SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse Crunch, in conjunction with the American Hockey League, have announced the 2026-27 regular season schedule.
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The Crunch will open their 33rd season on the road against the Laval Rocket on Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3 before traveling to face the Rochester Americans on Friday, Oct. 9. The team will return home to the Upstate Medical University Arena to host the Belleville Senators for the Home Opener presented by Upstate University Hospital on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m.
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Syracuse's 72-game schedule features 36 home contests comprised of one Monday, six Wednesdays, 10 Fridays, 16 Saturdays and three Sundays. Most home games will start at 7 p.m., except Monday, Jan. 18 will start at 1 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 17, Nov. 7, Jan. 2, Feb. 6, March 13 and April 10 will start at 5 p.m. All Sunday games will start at 3 p.m.
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The Crunch will face 13 teams in the North and Atlantic Divisions. The most frequent matchups will be 12 contests each against Rochester and Utica, eight each against Belleville and Cleveland, six each against Hamilton, Laval and Toronto, four against Lehigh Valley and two each against Hartford, Hershey, Providence, Springfield and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
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January will be the Crunch's busiest month with 14 scheduled games. The team will play 11 in December and March, 10 in October, November and February and six in April. This season, Syracuse will have four three-in-threes with two in March and one in both December and April.
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The team will have two five-game homestands this season, with one in February and one in April, and one four-game homestand spanning November and December. The longest road trip is eight games in December. The most home games are in January when the Crunch host eight. The most road contests are in December with eight.
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The complete 2026-27 regular season schedule is below, subject to change:
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| Day |
Date |
Time |
Visiting Team |
@ |
Home Team |
| Friday |
10/2/26 |
7:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Laval Rocket |
| Saturday |
10/3/26 |
3:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Laval Rocket |
| Friday |
10/9/26 |
7:05 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Rochester Americans |
| Saturday |
10/10/26 |
7:00 PM |
Belleville Senators |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Saturday |
10/17/26 |
5:00 PM |
Rochester Americans |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Sunday |
10/18/26 |
3:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Hamilton Hammers |
| Wednesday |
10/21/26 |
7:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Laval Rocket |
| Friday |
10/23/26 |
7:00 PM |
Rochester Americans |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Saturday |
10/24/26 |
7:05 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Lehigh Valley Phantoms |
| Friday |
10/30/26 |
7:00 PM |
Hamilton Hammers |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Friday |
11/6/26 |
7:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Utica Comets |
| Saturday |
11/7/26 |
5:00 PM |
Hartford Wolf Pack |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Wednesday |
11/11/26 |
7:00 PM |
Laval Rocket |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Friday |
11/13/26 |
7:00 PM |
Toronto Marlies |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Saturday |
11/14/26 |
6:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Utica Comets |
| Wednesday |
11/18/26 |
7:00 PM |
Rochester Americans |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Saturday |
11/21/26 |
7:00 PM |
Belleville Senators |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Wednesday |
11/25/26 |
11:00 AM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Hamilton Hammers |
| Friday |
11/27/26 |
7:05 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Rochester Americans |
| Saturday |
11/28/26 |
7:00 PM |
Laval Rocket |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Friday |
12/4/26 |
7:00 PM |
Toronto Marlies |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Saturday |
12/5/26 |
7:00 PM |
Hamilton Hammers |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Friday |
12/11/26 |
7:00 PM |
Utica Comets |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Saturday |
12/12/26 |
7:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Belleville Senators |
| Sunday |
12/13/26 |
4:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Toronto Marlies |
| Wednesday |
12/16/26 |
7:05 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Rochester Americans |
| Friday |
12/18/26 |
7:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Cleveland Monsters |
| Saturday |
12/19/26 |
7:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Cleveland Monsters |
| Sunday |
12/27/26 |
3:05 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Rochester Americans |
| Tuesday |
12/29/26 |
7:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Toronto Marlies |
| Wednesday |
12/30/26 |
7:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Hamilton Hammers |
| Saturday |
1/2/27 |
5:00 PM |
Lehigh Valley Phantoms |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Sunday |
1/3/27 |
3:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Utica Comets |
| Wednesday |
1/6/27 |
7:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Cleveland Monsters |
| Thursday |
1/7/27 |
7:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Cleveland Monsters |
| Saturday |
1/9/27 |
7:00 PM |
Laval Rocket |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Wednesday |
1/13/27 |
7:00 PM |
Utica Comets |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Friday |
1/15/27 |
7:00 PM |
WBS Penguins |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Saturday |
1/16/27 |
6:05 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
WBS Penguins |
| Monday |
1/18/27 |
1:00 PM |
Rochester Americans |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Friday |
1/22/27 |
7:00 PM |
Hershey Bears |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Saturday |
1/23/27 |
7:00 PM |
Toronto Marlies |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Wednesday |
1/27/27 |
7:05 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Rochester Americans |
| Friday |
1/29/27 |
7:00 PM |
Lehigh Valley Phantoms |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Saturday |
1/30/27 |
7:05 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Lehigh Valley Phantoms |
| Wednesday |
2/3/27 |
7:00 PM |
Rochester Americans |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Friday |
2/5/27 |
7:00 PM |
Cleveland Monsters |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Saturday |
2/6/27 |
5:00 PM |
Cleveland Monsters |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Friday |
2/12/27 |
7:00 PM |
Providence Bruins |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Saturday |
2/13/27 |
7:00 PM |
Cleveland Monsters |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Friday |
2/19/27 |
7:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Belleville Senators |
| Saturday |
2/20/27 |
4:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Belleville Senators |
| Wednesday |
2/24/27 |
7:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Hershey Bears |
| Friday |
2/26/27 |
7:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Utica Comets |
| Saturday |
2/27/27 |
7:00 PM |
Utica Comets |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Friday |
3/5/27 |
7:05 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Springfield Thunderbirds |
| Saturday |
3/6/27 |
6:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Hartford Wolf Pack |
| Sunday |
3/7/27 |
3:05 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Providence Bruins |
| Friday |
3/12/27 |
7:05 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Rochester Americans |
| Saturday |
3/13/27 |
5:00 PM |
Belleville Senators |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Sunday |
3/14/27 |
3:00 PM |
Utica Comets |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Saturday |
3/20/27 |
4:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Belleville Senators |
| Sunday |
3/21/27 |
4:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Toronto Marlies |
| Wednesday |
3/24/27 |
7:00 PM |
Springfield Thunderbirds |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Friday |
3/26/27 |
7:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Utica Comets |
| Saturday |
3/27/27 |
7:00 PM |
Utica Comets |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Friday |
4/2/27 |
7:00 PM |
Syracuse Crunch |
@ |
Utica Comets |
| Saturday |
4/3/27 |
7:00 PM |
Belleville Senators |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Sunday |
4/4/27 |
3:00 PM |
Utica Comets |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Wednesday |
4/7/27 |
7:00 PM |
Cleveland Monsters |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Saturday |
4/10/27 |
5:00 PM |
Rochester Americans |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
| Sunday |
4/11/27 |
3:00 PM |
Hamilton Hammers |
@ |
Syracuse Crunch |
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Syracuse Crunch season tickets, partial season tickets and flex packages are on sale now. Single game tickets will go on sale at a later date.
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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).
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