2016-17 Syracuse Crunch Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 38-24-7 (SO: 2-7) - 90 points
Finishing 1st in the AHL's North Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: Benoit Groulx (38-24-7, 7 OTL)
Location: Syracuse, New York
Attendance: 209,085, Avg. 5,502 in 38 home dates
2016-17 Syracuse Crunch Statistics

The Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League ended the 2016-17 season with a record of 38 wins and 24 losses (and 7 overtime losses), with a 2-7 showing in shootouts for 90 points finishing first in the AHL's North Division.

The Crunch scored 232 goals and conceded 227. Yanni Gourde netted 22 goals for Syracuse, and Matt Taormina contributed 45 assists. Adam Wilcox topped the squad with 18 wins, while Kristers Gudlevskis added 15 or more victories as well. Kristers Gudlevskis earned a 2.65 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.

Benoit Groulx coached the team. The 2016-17 Syracuse Crunch lost in the League Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Brandon AldersonRWJanuary 22, 19926'4"200ROakville, ON
Dylan BlujusDJanuary 22, 19946'3"201RBuffalo, NY USA
Michael BournivalCMay 31, 19925'11"191LShawinigan-Sud, QC
Mathieu BrodeurDJune 21, 19906'6"215LMontreal, QC
Anthony CirelliCJuly 15, 19976'0"165LWoodbridge, ON
Adam ComrieDJuly 31, 19906'4"220LKanata, ON
Cory ConacherLWDecember 14, 19895'8"179LBurlington, ON
Erik CondraRWAugust 6, 19866'0"188RDetroit, MI
Cameron DarcyCMarch 2, 19946'0"185RBoston, USA
Daniel DoremusFOctober 22, 19915'11"194RAspen, CO USA
Jake DotchinDMarch 24, 19946'3"207RCambridge, ON Canada
Gabriel DumontCOctober 6, 19905'10"186RVille Degelis, QC
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Adam ErneLWApril 20, 19956'1"206RNew Haven, CT
Stefan FournierRWApril 30, 19926'3"212RDorval, QC
Byron FroeseCMarch 12, 19916'1"192RWinkler, MB
Yanni GourdeLWDecember 15, 19915'9"170LSt. Narcisse, QC
Kristers GudlevskisGJuly 31, 19926'3"189RAizkraukle, Latvia
Libor HajekDFebruary 4, 19986'1"205LSmrcek, CZE
Mike HalmoFMay 15, 19915'11"195LWaterloo, ON
Brian HartF5'9"168Smiths Falls, ON
Brett HowdenCMarch 29, 19986'1"183LOakbank, MB
Henri IkonenLWApril 17, 19945'11"184RSavonlinna, Finland
Slater KoekkoekDFebruary 18, 19946'2"188LManotik, ON
John KurtzLWMay 16, 19896'2"206LOakville, ON
Olivier LabelleRWJuly 15, 19856'0"190RSt. Eustache, QC
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-LeblondRJune 4, 19856'2"210LLevis, QC Canada
Kevin LynchFApril 23, 19916'1"205RGrosse Pointe, MI
Dominik MasinDFebruary 1, 19966'3"191LMestec Kralove, Czech. Rep. Czech. Rep.
Tye McGinnFJuly 29, 19906'2"195LFergus, ON
Mike McKennaGApril 11, 19836'3"187LSt. Louis, MO USA
Mike McNameeCOctober 23, 19926'0"179LPerth, ON CAN
Jeremy MorinLWApril 16, 19916'1"193RAuburn, NY
Kevin MorrisLWDecember 6, 19926'4"190LMassena, NY USA
David PacanCMarch 31, 19916'3"205ROttawa, ON
Matthew PecaCApril 27, 19935'9"171RPetawawa, ON
Jonathan RacineDMay 28, 19936'2"202LMontreal, QC
Tanner RichardCApril 6, 19936'0"187LJona, Switzerland
Mitchell StephensCFebruary 5, 19975'11"182RPeterborough, ON
Matt TaorminaDOctober 20, 19865'10"182LWashington Township, MI
Ben ThomasDMay 28, 19966'2"193RCalgary, AB
Joel VerminRWFebruary 5, 19925'11"192LBern, Switzerland
Daniel WalcottDFebruary 19, 19945'11"168LIle Perrot, QC
Cory WardFSeptember 23, 19935'10"194RLas Vegas, NV USA
Adam WilcoxGOctober 26, 19926'0"185LSouth St. Paul, MN USA
Luke WitkowskiDApril 14, 19906'2"210RHolland, MI
Dennis YanFApril 14, 19975'7"132LTroy, MI


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