3/19/10: Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs Syracuse Crunch

The New York Islanders' AHL affiliate from Bridgeport faced the Crunch for the only home game this year. Didn't have too much, but I was happy to see NHL player Brendan Witt down with them. He signed alright, so it worked out.

Cards:

Brendan Witt - 4 (plus an extra)
Scott Munroe - 1

Cards Today: 5, Overall: 186


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3/17/10: Manchester Monarchs vs Syracuse Crunch

Yet another team making their only trip to Syracuse. This time it was Manchester (AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings). They had a lot of players that I needed, unfortunately a few snuck out. I was quite happy to get Jonathan Bernier though.


Cards:

Jonathan Bernier - 3
Bud Holloway - 1
Scott Pellerin - 1 (and an extra)
Joe Piskula - 2
Kevin Westgarth - 1

Cards Today: 8, Overall: 181


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3/15/10: Breaking Benjamin Concert in Rochester

I won tickets to the Breaking Benjamin/Chevelle/Red/Thousand Foot Krutch concert in Rochester. I was able to get the full band of Thousand Foot Krutch to sign my ticket stub, which was nice. Class act guys and a great night.


Ticket Stub - Thousand Foot Krutch

3/13/10: Rochester Americans vs Syracuse Crunch

Another trip by Rochester. Killed off a few extra items, but nothing too big.

Cards:

Rory Fitzpatrick - 1
Steve MacIntyre - 1
Tyler Plante - 1
Clay Wilson - (extra card)

Cards Today: 3, Overall: 173

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3/12/10: Lowell Devils vs Syracuse Crunch

This was the only trip to Syracuse by Lowell (AHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils). I was quite happy to see that their coach, John MacLean, signed a lot more than I heard he had been. Guess he was in a good mood!

Cards:

Cory Murphy - 1
Alexander Vasyunov - 1
Patrick Davis - 1
Mike McKenna - 1
John MacLean (Coach) - 15

Cards Today: 19, Overall: 170


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3/6/10: Portland Pirates vs Syracuse Crunch

This was Portland's (AHL affiliate of Buffalo) only trip to Syracuse. It was great to see good prospects, as well as 2 great coaches. Dineen was pissed due to a bad game ending call by the ref, but he was still willing to sign. Got refused by Jhonas Enroth, which sucked. Of course, he played horrible crappy. Oh well.

Cards:

Kevin Dineen (Coach) - 6
Tyler Ennis - 1
Nathan Gerbe - 1
Marc-Andre Gragnani - 2 (Plus an extra)
Eric Weinrich - 14 (Plus 2 extra)

Cards Today: 24, Overall: 151



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2/28/10: Norfolk Admirals vs Syracuse Crunch

This is the last matchup between Norfolk (Tampa Bay's AHL affiliate) and Syracuse. Happy to see Mark Parrish again, ex-NHL all star but also a huge class act. The rest of the players were decent, too..as they hung around to watch the Olympic hockey gold medal game. Even Adam Hall (usually one per) was nice.

Cards:

Adam Hall - 4
Vladimir Mihalik - 1 (Plus an extra)
Mark Parrish - 2 (plus 3 extra)
Ryan Craig - (2 extra)

Cards Today: 7, Overall: 127

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2/27/10: Springfield Falcons vs Syracuse Crunch

This was Springfield's (Edmonton's AHL affiliate) only trip to Syracuse. Unfortunately, the few guys really needed happened to exit the opposite way that none of us saw. No cards signed.


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2/20/10: Syracuse Crunch - Outdoor Game vs Binghamton

This was the Outdoor Game for the Crunch. Bob Nystrom and Rob Ray were supposed to sign autographs, but I never saw Rob Ray go anywhere. Also, Country Artist Jessie James signed autographs. Overall, not a bad day at all.

Ticket Stub - Jessie James (Musician)

Puck - Bob Nystrom

2/19/10: Lake Erie Monsters vs Syracuse Crunch

This was the only trip to Syracuse by Lake Erie (Colorado's AHL affiliate).

Cards:

Lake Erie
T. J. Hensick - 3 (Plus 2 extra)
Dan Laperriere (Asst Coach) - 3 (plus 1 extra)
Brett Skinner - 2

Syracuse
Tom Sestito - 2

Cards Today: 10, Overall: 120

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2/17/10: Texas Stars vs Syracuse Crunch

This was the only game Texas (AHL affiliate of Dallas). Didn't have that much for them.


Cards:

Garrett Stafford - 1

Cards Today: 1, Overall: 110

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2/6/10: Adirondack Phantoms vs Syracuse Crunch

Adirondack's final trip to Syracuse. Not too much was needed for this one.

Cards:

Andreas Nodl - 1

Cards Today: 1, Overall: 109

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1/30/10: Binghamton Senators vs Syracuse Crunch

Another game against Binghamton. Nothing noteworthy.

Cards:

Brian Lee - 2

Cards Today: 2, Overall: 108

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1/29/10: San Antonio Rampage vs Syracuse Crunch

This was the yearly trip to Syracuse by San Antonio (Phoenix's AHL affiliate). I was very happy to get from #3 pick, Kyle Turris, to sign..and sign a bunch! Also, we lucked out as San Antonio had a team meeting after the game, somewhere upstairs at the War Memorial. This allowed us to get players that we otherwise would have missed, especially since San Antonio usually walks to their hotel, exiting many different exits.

Cards:

Ryan Hollweg - 2
Joel Perrault - 1
Justin Pogge - 3
Kevin Porter - 1
Kyle Turris - 3

Cards Today: 10, Overall: 106


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1/23/10: Worcester Sharks vs Syracuse Crunch

This was Syracuse's only matchup against the Worcester Sharks (San Jose's AHL affiliate). Happy to have gotten Couture.

Cards:

Logan Couture - 1
Jamie McGinn - 1
Dwight Helminen - 1

Cards Today: 3, Overall: 96


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1/22/10: WBS Penguins vs Syracuse Crunch

Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate from Wilkes Barre-Scranton came again. Not much needed besides logo sheet sigs and 1 card.

Cards:

Chris Conner - 1

Today: 1, Overall: 93

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1/16/10: Rochester Americans vs Syracuse Crunch

Another matchup with Rochester and Syracuse. Of course, since we see Florida's affiliate for the AHL about 8 times in the year.

Cards:

Clay Wilson - 2
Alexander Salak - 1 (Florida Team Logo Card)
Brady Calla - 1
David Brine - 2

Cards Today: 6, Overall: 92


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12/19/09: Albany River Rats vs Syracuse Crunch

Syracuse played Albany (Carolina's AHL affiliate). Everyone was in good spirits with this being both teams' final game before the holiday break.

Cards:

Zach Fitzgerald - 2
Zach Boychuk - 1
Jeff Daniels (Head Coach) (extra card)

Cards Today: 3, Overall: 86


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12/16/09: Syracuse Crunch Season Ticket Holiday Party

The annual holiday party held by the Syracuse Crunch. Pretty much every player is available to sign. Great to get items done. The only player not there was injured Tom Sestito. I also won a team signed hockey stick!

Cards:

Jared Aulin - 3
Brendan Bell - 4 (Including 1 game used)
Dan Fritsche - 4
Nick Holden (1 extra)
Dan LaCosta - 2
Jordan LaVallee - 1
Alexandre Picard -1 (Game Used + 2 extras)
Jonathan Sigalet (1 extra)
Danny Taylor - 2
Daniel Tkaczuk - 1

Different Cards Today: 18, Overall: 83

12/11/09: Adirondack Phantoms vs Syracuse Crunch

Syracuse faced Philadelphia's AHL affiliate from Adirondack. It was ex-Crunch player Stefan Legein's first return to Syracuse. Was happy to get my game used card that I purchased before he got traded, signed.

Cards:

Stefan Legein - 1 (Game Used)
Kjell Samuelsson (Asst Coach) - 1
Danny Syvret - 1
Jason Ward - 1

Cards Today: 4, Overall: 65



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12/9/09: WBS Penguins vs Syracuse Crunch

Syracuse's first matchup with the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate). Overall, not too bad. Was even able to get an injured Crunch player exiting on the away side.


Cards:

WBS
Adam Berkhoel - 1 (Plus an extra)
Wyatt Smith - 1
Ben Lovejoy - 1
Konstantin Pushkarev - 1

Syracuse
Tom Sestito - 1


Cards Today: 5, Overall: 61


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12/5/09: Binghamton Senators vs Syracuse Crunch

Syracuse faced Binghamton (Ottawa's AHL affiliate) in yet another matchup with them. I can't remember any particulars on this day.

Cards:

Drew Bannister - 1
Martin St. Pierre - 1
Chris Holt - 1

Cards Today: 3, Overall: 56

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11/29/09: Rochester Americans vs Syracuse Crunch

Another meeting between the Crunch and Rochester (Florida's AHL affiliate). Ended up going after mostly Crunch that day, although I did still fill in a Rochester card.

Cards:

Syracuse
Jared Aulin - 2 (Both Game Used)
Pascal Pelletier - 2 (Plus 1 extra)

Rochester
Jeff Taffe - 1

Today: 5, Overall: 53


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11/27/09: Houston Aeros vs Syracuse Crunch

This was the only meeting between Syracuse and Minnesota's AHL affiliate from Houston. This is always a tough team, since they usually stay overnight and walk to their hotel..often leaving through many different exits.

Cards:

Wade Dubielewicz - 1
Duncan Milroy - 1
Colton Gillies - 2

Cards Today: 4, Overall: 48

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