Phantoms Return From Holiday Break Tonight at PPL Center
December 26, 2015
Lehigh Valley, PA – The Philadelphia Flyers, parent club of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, have reassigned defenseman Jesper Pettersson from the Reading Royals of the ECHL to the Phantoms.
A 21-year-old blueliner from Stockholm, Sweden, Pettersson is in the midst of his second professional season and has registered one goal, one assist, two points and eight penalty minutes in 14 games with Lehigh Valley this year. During his first pro campaign, the 5’8″, 192-pound defender registered two goals, five assists, seven points and 35 penalty minutes in 51 games with the Phantoms. Pettersson was a seventh-round selection (198th overall) by the Flyers in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
The Phantoms return from the American Hockey League’s holiday break this evening as they return to PPL Center for a 7:05 p.m. clash with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the AHL affiliate of the New York Islanders. Tonight’s game is another “20 Years of Phantoms” night with the second of four commemorative poster giveaways free to the first 3,000 fans in attendance. A limited number of tickets for tonight’s contest are currently available by logging on to pplcenter.com, by calling 610-347-TIXX [8499] or by visiting the Mealey’s Furniture Box Office at PPL Center (701 Hamilton).
RISE UP! Reserve your season tickets and groups now for the 2015-2016 season of Lehigh Valley Phantoms hockey. For more information on how to reserve your seat at PPL Center to the hottest ticket in town, call the Phantoms front office today at 610-224-GOAL (4625)!
Upcoming Home Games:
Saturday, December 26, 2015 Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 7:05 p.m. | TIX
(Game Presented by Service Electric. “20 Years of Phantoms” Night. Commemorative Poster Giveaway to First 3,000 Fans in Attendance.)
Friday, January 8, 2016, WB/Scranton Penguins vs. Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 7:05 p.m. | TIX
Sunday, January 10, 2016, Binghamton Senators vs. Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 5:05 p.m. | TIX
(Star Wars Night.)
In the midst of their 20th season of operation, the Phantoms are coming off their Inaugural Season as the Lehigh Valley Phantoms playing at the brand-new PPL Center. Established in 1996, the Phantoms spent their first 13 seasons at the Spectrum in Philadelphia before re-locating to Glens Falls, New York in 2009 where the team spent the next five seasons as the Adirondack Phantoms. A new era of Phantoms hockey began in the fall of 2014 when the Lehigh Valley Phantoms began play at the state-of-the-art PPL Center. Through 19 incredibly successful campaigns, the Phantoms have captured two Calder Cup Championships (1998, 2005), two Conference Championships (1998, 2005), two Regular Season Titles (1996-97, 1997-98) and four Division Championships (1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2003-04).
