SEASON SYNOPSIS
The Syracuse Crunch had a bit of a slow start to the 2021-22 season. From November 10-24, 2021, they went on a six-game winless streak. As the season rolled on, the Crunch began to become a force to be reckoned with across the East. They ended the season on a six-game win streak with a record of 41-26-7-2. This late season push helped the Crunch finish second in the North, earning a spot in the playoffs.
The Crunch didn’t make it out of the first round of the playoffs. However, they did give the Laval Rocket a run for their money, taking the series to five games and pushing the final game to overtime.
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Statistically, there were many Syracuse players who stepped up throughout the regular season and playoffs. Forward Alex Barre-Boulet led the Crunch in the regular season with 63 points and 47 assists. In five playoff games, Barre-Boulet led the team in assists (3). Gabriel Dumont lit the scoreboard up with 30 regular season goals, while Charles Hudon ended the season in a three-way tie for fifth place in power play goals (13) alongside Kiefer Sherwood (Colorado Eagles) and Stefan Noesen (Chicago Wolves).
Anthony Richard stood out in the playoffs, scoring six points (4g, 2a) over five games.
Max Lagace was Syracuse’s number one guy between the pipes. During the regular season, Lagace posted a record of 23-9-2, a 2.31 GAA, and .910 sv% in 36 games. The ever-consistent netminder produced similar numbers in Syracuse’s five playoff games. After going 9-1-1 in April, Lagace was named AHL Goaltender of the Month. Over the span of those 11 games, he also allowed only 17 goals on 296 shots and had a .943 sav%.
Forward Jimmy Huntington was the only other member of the Crunch to win honors from the AHL. After putting up four goals in two games and earning his first career hat trick on opening weekend in mid-October, Huntington won AHL Player of the Week.
(List accurate as of August 31st at 2:55pm ET)
UNDER CONTRACT AND RE-SIGNINGS
Forwards
- Alex Barre-Boulet – Second-to-last year of NHL contract
- Maxim Cajkovic – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
- Gage Concalves – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
- Shawn Element – Last year of AHL contract
- Gabriel Fortier – Last year of entry-level contract
- Cole Koepke – Last year of entry-level contract
- Pierre-Cedric Labrie – Last year of AHL contract
- Gemel Smith – Last year of two-way NHL contract
- Daniel Walcott – Last year of NHL contract
- Jaydon Dureau – Signed a three-year, entry-level contract on May 21
- Gabriel Dumont – Signed two-year AHL contract extension on June 9
- Simon Ryfors – Sighed one-year, two-way NHL contract extension on June 20
Defensemen
- Dmitri Semykin – Last year of entry-level contract
- Declan Carlile – Signed two-year, entry-level contract on March 16
- Nick Perbix – Signed a one-year, entry-level contract on March 31
- Sean Day – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract extension on June 16
- Ryan Jones – Signed one-year AHL contract extension on June 27
- Darren Raddysh – Signed two-year, two-way NHL contract extension on June 30
Goaltenders
- Hugo Alnefelt – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
- Max Lagace – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract extension on July 11
NEW ADDITIONS
Forwards
- Jack Finley – First year of entry-level contract (played for the Spokane Chiefs & Winnipeg Ice of the WHL in 2021-22)
- Bennett MacArthur – Signed a three-year, entry-level contract on March 1 (played for the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the QMJHL in 2021-22)
- Ilya Usau – Signed a three-year, entry-level contract on March 20 (played for Dinamo Minsk of the KHL in 2021-22)
- Grant Mismash – Acquired via trade from Nashville on July 3
- Felix Robert – Signed a two-year, entry-level contract on July 13 (played for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2021-22)
- Lucas Edmonds – Signed a three-year, entry-level contract on July 21 (played for the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL in 2021-22)
Defensemen
- Roman Schmidt – First year of entry-level contract (played for the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL in 2021-22)
- Jack Thompson – First year of entry-level contract (played for the Sudbury Wolves & Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in 2021-22)
- Tyson Feist – Signed one-year AHL contract on June 10 (played for the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL in 2021-22)
- Trevor Carrick – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract on July 25 (played for the San Diego Gulls in 2021-22)
Goaltenders
- Jack LaFontaine – Signed one-year AHL contract on July 25 (played for Carolina, the Chicago Wolves, and ECHL’s Norfolk Admirals in 2021-22)
DEPARTURES
Forwards
- Otto Somppi – Signed one-year contract with Lukko of Liiga on June 6 (not extended qualifying offer by Tampa Bay on July 11)
- Anthony Richard – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract with Montreal on July 13
- Charles Hudon – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract with Colorado on July 13
- Remi Elie – Signed a one-year contract with Färjestad BK of the SHL on August 26
- Frank Hora – Signed ECHL contract with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits on August 31
- Riley Nash – Signed a two-year AHL contract with Charlotte on September 15
Defensemen
- Fredrik Claesson – Signed one-year contract with CSKA Moskva on July 13
- Alex Green – Signed one-year AHL contract with Laval on July 19 (not extended qualifying offer by Tampa Bay on July 11)
Goaltenders
- Amir Miftakhov – Signed one-year contract with Ak Bars Kazan on July 13
(Special thanks to CapFriendly and Elite Prospects for all the contract terms and definitions for this offseason player tracker!)
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