Raw Charge · Oct 10, 2016
Three takeaways from Syracuse Crunch preseason action
Syracuse Crunch hockey has officially returned to the salt city for the 2016-2017 season having swept the weekend in impressive fashion against the Utica Comets. Saturday nights contest at the War Memorial Arena in downtown Syracuse marked the beginning of a new era in Crunch history. For the first time in four years, Syracuse took to the ice without Mike Angelidis as their captain. Instead, a plethora of new faces donned the Crunch sweater under the guidance of newly hired head coach Benoit Groulx. After a three to one victory Saturday night and a two to one win Sunday at the Utica Auditorium, here's what we can take away from the weekends preseason action:
New faces are producing early: