SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse Crunch are proud to announce the annual end of year team awards for the 2025-26 season.
 
The complete list of team awards is as follows:
 
Eastern Shore Insurance Agency "Most Improved" Player of the Year - #79 Ethan Gauthier
This award goes to the player who has shown the most improvement throughout the year.
 
Ephesus "Brightest Prospect"/Rookie of the Year Award - #11 Lucas Mercuri
This award goes to the best prospect of the year.
 
Discount Shoe Repair "Sole" of the Syracuse Crunch - #75 Matteo Pietroniro
This award goes to the player who has displayed the most heart throughout the season.
 
NBT Bank "Plus/Minus Player of Year" Award - #75 Matteo Pietroniro
This award goes to the most dependable Crunch player, the one who leads the team in the plus/minus category. Pietroniro leads the team with a plus-26 in Crunch games played.
 
Lamacchia Power Forward of the Year Award - #94 Conor Geekie
This award goes to the team's best power forward.
 
IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - #31 Brandon Halverson
This award recognizes a Crunch player for exemplary community service.
 
Offensive Player of the Year - #25 Dylan Duke
This award goes to the team's best forward.
 
U.S. Army Defender of the Year - #31 Brandon Halverson
This award goes to the team's best defensive player.
 
MVP Award - #22 Jakob Pelletier
This award goes to the most valuable player on the ice.
 
Single game tickets and ticket packages for the 2025-26 Calder Cup Playoffs 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).