Phantoms-News Archive

Phantoms Announce “10 Days of Winning” Promotion
August 6, 2015Phantoms Open Second Season at PPL Center on Saturday, October 10 August 5, 2015 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, are pleased to announce the team’s “10 Days of Winning” – a promotion that will offer a different randomly selected season ticket holder a great prize […]

Flyers vs. Islanders @ PPL Center on Monday, September 21st, 7:05 PM
August 3, 2015History will be made on Monday, September 21st at PPL Center when the Philadelphia Flyers battle the New York Islanders in the first-ever NHL game played in the Lehigh Valley. This historic clash pits a pair of Metropolitan Division rivals against one another as the second season of hockey action at the state-of-the-art PPL Center […]

Kevin Goumas Signed to AHL Contract for 2015-2016
July 31, 2015Phantoms Open Second Season at PPL Center on Saturday, October 10 July 30, 2015 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, are pleased to announce that forward Kevin Goumas has signed a one-year AHL contract for the upcoming 2015-2016 season. A 5’10”, 160-pound forward from Long Beach, […]

Phantoms Charities Makes Donation to Community Music School of the Lehigh Valley
July 23, 2015Lehigh Valley, PA – Phantoms Charities, a dedicated leader in community initiatives, has partnered with iconic singer-songwriter James Taylor, PPL Corporation and the Air Products Foundation to donate $2,000.00 to the Community Music School of the Lehigh Valley in honor of James Taylor’s performance at PPL Center on July 2. “After learning about James Taylor’s […]

Scott Gordon Named Ninth Head Coach in Phantoms Hockey
July 13, 2015Phantoms Open Second Season at PPL Center on Saturday, October 10 July 13, 2015 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, are pleased to announce that Scott Gordon has been named the ninth head coach in team history. A native of Brockton, Massachusetts, Gordon, 52, most recently […]

Pavel Padakin Signed to AHL Contract for 2015-2016
July 6, 2015Phantoms Open Second Season at PPL Center on Saturday, October 10 July 6, 2015 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, are pleased to announce that forward Pavel Padakin has signed an AHL contract for the upcoming 2015-2016 season. A 6’0″, 205-pound winger from Kiev, Ukraine, Padakin […]

Flyers Sign Five Players to Two-Way Contracts for 2015-16
July 5, 2015The Philadelphia Flyers, parent club of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, were busy supplementing the organization’s roster last week as they inked five players to two-way contracts. Please find below a brief breakdown of each of the five players the Flyers signed on for next season. F Tim Brent Born: March 10, 1984 (31 years old) […]

Nick Luukko Signed to AHL Contract for 2015-2016
June 24, 2015Phantoms Open Second Campaign at PPL Center on Saturday, October 10 June 24, 2015 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, are pleased to announce that defenseman Nick Luukko has signed an AHL contract for the upcoming 2015-2016 season. A 6’2″, 205-pound blueliner from West Chester, Pennsylvania, […]

Phantoms G.O.A.L. Program Reaches 10,000 Student Milestone
June 2, 2015June 2, 2015 Lehigh Valley, PA – meLVin sure has been a busy puck-nosed pladottle this year. With today’s presentation of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms G.O.A.L. (Get Out And Live) Program to the students at Lehigh Parkway Elementary, the team’s school initiative has eclipsed more than 10,000 students since its debut in the Lehigh Valley […]

Phantoms Release 6 Guaranteed Dates for 2015-2016 Season!
May 14, 2015Taking Group Deposits Now! May 14, 2015 Lehigh Valley, PA – Let the countdown begin. Less than a month after concluding the Inaugural Season of Lehigh Valley Phantoms hockey at PPL Center, the Phantoms are excited to announce six guaranteed dates for the upcoming 2015-2016 regular season. Group ticket deposits for each of the six […]

AHL Board of Governors Approves Division Alignment for 2015-16 Season
May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced that the league’s Board of Governors, convening for its Spring Meeting today in Chicago, Ill., has approved the following division alignment for the 2015-16 AHL season (National Hockey League affiliates in parentheses): Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Lehigh Valley Phantoms (PHI) […]

Lauridsen Excited to Represent Denmark at 2015 Hockey World Championship
April 24, 2015April 24, 2015 Lehigh Valley, PA – It’s a decision that comes awfully easily to Oliver Lauridsen. “It’s something I do every time I’m asked,” Lauridsen said. “And it’s something I’ll continue to do every time I’m asked in the future.” What the 6’6″, 220-pound native of Gentofte, Denmark is referring to is the opportunity […]

22nd Sellout Caps Phantoms Inaugural Season in Lehigh Valley
April 20, 2015Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Claims Season Finale at PPL Center April 19, 2015 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms capped their Inaugural Season of play at the PPL Center in downtown Allentown Sunday evening in front of 8,689 rabid supporters. The contest, which was claimed 5-1 by the visiting Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, marked the 22nd standing room-only […]

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 […]

Phantoms Fall in Norfolk AHL Finale
April 17, 2015Cousins and Laughton Strike in 4-2 Weekend Opening Decision April 17, 2015 Norfolk, VA – In the last AHL game in Norfolk, Virginia the host Admirals prevailed in front of a sellout crowd on an emotional and bittersweet evening in a 4-2 decision over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. The Admirals closed out their 15-year tenure […]

Total Team Effort Leads Phantoms 4-1 Past Bears
April 15, 2015Lehigh Valley Surpasses 300,000 Total Fans in Rivalry Triumph April 14, 2015 Lehigh Valley, PA – Four different Phantoms found the back of the net Tuesday evening and Rob Zepp registered 39 saves as Lehigh Valley opened the regular season’s final week with a 4-1 victory over the rival Hershey Bears in front of 7,679 […]

Phantoms Weekly – Four Games for Phantoms in Season’s Final Week
April 13, 2015April 13, 2015 This Week Tuesday, April 14 (7:05 PM) – Hershey Bears @ Lehigh Valley Phantoms Friday, April 17 (7:30 PM) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms @ Norfolk Admirals Saturday, April 18 (7:00 PM) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms @ Hershey Bears Sunday, April 19 (5:05 PM) – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins @ Lehigh Valley Phantoms (Giant Canned […]

Transactions: D Comrie & F Johnston Sent to Reading
Lehigh Valley Caps Four-Game Home Stand Tuesday vs. Hershey April 13, 2015 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, have returned on loan defenseman Adam Comrie to the Reading Royals of the ECHL. Meanwhile, the Flyers have reassigned forward Andrew Johnston from Lehigh Valley to Reading. Both […]

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 […]