The Lehigh Valley Phantoms are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and play out of the PPL Center. The Phantoms' franchise has been the top minor league affiliate for the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers since the 1996-97 season.
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History
In March 2011, plans were announced for a new arena, the PPL Center, in the downtown area of Allentown, Pennsylvania, taking up the entire block between 7th and 8th St. and Hamilton Blvd. and Linden St. Demolition at the arena site began in January 2012. 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.
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.
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Season-by-season results
Records as of April 15, 2018.
Current roster
Updated August 23, 2018.
Team records
As of the 2017-18 season
Single season
- Goals: Greg Carey, 31 (2017-18)
- Assists: Philip Varone, 47 (2017-18)
- Points: Philip Varone, 70 (2017-18)
- Penalty minutes: Jay Rosehill, 219 (2014-15)
- GAA: Anthony Stolarz, 2.60 (2015-16)
- 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: Danick Martel, 68
- Career assists: Chris Conner, 93
- Career points: Chris Conner, 148
- Career penalty minutes: Samuel Morin, 273
- Career goaltending wins: Anthony Stolarz, 48
- Career shutouts: Dustin Tokarski, 5
- Career games: Danick Martel, 199
Individual awards
- Les Cunningham Award (AHL Most Valuable Player)
- Phil Varone 2017-18
- First All-Star Team
- T.J. Brennan 2016-17
- Phil Varone: 2017-18
- Second All-Star Team
- T.J. Brennan 2017-18
Head coaches
- Terry Murray, 2014-15
- Scott Gordon, 2015-present
References
External links
- Official website
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