Lehigh Valley Phantoms

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the largest city of the Lehigh Valley.[1] The Phantoms franchise has been the top minor league affiliate for the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers since the 1996–97 season, previously playing in Philadelphia as the Philadelphia Phantoms until 2009 and in Glens Falls, New York as the Adirondack Phantoms until 2014. The team plays its home games at the PPL Center in downtown Allentown.

Lehigh Valley Phantoms
2021–22 AHL season
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 managerChuck Fletcher
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 Championships1 (2017–18)

History

In March 2011, plans were announced for a new arena, the PPL Center, in the downtown area of 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]

Mascots
meLVin in 2018

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 third mascot for the Phantoms' franchise, after "Phlex" (Philadelphia Phantoms) and "Dax" (Adirondack Phantoms).

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

Records as of May 16, 2021.[5]

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonGPWLTOTLSOLPtsPCTGFGAStandingYear1st
round		2nd
round		3rd
round		Finals
2014–15763335—7174.4871942374th, East2015Did not qualify
2015–16763435—4375.4932152227th, Atlantic2016Did not qualify
2016–17764823—50101.6642602192nd, Atlantic2017L, 2–3, HER———
2017–18764719—55104.6842602181st, Atlantic2018W, 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
Totals47424317713221540.570142614182 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 29, 2022.[7][8][9]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
11 Wade Allison RW R 24 2021 Myrtle, Manitoba Flyers
18 Jackson Cates C L 24 2021 Stillwater, Minnesota Flyers
5 Adam Clendening D L 29 2021 Niagara Falls, New York Flyers
22 Logan Day D R 27 2020 Seminole, Florida Phantoms
30 Samuel Ersson G L 22 2021 Falun, Sweden Flyers
26 Colin Felix D R 23 2022 Camden, New Jersey Phantoms
13 Ryan Fitzgerald C L 27 2021 Boca Raton, Florida Flyers
39 Charlie Gerard F R 26 2021 Rocky River, Ohio Phantoms
33 Darion Hanson G L 24 2022 East Bethel, Minnesota Phantoms
47 Adam Johnson LW L 27 2022 Hibbing, Minnesota Phantoms
2 Adam Karashik D R 24 2022 Ridgefield, Connecticut Phantoms
10 Tanner Laczynski C R 24 2021 Shorewood, Illinois Flyers
28 Nick Lappin RW R 29 2021 Geneva, Illinois Phantoms
40 Ryan MacKinnon D R 27 2021 Summerside, Prince Edward Island Phantoms
61 Brennan Menell D R 24 2022 Woodbury, Minnesota Flyers
35 Pat Nagle G L 34 2021 Bloomfield Township, Michigan Phantoms
9 Cal O'Reilly (C) C L 35 2019 Toronto, Ontario Phantoms
19 Isaac Ratcliffe LW L 23 2019 London, Ontario Flyers
38 Will Riedell D L 25 2022 Greensboro, North Carolina Phantoms
21 Linus Sandin RW R 25 2021 Uppsala, Sweden Flyers
16 Matthew Strome LW L 23 2019 Mississauga, Ontario Flyers
15 Maxim Sushko RW L 23 2019 Brest, Belarus Flyers
72 Kirill Ustimenko G L 23 2019 Gomel, Belarus Flyers
20 Max Willman LW L 27 2019 Barnstable, Massachusetts Flyers
49 Garrett Wilson (A) LW L 30 2021 Elmvale, Ontario Phantoms
29 Wyatte Wylie D R 22 2021 Everett, Washington Flyers
7 Cooper Zech D L 23 2021 South Lyon, Michigan Flyers

Team records

As of the 2020–21 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: Tyrell Goulbourne, 313
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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