets to the Toyota Frozen Dome Classic are on sale now and range in price from $20 to $50. Discount ticket prices are available for groups of 15 or more people. Tickets can be purchased either in person at the Syracuse Crunch Office located at the War Memorial Arena on 800 South State Street in Syracuse, by calling (315) 473-4444, at the Carrier Dome Box Office and at all Ticketmaster outlets.
The Crunch kick-off the 2014-15 season with four straight home games beginning on Oct. 11 against the Springfield Falcons. Season tickets for 2014-15 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).
And the full roster:
3 Mormina Joey D 6/29/82 6’6 229 Montreal, QC
4 Dotchin Jake D 3/24/94 6’3″ 211 Cambridge, ON
5 Milan Dan D 4/14/92 6’2 209 Detroit, MI
6 Blujus Dylan D 1/22/94 6’3″ 205 Buffalo, NY
7 Sergeev Artem D 4/20/93 6’2″ 203 Moscow, Russia
10 Angelidis Mike C 6/27/85 6’1 212 Woodbridge, ON
11 Samson Jérôme RW 9/4/87 6’0″ 192 Greenfield Park, QC
13 Corrente Matt D 3/17/88 6’0″ 200 Mississauga, ON
16 Costello Jeff LW 11/20/90 6’0″ 206 Milwaukee, WI
19 Darcy Cameron C 3/2/94 6’0″ 183 South Boston, MA
20 Kunyk Cody C 8/10/90 5’11” 200 Sherwood Park, AB
21 Blunden Mike RW 12/15/86 6’4″ 214 Toronto, ON
24 Cote Jean-Philippe D 4/22/82 6’2 214 Quebec City, QC
29 Neilson Eric RW 8/18/84 6’0 209 Fredericton, NB
33 Smith Dalton LW 6/30/92 6’2″ 215 Markham, ON
37 Gourde Yanni LW 12/15/91 5’9″ 168 St-Narcisse, QC
50 Gudlevskis Kristers G 7/31/92 6’3″ 211 Aizkraukle, Latvia
57 Ikonen Henri LW 4/17/94 6’0″ 191 Savonlinna, Finland
63 Paradis Philippe LW 1/2/91 6’2 213 Dolbeau, QC
65 Koekkoek Slater D 2/18/94 6’2″ 197 Winchester, ON
71 Richard Tanner C 4/6/93 6’0 189 Jona, Switerzland
78 Gauthier Danick LW 10/24/91 6’2 198 Repentigny, QC
88 Vasilevskiy Andrei G 7/25/94 6’3″ 207 Tyumen, Russia
89 Nesterov Nikita D 3/28/93 5’11 199 Chelyabinsk, Russia
92 Vermin Joel RW 2/5/92 5’11” 187 Bern, Switzerland
