Friday night was pretty much perfect for the Syracuse Crunch, who ran the Cleveland Monsters out of their own building with a 5-0 shutout win. Hugo Alnefelt stopped all 35 shots he faced for his second win of the young season.
We took a look at all 35 players in the system that are aged 25 or younger (as of October 1, 2023) and ranked them. It’s the Top 25 Under 25. As we all know, Hugo is from Sweden and he stops pucks.
Almost all Stanley Cup contenders trade valued draft capital to stay near the top. And the Tampa Bay Lightning are no exception.
A not so super start to the second half for Syracuse as they lose both games this week. The Syracuse Crunch are a lot like Stella; they have to find a way to get their groove back.
Syracuse wins two of three in dominating fashion The Syracuse Crunch are currently playing like they’re in playoff mode. Considering the amount of time they’ve spent recently playing Utica, this is a good mindset to have.
When you talk about the Tampa Bay Lightning’s recent goaltending situation, the conversation starts and stops with Andrei Vasilevskiy. He is widely considered to be one of the best goaltenders in the world, after all, who can take on 50-plus starts each season when healthy and is still under thirty years old.
Alnefelt played in all three leagues last season, but the key is still development Despite a tough season filled with injuries — but also a taste of the NHL!
At just 24, LaFontaine could be a diamond in the AHL rough Late in the afternoon on Monday, the Syracuse Crunch announced that they had signed goaltender Jack LaFontaine to an AHL contract.
Aspirations of a three-peat are still alive and well in Tampa Bay, where the Lightning are once again thriving in a tough division despite facing a variety of injuries all year.
With the fewest skaters possible, Orlando heads west. After the first half of their six-game road trip started with a thud, the Orlando Solar Bears hoped that the second half was better, as they headed outside the ECHL’s South Division for a visit to two Mountain Division teams in Allen and Tulsa.
Despite reinforcements from Syracuse, Orlando’s road trip does not get off to an ideal start. After winning 8 of their first 9 games on home ice, the Orlando Solar Bears hoped to bring that success on the road, as they began a six-game pre-Christmas road trip that will take them through five different states.
Lightning prospects Hugo Alnefelt and Gage Goncalves named the two best players of the game While the Tampa Bay Lightning are having a three-day pause between games, the Syracuse Crunch played their sixth game of the season.
Temper your expectations for the AHL rookie Hugo Alnefelt breaks into our top 10 this season as he is set to join the Syracuse Crunch for his first professional season in North America.
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