Syracuse Crunch to face Cleveland in AHL playoffs starting Friday

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Crunch have claimed the North Division title and will face the Cleveland Monsters in the first round of the American Hockey League’s (AHL) 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs.

Tickets for the North Division Semifinals are on sale now, the Crunch said in a news release.

The best-of-five series will begin in Syracuse with Game 1 on Friday and Game 2 on Saturday. Here is the full semifinal series schedule:

Game 1 — Friday, April 19, 7 p.m. — at Syracuse

Game 2 — Saturday, April 20, 7 p.m. — at Syracuse

Game 3 — Tuesday, April 23, 7:30 p.m. — at Cleveland

Game 4 — Thursday, April 25, 7 p.m. –– at Cleveland (if necessary)

Game 5 — Saturday, April 27, 7 p.m. — at Syracuse (if necessary)

Tickets for the first round are now available on Ticketmaster. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Crunch office located inside the War Memorial Arena or over the phone at (315) 473-4444. The Crunch office will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday through the end of playoffs.

Single-game ticket prices are $21, $23 and $25, increasing to $24, $26, and $28 on gameday. Tickets for children 12 and under are priced at $21 and go to $24 on gameday. Discounted tickets are available for groups of 15 or more.

The Crunch also offer a military discount of $20 throughout the postseason, limited to one ticket per game per military ID. Prices are subject to additional fees, the Crunch said.

In addition to single-game tickets, flex packages for the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs are on sale now for $230. With a flex package, fans will receive 10 ticket vouchers valid for any 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs home game.

Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com

Visual credit: Syracuse Crunch website