Phantoms Open Second Regular Season at PPL Center on Saturday, October 10th
August 31, 2015
Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, are pleased to announce that forward Jay Rosehill has signed an AHL contract with the Flyers organization for the 2015-2016 season.
A 30-year-old forward from Olds, Alberta, Rosehill spent last season with the Phantoms where he registered five goals, seven assists and 12 points to go along with a team-leading 219 penalty minutes in 65 games. Last year marked the third time in his professional career that Rosehill has paced his team in penalty minutes after doing so in back-to-back campaigns with the Norfolk Admirals (194, 2007-08; 221, 2008-09).
At 6’3″, 215 pounds, he was a tenacious power forward for Lehigh Valley a season ago accounting for seven of the team’s 91 total fights.
On the cusp of his 11th professional season, Rosehill has competed in 117 career NHL games between the Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs during which he’s amassed five goals, three assists, eight points and 352 penalty minutes. What’s more, he boasts 425 AHL outings (Phantoms, Toronto Marlies, Norfolk Admirals, Springfield Falcons) on his professional resume during which he’s compiled 28 goals, 38 assists, 66 points and 1,237 penalty minutes.
A seventh-round selection (227th overall) by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Rosehill made his NHL debut with the Lightning on October 1, 2009 and netted his first career NHL goal just nine days later.
RISE UP! Reserve your season tickets now for the 2015-2016 season of Lehigh Valley Phantoms hockey. The Phantoms kick off the regular season to their second campaign at PPL Center on Saturday, October 10th! For more information on how to reserve your seat at PPL Center to the hottest ticket in town call the Phantoms front office today at 610-224-GOAL (4625)!
On the cusp of their 20th season of operation, the Phantoms recently completed their Inaugural Season as the Lehigh Valley Phantoms playing at the brand-new PPL Center. Established in 1996, the Phantoms spent their first 13 seasons at the Spectrum in Philadelphia before re-locating to Glens Falls, New York in 2009 where the team spent the next five seasons as the Adirondack Phantoms. A new era of Phantoms hockey began in the fall of 2014 when the Lehigh Valley Phantoms began play at the state-of-the-art PPL Center. Through 19 incredibly successful campaigns, the Phantoms have captured two Calder Cup Championships (1998, 2005), two Conference Championships (1998, 2005), two Regular Season Titles (1996-97, 1997-98) and four Division Championships (1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2003-04).
