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Frozen Dome Classic welcomes 30,715 fans, breaks record
By Christine Rushton
November 23, 2014 - 8:59am
The Syracuse Crunch beat the Utica Comets 2-1 in a game that set the pro indoor hockey attendance record history Saturday night in the Carrier Dome.

Temperatures dropped inside the Carrier Dome as blades scraped ice for the venue's first professional hockey game Saturday night.

A record-breaking crowd of 30,715 fans attended the Toyota Frozen Dome Classic, the most ever for an indoor professional hockey game. On the ice, the Syracuse Crunch beat the Utica Comets with a tight score of 2-1.

“Central New York became big tonight,” Crunch owner Howard Dolgon said in a post-game interview. “There was a uniqueness to the event and we leveraged that. It’s a tribute to Syracuse.”

New era Crunch
By Kaitlin Santanna
October 10, 2010 - 8:40pm
A new era begins with a throwback feel at the War Memorial for the Syracuse Crunch.

 It was a merging of the old and new at the Syracuse Crunch home opener Saturday night. In celebration of the American Hockey League’s 75th season, six teams donned the jerseys their organization wore on the year of their creation.  Syracuse and the Lake Erie Monsters, based in Cleveland, were two of the six teams that are participating in a home-and-home opening weekend match-up.

The Crowd at Crunch
By Justin Sondel
February 21, 2010 - 1:22am
More than 21,000 attend the first outdoor game in American Hockey League history, and kick off the event with grilling, games and drinking.

A record-setting crowd came to the New York State fairgrounds to watch the Syracuse Crunch edge out the Binghamton Senators by a score of 2-1 in the first outdoor game in American Hockey League history.  Fans were excited and appreciative of the opportunity to witness such a historic event.

“I think it’s great that (Crunch owner) Howard Dolgon actually took it on his shoulders and got the thing going,” said Crunch fan Brian Chapman of Conquest, N.Y.

Five sports events to see in 2010
By Kyle C. Leach
February 2, 2010 - 9:36pm
Pull out your 2010 calendar and insert these five must-see Syracuse sporting events.

The 2010 sports schedule has the Winter Olympics, the World Cup and the imminent return of Tiger Woods. These events are more than a spin up the Thruway, so what can the local fan look forward to in 2010? Halftime Snack has five ideas: