The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, at the War Memorial at Oncenter. They are the primary development affiliate of the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning.On March 17, 2010, it was reported that the Blue Jackets were to cut their affiliation with the Crunch, and place its minor leaguers with the Springfield Falcons. On March 25, 2010, the Crunch announced that they had signed a deal to be the AHL affiliate for the Anaheim Ducks in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 AHL seasons. On June 14, 2012, the Crunch announced that they had signed a multi-year deal to be the AHL affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning, ending their two year tenure with Anaheim. - Source: Wikipedia
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