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Monday, March 25, 2013  Tampa Bay Lightning Vice President and General Manager named Syracuse Crunch coach Jon Cooper the eight head coach in Tampa Bay history on Monday.

Sunday, March 24, 2013  The Tampa Bay Lightning have fired coach Guy Boucher.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  Less than 24 hours after picking up a career-best three assists in a loss at Nashville, the Dallas Stars have dealt right wing Michael Ryder and a third-round draft pick to the Montreal Canadiens for right wing Erik Cole in a swap of veteran forwards.

Sunday, January 13, 2013  The Tampa Bay Lightning announced today they are adding four additional players to their training camp roster. Forwards J.T. Wyman and Tyler Johnson, along with defensemen Mark Barberio and Radko Gudas will join the training camp roster.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Steve Yzerman certainly knows what it takes to win as an organization, having captained the Detroit Red Wings to three Stanley Cups in his playing days, and says the Crunch will be a very important factor in the Lightning's championship plan.

Monday, July 02, 2012  The one time Crunch mascot has had a make-over, and is ready to roll again, a huge part of the brand new Crunch logo and brand released at the War Memorial on Monday morning.

Thursday, June 14, 2012  The Syracuse Crunch confirmed to CNYCentral that their new NHL parent club next season will be the Tampa Bay Lightning, ending a two year stint with the Anaheim Ducks.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  A mere 12 hours after Dustin Brown led the Los Angeles Kings to their first ever Stanley Cup, nearly 3,000 miles away fans were just as excited.

Saturday, June 09, 2012  Bryce Salvador scored on a deflection off a defenseman and the New Jersey Devils derailed Los Angeles' Stanley Cup coronation for a second time, beating the Kings 2-1 in Game 5 of the finals Saturday night.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  Anze Kopitar scored a spectacular goal on a breakaway with 11:47 left in overtime Wednesday night and the Los Angeles Kings beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Friday, May 25, 2012  Adam Henrique scored off a wild scramble in front at 1:03 into overtime and the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 to advance to their first Stanley Cup finals since 2003.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  Martin Brodeur made 27 saves and survived a third-period punch to the chest by old buddy Mike Rupp as the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers 4-1 in Game 4 to even the Eastern Conference finals Monday night.

Sunday, November 13, 2011  Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller is out indefinitely with a concussion after being leveled by a hit from Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic.

Monday, October 24, 2011  The Syracuse Crunch announced today that the Anaheim Ducks have recalled left wing Patrick Maroon.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011  Thomas Vanek scored just before the end of the second period and Ryan Miller made 40 saves to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.