Game 3 of the Calder Cup Finals was officially 14 fans shy of a sellout. Officially, 5,996 fans occupied a seat at the War Memorial. And it was officially awesome.

It was home, sweet home for the Syracuse Crunch, and now they’re right back in the thick of the Calder Cup Finals.

For almost all of this postseason, the Syracuse Crunch has been a very entertaining team to watch.

Every time Griffins assistant Ben Simon looks down at his left thigh, a gruesome souvenir from his days with the Syracuse Crunch is refreshed.

The quirky confines of the War Memorial never looked so good to the Syracuse Crunch. But will they be enough to save the Crunch’s season?

Ben Street scored with 7:02 gone in the second overtime to give Grand Rapids a thrilling 6-5 win over Syracuse in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Finals.

Anthony Cirelli must have turned in one of the great practices of the season for the Syracuse Crunch on Thursday in Van Andel Arena.

Tomas Nosek scored with 13.9 seconds remaining and Grand Rapids eked out a 3-2 win over Syracuse in Game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals.

Syracuse Crunch head coach Benoit Groulx is no stranger to big-game pressure.

The Syracuse Stars won the AHL’s first championship on April 11, 1937 after a three-games-to-one victory over the Philadelphia Ramblers.