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Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Rob Zettler was officially named as the head coach of the Crunch on Monday night, after Syracuse’s Jon Cooper was pulled up to lead the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning.

Monday, March 11, 2013  The Crunch already owns the best record in the entire American Hockey League but on Monday some big moves put the Crunch in prime position to make a run.

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.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Tim Connolly is someone who will always be remembered by Central New York hockey fans.

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.

Friday, July 06, 2012  The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenseman Matt Taormina to a one-year, two-way contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced.

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.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Captain Dustin Brown had a goal and two assists as Los Angeles ended its dominant two-month playoff run in front of frenzied fans who had waited 45 years for their first look at the Stanley Cup since the Kings' expansion birth in 1967.

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.

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.

Saturday, November 05, 2011  During a stretch that saw them lose four of five, the Sabres had failed to put together a complete game. That changed against the Flames, as they pumped 37 shots on Calgary backup goalie Henrik Karlsson over the first two periods alone.

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.