Phantoms closing in on ending Flyers AHL affiliate’s seven-year playoff drought The final two weeks of the American Hockey League’s (AHL) 2016-17 regular season should provide plenty of exciting matchups as teams continue to battle for postseason seeding. In the Eastern Conference, there are five teams in each
Morin recalled by Flyers, set to make NHL debut tonight vs. New Jersey *** With some injuries to the Philadelphia Flyers defense over the past few games – including physical defender Radko Gudas – second year defenseman Sam Morin earned his first career NHL call up Tuesday and is set to make his
Editor’s Note – I’ll have full coverage of tonight’s Phantoms game against the Hershey Bears live from the PPL Center in downtown Allentown, Pa! The puck drops at 7:05 p.m. ET, but make sure you’re following along on Twitter -> @TonyAndrock and Facebook (like
Phantoms come up short in overtime against rival Hershey ALLENTOWN – While tonight’s overtime loss to the Hershey Bears only provides one point in the standings for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (44-22-5), the past two games against their bitter Atlantic Division rival has seen a stark change in the way
Round 11 – Phantoms host Penguins in AHL’s Game of the Week EDIT: You can watch tonight’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms game against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for FREE via AHL Live. Click here to watch tonight’s game! ALLENTOWN – For the first time in eight seasons, the Philadelphia Flyers’ top
Phantoms shutout by Penguins for third straight time ALLENTOWN – 215 minutes and 38 seconds.That’s how long the Lehigh Valley Phantoms have gone without scoring a goal against their bitter Atlantic Division rival Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins across the past four meetings including Friday night’s 3-0 shutout loss – the
Phantoms magic number now one point with three games left **ALLENTOWN – It certainly wasn’t their best game of the season – several players uttered that sentiment during post-game media interviews – but the Lehigh Valley Phantoms found a way to get the job done in a 4-2 win over the Springfield
Phantoms’ win clinches Flyers’ AHL affiliate’s first postseason berth since 2009 WILKES-BARRE – For the first time since 2009, the Philadelphia Flyers’ top minor league affiliate will appear in the Calder Cup Playoffs – the first time since the AHL franchise relocated to downtown Allentown for the 2014-15 season – following a
Editor’s Note: Before jumping right in to our first round preview, a look at both teams’ road to get to the 2017 Calder Playoffs as well as a stats-heavy introduction to both teams. In the days leading up to Friday’s Game One, there will be a daily multi-part
Lyon’s rookie season comes full-circle before postseason begins Alex Lyon has been a regular interview here lately in previous weeks, and now with Anthony Stolarz’s unfortunate season-ending injury and Lyon becoming the Phantoms’ clear number one goaltender for the playoffs, it’s likely not going to change. Goaltenders
Phantoms Practice Report + How do the Phantoms & Bears match up? ALLENTOWN – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms were back at PPL Center Wednesday afternoon continuing their preparation to host the Hershey Bears in Game One of the Atlantic Division Semifinals on Friday night. The big news of the day came after
Playoff hockey a long time coming for Mark Alt ALLENTOWN – Coming into his fourth year of professional hockey – all with the Philadelphia Flyers organization since being acquired in a trade back in 2013 – Mark Alt hadn’t been on a Phantoms team that qualified for the American Hockey League’s