www.syracusecrunch.com/News Syracuse Crunch RSS News Feed Thu, 15 May 2008 13:44:37 -0400 Syracuse Crunch News info@syracusecrunch.com www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/2014  Syracuse, NY (April 28, 2008) -  WHAT:            Syracuse Crunch Owner Howard Dolgon and Staff to Receive Mohawk                                                                  Haircuts from Crunch players Zenon Konopka and Jon Mirasty WHEN:            Tuesday, April 29, 2008                          2 p.m. WHERE:          War Memorial Lobby – Montgomery Street Side WHO:            Howard Dolgon, President and C.E.O., Syracuse Crunch                        Vance Lederman, General Manager and C.F.O., Syracuse Crunch                        Jim Sarosy, Senior Vice President, Syracuse Crunch                        Crunch Captain, Zenon Konopka                                 Crunch Left Wing, Jon Mirasty                        Crunch Front Office Staff Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/2014 www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/2026 Syracuse, N.Y. (May 7, 2008) - The Syracuse Crunch are truly the cardiac kids. Joakim Lindstrom fired home the game-winner nearly 10 minutes into overtime to give the Crunch a 5-4 win and a three games to one lead over the Toronto Marlies in the North Division finals. Down 4-2 with eight minutes to play, it looked as if the Marlies were going to even the series at two games each, but then at the 12:18 mark Derek MacKenzie whistled a shot from the right circle that found the top corner on the short side. Suddenly the Crunch found the spark that had been missing for the last five periods and started an onslaught of Toronto goalie Scott Clemmensen. Clemmensen and the rest of the Marlies were equal to the task but Derick Brassard fired a desperation shot toward the net from a sharp angle near the goal-line while the Crunch were on a power play and what-do-you-know it the puck hit a Toronto players skate in front and popped into the net to tie the game at 4-4 with only a little over 90 seconds left in regulation. Crunch captain Zenon Konopka tied the game at one and Tom Sestito gave Syracuse a 2-1 lead after the first period. 3-Stars—No. 1, Lindstrom, No. 2, Brassard, No. 3, Jay Harrison (four assists for Toronto) They said it - “We didn’t feel very good about ourselves after the first period. We didn’t play with desperation or enough energy. We had a big talk between the first two periods. Guys like mark Rycroft and Zenon Konopka let us know that we need to play with a lot better effort. We came out with a lot more energy the second and third periods.” Joakim Lindstom’s post-game comments. “You feel that if you keep the pressure on that at any time the puck will go into the net. We’ve been stressing this whole series to just throw the puck on net. The first two goals tonight weren’t pretty at all but we got some lucky breaks. It was only a matter of time before one of those shots was going in.” Derek MacKenzie on the Crunch flurry in the game’s last eight minutes and overtime. “I thought we did a real good job of sending wave after wave at them in the overtime. I wasn’t happy with our effort early on in the game. We weren’t working hard enough. Hard work is what got us here over the last three months and we weren’t doing it. We worked hard in spurts but we’d take the last 15-seconds of a shift off, it was killing us. It was giving them great scoring chances and they capitalized on them. There was little doubt we’d come back but we needed to get more traffic in front of their goalie. He’s been playing really well but we needed to get in front of him and we did and we won.” Zenon Konopka’s post-game comments. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/2026 www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/1993 Syracuse, NY (April 15, 2008) – The Syracuse Crunch announced today that the Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned right wing Stefan Legein to Syracuse. Legein, 19, appeared in 30 games for Niagara (OHL) this season, registering 24 goals, 13 assists and 80 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 8 playoff games with Niagara, posting 6 goals, 9 assists and 15 penalty minutes. A native of Oakville, Ontario, Legein was drafted by Columbus in the second round, 37th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. The Crunch’s best-of-seven first round series vs. Manitoba will begin Friday, April 18 at the War Memorial at Oncenter at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the first two home games (Round 1-Game A; Round 1-Ticket B) are available by calling the Crunch’s sales office at (315) 473-4444, stopping by the Oncenter Box Office, located on the State Street side of the War Memorial or by calling TicketMaster at (315) 472-0700. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/1993 www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/2021 The Syracuse Crunch, along with the Syracuse Chiefs, announced today the details of a special ticket offer to their fans. Any Syracuse Chiefs fan that brings their ticket stub from the Chiefs May 2 – 4 games against Pawtucket to the Crunch Box Office will receive $2 off a regularly priced Crunch ticket for Game Three (Tuesday, May 6) or Game Four (Wednesday, May 7) of the North Division Finals against the Toronto Marlies.  In recognition of the Crunch’s playoff run the Chiefs are offering any fan with a Mohawk style haircut free admission to every Chiefs home game while the Crunch compete in the 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs. Mohawk-wearing fans only need to show their haircut at the Chiefs ticket office on game days to receive a complimentary Level 100 or Level 200 reserved seat ticket. The Crunch opens the North Division Finals against the Toronto Marlies on Friday, May 2 in Toronto. The series will shift to Syracuse for Games Three and Four on Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 7. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Crunch office at (315) 473-4444, stopping by the Oncenter Box Office, located on the State Street side of the War Memorial or by calling TicketMaster at (315) 472-0700. Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/2021 www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/2016 Syracuse, NY (April 29, 2008) – The Syracuse Crunch announced today that the American Hockey League has released the following schedule for the North Division Finals of the 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs. The Crunch’s North Division Finals schedule is as follows: Game 1            Friday, May 2              Syracuse @ Toronto    7:30 p.m.Game 2            Sunday, May 4            Syracuse @ Toronto    4:00 p.m.Game 3            Tuesday, May 6           Toronto @ Syracuse    7:00 p.m.Game 4            Wednesday, May 7      Toronto @ Syracuse    7:00 p.m.*Game 5          Friday, May 9              Syracuse @ Toronto    7:30 p.m.*Game 6          Saturday, May 10         Toronto @ Syracuse    7:30 p.m.*Game 7          Monday, May 12         Syracuse @ Toronto    7:30 p.m. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/2016 www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/1995 Syracuse, NY (April 16, 2008) – The Syracuse Crunch announced today the details of the Labatt Blue Rally Towel giveaway set for Game One of the Crunch’s 2008 North Division Semifinal series against Manitoba this Friday, April 18. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive a white Labatt Blue rally towel, courtesy of Labatt Blue. The towel is white and features the Crunch’s theme ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ logo, along with the script ‘2008 Calder Cup Playoffs’. The Crunch’s best-of-seven first round series vs. Manitoba will begin Friday, April 18 at the War Memorial at Oncenter at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the first two home games (Round 1-Game A; Round 1-Ticket B) are available by calling the Crunch’s sales office at (315) 473-4444, stopping by the Oncenter Box Office, located on the State Street side of the War Memorial or by calling TicketMaster at (315) 472-0700. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/1995 www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/2024 Syracuse, NY (May 5, 2008) – The Syracuse Crunch announced today the details of the P&C Foods Thunderstix giveaway set for Games Three and Four of their North Division Final series vs. Toronto on May 6 and 7. The first 1,000 fans in attendance each night will receive a pair of Thunderstix, courtesy of P&C Foods. The Crunch return home to the War Memorial at Oncenter for Games Three and Four of their North Division Final series vs. Toronto on May 6 and 7 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available by calling the Crunch's sales office at (315) 473-4444, stopping by the Oncenter Box Office, located on the State Street side of the War Memorial or by calling TicketMaster at (315) 472-0700. Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/2024 www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/2007 Syracuse, NY (April 17, 2008) – The Syracuse Crunch announced today the details of the Zenon Konopka autographed card giveaway set for Game Two of the Crunch’s North Division Semifinal Series vs. Manitoba on Saturday, April 19. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive an autographed card signed by Zenon Konopka, courtesy of Quickway. The Crunch’s best-of-seven first round series vs. Manitoba will begin Friday, April 18 at the War Memorial at Oncenter at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the first two home games (Round 1-Game A; Round 1-Ticket B) are available by calling the Crunch’s sales office at (315) 473-4444, stopping by the Oncenter Box Office, located on the State Street side of the War Memorial or by calling TicketMaster at (315) 472-0700. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/2007 www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/2009 Syracuse, N.Y. (April 19, 2008) - The run has ended, but the battle still rages.  The Syracuse Crunch lost 3-2 in overtime to the Manitoba Moose, before a raucous crowd of 5,562 at the War Memorial at Oncenter. The loss evens the North Division Semifinal at 1-1 as the best-of-seven series shifts to Manitoba for games three, four and five. Mike Brown came around from the back of the net and stuffed home the game-winner at the 14:50 mark of the first overtime. Karl Goehring, in the net for Syracuse, had his pad against the post but Brown pushed the pad and the puck across the line. Nobody expected that Syracuse would ever lose another game after stringing 16 wins together. The Crunch trailed 2-0 heading into the third, but came back to tie the game. Andrei Plekhanov and Duvie Westcott both blasted home goals to force overtime. Syracuse, once again, had a hard time figuring out Manitoba goalie Cory Schneider but early in the third Schneider had to leave the game with a bad left-leg cramp he developed on a pad save of Gilbert Brule. He was replaced by Drew MacIntyre. MacIntyre had a blast by Plekhanov go off his mask, land behind him and bounce into the net at the 6:43 mark while Syracuse was on the power play. With six minutes remaining Westcott fired home the tying goal from the center blueline that glued every one of the fans to their seats to see if the Crunch could pull another win out of their magic hat. Brown’s game-winner erased that possibility but it just means that the Crunch will attempt to start another string Tuesday at the MTS Center in Winnipeg. 3-Stars—No. 1, Brown, No. 2, Westcott, No. 3, Michael Grabner (Game’s first goal). Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/2009 www.syracusecrunch.com/News/Detail/2012 Winnipeg, MB (April 25, 2008) – The Syracuse Crunch fell to the Manitoba Moose tonight, 5-2 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg. The Syracuse loss evened their best-of-seven North Division Semifinal series at two games apiece. Looking to take a three games to one lead in the series, the Crunch came out strong and controlled play from the opening face-off. They finally cashed in at the 11:26 mark when Joakim Lindstrom scored his second goal of the series. On the power play, David Cullen sent the puck to Andrei Plekhanov, who faked a slapshot and sent a perfect pass over to Lindstrom who buried the puck into an open net for a 1-0 Crunch lead. Manitoba answered on a 5-on-3 advantage with 10 seconds to go in the first frame. Danny Groulx took a one-timer from Jannik Hansen and fired the puck past Karl Goehring to tie the game at 1-1. The Moose capitalized on the momentum built in the second period as Alexandre Bolduc nabbed his first goal of the playoffs halfway through the second stanza.  Off a face-off, Maxime Fortunus corralled the puck, slid in down the right side and sent a perfect feed over to Bolduc who deposited the puck into the empty net to give Manitoba a 2-1 advantage. Jason Jaffray tallied just 27 seconds later to make it 3-1. Just a minute and a half later, Michael Grabner notched his third of the playoffs when he fired a wrister past Goehring to give Manitoba a 4-1 lead. The Crunch got one back with just under three minutes left in the second when Derek MacKenzie broke in short-handed and slid one past Schneider to cut the deficit to 4-2. Syracuse could not mount a comeback in the third period and Manitoba’s Mike Brown added an empty-net goal to make it 5-2 with one minute left in regulation to seal the victory for the Moose. 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