Phantoms-News Archive

Phantoms Clinch Playoff Berth with Standings Point at Providence
March 24, 2018Lehigh Valley on Six-Game Point Streak After 5-4 Overtime Decision March 18, 2018 Providence, R.I. – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms officially locked in a spot in the 2018 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday night with a 5-4 overtime loss at the Providence Bruins combined with a regulation loss by the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The official […]

G Anthony Stolarz Reassigned to Lehigh Valley
March 22, 2018First-Place Phantoms One Win Away From Postseason Berth March 22, 2018 Lehigh Valley, Pa. – The Philadelphia Flyers, parent club of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, have reassigned goaltender Anthony Stolarz from the Reading Royals of the ECHL to Lehigh Valley. A 24-year-old netminder from Jackson, New Jersey, Stolarz is in his fourth professional season and […]

Phantoms Weekly Presented by Provident Bank – First-Place Phantoms One Win Away From Postseason Berth
March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 This Week Friday, March 23 (7:05 p.m.) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms @ Providence Bruins Saturday, March 24 (7:05 p.m.) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms @ Providence Bruins Upcoming With points in five straight games (4-0-1) and wins in 15 of their last 19 games overall (15-2-2), the red-hot Lehigh Valley Phantoms (42-16-3-5, 92 […]

F Steven Swavely Recalled by Lehigh Valley
First-Place Phantoms One Win Away From Postseason Berth March 20, 2018 Lehigh Valley, Pa. – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, have recalled from loan forward Steven Swavely from the Reading Royals of the ECHL. A 26-year-old forward from Reading, Pennsylvania, Swavely is in the midst of his second professional […]

PSECU Players of the Week – Dustin Tokarski / John Muse (3/19)
March 19, 2018LEHIGH VALLEY — With back-to-back shutouts this past Saturday and Sunday night, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms goaltending tandem of Dustin Tokarski and John Muse have been named the PSECU Players of the Week. Despite the Phantoms starting the three-in-three weekend off with a 4-3 shootout loss against the Hartford Wolf Pack, Lehigh Valley rebounded with […]

Phantoms Post 2nd Straight Shutout With 3-0 Win vs. Springfield
March 18, 2018Lehigh Valley Trims Magic Number Down to 3 March 18, 2018 Lehigh Valley, Pa. – John Muse turned in a strong 23-save performance Sunday afternoon as the Lehigh Valley Phantoms posted their second straight shutout with a 3-0 victory over the Springfield Thunderbirds in front of 8,425 fans inside PPL Center. Sunday’s blanking comes on […]

Phantoms Net 2 Shorthanded Markers in 3-0 Win Over Providence
Lehigh Valley Trims Magic Number Down to 7 March 17, 2018 Lehigh Valley, Pa. – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms tallied a pair of shorthanded goals Saturday evening and Dustin Tokarski turned in a 33-save shutout in earning a critical 3-0 victory over the Providence Bruins in front of 8,015 fans inside PPL Center. With the […]

Standings Point for Phantoms Cuts Magic Number to 9
March 17, 2018Hartford Wins Exciting Shootout Battle 4-3 March 16, 2018 Hartford, Conn. – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms earned a valuable standings point with their regulation tie at the Hartford Wolf Pack on Friday night and trimmed their Magic Number to clinch a Calder Cup Playoff berth to just nine. But ultimately the host Hartford Wolf Pack […]

Head Coach Scott Gordon Signed to Contract Extension
March 13, 2018First-Place Phantoms Return to PPL Center This Saturday, Sunday March 12, 2018 Lehigh Valley, Pa. – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, are pleased to announce they have signed head coach Scott Gordon to a contract extension. A native a Brockton, Massachusetts, Gordon, 55, is in his third season behind […]

Phantoms Weekly Presented by Provident Bank – First-Place Phantoms Back at PPL Center This Saturday, Sunday
March 13, 2018 This Week Friday, March 16 (7:15 p.m.) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms @ Hartford Wolf Pack Saturday, March 17 (7:05 p.m.) – Providence Bruins @ Lehigh Valley Phantoms Sunday, March 18 (3:05 p.m.) – Springfield Thunderbirds @ Lehigh Valley Phantoms (Wall Cling Giveaway to First 2,000 Kids 14 and Under Presented by PSECU.) […]

PSECU Player of the Week – Greg Carey (3/12)
March 12, 2018LEHIGH VALLEY — With three goals and an assist in this past weekend’s three games, Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward Greg Carey has been named the PSECU Player of the Week for the second time this season. The Phantoms kicked off the team’s second three-in-three in the month of March with a home-and-home series against the […]

Vecchione’s Late Conversion Leads Phantoms Past Binghamton 5-3
Lehigh Valley Becomes Second Team This Season to Reach 40-Win Mark March 11, 2018 Lehigh Valley, Pa. – Mike Vecchione (15th) broke a 3-3 tie in the final minute of regulation Sunday as the Lehigh Valley Phantoms outlasted the Binghamton Devils 5-3 in front of 7,395 fans inside PPL Center. With the win, the Phantoms […]

Carey Converts for Two More in 4-1 Victory at Bridgeport
March 11, 2018John Muse Turns Aside 39 to Preserve Win March 10, 2018 Bridgeport, CT – John Muse stopped everything thrown his way through a wild frenzy of shots in the third period thwarting a desperate comeback effort from Bridgeport and leading the Lehigh Valley Phantoms to a 4-1 road victory on Saturday night. Preserving a 3-1 […]

Despite 40 Shots, Phantoms Edged by Bridgeport 3-2
March 10, 2018Home Point Streak Capped at 12 Straight Games for Lehigh Valley March 9, 2018 Lehigh Valley, Pa. – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms fired 40 shots on goal Friday evening, including 20 in the third period, but the Bridgeport Sound Tigers were able to hang on for a 3-2 win in front of 7,451 fans inside […]

D Travis Sanheim Recalled by Flyers
March 9, 2018First-Place Phantoms Host Rival Bridgeport Tonight March 9, 2018 Lehigh Valley, Pa. – The Philadelphia Flyers, parent club of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, have recalled defenseman Travis Sanheim on emergency conditions. A 21-year-old blueliner from Elkhorn, Manitoba, Sanheim is in the midst of his second professional campaign and has split time this season between the […]

Phantoms Weekly Presented by Provident Bank – First-Place Phantoms Host Critical Tilts at PPL Center This Friday, Sunday
March 6, 2018March 6, 2018 This Week Friday, March 9 (7:05 p.m.) – Bridgeport Sound Tigers @ Lehigh Valley Phantoms (Community Night.) Saturday, March 10 (7:30 p.m.) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms @ Bridgeport Sound Tigers Sunday, March 11 (5:05 p.m.) – Binghamton Devils @ Lehigh Valley Phantoms (Pail & Shovel Giveaway to First 2,000 Kids 14 and […]

Flyers Sign D T.J. Brennan to Multi-Year Contract Extension
First-Place Phantoms Return to PPL Center This Friday, Sunday March 6, 2018 Lehigh Valley, Pa. – The Philadelphia Flyers, parent club of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, have signed defenseman T.J. Brennan to a multi-year contract extension. A 28-year-old blueliner from Moorestown, New Jersey, Brennan is in the midst of his ninth professional season and his […]

PSECU Player of the Week – Mikhail Vorobyev (3/5)
March 5, 2018LEHIGH VALLEY — After scoring a pair of goals and tallying two assists for four points — as well as netting the shootout winner in Sunday night’s 3-2 victory over the Hershey Bears — this weekend, Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward Mikhail Vorobyev has been named the PSECU Player of the Week for the first time […]

Vorobyev Seals Shootout Thriller at Hershey
First-Place Phantoms on Four Game Win Streak with Points in 12 of Last 13 March 4, 2018 Hershey, Pa. – Misha Vorobyev sparked the Lehigh Valley Phantoms to a comeback victory at the Hershey Bears on Sunday evening with a winning goal in the fifth round of the shootout after previously notching the tying goal […]

Tokarski, Special Teams Guide Phantoms 4-0 Past Binghamton
March 4, 2018Home Point Streak Stretched to 12 Straight Games March 3, 2018 Lehigh Valley, Pa. – Dustin Tokarski denied all 29 shots he faced and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms pumped in a pair of power play goals Saturday evening in earning a 4-0 shutout over the Binghamton Devils in front of 8,757 fans inside PPL Center. […]