Transactions: Richard Returns to Phantoms
Golder to Reading, Berger Released to Pursue Other Opportunities
January 2, 2026
Allentown, PA – The Philadelphia Flyers have reassigned Anthony Richard to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms who returns to the team after playing for Team Canada at the Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland last week.
Additionally, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms have loaned forward Carson Golder to the Reading Royals of the ECHL. And defenseman Carter Berger has been released from his AHL contract by mutual agreement to allow him to pursue a contract overseas. Berger had been playing with the Reading Royals.
Richard, 29, is in his second season with the Phantoms and is also second on the team in scoring with 18 points on eight goals and 10 assists. The 29-year-old lefty shooter from Trois-Rivieres, Quebec played in 15 games with the Philadelphia Flyers last year scoring 2-4-6 while also playing in 42 games with the Phantoms scoring 17-19-36.
In his 10 seasons in the AHL, Richard has played in 548 career games with Milwaukee, Chicago, Syracuse, Laval, Providence and Lehigh Valley accumulating 169 goals with 185 assists for 384 career points. He has also played in 39 career NHL games with Nashville, Montreal, Boston and Philadelphia scoring 6-8-14.
Golder, 23, played in three games with the Phantoms last week while making his Lehigh Valley debut. The third-year pro is tops on the Reading Royals in scoring with 12-12-24 in 28 games. He has played in 27 career games in the AHL over parts of three seasons recording 2-6-8. The 6’2″ left wing out of Smithers, BC has also played in 101 career ECHL games with Norfolk and Reading scoring 45-39-74.
Berger, 26, played in 12 games with Lehigh Valley at the beginning of this season registering three assists. He has also played in 11 games with Reading scoring 1-8-9. The second-year pro from North Vancouver, BC played collegiately at UConn and Western Michigan and then spent his rookie season with Bloomington (IL) in the ECHL.
The Phantoms begin the new year north of the border with a pair of games at Belleville and Toronto this Saturday and Sunday.
Belleville Senators
Toronto Marlies
Springfield Thunderbirds
Providence Bruins
