SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse Crunch have recalled forward Shawn Element from the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, General Manager and Head Coach Joel Bouchard announced today.

Element, 26, has skated in two games with the Crunch this season. He has also appeared in five games with the Solar Bears tallying one assist. Last season, Element played in 31 games with the Milwaukee Admirals last, tallying five goals and one assist, five games with the Providence Bruins and eight games with the Maine Mariners of the ECHL recording one goal and four assists.
 
The 6-foot-1, 210-pound forward has played in 246 career AHL games with Syracuse, Milwaukee, Providence and Ontario earning 61 points (34g, 27a) to go along with 301 penalty minutes. Element has also skated in 28 career ECHL games with Maine and Orlando totaling 15 points (5g, 10a).
 
Prior to his professional career, the Victoriaville, Quebec native played in 274 career QMJHL contests with the Victoriaville Tigres, Cape Breton Eagles, Acadie-Bathurst Titan and Baie-Comeau Drakkar from 2016 to 2021 tallying 170 points (89g, 81a).
 
Single game tickets and ticket packages for the 2026-27 season are on sale now and can be purchased in person at the Crunch office located inside the Upstate Medical University Arena at Onondaga County War Memorial at 800 S. State St. in Syracuse, by calling the office at 315-473-4444 or online through Ticketmaster. For the latest Crunch news, visit www.syracusecrunch.com or follow the club on Facebook (www.facebook.com/syracusecrunch), X (@SyracuseCrunch) and Instagram (@syracusecrunch).