Articles by Tommy Hendricks (57)
In front of another sellout crowd at PPL Center, the Phantoms penalty kill was a perfect 7-for-7, and even contributed a goal, to go along with a power-play marker that were the difference in the game. Alex Lyon also picked up his second shutout of the season to beat the Albany Devils, 2-0.
Vitek Vanecek, the AHL Player of the Week, continued his strong play this season by helping the Hershey Bears prevail over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms by a final of 5-2 at PPL Center on Monday night.
Phantoms public address announcer Joe Wowk, who’s as kind-hearted and friendly as his voice is booming throughout the building, along with the in-game entertainment side of every Phantoms game, has earned the Flyers AHL affiliate two straight AHL Business Awards for fan experience at home games in the Eastern Conference.
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms ended their stretch of games before the holiday break with a huge blowout win of the Providence Bruins, 7-1, at PPL Center on Friday night.
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms wore festive holiday sweaters on Friday night, and got all of downtown Allentown into the holiday spirit with a 3-2 shootout win against the Hershey Bears.
It’s usually been slow starts at home for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms this season. Wednesday night, they flipped the script by rushing out to a 5-1 lead. They then allowed Bridgeport to climb back in and tie the game at five, before ultimately winning by a final of 8-6.
While the Phantoms beat the Rochester Americans, 4-2, in the 60-minute game, it took less than a minute to get the festivities of the night started.
PPL Center was host to another Phantoms comeback win on Friday night, a 4-3 victory over Rochester. After going down 2-0, the Phantoms used a late first period marker and a three-goal second period to escape with the win.
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms finally found a way to beat the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for the first time this season, beating Bridgeport, 3-2, in Bridgeport on Sunday afternoon.
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms and Hershey Bears concluded their back-to-back games on Saturday in Hershey. While the Phantoms were not able to end Hershey’s seven-game point streak, they did avenge their loss on home ice Friday night with a 3-2 overtime win in Hershey.