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Ducks Announce Affiliation Agreement With AHL's Syracuse
Thursday, Mar. 25th, 2010
ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed a multi-year affiliation agreement with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL) beginning in the 2010-11 season.
"We are thrilled to be affiliating with the Syracuse Crunch in such a great hockey market," said Ducks Executive Vice President/General Manager Bob Murray. "Syracuse is steeped in hockey tradition and we are excited to partner with an ownership and management team that shares the same commitment to winning and player development as we do."
The Ducks return to the AHL following a one-year absence in 2009-10. Since 2005-06, Anaheim's AHL affiliate has combined for a 168-109-17-26 record in 320 games (.620 winning percentage). From 2005-08, Anaheim was affiliated with the Portland Pirates, who reached Game 7 of the AHL Eastern Conference Finals in two of three seasons (2006 & 2008). The Ducks spent the 2008-09 season affiliated with the Iowa Chops, who posted a 33-33-4-10 record.
Since the 2005-06 season, the Ducks have had numerous players make their NHL debuts with Anaheim who have also played for the club's AHL affiliates. Those current Ducks players include forwards Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Bobby Ryan, Ryan Carter, Matt Beleskey and Troy Bodie, goaltender Jonas Hiller, and defensemen Brett Festerling and Brendan Mikkelson.
The Syracuse Crunch are currently in their 16th year of operation in the American Hockey League and tied for the sixth-longest tenure of any AHL team. Led by the AHL's longest current independent ownership group, the Crunch hosted the AHL'S first-ever outdoor game at the New York State Fairgrounds on Feb. 20, 2010, setting a league single-game attendance record of 21,508.
"This is an honor and thrill for our organization, to partner with the Anaheim Ducks - one of the truly elite franchises in the National Hockey League," said Crunch President and CEO Howard Dolgon. "They are a team with a proven winning track record on both the NHL and minor league levels and have highly experienced and very well-respected hockey people running their operation. We look forward to a long and successful relationship and can't wait to get started."
Anaheim is the third primary affiliate in Syracuse team history. The Crunch were previously affiliated with Vancouver from 1994-00 and Columbus from 2000-10. Syracuse also maintained a split affiliation with Vancouver and Pittsburgh during the 1997-98 and 1998-99 AHL seasons.
"We are thrilled to be affiliating with the Syracuse Crunch in such a great hockey market," said Ducks Executive Vice President/General Manager Bob Murray. "Syracuse is steeped in hockey tradition and we are excited to partner with an ownership and management team that shares the same commitment to winning and player development as we do."
The Ducks return to the AHL following a one-year absence in 2009-10. Since 2005-06, Anaheim's AHL affiliate has combined for a 168-109-17-26 record in 320 games (.620 winning percentage). From 2005-08, Anaheim was affiliated with the Portland Pirates, who reached Game 7 of the AHL Eastern Conference Finals in two of three seasons (2006 & 2008). The Ducks spent the 2008-09 season affiliated with the Iowa Chops, who posted a 33-33-4-10 record.
Since the 2005-06 season, the Ducks have had numerous players make their NHL debuts with Anaheim who have also played for the club's AHL affiliates. Those current Ducks players include forwards Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Bobby Ryan, Ryan Carter, Matt Beleskey and Troy Bodie, goaltender Jonas Hiller, and defensemen Brett Festerling and Brendan Mikkelson.
The Syracuse Crunch are currently in their 16th year of operation in the American Hockey League and tied for the sixth-longest tenure of any AHL team. Led by the AHL's longest current independent ownership group, the Crunch hosted the AHL'S first-ever outdoor game at the New York State Fairgrounds on Feb. 20, 2010, setting a league single-game attendance record of 21,508.
"This is an honor and thrill for our organization, to partner with the Anaheim Ducks - one of the truly elite franchises in the National Hockey League," said Crunch President and CEO Howard Dolgon. "They are a team with a proven winning track record on both the NHL and minor league levels and have highly experienced and very well-respected hockey people running their operation. We look forward to a long and successful relationship and can't wait to get started."
Anaheim is the third primary affiliate in Syracuse team history. The Crunch were previously affiliated with Vancouver from 1994-00 and Columbus from 2000-10. Syracuse also maintained a split affiliation with Vancouver and Pittsburgh during the 1997-98 and 1998-99 AHL seasons.
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