SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse Crunch, in conjunction with the American Hockey League, have announced the 2018-19 regular season schedule.

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The Crunch will open their 25th season on the road against the Hershey Bears on Saturday, Oct. 6 and will face the Rochester Americans on Wednesday, Oct. 10 before returning to the War Memorial Arena to host the Charlotte Checkers for the home opener presented by Upstate University Hospital on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m.
 
Syracuse's 76-game schedule features 38 home contests comprised of one Sunday and one Monday, two Wednesdays, 15 Fridays and 19 Saturdays. All home games will start at 7 p.m., except Sunday, Nov. 11 at 5 p.m. and Monday, Jan. 21 at 1 p.m.
 
The Crunch will face 15 teams in the North and Atlantic Divisions. The most frequent matchups will be 12 contests against both Rochester and Utica. Syracuse will also play 10 games against Binghamton, six each against Belleville, Laval and Toronto, four each against Charlotte, Cleveland and Springfield and two each against Bridgeport, Hartford, Hershey, Lehigh Valley, Providence and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
 
March will be the Crunch's busiest month with 16 scheduled games. The team will play 12 in December, January and February, 11 in November, seven in October and six in April. This season, Syracuse will see two three-in-threes with one each in March and April.
 
The team will have two five-game homestands this season. The first falls between January and February. The second is split between February and March. The most home games also fall in March, when the Crunch host eight. Syracuse will have two five-game road trips with one each in December and February.
 
Syracuse Crunch season tickets, partial season tickets and flex packages are on sale now. Single game tickets will go on sale in mid-September.

Ticket packages for the 2018-19 season are on sale now and can be purchased in person at the Crunch office located inside the War Memorial Arena at 800 S. State St. in Syracuse, by calling the office at 315-473-4444. For the latest Crunch news, visit www.syracusecrunch.com or follow the club on Facebook (www.facebook.com/syracusecrunch), Twitter (@SyracuseCrunch) and Instagram (@syracusecrunch) using #SyrCrunch.