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Behind the championship partnership of the Syracuse Crunch and Tampa Bay Lightning

Nabeeha Anwar | Illustration Editor

Assistant sports editor Alex Cirino discussed the history of the Syracuse Crunch's affiliations and why its partnership with the Tampa Bay Lightning has gone so well.

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After years of inconsistency and turmoil, the Syracuse Crunch have become one of the AHL’s most consistent teams since affiliating with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2012-13. Thirty-one Crunch regulars as well as multiple coaches were a part of the Lightning’s Stanley Cup wins in 2020 and 2021. In this episode of The Daily Orange’s sportscast, Alex Cirino discusses the strong connection between the Syracuse Crunch and their NHL parent Tampa Bay Lightning.

Arabdho Majumder is our host, Marnie Muñoz is our podcast editor, Adam Wolff is our music producer, Nick Luttrell is our podcast producer, Anthony Alandt is our digital editor, Henry O’Brien and Connor Pignattello are our assistant digital editors and RJ Frahm and Matt Wrigley are our associate producers.

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