Longest-Serving Captain in Syracuse Crunch History Retires From Pro Hockey: ‘Always Earned, Never Given’

Longest-serving captain in Syracuse Crunch history retires from pro hockey: ‘Always earned, never given’

Gabriel Dumont, the longest-serving captain in Syracuse Crunch history, has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

Comedy Radio Veteran Dr. Demento Announces His Retirement

Veteran broadcaster Dr. Demento, known for his long-running eponymous radio show and for discovering ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, has announced his retirement after 55 years on the air.The radio icon – born Barry Hansen – began hosting The Dr. Demento Show back in California back in 1970, where he initially began a show in which he simply played contemporary rock songs.However, after broadcasting some of the rare oddities from his own personal collectio…

Gabriel Dumont Announces Retirement

According to a team announcement, longtime captain for the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch, Gabriel Dumont, has announced his retirement from professional hockey. Dumont, 34, recently completed his 15th professional season. Dumont’s entrance into professional hockey came in the fifth round of the 2009 NHL Draft, when the Montreal Canadiens selected him with the 139th overall pick. He subsequently had a promising year with the QMJHL’s Drummondville Voltige…

Crunch captain Dumont announces retirement

Syracuse Crunch captain Gabriel Dumont has announced his retirement from professional hockey following a career that spanned 16 seasons and 912 regular-season and playoff games. Dumont played seven seasons with the Crunch, serving as captain during the 2018-19 season and again from 2021 to 2025. He leaves tied for the franchise lead in Calder Cup Playoffs games played (41), fifth in both all-time scoring (210 points) and all-time goals (90) and t