Phantoms’ OT win clinches home ice for first round of playoffs ***ALLENTOWN – Down 4-1 with 11 minutes left in the third period, it appeared that the Providence Bruins were well on their way to another convincing win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Not. So. Fast. Colin McDonald gave the Phantoms
Stolarz lost for the Phantoms’ postseason run ALLENTOWN – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms’ goaltending depth took a big blow this week when Anthony Stolarz went down with a lower body injury in the opening minutes of Wednesday night’s playoff-clinching win in Wilkes-Barre. As first reported here Wednesday night, Stolarz left
Phantoms, Bears to meet in Atlantic Division Semifinals While the Lehigh Valley Phantoms were wrapping up their regular season with a Saturday night contest in Binghamton, the Providence Bruins and Hershey Bears were playing at Giant Center with the end result of that tilt finalizing the first round playoff matchups
Phantoms host franchise’s first-ever playoff game in the Lehigh Valley **Editor’s Note – 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
Any Phantoms’ comeback will come with their backs against the wall The Lehigh Valley Phantoms have the odds stacked against them as they enter Wednesday night’s Game Three of the Atlantic Division Semifinals against the Hershey Bears. Their next loss in the series will spell the end of their
Vorobyov’s likely addition to Phantoms in 2017-18 boosts depth down the middle Lehigh Valley Phantoms fans might be wondering what will happen at the center position for next season. The Flyers and Phantoms front office have already all but penciled in the defense and wingers for next season, with
Phantoms’ 4-1 win over Hershey sends series back to Lehigh Valley HERSHEY – In the American Hockey Leauge’s (AHL) 81-year history, there have been 99 five-game series that started with a 2-0 series lead. Only 21 of those 99 teams down 0-2 had come back and forced a decisive fifth
Phantoms fall short in season-ending Game Five loss ALLENTOWN – In a playoff series between two seemingly even-matched teams, it usually comes down to which team converts on their chances and capitalizes on their opponent’s mistakes. Timely saves and timely scoring go a long way in the spring, and the
Lindblom much improved since last stint in North America Those who follow the Lehigh Valley Phantoms closely will already be somewhat familiar with Oskar Lindblom. After all, just 14 months ago the young Swedish winger made his way across the pond to suit up in eight games for Lehigh Valley
Reading, Pa. native returns ‘home’ to Lehigh Valley Editor’s Note: Since Highland Park Hockey’s website is going to be transitioning to a subscription-based site over the course of this summer, from now on I will note which articles will be considered premium content (for paid subscribers only at
The California Five, the Texas Two & Tucson It’s that time of the year! The Expansion Draft and NHL Entry Draft have passed, and the restricted free agent deadline is rapidly approaching (Monday June 27th at 5 p.m. ET) as well as the start of free agency on
Flyers have qualified all of their pending RFAs except Pettersson Editor’s Note: Since Highland Park Hockey’s website is going to be transitioning to a subscription-based site, Inside AHL Hockey, over the course of this summer, from now on I will note which articles will be considered premium content