Future foes are teammates as Syracuse Crunch is one team with two parents this season Updated Feb 01, 2021; Posted Feb 01, 2021 Former Springfield Thunderbirds coach Geordie Kinnear will help out Syracuse Crunch coach Ben Groulx this season. (Annie Maroon)Freelance Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. -- Geordie Kinnear was prepared for a change in his hockey wardrobe this year. Kinnear was most recently head coach of the Springfield Thunderbirds, AHL affiliate of the Florida Panthers. In the off-season, Florida decided to leave Springfield and put its farm team in Charlotte. Kinnear was all set to wear the colors and logo of that team.