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Fans Enjoy First Preseason Look at 2015-16 Phantoms
October 4, 2015Leier Scores 2nd Preseason Goal but Hartford Snags 3-1 Verdict. October 3, 2015 Lehigh Valley, PA – Phantoms fans welcomed an exciting blend of talented prospects and experienced veterans to the PPL Center ice in the team’s 2015-16 debut in downtown Allentown. Taylor Leier scored his second goal of the preseason and Anthony Stolarz made […]
Rivalry Renewed! Exciting Preseason Opener Claimed by Penguins 4-3
October 1, 2015Phantoms Rally From 3-0 Deficit in See-Saw Battle September 30, 2015 Wilkes-Barre, PA – After finding themselves in an unfortunate 3-0 hole in the opening eight minutes, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms went to work. A second period rally with goals from Taylor Leier, Kevin Sundher and Danick Martel would pull the Phantoms back to even […]
Hershey Pulls Away Late in Phantoms Last Road Tilt
April 19, 2015April 18, 2015 Hershey, PA – With tempers running high and misconduct penalties being doled out left and right, the Hershey Bears pulled away late in their season finale in a 5-1 victory over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Saturday night at Giant Center. In their last weekend of games of their inaugural season the […]
Thank You, Fans! Comeback Excitement Forges Overtime on Fan Appreciation Night
April 12, 2015Norfolk Win vs. Phantoms is First in Seven Tries April 11, 2015 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Phantoms’ 21st sellout crowd of the season on Fan Appreciation Night paid witness to a wild, see-saw finish in which the hosts dramatically came back not once, but twice, in the closing moments of regulation. Max Friberg eventually […]
Phantoms Success in Wilkes-Barre Halted by Matt Murray
April 5, 2015Penguins Prevail 3-0 to Avenge Previous Lehigh Valley Triumphs April 4, 2015 Wilkes-Barre, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms have had their share of success at rival Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this season but in the Phantoms’ final sojourn to Northeast Pennsylvania this season the Penguins were successful in extracting some modicum of revenge in the form of […]
B-Sens Squeak Past Phantoms in Wild Affair
April 4, 2015Jason Akeson Scores His Second of the Week in 4-3 Decision April 3, 2015 Binghamton, NY – The Binghamton Senators struck last in a topsy-turvy and wild third period thus allowing them to squeak past the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 4-3 on Friday night. Ryan Dzingel’s breakaway goal with 1:53 remaining broke a 3-3 tie. The […]
Phantoms Stay Undefeated Against Norfolk
April 2, 2015Lehigh Valley Wins Road-Trip Opener on Laughton’s 3rd Period Tie-Breaker April 1, 2015 Norfolk, VA – Scott Laughton’s powerful wrister from the right boards blasted through veteran goalie Jason LaBarbera to break a late third-period tie and propel the visiting Lehigh Valley Phantoms to a 3-2 victory at the Norfolk Admirals on Wednesday night. The […]
Phantoms Battle Hard in Defeat to First-Place Manchester
March 29, 201520th Sellout Crowd of Season Fills PPL Center for Homestand Finale March 29, 2015 Lehigh Valley, PA – With yet another sellout contingent packing into PPL Center to back them, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms skated tooth-and-nail with the top team in the league on Sunday afternoon but eventually were felled in a 3-1 decision. The […]
SELLOUT STREAK CONTINUES BUT PENGUINS PUT FREEZE ON PHANTOMS
March 23, 2015Sixth Straight Sellout Welcomes Phantoms Back to PPL Center March 23, 2015 Lehigh Valley, PA – A sixth consecutive sellout welcomed back the Phantoms in the team’s first home game in two weeks but Lehigh Valley was held off the PPL Center scoreboard for the first time ever in a 3-0 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton […]
PHANTOMS FALL IN LAST EVER WORCESTER APPEARANCE
March 22, 2015Lehigh Valley Concludes 5-Game Road-Trip with 3-2-0 Record March 21, 2015 Worcester, MA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms made their last ever appearance at DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts whose Sharks are moving to California next season. The game did not exactly go as the Phantoms had envisioned in a 6-1 setback on the road. […]
BARDREAU DEBUTS WITH GOAL BUT PHANTOMS FALL AT HARTFORD
March 21, 2015Three-Game Win Streak Snapped in 3-2 Decision March 20, 2015 Hartford, CT – Newcomer Cole Bardreau scored in his professional debut and Blair Jones also tallied in his first game in two months but the Phantoms late comeback efforts fell short at Hartford in a 3-2 loss to the Wolf Pack on Friday night. Lehigh […]
COMEBACK PHANTOMS RALLY FROM BEHIND AT BRIDGEPORT
March 15, 2015Four Unanswered Makes it Three Straight W’s for Lehigh Valley March 14, 2015 Bridgeport, CT – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms flexed their road muscle once again with another thrilling victory in hostile environs this time scoring four straight to come from behind in Bridgeport and post a 4-2 triumph. The Phantoms put the capper on […]
SCOTT LAUGHTON SHOOTOUT GOAL VAULTS PHANTOMS PAST PROVIDENCE
March 14, 2015Lehigh Valley Wins 2-1 to End Bruins 11-Game Home Win Streak March 13, 2015 Providence, RI – Rookie Scott Laughton scored in the third round of the shootout for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms who prevailed at Providence 2-1 on Friday night. Rob Zepp stole the show with 33 saves to hold off the Bruins’ attack. […]
HATS OFF FOR NICK COUSINS…AGAIN!
March 12, 2015Penalty-Shot Goal for Cousins Hat Trick Seals 4-3 Win at Toronto March 11, 2015 Toronto, ON – Nick Cousins sealed his second hat trick of the year in dramatic fashion via a penalty shot late in the third period and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms prevailed at the Toronto Marlies 4-3 on Wednesday night in the […]
GRUBAUER STEALS WIN FOR BEARS
March 1, 2015Phantoms Fall 2-0 Despite Huge Shots Advantage of 37-16 March 1, 2015 Hershey, PA – Any fan is well aware that hockey can be a funny game sometimes. The Lehigh Valley Phantoms weren’t laughing on Sunday at Giant Center when their strong, and sometimes dominating, performance led to a huge shots advantage of 37-16 but […]
BINGHAMTON BOUNCES BACK LATE TO STEAL OVERTIME DECISION
February 19, 2015Phantoms Earn Standings Point at Home February 18, 2015 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms secured a standings point in an overtime thriller but were unable to snag the victory as the visiting Binghamton Senators rallied from behind for a 4-3 verdict on Wednesday evening at PPL Center. The extra-time drama was nothing […]
ANDREW GORDON’S TURN FOR AN OT WINNER
February 16, 2015Phantoms Take Down Falcons for Another 5-4 Win February 15, 2015 Springfield, MA – Andrew Gordon wanted to take care of matters early in overtime. With a nifty poke-check from a defenseman at the Phantoms line, the veteran winger created his own breakaway for a game-winning backhand goal just 24 seconds in overtime for another […]
LEIER’S SHOOTOUT WINNER LIFTS PHANTOMS OVER PENGUINS
February 15, 2015Akeson Scores Twice in 5-4 Victory at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton February 14, 2015 Wilkes-Barre, PA – Just two hours shy of his 21st birthday, rookie Taylor Leier decided to celebrate early with a shootout game-winning goal in the fourth round in a 5-4 decision on a snowy Valentine’s Night at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Leier ended up registering […]
MORE ROUGH AND TUMBLE ACTION AT PPL CENTER
February 14, 2015Binghamton Hangs On 3-2 in Fight-Filled Affair February 13, 2015 Lehigh Valley, PA – Perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that East Division rivals Lehigh Valley and Binghamton were in no mood to share any Valentine’s Weekend goodwill in their seventh clash of the season. The top two teams in the league in time […]
KEVIN GOUMAS SCORES WINNER IN OVERTIME THRILLER AT HERSHEY
February 9, 2015Rosehill Strikes Twice as well; Phantoms Triumph 5-4 February 8, 2015 Hershey, PA – Kevin Goumas in the left slot scored an overtime-winner off an impressive cross-ice pass by Nick Cousins from the right boards to conclude a thrilling 5-4 triumph for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Sunday evening at Giant Center in Hershey. The […]
