On Wednesday, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms formally introduced John Snowden as the new head coach of the Flyers’ American Hockey League affiliate. The team also officially announced the hiring of Terrance Wallin and Nick Schultz as Snowden’s assistant coaches. Snowden and Schultz are familiar faces in the Flyers’ organization. Meanwhile, Wallin is a Bucks County … Read more
The Philadelphia Flyers have named John Snowden head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Additionally, Nick Schultz and Terrence Wallin have been hired as assistant coaches. Snowden, 43, had been an assistant with the Phantoms for two seasons. He previously served as an assistant coach with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies from 2021 to … Read more
On Monday, Philadelphia Flyers general manager (GM) Daniel Briere named John Snowden as the new head coach of the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Lehigh Valley Phantoms. He becomes the fifth head coach since the team relocated to Lehigh Valley and the 12th coach in the franchise’s history. Snowden replaces Ian Laperierre, who was moved into an … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer It was a close call, but the Hershey Bears’ bid to become the first team since 1962 to win three consecutive Calder Cup titles continues. The feisty Lehigh Valley Phantoms put a scare into the two-time defending champion Bears in the teams’ best-of-five Atlantic Division semifinal series. Hershey twice had … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Twenty years ago, two players joined the Philadelphia Phantoms, helped to lead them to a Calder Cup championship, and soon became building blocks for the parent Philadelphia Flyers. You’d be hard-pressed to find a better story of the co-existence of developing and winning in the AHL. In the spring of … Read more
Photo: Eric Lord The Hershey Bears kick off their quest to become just the second team in American Hockey League (AHL) history to win three straight Calder Cup with a matchup with the Lehigh Phantoms. It is the second consecutive year that the two instate rivals will play in the Atlantic Division Semifinals. The Phantoms … Read more
Zayde Wisdom scored two shorthanded goals in the third period to lift Lehigh Valley to a 3-1 win over Hershey, tying the teams’ best-of-five Atlantic Division semifinal series at a game apiece. The Phantoms host the pivotal Game 3 on Sunday evening. With the Bears down a goal but beginning a power play early in … Read more
Photo: Tori Hartman The two-time defending Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears began their 2025 postseason run on Wednesday night with a 3-0 win over Lehigh Valley in Game 1 of their Atlantic Division semifinal series at Giant Center. Game 2 of the best-of-five series is scheduled for Friday evening. Hunter Shepard made 26 saves for … Read more
Alex Bump scored twice, Parker Gahagen made 28 saves and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms rolled over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 5-2, in Game 1 of their Atlantic Division first-round playoff series on Wednesday. The Phantoms take a 1-0 series back to Allentown with a chance to close out the Penguins on Friday. Lehigh Valley has not won in … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward Olle Lycksell has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 22, 2024. Lycksell recorded four goals, two assists and a plus-6 rating in two games for the Phantoms last week. On Wednesday evening, … Read more