2023 Syracuse Crunch Offseason Player Tracker

SEASON SYNOPSIS

The Syracuse Crunch finished the 2022-23 season second in the North Division with a record of 35-26-7-4 and 81 points. Despite a strong showing in the regular season and earning a bye in the postseason, the Crunch were booted from the playoffs in the North Division Semifinals by the Rochester Americans, three games to two. 

Statistically speaking, forwards Simon Ryfors and Alex Barre-Boulet led Syracuse across the board. Ryfors led the team with 27 goals, while Barre-Boulet led the team with 60 assists and 84 points (second in the league, as well). They both led the Crunch with seven power play goals. 

Their success continued into the postseason as Ryfors led Syracuse with four goals and Barre-Boulet led the team with eight assists and nine points.

(List accurate as of Sept. 6th, 3:55pm ET)

UNDER CONTRACT AND RE-SIGNINGS

Forwards

• Alex Barre-Boulet  – Last year of NHL contract (one-way)
• Gage Concalves – Last year of entry-level contract
• Gabriel Dumont – Last year of AHL contract
• Jaydon Dureau – Second-to-last year on entry-level contract (played majority of 2022-23 season with ECHL Orlando)
• Lucas Edmonds – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
• Jack Finley – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
• Bennett MacArthur – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract (played almost all of 2022-23 season with ECHL Orlando)
• Félix Robert  – Last year of entry-level contract 
• Ilya Usau – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
• Daniel Walker – Last year of AHL contract
• Tristen Allard – Signed a two-year AHL contract (thru 2024-25 season) on April 27 (played for Syracuse on an ATO and the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the QMJHL in 2022-23)
• Cole Koepke – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract on June 14
• Gabriel Fortier – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract extension on June 21
• Shawn Element  – Signed a one-year AHL contract extension on July 1
• Daniel Walcott – Signed a one-year AHL contract on August 2

Defensemen

• Philippe Myers – Last year of NHL contract (one-way)
• Declan Carlile – Last year of entry-level contract
• Jack Thompson – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
• Maxwell Crozier -Signed a two-year, entry-level NHL contract on March 21 (played for Syracuse on a PTO and Providence College [NCAA] in 2022-23)
• Sean Day – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract extension on June 5
• Darren Raddysh – Last year of two-way NHL contract; signed a two-year, one-way NHL contract extension (beginning 2024-25) on August 23

Goaltenders

• Hugo Alnefelt – Last year of entry-level contract

NEW ADDITIONS

Forwards

• Maxim Groshev – Signed a three-year, entry-level NHL contract on May 1 (played for SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL and SKA-Neva St. Petersburg of the VHL in 2022-23)
• Waltteri Merelä – Signed a one-year, entry-level NHL contract on June 5 (played for Tappara of Liiga in 2022-23)
• Logan Brown – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract on July 1 (played for St. Louis and Springfield in 2022-23)
• Mitchell Chaffee – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract on July 1 (played for the Iowa Wild in 2022-23)

Defensemen

• Roman Schmidt – First year of entry-level contract (entry-level slide; played for the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL in 2022-23)
• Emil Martinsen Lilleberg – Signed a two-year, two-way NHL contract on June 5 (played for IK Oskarshamn of the SHL in 2022-23)
• Devante Stephens – Signed a one-year AHL contract on July 10 (played for the Tucson Roadrunners in 2022-23)

Goaltenders

• Matt Tomkins – Signed a two-year, two-way NHL contract on May 10 (played for Färjestad BK of the SHL in 2022-23)
• Evan Fitzpatrick – Signed a one-year AHL contract on July 1 (played for the Florida Everblades [ECHL] in 2022-23)

DEPARTURES

Forwards

• Simon Ryfors – Signed a one-year contract with Rogle BK of the SHL on May 9
• Maxim Cajkovic – NHL rights traded to Minnesota on July 3 (played almost all of 2022-23 season with ECHL Orlando)
• Rūdolfs Balcers – Signed a one-year contract with ZSC Lions of the NL on July 4
• Grant Mismash – Signed a one-year contract with Ostersunds IK of HockeyAllsvenskan on July 4
• Gemel Smith – Signed a one-year contract with Dinamo Minsk of the KHL on July 20

Defensemen

• Trevor Carrick – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract with the Anaheim Ducks on July 1
• Tyson Feist – Signed a one-year AHL contract with the Chicago Wolves on July 10
• Dmitri Semykin – Received a try-out with SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL on July 23 (was not extended qualifying offer on June 30; played all of 2022-23 season with ECHL Orlando)
• Ryan Jones – Signed a one-year AHL contract with Coachella Valley on September 6

Goaltenders

• Max Lagacé – Signed a one-year contract with Färjestad BK of the SHL on June 14
• Jack LaFontaine – Signed a one-year AHL contract with Coachella Valley on August 23

Coaches

• Joël Bouchard – Introduced as new head coach on June 26

FREE AGENTS

Forwards

• Pierre-Cedric Labrie – UFA

(Special thanks to CapFriendly and Elite Prospects for all the contract terms and definitions for this offseason player tracker!)

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• Syracuse Crunch
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