Crunch embarrass themselves against lowly rival.
SYR-1
UTI-5
Matt Tomkins allowed five goals on 24 shots for the loss. I’d be madder, but it’s not like he had goal support.
First Period
1:31 UTI Hardman (10), (Nemec, White)
4:17 UTI Bowers (1), (White, Parent)
13:19 SYR Brown (3), (Duke, Pouliot)
Second Period
NO SCORING
Third Period
4:43 UTI Malone (3), (Gambardella)
6:48 UTI Nemec (3), (Schmelzer, Parent)(PP)
17:46 UTI Gambardella (3), (Halonen, Nemec)
This was very close to Syracuse’s first choice lineup with the return of Sheary, Brown, and Crozier, and they absolutely got crushed by one of the worst teams in the league. It’s just not good enough. This team’s nearly halfway through their campaign and they’re right on the edge of the playoff bubble. They can’t be giving away points to the teams below them in the standings because there are far more teams ahead of them on the table.
Box score from TheAHL.com.