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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 managerRon Hextall
Head coachScott Gordon
CaptainColin McDonald
MediaThe Morning Call
WFMZ-TV channel 69
WAEB (AM) - AM 790
WSAN - AM 1470
Service_Electric Cable TV2 Sports
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 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.[1] The Phantoms' franchise has been the top minor league affiliate for the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers since the 1996–97 season.

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.[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]

Season-by-season results

Calder Cup Champions Conference Champions Division Champions League Leader

Records as of April 15, 2018.[4]

Regular season Playoffs
Season GP W L OTL SOL Pts PCT GF GA Standing Year 1st
round		 2nd
round		 3rd
round		 Finals
2014–15 76 33 35 7 1 74 .487 194 237 4th, East 2015 Did not qualify
2015–16 76 34 35 4 3 75 .493 215 222 7th, Atlantic 2016 Did not qualify
2016–17 76 48 23 5 0 101 .664 260 219 2nd, Atlantic 2017 L, 2–3, HER — — —
2017–18 76 47 19 5 5 104 .684 260 218 1st, Atlantic 2018 W, 3–1, PRO W, 4–1, CHA L, 0–4, TOR —
Totals 304 162 112 21 9 354 .582 929 896 2 playoff appearances

Current roster

Template:Lehigh Valley Phantoms roster

Team records

As of the 2017–18 season[5]

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[6]
First All-Star Team
T.J. Brennan 2016–17[7]
Phil Varone: 2017–18[8]
Second All-Star Team
T.J. Brennan 2017–18[8]

Head coaches

References

  1. ^ a b Kraus, Scott; Assad, Matt (November 14, 2012). "Allentown's hockey team will be Lehigh Valley Phantoms". The Morning Call. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  2. ^ Phantoms' Allentown hockey arena details revealed in construction documents - Morning Call
  3. ^ Phantoms Leave Fans Optimistic For 2016-17
  4. ^ Hockeydb.com, Lehigh Valley Phantoms season statistics and records.
  5. ^ "Lehigh Valley Phantoms Statistics and History". HockeyDB. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "Phantoms' Varone voted AHL MVP". AHL. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  7. ^ "2016-17 AHL First, Second All-Star Teams unveiled". Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  8. ^ a b "2017-18 AHL First, Second All-Star Teams unveiled". Retrieved 2018-05-14.

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