After two weeks on the road, the Phantoms return to Allentown to a standing room only sell-out to face the Toronto Marlies at 7:05. Lehigh Valley and Toronto both begin tonight’s game with a 5-6-1 record. Marlies are last in the North Division of the Western Conference; Phantoms sit in fourth place in the East…
*FINALLY it’s game day and the Columbus Blue Jackets have come to town. Here come all the articles about former players and old teams and winning trades! Check back this afternoon for a preview of the matchup. *So it’s going to be all Scott Hartnell and R.J. Umberger today; might as well get right into…
ALLENTOWN— Last night the Flyers bartered the Phantoms’ Scott Laughton for 27 year old Blair Jones. Maybe they should have kept him. On loan from the Flyers, Jones had an assist and the game-winning shootout goal in his Lehigh Valley debut to lock in the Phantoms 3-2 win over divisional rival, the Hershey Bears. After…
Tonight will mark the Flyers first trip back to Madison Square Garden since their Game 7 loss in the first round of the playoffs last year. Whatever, though, that sucked and is best to be forgotten. Remember Wayne Simmonds’ hat trick? Ah, yeah. That’s the good stuff. Tonight’s contest is the first of four meetings…
*It’s Rivalry Night! Which means we have to wait until 8PM for tonight’s game against the Rangers to begin. Official preview here, check back this afternoon for a take on the matchup from your friends at BSH. *So remember yesterday’s mysterious business with Giroux-related injury tweets? Claude Giroux is out with a lower body injury,…
ALLENTOWN— For the second time in three games, 60 minutes was not enough hockey for the Phantoms. Breaking the Phantoms three-game winning streak, the St. John’s IceCaps took a 2-1 OT win from the home team after forcing extra time for the seventh (!) time this season (2-4-1 in OT). The IceCap’s Julien Brouillette earned…
To prepare for their third game in four days, head coach Terry Murray told his team to rest and get “something good to eat” to prepare to take on the St. John’s IceCaps today at 7:05. After a game like last night, the team deserved it. Lehigh Valley (7-6-1) shutout the Worcester Sharks 4-0 yesterday…
ALLENTOWN— Rookie Anthony Stolarz chose a good night to invite his family to Allentown to watch the Phantoms. The Jackson, NJ native stole the show Friday in front of a standing-room only sellout crowd as he locked in his first pro win by shutting out the Worcester Sharks 4-0 in his home debut. Stolarz (1-3)…
An almost-daily column that takes a look back at how the Philadelphia Flyers have fared on this day, recalling some of the more memorable moments, achievements, and events that shaped the organization throughout the club’s storied history The Flyers have posted a 13-4-4-2 record in 23 all-time games played on November 24, with an 8-1-0-1…
*The Flyers won a hockey game this weekend! The broke their losing streak by winning Saturday night against the team that started their losing streak, so take that, Steve Hartnell. Recap! *Here’s hoping the Flyers keep it going tonight against the Islanders, who currently sit atop the Metro with the Penguins. Preview comes this afternoon,…