Game Summary Archive

Phantoms Strike Late for Overtime Point
October 24, 2021Penguins Take Weekend Finale in Overtime 2-1 October 24, 2021 Lehigh Valley, PA – The never-say-die Phantoms kept coming and coming in their relentless third-period attack and eventually were able to push through for a tying goal with just 46 seconds left on Max Willman’s second conversion of the weekend via a 6-on-5 marker. But Valtteri […]

Fans Return for Opening Night
October 23, 2021Phantoms Drop Feisty 3-1 Decision October 23, 2021 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms celebrated their return to full crowds with a raucous, white-out, rally-towel-waving contingent of 7,514 bringing the noise on Opening Night at PPL Center. But the Hartford Wolf Pack rallied from behind to post a 3-1 victory on Saturday. It […]

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Hershey Holds Off Phantoms in Frantic Finish
October 17, 2021Phantoms Kept Coming But Fall 2-1 October 17, 2021 Hershey, PA – Lehigh Valley rallied late and had a chance to tie the game with a 6-on-3 attack in the last 1:20 but the Bears’ penalty kill, and goalie Zach Fucale, held tough and pushed through for a 2-1 win on Sunday evening at Giant […]

Foerster Scores First Phantoms’ Goal of Season
October 16, 2021Penguins Hold Off Phantoms 2-1 in Season Opener October 16, 2021 Wilkes-Barre, PA – Tyson Foerster scored the Phantoms’ first goal of the season on a power-play rush with Cam York and Linus Sandin but the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins broke a 1-1 tie early in the third on a goal by Niklas Almari to snag a […]

Phantoms Conclude Preseason
October 13, 2021Hershey Takes 3-0 Decision at PPL Center October 13, 2021 Lehigh Valley, PA – Isaac Ratcliffe had a power-play goal taken away via view review in the first period and the Phantoms couldn’t break through against Zach Fucale in a 3-0 loss in the team’s preseason finale at PPL Center. Ratcliffe thought he had given […]

Phantoms Comeback Falls Short
October 10, 2021October 10, 2021 Hershey, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms spotted Hershey a 3-0 lead on Sunday evening before putting together a strong comeback effort that they couldn’t quite finish in a 3-2 preseason loss in Chocolatetown. Wyatte Wylie and Linus Sandin scored for the Phantoms. Max Willman came close to equalizing in the closing […]

Frost Leads Overtime Comeback
October 9, 2021Phantoms Rally in Home Preseason Debut October 9, 2021 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Phantoms got off to an exciting start in Ian Laperriere’s first game at the PPL Center bench rallying from a 3-1 deficit to post a thrilling 4-3 overtime win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Saturday night. Morgan Frost tied the game […]

Schmiemann Shines in Preseason Debut
October 6, 2021Phantoms Fall at Penguins 2-1 October 6, 2021 Wilkes-Barre, PA – Tryout defenseman Quinn Schmiemann had a goal and a fight for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in a 2-1 loss at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Wednesday night in the preseason opener for both teams. The game also marked the debut of new head coach Ian […]

Rookie Game 2: York and Strome Score Against Rangers
September 20, 2021Rangers Take Rookie Game Rematch 3-2 as More Phantoms Products Show Their Skills September 19, 2021 – by Bill Meltzer @billmeltzer / philadelphiaflyers.com Voorhees, NJ – The Philadelphia Flyers rookies were unable to build or protect an early 2-0 lead and ended up losing, 3-2, to the New York Rangers prospects at the Flyers Training Center in Voorhees […]

Reliving the 2005 Philadelphia Phantoms Run to the Calder Cup
June 10, 2021By Scoop Cooper This was my view from the TV broadcast booth at the then Wachovia Center as the scoreboard clock hit “00.0” sixteen years ago today on that sultry late Spring evening of June 10, 2005 as the AHL Philadelphia Phantoms and a Calder Cup record crowd of 20,103 fans began to celebrate Philadelphia’s […]

Phantoms Conclude Successful 2021 Season
May 16, 2021Fitzgerald Scores Last Phantoms Goal of Season May 16, 2021 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Phantoms THOUGHT they had won the game in overtime when Ryan Fitzgerald pushed the puck across the line. But the referee waved off the goal allowing the game to continue. Eventually, the Devils won 4-3 in a shootout in the […]

Intense Rivalry Clash Opens Last Weekend of Season
May 15, 2021Penguins Win in Overtime 2-1 May 15, 2021 Lehigh Valley, PA – Hitting and fighting and a distaste of each other befitting the Phantoms vs. Penguins rivalry were all on display in front of a roaring crowd that sounded like over 8,000 even if the allowed number inside was only a fraction of that. The […]

Team Gritty Prevails in Incredible “Battle on Hamilton” Clash For the Ages!!
May 13, 2021Fans Enjoy a Night Out at PPL Center May 13, 2021 Lehigh Valley, PA – Team Gritty vs. Team meLVin had all the hallmarks of an intense rivalry clash. Competing mascots, co-owner brothers on opposing benches, and a team normally competing together as one instead divided into two fiercely opposed sides. Ultimately, Team Gritty prevailed […]

Phantoms Win at “THE ROCK!”
May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 Newark, NJ – Chris Mueller (6th) scored the tie-breaking power-play goal with just 7:45 remaining to give the Phantoms a 2-1 win at Prudential Center in Newark on Wednesday night. The game was played in the NHL arena home of the New Jersey Devils instead of the practice arena next door where […]

Saulnier Natty Hatty Leads Phantoms Over Penguins
May 9, 2021Mueller with Two Goals in 800th AHL Game May 9, 2021 Lehigh Valley, PA – Brennan Saulnier made the most of his opportunity back in the lineup with a natural hat trick (three consecutive goals) in the first ten minutes of the game and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms breezed from there to a 6-2 Mothers’ […]

Copley Holds Off Phantoms’ Attack 3-0
May 8, 2021Phantoms Take Rivalry Series 6-5 May 8, 2021 Hershey, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms threw everything they had at Bears’ goalie Pheonix Copley but 34 shots still wasn’t enough to break through in a 3-0 loss in Chocolate Town on Saturday afternoon. The Phantoms had more chances overall and also more quality chances but Copley […]

Foerster and York Multi-Point Games in Rivalry Win
May 5, 2021Phantoms Push Past Hershey 5-3 May 5, 2021 Lehigh Valley, PA – Tyson Foerster had one goal and two assists while Cam York had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 win over the Hershey Bears on Wednesday night at PPL Center. The Flyers’ first-rounders from 2019 (York) and 2020 (Foerster) led the way […]

Sandström Sensational Start Sunday Stops 40
May 2, 2021Phantoms Fall at Hershey 2-0 May 2, 2021 Hershey, PA – Goalie Felix Sandström had his third consecutive stellar outing and this time racked up a season-high 40 saves in holding off the Hershey Bears and giving the Phantoms a chance. But Hershey netminder Hunter Sheppard was also strong in his AHL debut in shutting […]

Point Streak Ends at Four
May 1, 2021Devils Trip Up Lehigh Valley 4-2 May 1, 2021 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms’ four-game point streak came to an end and the team took just its second regulation loss in the last 11 games in a 4-2 defeat to the Binghamton Devils on Saturday night at PPL Center. Isaac Ratcliffe (2nd) […]