Syracuse Crunch

Toward the end of his playing career, Syracuse Crunch Coach Rob Zettler spent parts of two seasons in the AHL playing for the Portland Pirates, who were coached by Glen Hanlon. "I lived in Falmouth," he said "It was my wife and I and our young daughter....

Neither Portland Pirates Coach Ray Edwards nor Syracuse Crunch Coach Rob Zettler have had much experience running an AHL team in the postseason, but both know how their teams have to play in order to succeed in the Calder Cup playoffs. "We have to...

The Sports Xchange Lightning reassign Gudas, Panik to Syracuse The Tampa Bay Lightning announced Friday that they reassigned defenseman Radko Gudas and forward Richard Panik to the Syracuse Crunch. Syracuse begins the Calder Cup Playoffs at home...

The Sports Xchange NHL roundup: Crosby practices, not cleared to play Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby practiced with his teammates after getting clearance Friday. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the team practiced a power-play unit...

Newly crowned American Hockey League MVP Tyler Johnson scored three goals as the Syracuse Crunch routed the Norfolk Admirals 6-1 Friday night. The Admirals (37-32-4-1), who began Friday in a two-way tie for seventh place in the AHL Eastern Conference...

Former William and Mary tennis All-American Megan Moulton-Levy reached Saturday’s doubles semifinals of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, S.C., joining Shuai Zhang to defeat Yaroslava Shvedova and Julia Goerges 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5) on green clay....

If the Norfolk Admirals squeeze into the AHL playoffs this season, they'll owe a large debt to goaltender Frederik Andersen. Yet again Saturday night, Andersen was a great Dane in a key game. He made 41 saves and was named the No. 1 star in a 2-0...

Patrick Maroon completed his hat trick in overtime Friday night as the Norfolk Admirals beat Eastern Conference-leading Syracuse 5-4 before 6,049 at Scope, overcoming a three-goal deficit in the third period to register a crucial victory in their drive to...

The Norfolk Admirals won for just the second time in 11 games, upending AHL Western Conference-leading Charlotte 3-1 Wednesday night before 2,777 at Scope. Igor Bobkov made 30 saves for the victory, holding the Checkers scoreless until the Admirals...

What else is new? The current Norfolk Admirals continue to receive painful reminders of the franchise's recent past. Host Syracuse converted on all of its shootout opportunities Friday for a 3-2 victory over Norfolk, winning the tiebreaker 4-2. It was...

After what amounted to a minor-league franchise trade following last season, some of the guys who won the 2012 AHL Calder Cup with the Norfolk Admirals said it would feel odd to play as the visiting team at Scope. It certainly didn't affect their play...

Before 7,016 fans, the biggest Scope crowd of the season, the Norfolk Admirals lost 4-3 in overtime Saturday night to the Syracuse Crunch. The AHL-leading Crunch, a Tampa Bay Lightning affiliate mostly comprised of players and staff from last year's...