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Yesterday at 11:48 PM  The Grand Rapids Griffins beat the Syracuse Crunch 5-2 to win the Calder Cup Finals 4-2 in the War Memorial on Friday night.

Monday, June 17, 2013  "Don't let us win three.." Syracuse Crunch captain Mike Angelidis' words are proof that the Crunch has its swagger back.

Sunday, June 16, 2013  The Syracuse Chiefs lost for the fourth time in as many days to the Toledo Mud Hens on Sunday afternoon 8-4 in 10 innings.

Saturday, June 15, 2013  The Syracuse Crunch extended the Calder Cup Finals another day on Saturday night, defeating the Grand Rapids Griffins 5-2 in Game 5.

Friday, June 14, 2013  After a hard fought, entertaining game in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Friday the Syracuse Crunch emerged with a 3-2 victory and its first win of the Calder Cup Finals.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  In a must-win game to keep their Calder Cup trophy hopes alive, the Syracuse Crunch falls in heartbreaking fashion.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Despite an early 4-0 Chiefs lead, the Red Sox battled back to bring the game within one point until Syracuse ended the game with a final score of   4-3.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Typically, June is thought of as the offseason for Syracuse University Athletics, obviously, because school is out of session for at least a couple more months. The Orange though, is in the news quite a bit today for different reasons today.

Sunday, June 09, 2013  The Syracuse Crunch battled for the entirety of Game 2, and even tied the the game in the second period, but the Grand Rapids Griffins were relentless, winning 6-4, and gained a 2-0 edge in the Calder Cup Finals.

Saturday, June 08, 2013  The Syracuse Crunch lost the opening game of the Calder Cup finals 3-1 to the visiting Grand Rapids Griffins on Saturday night.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  The Grand Rapids Griffins outlasted Oklahoma City in the Western Conference Finals Wednesday night, winning Game 7 5-4.

Monday, June 03, 2013  This is the team's first Eastern Conference Championship in the franchise's 19 year history, and they hope to continue that momentum as they take on the winner of the Western Conference Championship featuring the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Oklahoma City Barons.

Sunday, June 02, 2013  A person familiar with the situation says the Pinstripe Bowl and the Big Ten will hold a news conference Monday at Yankee Stadium to announce an agreement between the league and the 3-year-old postseason game.

Sunday, June 02, 2013  With Saturday’s win, the Crunch won their first American Hockey League Eastern Conference Championship in franchise history along with earning their first-ever birth into the Calder Cup finals.

Saturday, June 01, 2013  The Syracuse Crunch scored early and often in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, winning 7-0 to advance to the Calder Cup Finals.