General News Archive

Sensational Sandstrom Snags Shutout

Phantoms Top Penguins 4-0 November 3, 2021 Lehigh Valley, PA – Felix Sandstrom turned aside 25 Penguins’ shots and backstopped a perfect 8-for-8 penalty kill effort in his first-ever AHL shutout as the Lehigh Valley Phantoms defeated Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4-0 on Wednesday night at PPL Center. The Phantoms picked up their first win of the season […]

Phantoms Charities Fundraiser

SAVE THE DATE – We’ve got your dinner plans covered for Saturday 11/6! Make a purchase at the Chipotle in Whitehall for our fundraiser from 4:00-8:00pm. Simply mention the fundraiser at checkout and they’ll donate 3️⃣3️⃣️% of the proceeds to us!

PSECU Player of the Week: Gerry Mayhew

PHANTOMS AT HOME WEDNESDAY BEFORE ROAD TRIP November 2, 2021 Weekly Recap Wednesday, October 27: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4 – Phantoms 2 Gerry Mayhew and Adam Clendening scored in the first period to give the Phantoms a 2-1 lead but the host Penguins rallied from behind with a pair of power play goals to post a 4-2 […]

Frost Scores His First to Help Earn Standings Point

Syracuse Notches 3-2 Overtime Win at PPL Center October 30, 2021 Lehigh Valley, PA – Morgan Frost scored his first goal of the season and Gerry Mayhew tallied his third as the Phantoms built a 2-1 lead to earn a standings point but Jimmy Huntington of the Crunch scored his league-leading sixth of the year […]

Phantoms’ Lead Overcome by Comets

German Rubtsov with Goal and Assist October 29, 2021 Utica, NY – German Rubtsov broke a 0-0 tie late in the second period with a goal and assist to give the Phantoms a 2-0 lead at Utica on Friday night but the Comets streaked back on a two-goal performance from Alexander Holtz to post a […]

Penguins Hold Off Phantoms 4-2

October 27, 2021 Wilkes-Barre, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms raced out to a 2-1 lead at rival Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday night but the Penguins surged back with the next three goals to take a 4-2 lead by the early minutes of the second period which they would eventually convert into a final score. Gerry […]

Player of the Week: Max Willman

Phantoms Power Play presented by Provident Bank

PHANTOMS READY TO TAKE ON BUSIER SCHEDULE October 26, 2021 Weekly Recap Saturday, October 23: Hartford 3 – Phantoms 1 Before a raucous, Whiteout, rally-towel waving crowd on Opening Night, Max Willman scored on a shorthanded breakaway in his first game from the Flyers but the Wolf Pack ralled for the comeback win including an […]

Nolan Baumgartner in AHL Hall of Fame 2022 Class

October 26, 2021 Lehigh Valley, PA – The American Hockey League has announced that Phantoms alum Nolan Baumgartner is part of the AHL Hall of Fame Class of 2022 along with Keith Aucoin, Dave Creighton and Bill Torrey. The class will be inducted on February 7, 2022 in Laval, Que. as part of the festivities […]

Cooper Zech Loaned to Phantoms

Former Providence Bruin Boosts Blueline October 25, 2021 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms have announced that defenseman Cooper Zech has been activated from injured non-roster and loaned to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, according to Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher. Zech (pronounced “Zeck”), 22, signed with the Flyers in July with as a free agent. […]

Phantoms Strike Late for Overtime Point

Penguins Take Weekend Finale in Overtime 2-1 October 24, 2021 Lehigh Valley, PA – The never-say-die Phantoms kept coming and coming in their relentless third-period attack and eventually were able to push through for a tying goal with just 46 seconds left on Max Willman’s second conversion of the weekend via a 6-on-5 marker. But Valtteri […]

Fans Return for Opening Night

Phantoms Drop Feisty 3-1 Decision October 23, 2021 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms celebrated their return to full crowds with a raucous, white-out, rally-towel-waving contingent of 7,514 bringing the noise on Opening Night at PPL Center. But the Hartford Wolf Pack rallied from behind to post a 3-1 victory on Saturday. It […]

VIDEO: GAMEDAY REPORT

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VIDEO: Sensational Siblings at PPL Center!

Special time for the Saulnier family. Jill Saulnier of Team Canada and brother Brennan Saulnier of the Phantoms talked about a fun weekend for them in which they will play on the same ice on consecutive nights.What a cool story! pic.twitter.com/MqQRcly0TA — Lehigh Valley Phantoms (@LVPhantoms) October 22, 2021

TONIGHT: USA vs. CANADA

We are so thrilled to be starting out Opening Weekend with the My Why Tour featuring the best women’s players in the world and a great hockey rivalry. USA vs. Canada is TONIGHT!! Tickets here: https://bit.ly/3C7BYtU Be sure to join us for the Phantoms Phrenzy downtown before the game with live music, restaurant specials, and […]

Transactions: MacKinnon and Seeler to Phantoms

Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms have announced that defenseman Nick Seeler has been loaned to the team by the Philadelphia Flyers, according to Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher. The Phantoms have also announced that defenseman Ryan MacKinnon has been recalled  to the Phantoms from his loan to the Reading Royals of the […]

Phantoms Power Play Presented by Provident Bank – Week 1

 Opening Weekend is Here!  October 20, 2021  Phantoms On The Ice:  Three Stars:   Broadcast Coverage Service Electric Network will again be broadcasting all of the Phantoms’ regular season home games live during the 2021 season. If you can’t make it out to the rink, be sure to catch all the exciting action in high definition with […]

Transactions: MacKinnon and Strome to Reading

October 20, 2021 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms have announced that defenseman Ryan MacKinnon has been loaned to the Reading Royals of the ECHL and forward Matt Strome has been reassigned by the Philadelphia Flyers to the Reading Royals. MacKinnon, 27, has yet to appear in a regular season game for the […]

Phantoms Receive Willman, Zamula. Sign Hodgson

October 19, 2021 Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms have announced the following transactions: Forward Max Willman has been loaned to the Phantoms by the Philadelphia Flyers. Defenseman Egor Zamula has been activated from injured non-roster and has been loaned to the Phantoms by the Flyers. Forward Hayden Hodgson has been signed to […]