Chairman How's Glorious Army
Significantly Lowering the Bar Since 2008.

As it stands right now, the Syracuse Crunch need to win 5 of their last 6 games to be in the playoffs no matter what happens. There’s our fate, boys and girls. No scoreboard watching, no finger crossing. If we can basically win out the end of the season, it won’t matter what anyone else does.

Easier said than done, I know. But there it is.

Teams we’ll be facing:

1. Binghamton (home), SYR leads series 5-2
2. Bridgeport (away), BRI leads series 1-0
3. Hershey (away), HER leads series 4-1
4. Rochester (away), ROC leads series 5-4
5. Connecticut (home), Conn. leads series 1-0
6. Albany (away), SYR leads series 6-3

Looks kind of tough, yes. But remember, 5 games is what we need to be in no matter what. If we win 4 and another team slips, we might still be okay. Also, keep in mind that we faced a lot of those teams earlier in the season, before our group started clicking. We haven’t seen Bridgeport since Jan., while we haven’t played Hershey and Connecticut since Feb. A lot has changed since then. ALB, ROC, and Bingo should–and I stress should–be games this team can win. The others are unknowns. Unfortunately, all are clearly important.

Hold on, Crunchies! This is going to be one wild two weeks.

It’s no joke, boys and girls. March was momentous for the Syracuse Crunch. The team started the month almost as far out of the playoffs as a team can be, but by the end they had clawed their way into contention. They’ve been oscillating between 7th and 8th place ever since, never falling out (despite, sometimes, their best efforts).

What did this team achieve?

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