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The Ghost Returns! His First Game in Four Years

February 21, 2020

Rochester Wins in Overtime 3-2 February 21, 2020 Rochester, N.Y. – Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere suited up for Phantoms for the first time in over four years joining the team on a conditioning loan while Lehigh Valley battled back from a late deficit to force overtime in a 3-2 loss at the Rochester Americans on […]


NHL Defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere Joins Phantoms for Conditioning

February 20, 2020

Last Played for Phantoms in 2015-16 Before Making NHL All-Rookie Team February 20, 2020 Lehigh Valley, Pa – The Philadelphia Flyers have announced today that defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere has been assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on a conditioning loan. Gostisbehere, 26 is currently in his sixth professional season after he began his […]


Phantoms Acquire G Tom McCollum and F Lewis Zerter-Gossage

Both Players Assigned to Reading Royals February 20, 2020 Lehigh Valley, Pa. – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Phildelphia Flyers, have acquired goalie Tom McCollum and forward Lewis Zerter-Gossage from the Hartford Wolf Pack in exchange for future considerations.  Both players have been assigned to the Reading Royals of the ECHL. […]


Flyers Trade Berube to Pave Way for Ustimenko

February 19, 2020

J-F Berube Traded to New York Rangers; Ustimenko Recalled February 19, 2020 Lehigh Valley, Pa. – The Philadelphia Flyers, parent club of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, have announced they have traded goaltender J-F Berube to the New York Rangers in exchange for future considerations, according to President of Hockey Operations and General Manager, Chuck Fletcher. […]


Eight is Great! Phantoms Win Wild and Wacky Wednesday

February 19, 2020 Bridgeport, Conn. – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms cranked up a season-high eight goals in a wild win at the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Wednesday night, 8-5. Greg Carey (14th, 15th) and Carsen Twarynski (3rd, 4th) paced the attack as both notched two-goal games. Twarynski almost had a hat trick with a shot […]


Lehigh Valley Phantoms Warm Up Bridgeport

Phantoms Warm Up: Lehigh Valley vs Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2/19/20 Game Preview

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms continue their current road swing as they face off against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Wednesday night, February 19, at 7 p.m.  The midweek meetup will be the fourth of six total meetings between the two teams in which the Phantoms currently hold a 2-1-0-0 record against the opposition. This past […]


Phantoms Recall Knodel; Friedman Recalled by Flyers

Knodel Has Played 8 Games for Lehigh Valley February 19, 2020 Lehigh Valley, Pa – The Philadelphia Flyers have announced today that they have recalled defenseman Mark Friedman from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. In addition, the Phantoms have recalled defenseman Eric Knodel from the Reading Royals. Knodel, 29, signed an AHL contract with […]


Pascal Laberge Assigned to Reading Royals

Laberge Had 10 Points in 23 games for Phantoms Before Injury February 19, 2020 Lehigh Valley, Pa. – The Philadelphia Flyers, parent club of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, announced today that they have reassigned forward Pascal Laberge to the Reading Royals of the ECHL. Laberge, 21, is in his second full professional season and has played in 23 games […]


Phantoms Power Play – Presented by Provident Bank (2/18)

February 18, 2020

Lehigh Valley Earns 3 Points against Pair of Connecticut Teams February 18, 2020 Phantoms In The Community: The PPL Center was host to the sixth annual Bleed Orange last week and were able to collect 84 pints of blood which could save up to 250 lives. Isaac Ratcliffe, Max Willman, Pascal Laberge, Kurtis Gabriel, Chris […]


PSECU Player of the Week Andy Welinski

PSECU Player of the Week — Andy Welinski (2/17)

Lehigh Valley, Pa. — With two goals and an assist for three points, a plus-three rating and 14 shots across three games this past weekend, Lehigh Valley Phantoms defenseman Andy Welinski has been named the PSECU Player of the Week for the second time this season. The Phantoms began another three-in-three weekend with a game against the […]


Hershey Holds Off Phantoms 5-3

February 16, 2020

Frost Scores Second Goal of Weekend February 16, 2020 Hershey, Pa. – Lehigh Valley overcame an early 2-0 deficit on goals by Morgan Frost (10th) and Maksim Sushko (10th) to forge a 2-2 deadlock but the Phantoms were unable to take the lead in a 5-3 rivalry-night loss at the Hershey Bears on Sunday evening. […]


Lehigh Valley Loans Swavely, Drake, and Knodel to Reading

Drake Made AHL Season Debut Last Night February 16, 2020 Lehigh Valley, Pa. – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, have announced today they have loaned forward Steven Swavely  and defensemen David Drake and Eric Knodel to the Reading Royals of the ECHL. Swavely, 28, has played in 14 games for the […]


Frost Scores to Help Lehigh Valley Earn a Point against Hartford

February 15, 2020

Phantoms Earn Point but Fall 4-3 in Shootout February 15, 2020 Lehigh Valley, Pa. – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms (22-23-1-6) were able to earn at least a point for the second night in a row and for the fifth time in the past six games but eventually fell to the Hartford Wolf Pack (29-13-5-5) in a […]


Mark Friedman Returned to Lehigh Valley

Friedman Recalled by Flyers Earlier Today February 15, 2020 Lehigh Valley, Pa – The Philadelphia Flyers have announced today that they have loaned defenseman Mark Friedman to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Friedman, 24, has played in 38 games for Lehigh Valley this season and has scored three goals and 10 assists for 13 […]


Flyers Recall Friedman, Knodel and Drake Recalled from Reading

D Eric Knodel Has 3 Assists in 7 games for Phantoms February 15, 2020 Lehigh Valley, Pa – The Philadelphia Flyers have announced today that they have recalled defenseman Mark Friedman from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. In addition, defensemen David Drake and Eric Knodel have been recalled from the Reading Royals of the […]


Phantoms Win, You Love To See It

February 14, 2020

Vorobyev Gives Lehigh Valley 3-2 Win in Overtime February 14, 2020 Lehigh Valley, Pa. – After having their six-game home winning streak snapped on Sunday, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (22-23-1-5) quickly started a new one with a 3-2 overtime win against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (18-27-5-1) on Friday night. They were led by multi-point nights from […]


Flyers Loan Morgan Frost to Lehigh Valley

AHL All-Star has 20 Points in 30 Games February 14, 2020 Lehigh Valley, Pa – The Philadelphia Flyers have announced today that they have loaned forward Morgan Frost to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Frost, 20, has appeared in 30 games for Lehigh Valley during his rookie season and tallied 20 points on eight […]


Phantoms Warm Up Phantoms v Bridgeport

Phantoms Warm Up: Lehigh Valley vs Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2/14/20 Game Preview

After taking four of a possible six points this past weekend, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms will continue their current homestand with a game against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on February 14, 2020, at 7:05 p.m. inside PPL Center in downtown Allentown. Friday night’s contest will mark the third of six total meetings between the two […]


Kurtis Gabriel Takes Pride in Making a Difference

February 12, 2020

By Mike Ianniello When the Lehigh Valley Phantoms host their annual You Can Play Night this Friday, February 14 against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the Phantoms players will take the ice with rainbow tape on their sticks. For forward Kurtis Gabriel, this gesture will be no different than the one he has made every single […]


Phantoms Power Play – Presented by Provident Bank (2/11)

February 11, 2020

Eight Different Skaters Score in Four-Point Weekend February 11, 2020 Phantoms In The Community: The Phantoms spent two nights at Steel Ice Center joining Phantoms Youth teams at practice last week. Isaac Ratcliffe, Morgan Frost, Max Willman, Andy Welinski and Tyler Wotherspoon practiced with the teams on Monday and Greg Carey, Andy Andreoff, Reece Willcox […]