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Saturday, April 20, 2013  On Saturday night the Crunch defeated Worcester 4-3 in a shootout to clinch the East Division.

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.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Eliotte Friedman of CBC and Darren Dreger of TSN are reporting Syracuse Crunch head coach Jon Cooper has been hired as the head coach of Tampa Bay Lightning.

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

Thursday, March 14, 2013  The Syracuse Crunch have acquired a familiar face as the Tampa Bay Lightning sent forward Kyle Wilson to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Dan Sexton, announced today by vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman.

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.

Saturday, October 20, 2012  Opening a three-in-three road trip Friday in Albany, the Syracuse Crunch battled back from 1-0 and 2-1 to defeat the Devils, 3-2. Syracuse special teams made the difference, scoring on two of four power-play chances while killing all five of Albany's power plays.

Monday, October 08, 2012  It comes with perhaps the most hype surrounding a Syracuse Crunch season in the club's 18 years of existence.

Saturday, September 29, 2012  It's not often an established hockey city gains an entirely new hockey team, but then again it's even more rare to gain a reigning champion.

Friday, August 17, 2012  The Crunch will once again play the majority of their home games on the weekend, playing 32 of 38 home games on either a Friday or Saturday night, and three others on Sunday.

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.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  The move could result in the team shopping for a new NHL parent club.