The Syracuse Crunch clinched a berth within the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday night.
The Crunch’s 5-3 win at Rochester, mixed with Utica’s loss to Windfall and Belleville’s shootout setback to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, sends Syracuse to the postseason for the eighth consecutive time, and the tenth time in 12 tries since starting their affiliation with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Crunch are one in all 5 groups who will qualify for the Calder Cup Playoffs out of the North; the highest three golf equipment will get byes into the division semifinals, whereas the fourth- and fifth-place finishers will meet in a best-of-three first-round sequence.
The AHL’s 2025-26 common season ends April 19; for extra data and every day updates on the Calder Cup Playoff races, try the official AHL Playoff Primer.
