Lehigh Valley Phantoms

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms are a professional ice hockey team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The team competes in the American Hockey League (AHL) and serves as the primary development team for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League.[1]

Lehigh Valley Phantoms
CityAllentown, Pennsylvania
LeagueAmerican Hockey League
ConferenceEastern
DivisionAtlantic
Founded1996
Home arenaPPL Center
ColorsBlack, orange, electric blue, white
       
Owner(s)The Brooks Group (Robert and Jim Brooks)
General managerVacant
Head coachIan Laperriere
CaptainCal O'Reilly
MediaThe Morning Call
WFMZ-TV channel 69
WAEB (AM) – AM 790
WSAN – AM 1470
Service Electric Cable TV2 Sports
AHL.TV (Internet)
AffiliatesPhiladelphia Flyers (NHL)
Reading Royals (ECHL)
Franchise history
1996–2009Philadelphia Phantoms
2009–2014Adirondack Phantoms
2014–presentLehigh Valley Phantoms
Championships
Division titles1 (2017–18)
Current season

The Phantoms have been the top minor league affiliate for the Flyers since the 1996–97 season, playing in Philadelphia as the Philadelphia Phantoms from 1996 until 2009, then in Glens Falls, New York as the Adirondack Phantoms from 2010 until 2013, and in Allentown as the Lehigh Valley Phantoms since 2014.

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms play their home games at PPL Center, an 8,500 capacity, $282 million indoor arena that opened in downtown Allentown on September 10, 2014.

History
See also: List of Lehigh Valley Phantoms players and 2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season

In March 2011, plans were announced for a new arena, the PPL Center, in downtown Allentown, Pennsylvania. Demolition at the arena site began in January 2012.[2] In February 2012, it was announced that the Adirondack Phantoms, a franchise that originated as the Philadelphia Phantoms, would relocate to the PPL Center in Allentown from Glens Falls, New York. The franchise originally intended to begin play in Allentown in 2013, but due to litigation over the construction of PPL Center, the team did not play until the 2014–15 AHL season. The purple color used since the team's inception was replaced by electric blue when the team relocated to the Lehigh Valley.[1]

The arena has been consistently full. During the 2015–16 season, the PPL Center was filled at a 97.9% capacity on average, and had 24 sellouts in the 38 Phantoms home games, including the last 13. The Phantoms finished seventh in the AHL attendance rankings with an average of 8,244 fans, surpassed only by teams with larger venues.[3]

Mascot

On August 13, 2014, the Phantoms introduced their new mascot "meLVin".[4] meLVin wears the number 55, which is LV in Roman numerals. The LV refers to Lehigh Valley. He became the Phantoms' third mascot after "Phlex" (Philadelphia Phantoms) and "Dax" (Adirondack Phantoms).

Season-by-season results
Calder Cup Champions Conference Champions Division Champions League leader

Records as of April 23, 2023.[5]

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonGPWLTOTLSOLPtsPCTGFGAStandingYearPrelims1st
round		2nd
round		3rd
round		Finals
2014–15763335—7174.4871942374th, East2015Did not qualify
2015–16763435—4375.4932152227th, Atlantic2016Did not qualify
2016–17764823—50101.6642602192nd, Atlantic2017—L, 2–3, HER———
2017–18764719—55104.6842602181st, Atlantic2018—W, 3–1, PROW, 4–1, CHAL, 0–4, TOR—
2018–19763930—4385.5592402445th, Atlantic2019Did not qualify
2019–20622428—3758.4681611867th, Atlantic2020Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21321871[lower-alpha 1]4243.67296922nd, North2021No playoffs were held
2021–22762932—10573.4801952398th, Atlantic2022Did not qualify
2022–23723729—3380.5562212266th, Atlantic2023L, 1–2, CHA————
Totals62230923814529693.557184218833 playoff appearances
  1. A game between the Phantoms and Binghamton Devils was suspended while tied and not completed, resulting in a 1–1 tie and a point for each team.[6]

Current roster

Updated April 17, 2023.[7][8][9]

Team roster
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
6 Sweden Emil Andrae D L 21 2023 Västervik, Sweden Flyers
51 Russia Artem Anisimov C L 34 2022 Yaroslavl, Russia Phantoms
12 United States Ronnie Attard D R 24 2022 White Lake Township, Michigan Flyers
15 Canada Jordy Bellerive C L 24 2022 North Vancouver, British Columbia Phantoms
47 United States Louie Belpedio D R 27 2022 Skokie, Illinois Flyers
23 United States Bobby Brink RW R 21 2023 Minnetonka, Minnesota Flyers
24 Canada Adam Brooks C L 27 2022 Winnipeg, Manitoba Flyers
46 United States Matt Brown LW L 23 2023 Wood Ridge, New Jersey Phantoms
18 United States Jackson Cates C L 25 2021 Stillwater, Minnesota Flyers
44 Canada Kevin Connauton D L 33 2022 Edmonton, Alberta Flyers
91 Canada Elliot Desnoyers LW L 21 2022 Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec Flyers
30 Sweden Samuel Ersson G L 23 2021 Falun, Sweden Flyers
13 United States Ryan Fitzgerald C L 28 2021 Boca Raton, Florida Phantoms
71 Canada Tyson Foerster C R 21 2021 Alliston, Ontario Flyers
50 United States Brendan Furry LW L 24 2023 Toledo, Ohio Phantoms
37 Sweden Adam Ginning D L 23 2022 Linköping, Sweden Flyers
1 United States Troy Grosenick G L 33 2022 Brookfield, Wisconsin Flyers
42 Canada Hayden Hodgson RW R 27 2021 Windsor, Ontario Flyers
3 United States Adam Karashik D R 25 2022 Ridgefield, Connecticut Phantoms
28 Sweden Olle Lycksell LW L 23 2022 Oskarshamn, Sweden Flyers
25 United States Cooper Marody C R 26 2022 Brighton, Michigan Flyers
9 Canada Cal O'Reilly (C) C L 36 2019 Toronto, Ontario Phantoms
20 United States Max Willman LW L 28 2019 Barnstable, Massachusetts Flyers
17 Canada Garrett Wilson (A) LW L 31 2021 Elmvale, Ontario Phantoms
29 United States Wyatte Wylie D R 23 2021 Everett, Washington Flyers
4 Russia Egor Zamula D L 23 2021 Chelyabinsk, Russia Flyers
27 United States Will Zmolek D R 24 2023 Rochester, Minnesota Flyers

Team captains

Team records
Lehigh Valley Phantoms take on Laval Rocket at PPL Center in Allentown, January 11, 2020
Lehigh Valley Phantoms play the Hartford Wolf Pack at PPL Center in Allentown, December 14, 2019

As of the 2022–23 season[5]

Single season
Goals: Greg Carey, 31 (2017–18)
Assists: Phil Varone, 47 (2017–18)
Points: Phil Varone, 70 (2017–18)
Penalty minutes: Jay Rosehill, 219 (2014–15)
GAA: Jean-Francois Berube, 2.56 (2019–20)
SV%: Rob Zepp, .917 (2014–15)
Wins: Alex Lyon (2016–17), 27
Shutouts: Dustin Tokarski (2017–18), 5
  • Goaltending records need a minimum 25 games played by the goaltender
Career
Career goals: Greg Carey, 103
Career assists: Chris Conner, 128
Career points: Chris Conner, 199
Career penalty minutes: Garrett Wilson, 338
Career goaltending wins: Alex Lyon, 75
Career shutouts: Alex Lyon, 6
Career games: Greg Carey, 277

Individual awards
Les Cunningham Award (AHL Most Valuable Player)
Phil Varone 2017–18[10]
First All-Star Team
T.J. Brennan 2016–17[11]
Phil Varone: 2017–18[12]
Second All-Star Team
T.J. Brennan 2017–18[12]

Head coaches

References
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  2. Kraus, Scott (March 5, 2012). "More details of Phantoms' Allentown arena, hotel, offices emerge". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  3. Prass, Paul (April 19, 2016). "Phantoms Leave Fans Optimistic For 2016–17 | The Home News". The Home News. Retrieved April 19, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Kraus, Scott (August 13, 2014). "Phantoms' new mascot, meLVin, makes his debut". The Morning Call. Retrieved August 13, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  11. "2016-17 AHL First, Second All-Star Teams unveiled". American Hockey League. April 6, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  12. "2017-18 AHL First, Second All-Star Teams unveiled". American Hockey League. April 5, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
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