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STOLEN BY STOLIE! SCINTILLATING STOLARZ STEALS SECOND SHUTOUT SUCCESS!!
December 20, 201432 Saves for “Stolie The Goalie” in 2-0 Triumph over Hershey December 19, 2014 Lehigh Valley, PA – Rookie goaltender Anthony Stolarz played perhaps the best game of his professional career. And the Phantoms needed that kind of performance out of him all the way. The 20-year-old turned in a 32-save shutout for the Lehigh […]
EXPLOSIVE AND RECORD-SETTING NIGHT IN 5-3 VICTORY
December 18, 2014Phantoms Incredibly Strike Three Times in Opening 36 Seconds December 17, 2014 Lehigh Valley, PA – There are fast starts and then there’s what the Lehigh Valley Phantoms did Wednesday evening. In the 79 seasons of the American Hockey League, no team has ever scored three goals faster than the Lehigh Valley Phantoms did against […]
ROBERT HAGG TO JOIN SWEDEN FOR 2015 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
December 14, 2014The Philadelphia Flyers will loan D Robert Hagg to Team Sweden for the 2015 World Junior Championships, according to general manager Ron Hextall. Hagg will join Sweden as of December 21st to prepare for the tournament, which will be held in Montreal and Toronto from December 26 through January 5. This will be Hagg’s third […]
OVERTIME YET AGAIN FOR PHANTOMS AS DEVILS ESCAPE 4-3
Lehigh Valley’s 2nd Straight OT Affair and 8th of the Year December 14, 2014 Atlantic City, NJ – Lehigh Valley Phantoms fans have certainly been getting their money’s worth this season. Extra hockey has been a hallmark of the 2014-15 campaign. The Phantoms played their eighth overtime game of the season and second consecutive such […]
PHANTOMS OPEN 3-GAME WEEKEND WITH 3-1 SETBACK AT BINGHAMTON
December 13, 2014Zack Stortini Scores Early Goal and Throws Punches Late December 12, 2014 Binghamton, NY – Zack Stortini struck early with a goal and then struck multiple times late with a fight against Mike Sdao but in-between the Binghamton Senators were able to sneak three goals past Rob Zepp for a 3-1 come-from-behind decision on Friday […]
ONE ON ONE WITH DARROLL POWE
December 11, 2014Phantoms radio broadcaster Bob Rotruck recently caught up with Darroll Powe for an interview. The 29-year-old Powe is in his eighth full season of professional hockey and has played in 329 NHL games with Philadelphia, Minnesota and the New York Rangers as well as over 200 AHL games with the Philadelphia Phantoms, Lehigh Valley Phantoms […]
BIG DAY FOR AKESON DRIVES SUNDAY WIN AT BRIDGEPORT
December 7, 2014Phantoms Triumph 5-3 Behind 2 Goals, 2 Assists from Jason Akeson December 7, 2014 Bridgeport, CT – Jason Akeson established a new Lehigh Valley record with a four-point performance in a Phantoms 5-3 victory at Bridgeport on Sunday afternoon. With two goals and two assists, Akeson took part in all but one of the Phantoms […]
GORDIE HOWE HATTY FOR BLAIR JONES LEADS 4-3 WIN
November 30, 2014Phantoms Win Thriller Before Yet Another Sellout Crowd! November 29, 2014 Lehigh Valley, PA – Blair Jones achieved the first-ever Gordie Howe Hat Trick in Lehigh Valley Phantoms history scoring two goals with one assist and one fight to lead a thrilling 4-3 victory over the Norfolk Admirals on Saturday night at PPL Center. 8,522 […]
PHANTOMS RALLY IN ATLANTIC CITY NOT ENOUGH AGAINST DEVILS
November 29, 2014Phantoms at PPL Center Saturday on Team-Autograph Night November 28, 2014 Atlantic City, NJ – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms took over in the second and third periods and dominated play against the Albany Devils. But ultimately a sluggish start proved to be the Phantoms’ downfall as Albany was able barely able to hang on for […]
PHANTOMS CLOSE PRODUCTIVE HOME STAND WITH 3-2 SETBACK
November 27, 2014Lehigh Valley Nets Seven Standings Points During Five-Game Home Set November 26, 2014 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms certainly gave their fans another exciting finish Wednesday evening at PPL Center. Down 3-0 entering the third period, the Phantoms scored twice in the final frame and were peppering the Springfield Falcons goal in […]
PHANTOMS EARN CRITICAL STANDINGS POINT IN OVERTIME LOSS
November 23, 2014Zepp Records 24 Saves as Lehigh Valley Caps Productive Week November 22, 2014 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, claimed five of a possible six standings in a busy three-game week after the team was handed a 2-1 overtime loss to the St. John’s IceCaps Saturday […]
STOLARZ STELLAR SHUTOUT SINKS SHARKS AT SOLD-OUT PPL CENTER!
November 22, 2014Rookie Netminder Earns 1st Pro Win With 4-0 Shutout Victory November 21, 2014 Lehigh Valley, PA – It all came together Friday evening for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and the spotlight shone brightly on the rookies. Anthony Stolarz recorded 36 saves in his Allentown debut to secure an exciting first pro win with a stellar […]
INSTANT IMPACT! JONES HELPS PHANTOMS CAPTURE SHOOTOUT WIN!
November 20, 2014Manning Scores in Third Straight as Lehigh Valley Wins Again at PPL Center November 19, 2014 Lehigh Valley, PA – Less than 24 hours after his loan to the Phantoms by the Philadelphia Flyers, Blair Jones made an instant impact in Lehigh Valley registering an assist and netting the shootout game-winner Wednesday evening as the […]
PENGUINS SNEAK PAST PHANTOMS 3-1
November 15, 2014Brandon Manning Strikes in 3rd But Wilkes-Barre Breaks Away Late November 14, 2014 Wilkes Barre, PA – Brandon Manning struck in the third period to pull the Phantoms back to even but the host Penguins battled back a few minutes later and then tacked on a late empty-netter en route to a 3-1 decision in […]
PHANTOMS FALL AT PORTLAND IN NEW ENGLAND ROADIE FINALE
November 9, 2014Pirates Clamp Down on Lehigh Valley in 3-0 Decision November 8, 2014 Portland, ME – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms concluded their three-game road swing through New England with a 3-0 loss at the Portland Pirates on Saturday night. Veteran goalie Mike McKenna turned aside 27 Phantoms drives to record the first shutout of the season […]
Sharks Bite Back at Phantoms
November 6, 2014Lehigh Valley Falls at Worcester in Road-Trip Opener Worcester, Mass. – Shayne Gostisbehere was less than an inch away from making his first career professional goal a dramatic equalizer in the final seconds of Wednesday’s game in Worcester, Mass. But the rookie’s blast with 35 seconds left bounced off the crossbar and back out allowing […]
BEARS SNAG 3-0 WIN / PHANTOMS 2-1 RECORD ON WEEKEND
October 27, 2014Phantoms Win 2 of 3 on Busy Weekend Slate October 26, 2014 Hershey, PA – Playing three games in about 48 hours, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms secured a pair of wins and four out of a possible six standings points but fell short of a perfect weekend following a 3-0 loss at the Hershey Bears […]
Laughton Blasts Home Overtime Winner
October 26, 2014Phantoms Persevere 5-4 After Late Binghamton Comeback October 25, 2014 Lehigh Valley, PA – Scott Laughton fired home the game-winning goal in overtime at Binghamton Saturday night as Lehigh Valley prevailed in a wild 5-4 contest. The topsy-turvy affair saw the B-Sens rally from a two-goal deficit in the final 15 seconds of regulation on […]
