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Crunch fans can see Calder Cup games online for free

2017 calder cup finals syracuse crunch by business journal of cny
Visual credit: National Hockey League website

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The American Hockey League (AHL) plans to stream each game of the Calder Cup Finals on the website AHL Live at no charge.

The hockey games will be available for viewing from AHL Live on desktop and laptop computers, mobile devices, and tablets, the Syracuse Crunch said in a news release issued Tuesday.

The Syracuse Crunch, champions of the AHL’s Eastern Conference, will face the Grand Rapids Griffins, the AHL’s Western Conference champions in this year’s Calder Cup Finals.

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The first game in Grand Rapids, Michigan is set for 7 p.m. on Friday night.

The Crunch are the top minor-league team of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Tampa Bay Lighting, and the Griffins have the same status for the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings.

The Crunch and Griffins also battled in the 2013 Calder Cup Finals, which Grand Rapids won in six games.

To watch free, those interested can visit ahllive.com from any desktop computer, log in with your AHL Live account (or create a new one),

From there, the user should select the Finals All-Access Pass and enter the promo code FINALS17 to access all of the action of the AHL’s championship series

Those interested can watch on your desktop or laptop through ahllive.com, or download the official AHL Live app from iTunes or Google Play to watch on your mobile device or tablet, per the release.

Satellite radio subscribers can also listen to the 2017 Calder Cup Finals on NHL Network Radio (SiriusXM 91), which will carry Game 1 and Games 3-7 of the series.

 

The 2017 Calder Cup broadcast schedule:

Game 1 – Fri., June 2 – Syracuse at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. ET (AHL Live, SiriusXM 91)

Game 2 – Sat., June 3 – Syracuse at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. ET (AHL Live)

Game 3 – Wed., June 7 – Grand Rapids at Syracuse, 7 p.m. ET (AHL Live, SiriusXM 91)

Game 4 – Fri., June 9 – Grand Rapids at Syracuse, 7 p.m. ET (AHL Live, SiriusXM 91)

*Game 5 – Sat., June 10 – Grand Rapids at Syracuse, 7 p.m. ET (AHL Live, SiriusXM 91)

*Game 6 – Tue., June 13 – Syracuse at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. ET (AHL Live, SiriusXM 91)

*Game 7 – Wed., June 14 – Syracuse at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. ET (AHL Live, ^SiriusXM 91)

*if necessary… ^if no NHL game

 

Attending the games

Single-game ticket prices for the Syracuse home games are $33, $35, and $37, increasing to $36, $38 and $40 on the day of game.

Fans can purchase tickets in person at the Crunch office located inside the Onondaga County War Memorial, over the phone at (315) 473-4444, or online through Ticketmaster.

 

Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com

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