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Friday, May 17, 2013  The community is invited to cheer on the Syracuse Crunch as they continue in the playoffs.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Tonight the War Memorial roared to life. Fans cheered on their Syracuse Crunch as they continue their march through the playoffs winning their third straight game against Springfield.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday, sports venues throughout the city of Syracuse are taking a closer look at security procedures. This is to reassure their fans they are safe at these public and fun games.

Friday, March 22, 2013  The Crunch will host the third-annual "Pucks for Paws" night at the club's home game vs. Albany this Saturday.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Watch the CNY Central edition of “Harlem Shake” with Otto the Orange, Crunch Man, Scooch and Pops, and Silver Knight.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  The Priscilla Mahar Animal Welfare Foundation will take the ice between periods at the Syracuse Crunch hockey game Friday night to make another $10,000 in donations to a dozen CNY animal rescues and welfares.

Friday, March 02, 2012  There will be plenty of hockey being played at the War Memorial at OnCenter in Syracuse this Saturday with the good folks at the Crunch and Aspen Dental spear heading another fund raising effort for a good cause - the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Monday, October 10, 2011  The Syracuse Crunch hockey club officially open up the 2011/12 season late this week. But, as with any team sport, team building and bonding is an important part of success, and the Crunch players were doing just that Monday as they traveled around Syracuse performing a variety of tasks and feats, building team camaraderie.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010  Last Saturday at the State Fairgrounds, the Mirabito Crunch Outdoor Classic took place in front of 21,508 people, an all-time record crowd for an AHL hockey game.

Thursday, February 04, 2010  It’s been about two weeks since my first story on weather for the Syracuse Crunch's Mirabito Outdoor Classic hockey game at the State Fairgrounds.

Friday, January 22, 2010  The Syracuse Crunch will be hosting the Binghamton Senators at the State Fairgrounds in an outdoor hockey game.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009  Outdoor hockey is coming to Central New York this winter.

Friday, March 27, 2009  The controversy over the scoreboard at the Onondaga County War Memorial is taking on a new twist. One lawmaker is proposing a dollar surcharge on Crunch game tickets to pay for it.