Posts About "Syracuse Crunch"
The Strangest Hockey Team Names of All Time: Part Three
September 14th, 2015 As we count down the days until hockey season kicks off once again, we've found several ways to pass the time. One of our more comical pastimes of late has been looking into one of the stranger parts of the hockey world: team names. Minor league hockey teams, in particular, have a tendency to have some pretty weird names. I suppose it...
Looking Back With Calder Cup Champion Mike Angelidis
November 12th, 2013 It’s a memorable moment in an athlete’s career when they win a championship so when they get the opportunity to come back and play in the city that propelled them to a title it’s always a date they circle on their calendar. Mike Angelidis was the Captain of the 2011-2012 Norfolk Admirals, the team that won the Calder Cup--the...
Halloween Special: Dressing Up As the Perfect Albany Devil
October 28th, 2013 Halloween is fast approaching and Albany Devils fans will be dressed in all sorts of costumes. While there will be wicked witches and walking pumpkins wandering around Albany on Halloween, imagine we could dress up as the perfect Albany Devil! This requires two things. First, our perfect A-Devil must have the ability to...
Syracuse Crunch Face Big Test Down 2-0
June 11th, 2013 This wasn't the way the Syracuse Crunch wanted to start their Calder Cup Final run. The Crunch, who won the Calder Cup with many of the same players a season ago as the Norfolk Admirals, dropped the first two games of the Calder Cup Final and will now look to dig themselves out of a substantial hole when they head to Grand Rapids to...
What Does An AHL Team's Success Mean for the NHL?
June 6th, 2013 The American Hockey League. One tier under the NHL. Seen as a developmental league for young players. But it's also a platform for pro hockey players young and old who can't cut it in the bigs. Every NHL team has an AHL affiliation, or "farm team" as it's often called. They can bring players up and send them down. The AHL runs parallel...
Marc Methot: A Serious Canadian Olympic Candidate?
May 17th, 2013 Marc Methot has come a long way since his Junior A days playing for the Kanata Valley Lasers. A steady stay-at-home defenseman for the Lasers, he transitioned perfectly to major junior and continued to play his hardnosed style.
